blessings, all,
i've had a cold for going on two weeks now, and i'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations for remedies. i thought it was a simple little cold, it hardly bothered me, but in the last 4 days or so, it's gotten so much worse! now it hurts when i swallow, in addition to constantly having to blow my nose. feels like my throat is a little swollen, maybe, when i swallow. i have a bit of a cough, too. and right after i blow, and i think i'm good, i have to turn right around and blow it again! sometimes blowing my nose so much literally makes me dizzy! ... no noticeable aches or pains associated with it, except neck pain and a headache for maybe 3 days, and my throat is a little soar. no itchy or watery eyes or any other symptoms i can think of.
it's been so long since i've had a cold, i don't even remember how to treat it. i don't know what i should avoid, either.
is my lifestyle hindering my body's ability to heal? i usually smoke a doobie at least every other day with friends, and in the last two weeks or so, i've had at least one alcoholic beverage almost every night (usually a cosmo. i don't really know what kind of liquour they use. i'm not even really a drinker, man, i'm more inclined toward mary jane, but the friends i've been hanging out with lately are so hot that we get treated to drinks every time we go some place). i know i don't drink enough water, but i'm working on it, and my mom said i should drink some oj, too. oh, also, i usually get between 3-5 hours of sleep at night. and in the past two weeks or so--ever since i decided to hang out with mary jane only in the presence of friends--my appetite has decreased tremendously, and if i'm not hungry, i don't usually eat anything, but then go out and end up having a drink or two. i know that's wacko.
but for the drinking and not eating very much (a big meal in the afternoon, usually salmon and broccoli and sweet potatoes, or something close to it, is it), which are recent phenomena, these have been characteristics of my life for the whole summer... does drinking mess up your immune system or something?
i feel kinda silly for not knowing what affects my immune system and stuff, but i've just never really given it any thought because i NEVER get sick. it's been years and years. what would you recommend to increase the healing or at least treat the symptoms? it's starting to be a drag...
thanks, everyone. i appreciate any input or advice you have!
peace and love,
dragonfly 420
i've had a cold for going on two weeks now, and i'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations for remedies. i thought it was a simple little cold, it hardly bothered me, but in the last 4 days or so, it's gotten so much worse! now it hurts when i swallow, in addition to constantly having to blow my nose. feels like my throat is a little swollen, maybe, when i swallow. i have a bit of a cough, too. and right after i blow, and i think i'm good, i have to turn right around and blow it again! sometimes blowing my nose so much literally makes me dizzy! ... no noticeable aches or pains associated with it, except neck pain and a headache for maybe 3 days, and my throat is a little soar. no itchy or watery eyes or any other symptoms i can think of.
it's been so long since i've had a cold, i don't even remember how to treat it. i don't know what i should avoid, either.
is my lifestyle hindering my body's ability to heal? i usually smoke a doobie at least every other day with friends, and in the last two weeks or so, i've had at least one alcoholic beverage almost every night (usually a cosmo. i don't really know what kind of liquour they use. i'm not even really a drinker, man, i'm more inclined toward mary jane, but the friends i've been hanging out with lately are so hot that we get treated to drinks every time we go some place). i know i don't drink enough water, but i'm working on it, and my mom said i should drink some oj, too. oh, also, i usually get between 3-5 hours of sleep at night. and in the past two weeks or so--ever since i decided to hang out with mary jane only in the presence of friends--my appetite has decreased tremendously, and if i'm not hungry, i don't usually eat anything, but then go out and end up having a drink or two. i know that's wacko.
but for the drinking and not eating very much (a big meal in the afternoon, usually salmon and broccoli and sweet potatoes, or something close to it, is it), which are recent phenomena, these have been characteristics of my life for the whole summer... does drinking mess up your immune system or something?
i feel kinda silly for not knowing what affects my immune system and stuff, but i've just never really given it any thought because i NEVER get sick. it's been years and years. what would you recommend to increase the healing or at least treat the symptoms? it's starting to be a drag...
thanks, everyone. i appreciate any input or advice you have!
peace and love,
dragonfly 420
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