Posted by Adam on January 15, 2000, at 14:59:02
In reply to MAOI + flu = ?, posted by Elizabeth on January 15, 2000, at 1:58:45
Thank you, everyone,
Much echinacia and fluids being consumed (the S.O. brought the echinacia over...damned if I know what it does, but what the heck.)
Want to hear something really f***ing funny? I actually got a flu shot in October. Free from my employer. You get what you pay for, I guess.
Oh, good heavens, no mas, no mas. This sucks. This truly does. Nobody told me a flu could do this.
I hope no one will begrudge me for singling out Elizabeth...thanks again for your encycopedic pharmacoligic knowledge. If I can drag my sorry carcas to my PCP, I will try your suggestions.
Good night. Stay healthy.
Adam
> > It's painful just to sit upright and type.
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> You said you've tried Vitamin I (my friends seem to use this expression too). What about APAP? Or a combination? Prescription pain killers such as codeine can help too with the aches (and are also cough suppressants).
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> Stick to a bland diet...broth and ginger ale. Phenergan can help you keep stuff down, I don't know if this is ordinarily used for the flu.
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> If you have a cough, there is a cough suppressant -- benzonatate, trade name Tessalon) that you can use with MAOIs. If it's productive, you might want to use guaifenisen (expectorant) instead. (I just got over a cold but have a persistent cough; my doctor prescribed Tessalon and Azmacort.)
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> A weird thing is that even when my cold (one of those Boston Mega-colds) was at its worst, I didn't feel "wiped" by it. I had a lot of energy and acted on it. I suspect that going out in the cold wasn't the best way to deal with my infection!
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> I got the flu shot yesterday. 2 weeks until it kicks in. Wish me luck, everyone.
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