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Unending cold
For over two weeks now I've either had one incredibly long cold or two or more back to back colds. It's really got me down (especially over fresher's week, the doctor put me on antibiotics so I couldn't drink) and it just doesn't seem to want to go away. In the past colds I've had have often only lasted a few days, a week at most, but this time I seem to have gone through at least 20-30 toilet rolls of snot in just over 2 weeks (graphic, sorry) and whenever I start to think I'm improving, I've got worse again.
Admittedly my diet isn't great (microwave meals etc.) but I'm trying to drink half a litre of orange juice a day, I've been taking multivitamins for a year... my sleeping pattern is also pretty bad, on average I go to bed around 3 or 4 am and usually don't sleep too well, and until recently I'd been getting drunk most nights regardless (except when I was antibiotics).
However, my friends have all had this cold and are all fine now, even though they went out drinking/playing football with it. Being something of a hypochondriac I'm starting to worry that it could signify a serious problem with my immune system. I'm trying to continue as usual but it's bringing back depression, and the depression is probably making it worse. Oh, and I've seen several doctors - their advice was basically "just carry on as normal, don't do anything silly".
Admittedly my diet isn't great (microwave meals etc.) but I'm trying to drink half a litre of orange juice a day, I've been taking multivitamins for a year... my sleeping pattern is also pretty bad, on average I go to bed around 3 or 4 am and usually don't sleep too well, and until recently I'd been getting drunk most nights regardless (except when I was antibiotics).
However, my friends have all had this cold and are all fine now, even though they went out drinking/playing football with it. Being something of a hypochondriac I'm starting to worry that it could signify a serious problem with my immune system. I'm trying to continue as usual but it's bringing back depression, and the depression is probably making it worse. Oh, and I've seen several doctors - their advice was basically "just carry on as normal, don't do anything silly".
Maybe you are allergic to fungal spores - i think thats like the autumnul version of hayfever. Don't panic, just clean up your diet, start getting to bed at a reasonable hour a few times a week and cut down on the drink. If that doesn't work try an antihistamine as you could have an allergy.
I don't think it's allergies; I'm coughing up phlegm and the snot is yellow. The thing is that I used to have colds which followed a pattern: sore throat, blocked nose, lots of snot (again, sorry for being graphic) then a cough, and finally all that remained would be a slight cough. But 2 weeks on I've still got most of the cold - the snotty part and the phlegmy cough. I just want to get on with having fun again, going out every night, making the most of uni.
That actually makes me think it is more likely to be an allergy, believe it or not. I once had symptoms similar to what you're describing - mucus, phlegm but with sinus pain for several months after a cold. The doctor said it was because the cold had weakened my immune system and now fungal spores were causing rhinitis (I think that was the general gist).
Doctors aren't much cop anyway, he just told me to stop taking sudafed because according to him its addictive and gave me a thing to squirt up my nose.
Doctors aren't much cop anyway, he just told me to stop taking sudafed because according to him its addictive and gave me a thing to squirt up my nose.
I've had a cold for a month now.. thought it was getting better but came back today. Your immune system is probably just weakened because of diet/sleeping pattern/partying... that's what I put mine down to anyway 
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.dumbdunc
AIDS!!!
A tad immature but it could be
A tad immature but it could be
Yeah, thanks. That's what I'm worried about. I've also heard that cancer can manifest itself in the form of cold symptoms.
Really? Never new cancer could.
Surely you should get a test for HIV then? And surely you would know if theres a chance you could have caught it in the last little while, ie unprotected sex with someone new or a dirty needle.
And sorry for being insensitive if I'd known you really thought it might be I'd have rephrased that.
I'm sure its not though, there's lots of things that can give you cold like symptoms for ages without being life threatening.
Surely you should get a test for HIV then? And surely you would know if theres a chance you could have caught it in the last little while, ie unprotected sex with someone new or a dirty needle.
And sorry for being insensitive if I'd known you really thought it might be I'd have rephrased that.
I'm sure its not though, there's lots of things that can give you cold like symptoms for ages without being life threatening.
dumbdunc
Really? Never new cancer could.
Surely you should get a test for HIV then? And surely you would know if theres a chance you could have caught it in the last little while, ie unprotected sex with someone new or a dirty needle.
And sorry for being insensitive if I'd known you really thought it might be I'd have rephrased that.
I'm sure its not though, there's lots of things that can give you cold like symptoms for ages without being life threatening.
Surely you should get a test for HIV then? And surely you would know if theres a chance you could have caught it in the last little while, ie unprotected sex with someone new or a dirty needle.
And sorry for being insensitive if I'd known you really thought it might be I'd have rephrased that.
I'm sure its not though, there's lots of things that can give you cold like symptoms for ages without being life threatening.
Only had unprotected sex with a few girls, at least a year or two ago... I'm terrified about going to have the test though. I probably have at least two blood tests a year and they haven't found any problems... but apparently they aren't allowed to look for AIDS unless you give them permission.
Eat oranges. Lots of oranges, if everyone ate more oranges we would all benefit. Aren't oranges cool?
But seriously vitimin C will save you from colds and stuff.
But seriously vitimin C will save you from colds and stuff.
Been drinking loads of orange juice. I don't know what to do, my depression has peaked and I can't see my therapist for several weeks now. I'm trying to deal with it with alcohol, but obviously that isn't helping the cold.
It's Freshers' flu. Pretty much everybody I live with or near to is ill with the exact same symptoms as yourself, including me. Depression is always worse when you're ill, while depression and illness is sometimes worse when you've been drinking. Two weeks is no time at all for an infection to clear up, so just get on with it and you'll be fine. As for me, I'm still coughing slightly.
Hey I know what you mean! I got this on Monday and missed a few days in the hope of "intensively" working on recovery by keeping warm, drinking warm stuff and amoxicillin but 10 days later and it's still here...
I definitely don't suffer from AIDS, so take it easy. Take care of yourself, don't drink cold and fizzy stuff (coke, beer etc) and you'll be fine soon.
Interestingly enough I was prescribed erythromicin about two months ago but I sort of never recovered fully. But I was more or less fine and it came back on monday... go figure. My colds usually last three or four days too... and a full recovery in a week or less... strange.
Michael
I definitely don't suffer from AIDS, so take it easy. Take care of yourself, don't drink cold and fizzy stuff (coke, beer etc) and you'll be fine soon.
Interestingly enough I was prescribed erythromicin about two months ago but I sort of never recovered fully. But I was more or less fine and it came back on monday... go figure. My colds usually last three or four days too... and a full recovery in a week or less... strange.
Michael
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