I’m sorry OP. Your not alone my friend. We are here for you. Quarantine as much as possible to not spread. Keep us in touch if possible. Alot of great advice from people in thread. 
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Any chicken based broth is likely to have a lot of salt. In my father’s day, the doc’s gave salt tablets to hard physical workers to help with hydration. (since salt holds moisture in the body, well before gatorade and the like)
I always felt the real benefit of chicken soup came from the hot broth. Drinking a super warm liquid. I’m willing to bet a hot herbal tea has the same effect if not better.
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I cannot disagree with this as hot/warm liquids are very beneficial to the throat and the sinuses. Something about the chicken…always preferred beef broth myself.
I always use peppermint tea when I’m sick because the hot steam I breath in while going to drink it opens up the sinus’s both due to how strong peppermint is and also because there is always a bit of menthol in peppermint teas. Its usually an instant relief in most situations due to the double benefits. However it’s sadly short term, so it’s best to have some proper medications to aide you. The tea is more of something you use for instant relief until the medicine kicks in.
For the medicine I usually like to have Theraflu The type you heat up in a cup, the syrup and pills are garbage. That stuff even though it makes me want to vomit has always been good to me. And a strong regiment of vitamin D and C.
Peppermint is high in menthol and is good for inflamed tissues, and apparently good for heartburn as well. I just can’t stand the smell or taste.
I cannot argue the addition of more vitamins though. Doing ‘anything’ might make one feel better; strong of mind and body.
Desperate times, call for desperate measures. I hate it as well, but I hate being sick more and I swear that stuff cuts the sick time in half when doubled with Theraflu and a good dose of Vitamin D and C.
I often get colds that make it near impossible to breath and this has been my go to every single time. I’m super scared what this virus will do to me if I catch it, cause it seems like a common cold wants to kill me every year.
I’m sorry you have such fear of this. I have never tried the Theraflu thing myself, even liquid nyquil (or generic equivalent) makes me almost vomit on smell, so I tend to avoid liquids that aren’t food/drink of ‘normal’ nature.
haha yeah, Theraflu would likely make you vomit then. It’s the nastiest tasting stuff I have ever had. But the effects are crazy. I can’t even begin to explain how well it works.
The taste is like if you ate grapes after brushing you teeth, then chased it with moonshine.
Then I’m glad it is out there and helps 
I’ll slather myself in mentholatum rub (Vick’s name brand) and prop myself up in bed. If I can sleep, then I’ll likely feel much better come waking, except for being sore from sleeping in an odd position.
Bed rest and isolate yourself. Make sure you are stocked up with food and drinks that you like that will last 7-10 days. Either have someone shop for you or have it delivered. A daily multivitamin with minerals can’t hurt.
I don’t know about that. Moral support.
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HCQ does not help, it’s been proven. Please stop spreading false medical information.
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Oh yeah I do that too! I cover my body in it until I’m nice and greasy like a oiled pig lol. I tend to use a humidifier with the stuff too. to help keep that crap loose so I can spit it out instead of getting the lung infection which is the real danger.
Moral support is solid. As much as fear/anxiety/stress can make physical things worse; feeling strong and supported can have the opposite effect.
Isn’t that that stuff that one dude who isn’t a doctor but thinks he is tried to get everyone to take but it ended up killing more people then it did helping?
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Yes. It’s the same stuff that was recently in the news being falsely praised by a doctor that also believes demon “seed” and Alien (like space aliens) DNA are being used in mainstream medicine.
She’s also the same doctor trump was praising for her support of HCQ.
Even though his own FDA just announced the results of their own studies stating that HCQ doesn’t treat covid-19 and is harmful.
Edit: As for the OP - your doctors know what they’re doing (unless they believe alien DNA is used in medicine) and listening to them will get you through. Don’t listen to treatments from strangers on the internet.
Doctors are on the same bell curve as everyone else. Some are good, most are average, some are bad.
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I was trying to avoid his name but yeah. That is what I thought. Wasn’t sure if it was the stuff because I remember the name but don’t know the initials of it. But that sounded right. I’m really mad at our governments handling of this entire situation though. I want to be safer but it’s impossible when my government isn’t doing jack to keep me safe. I can stay home and wear a mask and do all the precautions but unless there is laws in place making others do the same. I’m not safe because those I live with don’t have to do the same as I am. Which instantly puts me at risk. Anything a person does to keep themselves safe is instantly invalidated if someone they live with isn’t following the same precautions.
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I’m sorry to hear but why TF is your mother having a party during a pandemic?
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My thoughts exactly. Then again, I guess it’s not much different then the people protesting or rioting. I get peoples civil liberties and stuff and I always defend those in most cases. Except right now, I feel like a temporary halt on civil liberties is acceptable until this passes. If it was up to me nobody would be allowed to leave their homes and there would be supply dropped off at houses by officials. Who would be keeping track of who is healthy and who isn’t. If this was done this crap would of been over within a couple months instead of a full freaking year.
but noooooo
Mahhhhhhh liberties. ffs.
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