Mostly, I sleep. When I’m not sleeping, I play relaxing video games or watch older TV shows/movies. So it’s like Stardew Valley and Better Off Ted/Airplane all day.

And, of course, chicken soup or your regional equivalent sick people food.

I got people calling it “the undead-turning lamen”:

Get some chicken (thighs? breast? whatever, include the bones but take them afterwards). Dice it, season with ginger, red pepper, black pepper, brown sugar. Brown it in a pot large enough to make some soup out of it. Then add wasabi, vinegar, minced garlic, soy sauce and water or chicken stock, fix the seasoning as necessary. (It’s fine to add a bit of salt to avoid making it too soy saucy.) Then add sliced cabbage, carrot, onion, leek, whatever you have in your fridge (see note on order), plus instant noodles (no packet seasoning). Let it cook all together and serve it.

It won’t cure your cold or flu. But it’s comforting, and nutritive. Make it spicy, but not uncomfortably so. If you’re struggling to chew it’s fine to just sip the liquid itself, as plenty nutrients from the vegs will leak into it.

NOTE: vegs and noodles take different cooking times, so plan accordingly. If using the ones that I’ve listed I’d probably add the carrots and cabbage, wait a bit, then onion and leek, wait a bit more, then the lamen. I usually go by texture but I guess five minutes between steps is reasonable?

Just as a note, if you’re not sure if you have COVID or not, avoid ibuprofen as it can make some COVID symptoms worse

Good luck!

Standing in the shower can provide temporary relief.

Last time I was down with the Plague™, I was in bed, chugging jugs of thyme tea (helps a lot with wet cough), and taking ibuprofen/pseudoephedrine for the fever and stuffy nose. Also I watched the entire history of the Earth documentary series while sorting out my mystery embroidery floss. That helped a lot to keep me busy. Sleeping is good but I feel like I lose track of time and that triggers my depression. But I usually recommend it a lot to my patients.

Vitamin C , lots of water. Rest and real non processed food such fresh fruit and vegetables. I also avoid carb heavy meals when unwell to give my system a break. I still eat some carbs but just keep it light.

Soup always makes me feel better. Doesn’t have to be anything fancy, just something hot and healthy and tasty. And a piece of bread to mop up afterwards.

Not sure what’s going around - but also super sick during summer!!

I was recommended Oregano Concentrate (a natural anti-viral / bacterial) which really helped reduce the respiratory side of the sickness completely.

“There’s been a rumor that – you know, a very nice rumor – that you go outside in the sun or you have heat and it does have an effect on other viruses,”

“I’m going to speak to the medical doctors to see if there’s any way that you can apply light and heat to cure, you know, if you could.”

For a cold?

Soup, spicy food, hot drinks, salt water gargle, and sometimes I’ll use OTC cold medicine (but be careful because they usually have tylenol in them so you don’t want to drink or take other medicines that can fuck up your liver).

If you’re congested, put 12 drops of the spiciest hot sauce you can get in a small cup of water and gargle it and swish it around like mouthwash.

You won’t enjoy it, but you will be able to breathe.

I like Lemsip. It’s basically paracetamol like you already use but contains pseudoephidrine as well as an “upper”.

I swear that high dose vitamin D helps me when I have a viral infection, but only if I start taking it early on. Tylenol for fever, maybe also ibuprofen if there are a lot of aches and pains.

Feel better soon, OP!

Make sure you’re well-hydrated

Opioids always make me feel better. Methadone is slow onset, long duration, ideal for getting over the worst. Tramadol is cheap and plentiful. They are addictive so don’t take them for more than a day or two.