mistressofmuses | (no subject)

Still feeling pretty cruddy. Not really worse, but... different. The sore throat is a little better, and more scratchy than burn-y, and the headache is still omnipresent but slightly less severe. But I'm more congested, and my stomach is now cranky about things, too. I also have a kind of weird pseudo-dizziness when sitting up, kind of like the loopy feel of being just slightly tipsy. But still no fever!

I took Dayquil today (which is a thing that for some reason I never remember I can take? My mom was weirdly opposed to multi-symptom medications, so we never had things like that around, and even now I forget about it.) If you'd asked if it was working, I probably would have shrugged and not been all that sure, but BOY did I notice when it wore off. :|

At least I only have one more day to scrape through before my weekend.

Probably going to take it fairly easy again tonight, though I did spend some time trying to hash out a better alternative for the background/setting for A Show of Good Faith. I think I figured out something better, and while it will require scrapping the first 1500 words (AGAIN), I think it'll be better.

Gonna poke at that with a stick, and then probably go to bed.

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The pseudo-dizziness when sitting up goes with the congestion - your inner ear is getting impacted by the pressure in the sinuses. They're just pushing on it which screws with the perception of balance. You can try to massage under and above your cheekbones but it'll be damn sore to the touch. Also, if the massage works, you'll need a metric ton of tissues for the deluge.
I use Nyquil and I hold it up under my upper lid to get it to absorb into the membranes a bit faster and to actually reach the sinuses. It actually works. I was surprised, I did it out of desperation and a swollen back tooth.

Yeah, I've definitely got clogged up head-tubes. I hadn't tried the massaging around my cheekbones to dislodge it - you weren't kidding about the sudden deluge, lol. But it definitely released some pressure! (And so much snot.)

I also hadn't ever heard the strategy of holding the Nyquil against a membrane to speed the absorption. All I've got right now are the generic-brand capsule-style Dayquil, but if I get the liquid kind next time I'll give that a try!

I usually do it now for allergy attacks that hit before bed. I get more out of the Nyquil without having to drink so much. Of course, I hit the bottle hard - Nyquil Severe.
What a name.

That's a good idea, and that sounds like a great relief when an allergy attack hits. Waiting for something to kick in is awful.

Nyquil Severe sounds like some kind of club name. Cyberpunk character name? Hmmm.

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Ugh well, looks liek the Dayquil staves off the edge

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Nyquil against a membrane to speed the absorption

Re: Nyquil against a membrane to speed the absorption