I have a cold question??

you arent contagious anymore unless you have a fever... sounds like you are ok

try shower soothers. Its not a "cure" for the cold but it will make you feel so much better

I agree with the other answer. But for next time I'd give you 2 suggestions, and I get them now since you want them on hand for when the next cold comes on....then hopefully you won't ever have a 5+ day cold again! I use both and I honestly don't remember last time I got a full blown cold! (SHHH hate saying that out loud hehe).

First is easy to find. Get Zinc lozenges. They really help. If you have a Trader Joe's near you they are really cheap and good flavors there. But if not all the major drug stores carry it now.

The second find a friend who was studying accupunture turned me on to years ago and it is a miracle! It's an all natural herb combo from China. I had an MD look at the ingredients to make sure they were safe. If you take these at the first sign of a cold or flu it will blow it out. At the very worst (like a flu) you will get sick but not feel badly. If you don't take it at the very first tickle in your throat or your head feeling heavy then you missed your shot to blow it off totally, but again you will feel much better with it. To get them you either need to go to a Chinatown or luckily now you can find them online. But web search them well as I have seen a huge range of prices.

What is this miracle? It's Yin Chiao Chieh Tu Pien...Great Wall Brand. The box has a total of 96 tablets in 6 tablet glass vials. You take 4 at the first sign, 4 before bed and repeat 4 am and 4 pm for a few days. Trust me works every time. And I know it's not just mind over matter cause all my friends now use and swear by them, including 2 who laughed at them and didn't believe they would do anything (until they tried em and it worked). I call em mud pills cause they look and taste like mud..ewww...so try not to taste em just swallow hehe. A box should be about $5 or under. If not keep looking. And I am only suggesting that brand. I tried one other by accident once and it didn't work.

Probably too late for this time, but I'd get it now for next. You might want to get the zinc now and take those asap...and have you been drinking orange juice? That helps.

Good luck and hope you feel better soon! And now you and anyone who reads this knows my secret for never getting a cold! (Plus handwashing soon as you walk in the house helps prevent needing them too!).