Extreme sore throat? ways to ease pains till friday?

well, when i have a sore throat i gargle warm salt water just like i would tooth pain. do that when the pain gets too unbearable(: (dnt swallow the water lol) and if your go to the store pick up some cough medicine, it eases the soreness too (: but stick to sucking on peppermints and that kind of stuff throughout the day(: