I came down with a cold last Thursday that included fatigue, chills, aches & pains, and a bad cough. I lost my voice two days ago as well which seems to be returning. Today is the following Thursday and all symptoms have subsided now except a deep cough. I have been taking an expectorant, but don t seem to have any major mucus coming up. My cough seems to be a deep, dry one. Am I on the verge of healing or should I have to seek medical treatment for antibiotics?
Hi.  I understand your concern.  The symptoms you had 1 week ago suggest allergic cold along with secondary infection(you had chill, aches, pains. ) It seems with your resistance & natural subsidence of the problem has occurred. Still some apt of problem remains in for of Chat Doctor. You are taking cough syrup. Without much effect.  In this respect, you should get your blood TLC/DLC done. To exclude infection in lungs & to exclude Eosinophilic (raised number of eosinophils which are increased in response to allergy & in turn cause