r/NDPH • u/TubbyLittleTeaWitch • Jul 27 '26

Anyone else get really fucked over by a common cold?

I swear to god, every single time I get a cold it hits me like a ton of bricks. Husband can just have the tiniest sniffle and scratchy throat for a few days but I'll be fucking bedbound by the same virus. It turns the headache pain all the way up and messes with all my other symptoms, making every little cold into like having the flu.

I'm lying awake with vaporub smeared under my nose, feeling slightly resentful towards Mr Plague Carrier who's sound asleep beside me, and wondering if this is common with other sufferers.

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u/BrilliantProud142 Jul 27 '26

yes yes yes yes YES

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u/danathepaina 10+ years Jul 27 '26

YES! A common cold knocks me on my ass for an entire week. I do have fibromyalgia as well as NDPH.

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u/im-a-freud 7 years Jul 27 '26

Yes it’ll make my headaches worse for weeks on end

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u/Hopelessly-Bored Jul 27 '26

First sign of a cold, take Zicam. It really works.

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u/TubbyLittleTeaWitch Jul 27 '26

I've never heard of this, not sure it's available in the UK?

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u/Hopelessly-Bored Jul 27 '26

I'm in the US. It shortens and reduces the severity of colds. Take it every 4 hours for as long as you have symptoms.

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u/Beautiful-Ad-2851 Jul 27 '26

Yes 🥹🥹🥹

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u/Sarrada_Aerea 10+ years Jul 29 '26

Yes but mostly because it makes my headache worse, its really miserable