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Suggest Treatment For Low Grade Fever With Indigestion

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015

Question: Low grade fever with indigestion, sore lungs that is worsened by infrequent(thankfully) coughing. Very little mucus. No runny or stuffed nose. Some aches and pains in neck, back and shoulders that comes and goes. Very weak and fatigued. No appetite. Mild headache. Also concerned that I vacuumed up rodent droppings in my attic about 3 weeks ago. I know they were not fresh, at least a year old. Not sure if from rat or mouse as there was no active infestation.
Currently taking Metformin 500mg 2/day, phentermine 37.5 once per day. Daily Vitamin C, multi-vitamin, probiotics and B-12.

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Seems mild viral infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query.
I can understand your concern.
You seem to be suffering from viral infection, a mild one.
In my opinion your symptoms are not associated with cleaning of rodent dropping ,as it is about 3 weeks back.
Hope your blood sugar is within normal limits, though it is unlikely that change in blood sugar level , may not be responsible for your present symptom.
I suggest you to try following combination,
1. Tab Pantoprazole
2. Tab Ibuprofen.
3. Cetirizine
4. Steam inhalation.
5. Warm saline gargle.
You should feel improved in about 3 days time.
Hope I have answered your query.
If any thing else you are welcome.
Good luck.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Sharma (8 minutes later)

thank you. my blood sugar is good. I am not diabetic. my Dr put me on Metformin for weight loss as I eat a very healthy diet with no sugars and no refined carbohydrates but my fasting sugars were 111 and A1C was 6.3. he said I have metabolic resistance? my sugars on Metformin stay lower than 80 most of the time. I have 20 lbs of excess weight I can't seem to lose with diet and exercise, so he put me on Metformin and Phentermine.
I no longer have the fever since I took 2 ibuprofen.

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are on your way to recovery.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
I am sorry, as you had not mentioned about your age , blood sugar and weight , I thought metformin is for increased blood sugar.
Any way, your condition seems to be improving and it will keep doing so.
You are all ready taking multivitamin supplements,so nothing more is required as of now.
As for your weight is concerned,though you may all ready be doing it , high fiber and high protein diet.
Exercise to your capacity.
Plenty of water.
.Hope you have answer to your query, if any thing else you are welcome,or you can close the question and rate the answer.
Good luck.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar