I've been sick for a whole week, congestion, etc anyone else had a cold this long??

[NGC253]

I've been sick for a week already - normally I'm only sick for 3 days but this so far has been a whole week, it really wiped me out!
The main thing is the coughing phlegm and congestion and just feeling sick - anyone else had a cold this long?!
I'm trying everything but nothing is kicking it! The Dr gave me antibiotics to take just in case and I started taking them but I dont' think they did anything anyway as I'm still sick
I went to Dr two days ago and she said all my airways were clear etc and it will pass - but it's NOT PASSING and it's giving me extreme anxiety ... anyone else had this??

[NGC253]

Anyone!?

[Sparkling_Fairy]

Hi, first off please consider timezones You posted this at 2am for most people, so by 5am no one will have replied yet as we're all asleep.
Second, I'd say most colds last a week. There are colds going around that have people sick for more than 3 weeks. So yes it's absolutely normal to have a cold for a week.

[ckelley116]

Antibiotics for a cold? Colds are viral; antibiotics don't help them.

Colds can last anywhere from 3-10 days on average. I'm someone who can generally kick a cold by day 5 but in September 2021 I had one that lasted nearly two weeks. It was miserable, sure, but it was just a cold. Nothing to do but let it run its course.

[Pkstracy]

I know this is old but I had an upper resp infection that lasted 21 days.