To kick off the second week of second semester, my body decided to contract a massive head cold. To be fair, I could have gotten something worse like the Flu or Covid, but I was still pretty miserable. I spent all of Sunday and Monday in bed attempting to do homework but mostly resting. I took the hottest showers imaginable and had both my air purifier and humidifier on the maximum settings. Since it’s cold and flu season I wanted to share what I did to feel better, so maybe other people don’t have to call their mom seven times on a Sunday to complain and seek guidance.
I know some people don’t want to hear this, but skip your classes. Email your professors, explain the situation, and I can assure you that 9/10 professors will take pity on you. If it means more time to rest and less time used up to go out and do things, your body will thank you. I also loaded up on vitamins because I wasn’t eating well. I wasn’t nauseous or anything, just not hungry. Make sure you have tea, oatmeal, and microwavable soups on hand in case that happens to you. I also drank about 120 ounces of water every day. That’s pretty normal for me, but I noticed the difference it made when I was extremely ill for four days straight.
Definitely make sure you have medicine stockpiled. I ran out of all of my cold medicine, fortunately towards the end of my illness, but it’s still frustrating. I have a cough/chest decongestant, Tylenol, Dayquil and Nyquil, as well as things like Vicks Vapor Rub and EmergenC. Just make sure you have a lot of what you usually need when you get sick!
I’m feeling better now, but my cough is still pretty terrible. I definitely was not sleeping well despite attempts to go to bed early and sleep in late. I’ll be spending this weekend in bed, fighting off the remnants of this cold.