Go to your doctor and ask for a "Z Pack"...problem solved (we hope)

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What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

Sauna's can be helpful in turning over fluids as well, so you can take more good fruit juices/water in. Ultimately though you are on your cold's schedule, not vice-versa. Sometimes you have to let go of the projections you've made in your head for your immediate future, else you end up worse off.

what's a Z pack...

BTW, I don't believe in antibiotics for simple things like this...(they are abused and over used in this country). I know, I'm a pain in the arse...

How about adding Orange and Echinacea tea to the list, works pretty good for me. Or cream from a saucer whilst curled up in front of an open fire?

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"How bad can it be?" - SimpleS

ok, I'll go to the steam room today. maybe that will help me. thanks!

(geesh, this is advice I would give someone, yet I can't apply it to myself. the irony!!!)

i do enjoy a good saucer filled with cream by the fire....

it's a 3 day antibiotic... if you have a bacterial infection it will work faster than waiting it out and killing it with kindness... the problem is when people are prescribed antiobiotics for viral infections and the common cold, those are a waste of time

I'd enjoy filling it for you!

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"How bad can it be?" - SimpleS

saline nasal spray (like Ocean) will help relieve the sinus pressure and start things draining and drying out. Nice thing is there is no limits on usage. Don't refill with a saucer of cream, though.

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I don't believe in gravity either, I just can't figure out why I keep falling on my ass. :)

I can see not wanting to go on antibiotics for every little thing but a persistent sinus infection can easily lead to bronchitis which can lead to pneumonia, which can lead to death. Yeah, I'd do the antibiotics.

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I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.

what the hell is cream from a saucer? forgive me I'm from ohio we are not that sophisicated here. we have tractors and corn and stuff, and big factories that spew black smoke.

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check this out.....I'm very sensitive to mould and whenever I get struck I do this.....

http://www.doctorhoffman.com/ydouche.htm

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graphics@gibraltar.gi

Erik, go get a cup of coffee, come back, and think about it again.

meow. kittycat

see you at an hfp race? I'll be the cat on a bianchi.

i'll be doing ceasar creek du in a few weeks, but I am focusing on the flying pig right now so my cycling is not up to speed yet.

we have met before.....looking forward to seeing the new ride :) I have one myself

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cool...you'll like my new ride. she's pretty killer. can't wait to see yours! (no more squeak?...lol)

hope the kiddos are doing well.

BTW, if I see you at the pig, I'll hollar!--I'll be on the sidelines, so let me know your pace. also I've thought about the du, but I'm not sure now...would love to tackle the beast, but have had setbacks on running...we'll see.

1) Start hammering the vitamin C -- I use Ester C -- buffered - -I take 2000mg/day (1/2 in am/1/2 before bed. I also supplement with Emergen-C packet during the day.
2) Breathe right strips to help me sleep at night.
3) Go see a reputable chiropractor (yes, a chiropractor). Mine applies pressure to sinus cavities/forehead/nose which helps drain things.

Good luck.

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a little chain lube does wonders :)

my bike maintenance skills rank up there with Monk's

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Sinus irrigation! Get yourself a water pic with a nasal lavage tip and rinse your sinuses 3X a day with saline water (you can make it yourself with Morton's non-iodized salt and tap water. My husband and I are both prone to sinusitis and if I catch it soon enough, I can keep it from going into a full blown infection. That and some antibiotics. They definitely have their place.

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zinc lozenges (sp?) are the only thing scientically proven to shorten the duration and severity of the common cold (viral). I use the brand "Cold-eeze" that you find in any drug store in the cold medication section. Now if you have a bacterial infection, then it may be time to break out the antibiotics.

I got real sick 2 wks before IM FL last year. I was eating raw garlic like crazy. I think it helped, although it might have been the Z pack (Zithromax) I took at the same time.

Go to the health food store and buy a Neti Pot. It is like a little teapot that you fill with saline and drain/rinse your sinuses out. Like Ocean Spray on steriods. I have allergies and horrible sinuses and do that on a regular basis. Havent had a bad cold/sinus infection in a couple years.
You will drown the first few tries then get real good at it. Aloha G

If it is just a cold I never would have stopped training. Get extra sleep, make sure that your nutrition and hydration is optimal and there is nothing else to do.

My Dr. gave me the following rules for training when sick (these guidelines are for an otherwise healthy 30 yr old male)
1. Do not train if training causes an abnormally high heart rate.
2. Do not train if training induces additional coughing.
3. crap, I can't remember the third rule.

It can all be summed up by, if the symptoms are all above the shoulders and if you are willing to add extra rest and good hydration/nutrition then go for it.

I can add a vote for the nasal irrigation. I do it twice a week, it is quick, painless and so far I have never gotten a sinus infection when I was flushing regularly. )

the nasal flush other recommended works well. I use a baby nasal bulb with saline. I had a really bad infection a month ago and this flushed it out.

NO NO NO

Dare I go into the antibiotic abuse and resistant bacteria spew again! I'm about to go looking for my soapbox.

Kittykat - A "Z-pack" is just a clever marketing tool by the manufacturer for a 3 or 5 day course of azithromycin with an initial loading dose. Wasn't I supposed to see you in my office sometime anyway :)

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Fatigue is biochemical, not biomechanical.
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