Cold & sinus symptoms for over 2 months…?

by Symptom Advice on September 2, 2010

…it started by waking up in morning with blocked nose and general cold symptoms which seemed to clear up by the afternoon. However in the afternoon I would get a heavy / pressure feeling across my head and eyes (sinus pain I assume).

After about 4 weeks of this, it started to get much worse so I went to the doctor and he put me on a course of antibiotics (amoxocillin), which made all the worse syptoms (a lot of pressure, very sore thoat etc) fade.

However after finishing the antibiotics I was still not completely better – I had sinus pain, lots of mucus and swollen glands.

I went back to the doctor and he said either the antibiotic didnt work or it was a viral infection (which I may have got twice because it has gone on for so long). so he gave me another course of antibiotics.

Just finished the second course today – and still not fully better. I have swollen gland, sinus pain with mucus (always have to blow nose).

I am going travelling for 6 weeks, next week – and I really want to get rid of this completely before I go.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone had similar? Think only thing I can do now is boast my immune system – can anyone recommend good things to take?

P.S. I have been doing all the stuff they tell you to do – sinus rinse, steam face, plenty of sleep, Vitamin C etc…

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