Most likely

Does it actually work, I would be skeptic. Once you feel the symptoms the flu has already  had 1-2 days to get settled in your body. All there is to do is get a stack of movies and then wait it out. Drink lots of water.

I had it two weeks ago. I didn't check my body temperature, but I felt sick and tired overall.

I didn't use any medications, either. The worst was very dry cough. When I started to cough, I couldn't stop coughing for 5 minutes at the time. Cough was the reason, I had to take sick leave for few days, because of 'attack' I had while in the classroom.

Before going to Hospital in China, I always 'hear' Heiman Roth's line in Godfather II, while he was sick in Havana : 'I want my own doctor, flying in from Miami. I don't trust a doctor, who can't speak English! '

Well there isn't any medicine that will stop it but to perhaps help you through the snotty nose, coughing and slight fever I will recommend the following:

A Traditional Chinese medicine called Shuanghuanglian Koufuxe will help you with cough, sore throat and upper respiratory tract infection. It's a vile tasting liquid in a small bottle (vile bile in a phiall you might say!). Little plastic straws and a puncture tool are supplied. 3 times a day. According to the write up I read it's all natural substances. I mixed that with an antibiotic called Cefixime capsules. For the fever and achy body take 1 Nimeishuli pian in the morning and 1 before going to bed. Lots of water.... although I admit to washing the taste of the vile stuff out of my mouth with a nice merlot wine!

icnif77 - there is a natural breathing method to stop coughing and coughing attacks based on the best cough suppressant being carbon dioxide. I do agree with going to a Chinese hospital being your last choice.