Is it normal to feel so bad when i get a cold that i want to die?

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I am 38 and have been this way my whole life. Every time I get a cold, I miss 4-5 days of work. Sometimes more than that. I get so weak that accomplishing anything is almost impossible. I feel so awful that I ask God why He doesn't just take my life. I don't think I am actually suicidal, but I am close! I have asked my doctor why my colds are so bad and she doesn't have an answer.

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  • Caryopteris
    8 years ago

    Try taking zinc gluconate as soon as you feel a cold coming on. You could try taking zinc on and off during cold season. Unless you are truly deficient you don't want to take it all the time as it is a heavy metal and it could build up in your system. Try taking vitamins C and B12 also. Soak in Epsom salts.

    I used to take Zicam and put it in my nose when it first came out. They took the nasal form off the market, but sometimes I put the throat spray kind in my nose because the throat application doesn't seem to be effective.

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    • danamarsh11
      8 years ago

      I have tried the Zicam losenges and they do nothing for me.Never thought about spraying it in my nose, but it's worth a shot I guess. I do take Vitamin C regularly.

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  • YouMightEmbarassYourself
    8 years ago

    I always feel like that when I get a cold. I'm like why did IIII have to get a cold, why couldn't someone else, ugh. So annoying cuz I miss loads of school (mostly hanging out with friends)

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  • chained_rage
    8 years ago

    Ebola

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  • FANTABULOUS
    8 years ago

    I also oftenly catch a cold consisting of a very bad-sounding cough. Since last year I haven't found any cure for this. I even went for X-rays but my lungs were damn healthy and normal. I tried home remedies and medicines from pharmacies but nothing seem to work. My parents and I still don't know what more else to do about this and it's freaking me out. That is why I sometimes feel like dying because I know when I'm dead I won't feel any pain. I sometimes feel like commiting suicide but I don't have guts to do that.

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    • danamarsh11
      8 years ago

      Sorry to hear. My friend recommended a supplement called Diamond V XTC (or something like that). It is meant for animals, but humans take it also. Very interesting story behind how people started taking it. He has been cold free for about a year and a half, since he started taking it.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    "feel so bad when I get a cold that I want to die"
    Sounds an awful lot like a line from a country song, doesn't it?

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