It works in the movies ...
Castor oil may work. I can attest to the fact that Milk of Magnesia cures the common cold and everything else. The nuns at my prep school kept a 2343-gallon jug of MoM on hand, gave us a huge dose before bed and by daybreak, health always returned.
So do that tonight. Then, startin g tomorrow morning, enjoy pepper in HOT scotch with a lemon twist. Hot drinks of any kind are soothing. Vitamin C is great if you can get enough into your system. Try to find Vitamin C in powdered form, stir a tablespoonsful into water or juice (not hot in this case but lukewarm is OK) once per hour. All day. You cannot overdose on C.
And enjoy the Steelers tromping all over the opposition. That'll cheer you up!