Rainy Season = Flu Season Thought I was the only one with an extremely sore throat. I noticed I'm not alone, plenty of folk are carrying cough syrup in their hip pockets. This one was especially harsh, had to resort to taking  1g Augmentin  twice a day. I know when it's working, I sleep for 18 hours and feel weak when I am awake. I'm over the worst of it now.