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Child Has Fever. Taking Antibiotic And Sleeping A Lot. Is This Normal?

Hi Sir, My son, 14 months old is having fever since few days. The temp is hovering around 99.5F since Wednesday. Initially the doc gave Crocin and T-Minic, then on Friday we took again as there was no improvement and the doc gave an antibiotic , then till SUnday nothing happened, so doc suggested to stop the Antibiotic and replaced the same with another antibiotic i.e. Cepodem. After that the kid is sleepong a lot, having disturbed sleep and not urinating frequently. Is this normal? are medicines fine? Are we missing something - as the fever is not going off. regards Gouraba - A very worried father
Fri, 15 Mar 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for your query.
Fever means temperature>100F.
If your child does not have fever then the child should not receive crocin or any antibiotic.
Antibiotics should be prescribed after doing blood tests.
Sleep is a way by which the body takes rest and recovers after a viral fever.This is absolutely normal.Give him lots of rest and plenty of fluids.
Hope this answers your query.
If you have any other queries kindly direct them to me.
Wishing a speedy recovery.
Have a nice day.
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Child Has Fever. Taking Antibiotic And Sleeping A Lot. Is This Normal?

Hi, Thank you for your query. Fever means temperature 100F. If your child does not have fever then the child should not receive crocin or any antibiotic. Antibiotics should be prescribed after doing blood tests. Sleep is a way by which the body takes rest and recovers after a viral fever.This is absolutely normal.Give him lots of rest and plenty of fluids. Hope this answers your query. If you have any other queries kindly direct them to me. Wishing a speedy recovery. Have a nice day.