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Covid recovery tip.

So, I thought I just had the worst cold of my life, but it turns out I have Covid.

I had the watery eyes, runny nose, post nasal drip, a hacking cough, and the sides of my ribs hurt from coughing so much. I now know what is meant by "coughing up a lung", as it feels like that is wha tis happening on a coughing jag. I also lost most of my senses of smell and taste as well. The worst has been the insomnia. The runny nose and post nasal drip just kept me awake to where I have only been getting 1-4 hours sleep a night

So, when my sister said she was going to the store, I asked her to get me some allergy eye drops. In the past I have used allergy eye drops when I had colds to stop the watery eyes which results in reducing the runny nose and post nasal drip, at least enough so I can get to sleep.

The eye drops worked great. I slept about 5 hours last night, and it was just the coughing that woke me up and/or kept me awake. For me getting enough sleep is the best way to recover, and today is the first day I woke up without a runny nose in the last five days.

So, If you get Covid, I recommend you get some allergy eye drops which will slow symptoms down enough to get some sleep.

snytiger6 9 July 12
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My optometrist told me not all eye drops are created equal. Many do little more than we one's eyes. She recommended a couple of pricey, but over the counter drops and one is called Pataday and is formulated especially for allergies. It works great. Another trick I learned. Often watching videos or working on the computer we don't blink as much as otherwise. It's best to try and focus on blinking for 1 minute each day. This 'greases' the tear ducts and there is more moisture to lubricate the eyes and wash foreign substances away.

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I second the suggestion of good eye drops. I am lucky to always have some "Pataday" brand eye drops on hand, which I've found to be the best. (Expensive, but I get the value 3-pack from Costco.) Plus I have regular eye drops which I can use more than once a day, as needed.

I did have nasal decongestant, but what I didn't have 2.5 years ago when I was so sick from what I realize now was likely covid, was any kind of cough syrup or lozenges, so term "coughing up a lung" fits how I felt, even after my doctor prescribed some extra strength cough medication.

I'm so glad more is known and there are now ways to get medication without going into a store, etc., of course, we have masks for recovering patients to minimize the spread of it. Not a fun thing way back before vaccinations and social distancing were options, but I hear it's getting to be more like just a really bad cold, flu now for people who have been taking precautions.

I hope to avoid getting it again, ever, but if I do, I appreciate knowing what to expect. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Funny, I replied above before reading yours. I too use the Pataday brand.I can also recommend a cough lozenge brand to you, Fisherman's Friend. It is strong.

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This protocol has worked for thousands of people.

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Hopefully 2-3 more days of this and u ll be back to baseline 🙌♥️

I think that is about right.

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Ya got any ideas for the loss of balance?

That is one symptom I didn't have.

I would guess that it would be caused by swollen sinuses that press against the inner ear. I took Ibuprofen to reduce inflation in my sinuses pretty early on, along with Sudafed just so I could function day to day. Had I not done that I might have had swollen sinuses pressing against my inner ear and causing balance problems. (The body's system of balance is controlled by a function of the inner ear.)

So, basically you want to reduce inflation of the sinuses with aspirin or ibuprofen, whichever your works best for your body. With Ibuprofen, you don't want to take much more than recommended dosage because it can cause liver damage. It is safe to take aspirin daily without rick to the liver, but for soem people it causes stomach problems.

One more unrelated bit. I take zinc supplements as a way to reduce cold symptoms. The Rhinovirus which causes the common cold is also a corona type virus. I figure the zinc may have helped with the Covid as well. Day 4 was "hump day" or the day things turned around and I started to get better. For my sister, it took her longer to recover when she got it a couple of months ago, but then she had Long Covid and she has only just started to go back to work half days.

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Feel better soon!

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