What Causes Shivering,fever And Weakness After Getting Sore Throat?

Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2014

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Question : I was having a sore throut since yesterday, i ignored it and ate cold frozen yogurt, i took two panadols and took a nap. I went out and started sweating all of the sudden and felt hot, it went normal again after minutes, when i got back home i felt tired all of the sudden and my body got weakned i layed down trying to sleep then suddenly my whole body was shaking horribly for minutes and i felt so cold then when i closed the ac and covered myself well and tried to relax and breathe it stopped and i felt my tempurature is so high till now after that, it was the first time to happen and the time was 6 am..

Answered by Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Upper respiratory tract infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your question.

Chills, rigors(shivering), increased body temperature (fever), weakness and all other symptoms points towards an infection, most probably a throat infection (Upper respiratory tract infection).
After Panadol (Paracetamol) the temperature started decreasing hence you started sweating and felt hot.

Since you are having high grade fever, if I were your treating doctor I would start an antibiotic amoxycillin-clavunalic acid 500mg 3 times a day for 5 days after sampling throat for lab tests. This is a prescription only medicine which your local doctor will do.
If a doctor visit is not feasible right away, you can continue panadol 3 times a day along with steam inhalation 3-4 times a day and salt water gargles 3 times a day for the next 2-3 days. If you don't get better, visit a local doctor for investigations and antibiotics. Your doctor will know about this.

Please avoid cold beverages, ice creams,cold water.
Do drink plenty of warm water to avoid dehydration.

Hope I have answered your question. If you have any questions I will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

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