I have had a persistent cold for 2 weeks now. I've had a cough/phlegm, headache, runny nose, stuffy head, ear aches, and I haven't taken any meds other than advil for the headaches. I was going to go to the doctor if I didn't feel better by today because of the ear aches (Mr. Bee read that bronchitis can lead to ear infections).

But I think it's finally starting to get a little bit better. I took some emergen-c for the first time yesterday, and i've been drinking tons of oj. Maybe that helped?

Have you ever taken emergen-c? Does it help? What do you do when you have a bad cold?