Suggest Remedies For Persistent Fever And Sore Throat

Posted on Wed, 4 Jan 2017

Question: What is best to reduce a fever? Tylenol? ibuprofen?My fever is 100.9. No cough ..slight sore throat. I am 76 .. two surgeries since July.. hip replacement and four toes corrected. Obviously, my concern is pneumonia. I have had pneumonia vaccine, but not flu shot. Hope I've provided adequate information.
** ALLERGIES: SULFA DRUGS (BACTRIM)
AMOXICILLIAN, LEVAQUIN

Prescriptions:
Prednisone 2 ½mg 1 x day a.m.
Fluoxetine 20mg 1 x day a.m.
     Amitriptyline 25mg 1 at bedtime
     Zolpidem 5mg at bedtime
      Macrobid 100mg daily (8/28/16)
     Xaralto 20 mg 1 x day since 12/6
      Other:
     Magnesium (2) 400 mg caps – pm
     Citrucel – 1 dose – as needed
     Tyenol – as needed
Vitamins/Supplements:
     Multi for Her w/o Iron
     Super B Complex
     COQ10 100 mg
     Calcium 1200 mg per day
     Addt’l vitamin D 2000 mg per day
          Probiotic

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tylenol might be best for you.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I'm sorry you are feeling sick with a fever. To reduce fever, either Tylenol or ibuprofen is good. They are both fever reducers and pain killers.

Ibuprofen is in the NSAID family, and so in addition to fever and pain reduction, ibuprofen also helps with inflammation. It has the down side of being potentially irritating on the stomach lining -and increasing the risk of stomach bleeding as a result. Given that you are on prednisone and Xarelto, Tylenol might be a safer bet.

So I recommend Tylenol for you.

Usually pneumonia comes with a cough or difficulty breathing - but not always. So if you are feeling overall quite ill such as light headed and weak or have chills, then it would be prudent to go in to get a chest X-ray.

I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information.

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