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I have had a mild cold for a week now. Just stuffy nose, some drainage, some sore throat. Nothing to go to the doctor for because it isn't getting worse I don't even cough just sometimes sneeze. Might be allergies, might be a cold but gosh won't it just go away? I don't feel like riding, I don't feel like running. I just feel like whining. :(
My allergies have very similar symptoms of a cold (congestion, drainage, sore throat, sore eyes, fatigue) but do not go away until the pollen (or whatever it is) goes away :( It's like the indefinite cold...unaffected by rest and drinking water :(
Yuck! Drink lots of liquids.
I know it is really really hard to believe, but in my marathon training I got a cold. Once I convinced myself to pull it together and bring my tissue, the run actually helped clear me out some. I just took a ton in my fuel belt and left.
Doesn't work for everyone, and you have to overcome how bad you are feeling...
I have actually thought maybe getting out would do me some good. DH has hard intervals tonight so I am going to ride along the route. He will be able to let me catch up on his rest intervals. I will either feel better or miserable but at least I can stop feeling like a cow. I feel so lethargic. :o
Yuck, I know how you feel. Two weeks ago I came down with a wicked head cold that lasted exactly a week, with the runny nose part dragging on for a few extra days. The symptoms were exactly as you described yours. I pretty much went with lots of liquids + lots of rest, and it finally cleared up on its own. I don't know if you are able to take Sudafed, but that helped me with the stuffy nose part. (Real Sudafed, that is; the kind you now have to get from behind the pharmacist counter.)
Hope ya feel better soon!
I decided to give in and try my allergy meds today (fingers crossed). Mold is up which I am not known to have allergy to and I am not sneezing much but I sure am stuffy so maybe. If that doesn't work I will try Sudafed Jacky, thanks!
Last night I did my balance ball legs and abs. Oh my word my butt hurts! I have never done the legs, just the abs. Squats are the devils work I tell ya but at least I did something. Still can't breath. I love spring. :o