I'm willing to do anything to get rid of this junk. And my husband and daughter are sick with it too. Fun times. But Nyquil's got plenty of alcohol in it so cheers, LOL.
[MENTION=38281]Wolfsister77[/MENTION]
Some suggestions. I've written this to a lot of acquaintances in the last years.
Kill the Nyquil - it only encourages the infection to grow if your nose is stopped up.
If the nose is stopped up: nose spray before sleeping, this is critical, otherwise, you breath through your mouth throughout the sleep cycle and the mouth has no cilia in it like the nose to catch dust and diseases trying to get it.
Inhalation of steam helps to keep the lungs from junking up, it relaxes the muscles in the entire throat area, helps to thin the mucous again. 3-4 times a day, 10 minutes at a crack.
Sleep with the head ever so slightly elevated.
Air out the bedroom before you go to sleep.
If muscle stiffness is part of the ailment, some aspirin or ibu is ok.
Check with your pharmacist to see if you can get a solution called "Umckaloabo" - it comes from Africa and is made from the pelargonium root - works like an antibiotic, is however, not one. Will shorten every upper bronchial infection. 50 drops, right on the tongue. 3 times a day. Second day: 35 drops, 3 X per day. Third day: 25 drops, 3 X per day.
And Gracie is right: green tea (no more than 4 minutes of steep time), lots of it, will help you to pee out the infection. It really does help.
Good luck to you and your family. Thinking of you.
Stat