Sooooo sick!

[MyDestiny]

<<insert dying face here>>

Ugh. Dying. I am crazy sick. My skin hurts, my body hurts, and I'm at work! Ugh. So I picked up some Thera-flu Severe Cough & Cold and its PACKED with sugar (as well as every other product out there thats non prescription!)

Anyone have some SBD friendly remedies? I have Epsteinn Barr so anytime I get sick - it whomps me REALLY badly as my immune system sucks, so its not like I can take the Thera-Flu for a day and be fine, I'd have to take it every couple hours for the next 2 weeks or so!!

Help!

<re-insert second dying face here>>

~dying MD

[RedRox]

I really don't have any product suggestions except to look into more natural homeopathic remedies. I'd also call the pharmacy at whatever store you usually shop at and tell them you are insulin resistant or pre-diabetic and you are worried about all the sugars in the OTC meds and see if they have any recommendations. Or call your doc's office and ask the same question leaving out the part of insulin resistance/pre-diabetes unless you want to scare them if you aren't really those things. Just that you are trying to eat healthier and cut out ready forms of sugars and you are wondering what to do with the OTC meds. At least they know about your E-B and maybe could prescribe something that insurance would cover most or all depending on your plan.

[MyDestiny]

Oh Red you are fantastic!!! I never even THOUGHT of calling the drugstore with that line! WTG! I did call them and they said that Benylin Adult is sugar free AND alcohol free! As is Robitussin CF!! So I will go searching along at the drug store tonight for a form of Benylin that treats "instant death" !!!!

~still dying MD, but a MD with answers~

[Jilly_Bean]

Aww, MD! Feel better soon! Thinking of you...

[MyDestiny]

Thanks Jilly! I still feel like hell today. A word of advice - NEVER take Neocitrin!! EVER!!! I took it here at work yesterday before I left at 5 because I was desperate and couldnt wait to get to the drug store to get something sugar/alcohol free. I was only supposed to add 1 cup of boiling water, I added 2 to help dilute it. (I never did like sweet things, even before doing SBD) and let me tell you - I don't know what the heck is in that crap, but I was up ALL night!!!!!!!!!! Its 9am, my head is killing me, my skin hurts and I just want to die! (and I have patients today .. ugh) I thought that after a good nights sleep I would be ok.
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Ya right - that stuff was like.. speed or something!! I was honestly WIDE awake ALL night ..

*crying*

Next time I think I will suffer through .. unless I have to pull an all nighter for something, then I will drink some more.

Pout.

~MD

[paintedbliss]

Hope you feel better soon. Load up on your vitamin c as well. I normally take 1000 mg during cold and flu season since my job exposes me. When I feel something coming on I take 2000 mg. Vitamin c is water soluble so it really won't hurt you unless you have some stomach issues such as ulcers(because of the ascorbic acid)

[MyDestiny]

Hi PB! I should really be taking a multi-vitamin as WELL as vitamin C - but its one of those things I never think about until ..alas, I get sick!!

I have Centrum for my daughter - I suppose I should set a good example and get me some as well. I need someone to nag me every morning.. "Take your vitamins with your breakfast, make sure you drink all your milk.." etc etc etc!

How do I clone my nagging self? *lol*