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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOMG, I forgot how a common head cold can knock you off your feet.
We've been concentrating on Covid since 2019 and this is the first cold I've had since then. I didn't sleep last night, just patches of naps. My head is clogged like it's cement.
All I have to do is ride it out today and maybe tomorrow.
Diamond_Dog
(34,197 posts)Not being able to sleep from being all stuffed up is the worst. Can you take Mucinex? That usually helps me.
Jersey Devil
(10,102 posts)I felt that way in early September, just dog tired all the time and congested like a bad cold, no other symptoms. Finally tested myself and found I had Covid.
no_hypocrisy
(48,347 posts)Pulse oximeter is 97, which is a good number.
Jersey Devil
(10,102 posts)My oximeter reading was good as well. The best I can describe my symptoms is overwhelming fatigue. Just getting off the couch to go to the bathroom was exhausting. The fatigue lessened over time but it was a good 2-3 weeks before my energy fully returned.
no_hypocrisy
(48,347 posts)surfered
(2,330 posts)We tested positive for Covid last fall (our first time) and the fatigue lasted a month
North Shore Chicago
(3,919 posts)Head colds are no joke! Beware of some OTC medications that make your mucous thicker, not thinner.
bamagal62
(3,565 posts)Its awful. I took a covid test. Negative. Im on day 4. Progressively better each day. But, it does put a whammy on you.
kimbutgar
(22,868 posts)My coworker and I came down with a bad cough, congestion, spitting up mucous and a constant running nose. I was fatigued but still able to function. Took a covid test that came back negative. My coworker spoke to her doctor and said it was a virus going around. That lasts about 4 weeks. My husband and my co workers husband both came down with it. I was in my sons doctors office last week and mentioned to her the symptoms and she it was definitely RSV and its going around.
Hekate
(94,021 posts)I got RSV from a 10 y.o. niece who was in the midst of just a cold, and shes better. No, she looked and acted sick, and it was RSV and I got sick as a dog.
Pay attention to your cough it settles low down in the lungs like cement, and when you cough it is non-productive, meaning it doesnt budge. I would cough uncontrollably until I hit my gag reflex. OTC expectorant and hot liquids helped get the yuck out until I could get better, and a couple of months later when the vax arrived I was practically first in line.
Stay safe and well, people.
LAS14
(14,369 posts)I've wondered if all that mask wearing and isolation zapped the common cold for a while.
Hekate
(94,021 posts)PCIntern
(26,628 posts)1. Do you have a pressing need to urinate upon arising in the morning?
2. Do you find that you develop odor under your armpits?
3. Do you find that after the sun goes down you become progressively more tired?
4. Do you have pigmented spots on your skin?
If you have any of these you may have a serious issue.
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