AIBU to not want to take medication for a cold?

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I have the beginnings of cold/flu and feeling exhausted to my bones and have a foggy clogged up head. Having said that, I am feeling ok if I just take it easy.

DH is saying I should just take some ibuprofen and get up and get on with it. We have 2 young kids but no real plans for today.

AIBU to not want to take medicine just for a cold? I do take painkillers when I’m in pain, but this is just discomfort, so it feels wrong somehow. It does mean we might get less out of today as a family as I will be lounging around sniffling, which I get is annoying. I just hate the thought of drugging myself unnecessarily. AIBU?

It taking 2 ibuprofen would make that much difference I would just take them and get on with it. OR dont take them and just get on with it anyway.
You cant be that ill if ibuprofen is meaning the difference between staying in bed all day and just carrying on as normal.

Take ibuprofen if YOU want to. However taking ibuprofen shouldn’t mean you have to do family stuff if you’re really not feeling well.

I’m sure you’d facilitate your husband having a rest if he wasn’t feeling good.

If taking a couple of tablets means you can get on with your day why wouldn’t you?

Sounds like you want to take to bed and be ill rather than taking small steps to just get on with it.

You weirdo.

What's the big deal? It's ibuprofen not heroin.
Stop being a matyr.

I'm generally of the view that life goes on. If you're feeling unwell enough to tell people you need to take it easy then you're unwell enough to take some big standard pain killers

You don't have to be superwoman doing everything but I always find it a bit odd when people say they're I'll but then choose not to do anything about it. It's a bit martyr-ishto me.

Maybe I'm just grumpy because I'm pregnant and have had times I'd loved to have had the option to take ibruprofen though so the whole 'ill sturgfle on but need to take it easy' thing seems a bit ott to me.

Usually I'm from the school of thought that unless you have lost a limb, you drag yourself up and get on with it.

But I did that this month in the school holidays and my 'cold' was actually an ear and sinus infection. I dragged myself out swimming with the DC one Sunday and I wish I hadn't looking back now.

Do you think it's just DH is being a lazy shit and can't be bothered having the kids on his own?

I would definitely take paracetamol in that situation, why feel out of sorts if you could take something that would make you feel better? You can still have a "taking it easy" day, you just won't feel so yuck.

Sounds like you want a day off from family life and being ill is the excuse tbh. If this is the only way you will get some down time I then go for it!

Huge difference between a cold and flu ! If you have a cold you can walk if you have flu you cant get out of bed. As you are up and about and using the internet the i will take it you have a cold. Take some cold capsules and do what every other woman does and GET ON WITH IT

Honestly, it does my head in when my dh moped around sniffling and talking about feeling ropey with a cold but refuses to take anything to help make it better. If you don't want to take anything that's fair enough but don't do the whole mopey feeling sorry for yourself nonsense.

drugging myself unnecessarily

Just take the ibuprofen.

Why wouldn’t you? It’s an OTC painkiller and you’ll probably feel better after taking some.

Eh, I voted YANBU because I don’t like taking cold meds whereas my DH is dosed up to the eyeballs at the slightest hint of a snotty nose.

I think you need a day in bed whilst your DH takes the kids out, don’t you?

Well it's not unnecessary, is it? you sound like you want to spend the day lounging around 'being flu-ish' whereas if you take maybe some cold and flu tablets you might feel much better and be able to do a bit more... you can still take them and have an easy day.

YABU, what harm do you think a couple of cold relief capsules will do you really? You'll just feel a bit better that's all. Taking medication when you're ill isn't taking it unnecessarily, it's exactly when you should take it. My dp is like you , he'd rather sniffle and moan than just have some medication and it is annoying!

My DH feels much like you OP - gets ill but won't take any medication that might make him feel better. (Or he'll take 1 paracetamol - he's 6 foot 2 and 14 stone!)

Our compromise? You are not allowed to moan about feeling crappy if you won't help yourself out by taking the medication. If you do take it, you're allowed to moan all you like!

If you’re run down and feeling unwell your body is telling you to rest. Hope you get to do that OP we all need a duvet day every so often and being dictated to over what meds to take isn’t on.

In fairness to the OP i only take ibruprofen if i absolutely need to. It might be OTC but that doesn't mean it's without side effects. I would always go with paracetemol and an indulgent drink of honey lemon and ginger for a cold. Ibruprofen comes out if I've got pain or feel really bad.

Take something for your cold and rest

YABU - take paracetamol, which will do no harm if you follow the dose and I presume you have no pre-existing condition that makes it unsafe.
if you feel better then enjoy your day but maybe at a slightly slower pace than usual.
If you don't feel better then rest up as planned.

Same here spoilsbury. Take something and still feel rough? Head off to bed and expect full sympathy!

Thanks for the comments and votes. Hmm I might be being unreasonable then, but I’m glad at least some of you agree with me!

I am feeling a lot better already after getting up and having a hot drink. If I don’t take any medicine I will try not to moan today, but I know I will find that tricky!

I just really hate the thought of taking medicine when I don’t really need it, maybe it’s not logical, but it seems unnatural to suppress symptoms of a cold.

I have shown DH the thread now, so I can’t comment on the questions regarding his motivation and laziness or otherwise!

But a painkiller wont suppress the symptoms just make them easier to deal with. It won't prolong the cold just make it s bit more bearable for a bit.

No, I think you should rest and have a day of chilling at home, that will give your body the most chance to recover. Taking medication just so you can push yourself to do something you wouldn't feel well enough to do is silly if you don't have to.

@NoDontLookAtMeImShy

I'm currently in a tyre place waiting and your comment made me giggle out loud and everyone looked at me.

I’d take it, will stop you getting a temp and help with the achy feeling of a cold.
Are you sure you just don’t want to take them because hes told you to do it? 😂

gawdsake, just get some cold and flu capsules and work through the packet, there's usually two days supply in there,

iirc it's paracetamol, decongestant and caffeine, all of them designed to combat your standard BogeyNoseCodeMilkyGreen cold germs, they really do work and after the two days you are over it enough to get on with your life.

I certainly would not be doing anything terribly strenuous just because, but there's really nothing worse than someone whining on, spoiling a day because they feel under par but won't avail themselves of anything that might help.

No one likes a martyr.
But no one likes a selfish unkind arsebiscuit of a husband who won't give his wife a break for the day and is making out he cannot manage the kids for a day.

Only you know which way this is going to play out really.