6 days ago I woke up with a sore throat out of nowhere. By that night, I was experiencing body aches, a fever, and a headache. The following day the aches were so extensive that I was unable to get out of bed, and if I did, I was breathless just walking down the hallway from my bedroom to my bathroom. The 3rd day, I developed a dry cough. The 4th day I consulted my physician, who tested me for Strep, but concluded that I have a common virus. He prescribed a cough medicine with coedine in it, to help me sleep. This cough medicine has not helped and my cough has worsened to the point where I have not been able to sleep for the past 2 nights. Now I am experiencing an ear ache. None of the OTC medications I usually take have given me any relief throughout this ordeal and nothing seems to be helping me sleep. What can I do?