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Anyone else got this never-ending cold?

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Tickyandtackyandjackiethebackie · 08/02/2026 09:19

I'm into week three of this horrible cold 😷 that just won't budge! Started off with a streaming nose for 2 days, then a cough and feeling generally crappy, but not quite ill enough not to go to work. I then lost my voice for 2 days and everything I ate tasted weird. Since then, I've just had a really snotty nose (sorry) and a cough that is now dry and irritating.

If anyone has had the same, when does it end 🤧 I really don't think it's covid. Also can anyone recommend some good cold remedies. Thank you 😊

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IzzyStardust · 08/02/2026 09:24

I had it for 4 weeks. Started with a hoarse voice, then dry cough so I couldn't sleep, then a streaming nose and sneezing.

I don't think anything helps except sleep (early nights), good healthy food and gentle exercise. I did a Covid test about 9 days in and it was neg.

I drank a lot of water/ weak tea and relied on Worthers originals for the tickly cough!

I've still got a slightly blocked nose and it's coming up to 5 weeks.

Sympathy.

user12345678901234 · 08/02/2026 10:02

I got sick on 12th December, ill all through Christmas and new year. Flared up again on 2nd January. Just getting back to normal now. It’s been awful.

I have been chewing Vit C and zinc lozenges and eating fruit like a mad woman.
Not covid.
I had the flu jab too.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 08/02/2026 10:06

I’ve got a cough and runny nose from a cold which just doesn’t seem to be shifting. Not bad just annoying.

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IzzyStardust · 08/02/2026 10:18

user12345678901234 · 08/02/2026 10:02

I got sick on 12th December, ill all through Christmas and new year. Flared up again on 2nd January. Just getting back to normal now. It’s been awful.

I have been chewing Vit C and zinc lozenges and eating fruit like a mad woman.
Not covid.
I had the flu jab too.

I had the flu and covid jabs.

Tickyandtackyandjackiethebackie · 08/02/2026 17:18

Thanks all. It is really annoying x

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