fever sucks!
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- eficks
I've had a fever for over a week now, not very fun days. Running out of sick days at work too.
What do you do to combat fever?
- jamble0
Go to the doctor, get some placebos and eat chicken soup.
I'd suggest if you've been feverish for more than a week there's something worse than a common cold and you need to get to a doctors!
- determinedmoth0
Chicken broth, Chili, or anything with garlic and chili and plenty of water.
- pascii0
whisky, drink it warm with hones and sweat a lot. even ganja helps
- gruntt0
you can always take a tylenol but when ever i have a fever i try to not treat it unless it's just unbearable. Fever is a natural defense.
but a week? go to the MD.
- jox0
Woke up with one today. Sucks doesn't it.
- tkmeister0
sleep, sleep and more sleep.
eat well, and let your girlfriend take care of you.
- MX_OnD0
fever is a symptom of whatever is wrong with you. It is your body fighting infection, if you try to subdue the fever all you are doing is making sure your body takes longer to beat the infection.
Go after the cause not the symptom.
- JazX0
You need to go to the hospital if you have a persistent fever my friend.
- alkanenine0
if its for a week already like everyone else said, go to the doctors as soon as you can.
- eficks0
today it started to go away, and I did go to the doctor, and they are about as useful as a pile of poop.
$45 for them to confirm that I'm sick. Atleast I got the certificate.
- JazX0
frame it or scan it
- shellie0
IB Profin. Go ask your doctor to prescribe 600 mgs over the phone. it is 100mgs stronger than what you can buy over the counter. It'll knock your fever out better than any tylenol can.
cold rag on the head at night. wet a hand cloth and put it in the freezer.
stay away from super hot (as in temperature) foods. its summer, don't bundle up. close your windows at night don't let the draft in while you sleep.
- antoine_1010
yeah go to a doctor. if you want a bandaid/temporary solution, take 2 paracetemol tablets, they help to regulate your temperature
- antoine_1010
DONT USE Ibuprofen as it said in Shellie's post. Ibuprofen will just mask the fever/stop you felling it. It wont try and stop it. Ibuprofen is also really addictive and REALLY bad for your liver. hope you get well soon!
- shellie0
i dunno. put some tussin on it :D
im the worst nurse ever. dont believe anything i say.
- shellie0
but you should close your windows at night so a draft doesnt come in and make you more sick. and you shouldnt sleep with the fan directly on you.. that always makes me ill. i dunno about you.
- thompson0
the only prescription is more cowbell
- leftwave0
i know this doesn't help now, but next time you feel like you're getting sick, take this:
http://www.airbornehealth.com/
it works every time!!!
- leftwave0
oh, beware of the gummi lozenges though - they taste like shit
- Point50
No need to take Airborne if you take a good daily multi and eat right. If you don't though, take it.
As far as beating that fever, I don't konw what to say. I always do that stupid thing where you wrap up in like 6 blankets and sweat for like 3 hours til it breaks.