Suffocating is Not Conducive to a Good Night of Sleep

Jan
18
2008

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So, I’ve been deathly sick. The cold from hell, to be exact.

Drowning in mucus isn’t a fun way to wake up.

I rarely get colds any more, but when I do I seem to get them for longer and far worse than anyone else who has it. I just get completely wiped out for a week, at least, and generally feel like shit for another week after that.

Worst bit is right now I have a paper route that has me running about and I’m in the middle of looking for another job.

On another note, I’m having a love affair with Nyquil right now.

In gelcap form. I have a general rule to never take anything in syrup form that I could just as easily take as a pill.

Except amoxicillin in pink liquid form. The stuff that they give you when you have ear infections as a kid? That stuff tastes good.

15 Responses

  1. On January 18th, 2008 at 5:59 AM, Jamie said:

    Here’s to you getting better! It sucks being sick and even moreso when it takes forever to get over it. My husband and I just suffered through it. While he was fighting a sore throat/cough, I was fighting a sinus infection. You should look into a Neti Pot or the other one by the same Dr. It works super well for mucus :)

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  2. On January 18th, 2008 at 18:13 PM, Katy said:

    When I get sick, I get sick for a lonnng time now. I remember last winter when I caught a cold, I swear it lasted for like 3 months… or it just turned into allergies as hay fever season approached. Maybe it’s psychological though because when you think you’re sick, you actually feel sicker!

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  3. On January 18th, 2008 at 23:32 PM, Kycoo said:

    Aw, man, I loved that pink liquid stuff to pieces. It’s a bit dangerous to make medicine taste so good, though. ;)

    I’ve been sick for the past two weeks as well, although not to the deathly stage. Hope your mucus stops trying to drown you soon. :)

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  4. On January 19th, 2008 at 6:19 AM, Tracy said:

    Eh, I hate being sick! Hope you’re better again?

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  5. On January 19th, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Kristina said:

    I hope you get well soon :(
    xx

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  6. On January 19th, 2008 at 15:45 PM, Britney said:

    That sounds horrible. I hope you feel better soon.

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  7. On January 21st, 2008 at 7:46 AM, C said:

    Get better miss papergirl ;)

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  8. On January 23rd, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Lexie said:

    Feel better soon, V. :)

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  9. On January 27th, 2008 at 19:01 PM, Exene said:

    It’s difficult to sleep in a cold. I like nyquil. Last time I took that I fell asleep for like two days. Never felt better.

    Thanks for the links in my last post I really enjoyed them.

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  10. On January 27th, 2008 at 23:07 PM, Rhiannon said:

    Here’s to a speedy recovery, V!

    By the way, I’m hearing you re amoxicillin in pink liquid form. Can I say tastaaay?

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  11. On January 31st, 2008 at 15:20 PM, Sarah said:

    Tell me about it! I’ve been ill twice this month, more than I have been for the whole of 2007, I think. It totally wrecked my blogathon challenge!
    I had a sore throat though, that’s a lot worse I think because you can’t even swallow or eat. You dread the next time you need to swallow and you get all phlegmy.
    Oh well, get all of the illnesses for 2008 out of the way and enjoy the rest of the year, ey?

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  12. On February 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Jem said:

    When was the last time you had Amoxicillin? It can’t have been recently, because it does NOT taste good. They obviously only sweeten the syrup for kids because I had it the last time I had acute tonsillitis and it tasted like a combination of vomit and earwax. Bleaurgh!

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  13. On February 7th, 2008 at 20:35 PM, Aisling said:

    I hope you feel better soon! I am allergic to Amoxicillin, as in, death may occur, so I’m just going to take your word on the taste!

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  14. On February 10th, 2008 at 16:32 PM, Jessica said:

    I hope you’re better by now since it has been quite some time since you wrote that post!

    Heh, I know how that is with the nyquil! A few months ago I had a horrible cold and the only way I could get to sleep during those awful days was by taking nyquil.

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  15. On February 14th, 2008 at 17:25 PM, Donna said:

    When was the last time you had Amoxicillin? It can’t have been recently, because it does NOT taste good. They obviously only sweeten the syrup for kids because I had it the last time I had acute tonsillitis and it tasted like a combination of vomit and earwax. Bleaurgh!

    It was definitely when I was a kid. Once they gave me this some heavy-duty crap when I had a really terrible ear infection that tasted like strawberry death-flavored sulfur. I believe it was a form of amoxicilin, but it may have been something else entirely.

    I hope you’re better by now since it has been quite some time since you wrote that post!

    Blah, yes, I ended up getting a cold while I was getting well from the other one! It was terrible. And then I got busy and lazy which tends to happen whenever I’m sick.

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