Cold Remedies

So its finals week, and Murphy's law is in full swing. I have the worst cold I've had in about 2 years and have 3 more finals to take, and have tried evrything i can think of to open up my head and clear out my chest. This includes:

Ibuprofen and Benadryl
switched to Advil congestion relief
hot tea
hot lemonade
soup
hot sauce
iced tea
steamy shower
Vicks Vaporub

And after all that, still cannot breathe through my nose, have a hacking cough, and in general just feel linearly worse the longer I'm out of bed.

So now I look to you, good people of Wordforge, for any home remedies you may have. No peanuts due to allergies and no alcohol due to I'm not 21 for another month plz.

Thank you!

oh, and cough drops. They do nothing.

Nasal spray. One that contains oxymetazoline, not the other kinds.

And small amounts of wasabi.

Both will clear your nose, at least for a few hours so you can study/sleep.

Well, if you want to open up your head and clear out your chest, a shotgun can work wonders.

If you're just trying to deal with a cold during finals:

1) Sleep. It's good for the cold and good for the finals. Studying is vastly overrated. If you've been going to class and paying attention, sleep's significantly more important than studying.

2) See 1. Seriously. Being well rested is by far the most important thing both for dealing with your cold and dealing with finals.

3) If you have a fever, take that ibuprofen, or something else to reduce your fever, even if it doesn't help anything else.

Can't sleep if you can't breathe. First you gotta open up the nasal passages. See above.

Why the hell are you so pissy?

Obviously, if something helps her sleep, it's recommended. You need to take a fucking pill more than she does.

Sex?

I'm only slightly joking about that. That said, I'm a big fan of Robitussin. Find the one that is formulated for your symptoms and guzzle it like Popeye takes spinach.

Well that or according to the label instructions.

Zicam seems to work for me.

Or Theraflu.

I like NyQuil.

But...only when I've resigned myself to being non-functional for a couple of days. Probably not much help.

Follow what garamet said. I've been a sicko for a long time....wait, that didn't come out right. I've been sick for about a month now. I went to see a doctor, who gave me a nasal spray. It worked wonders, then ran out a couple of days ago. Now the cough is cumming back.

I didn't know flaming was allowed in the Gold Room. Interesting.

It isn't.

Save it for the Red Room Liet.

Advil Congestion relief and spicy cheese dip ftw! still got the cough, but I can breathe so much better.

This and Ibuprofen work like a champ!