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Suggest Treatment For Influenza And Acute Pharyngitis

I just got tested and diagnosed with influenza and acute pharyngitis. I ve been having cold chills and then getting hot to a point of sweating. Also have a moderate soar throat and slightly stuffy nose. I ve had a pretty moderately painful headache all week as well, I have migraine meds and 800mg ibuprofen. I ve take the migraine med and the ibuprofen and it hasn t gone away. The chills and fever just started last night and continued through to today. I got two shots today, steroid shot and antibiotic shot. Also was prescribed tamiflu which I ll start tomorrow a z pak and some more ibuprofen(800mg.) I took the antibiotics 1st as well as an Ibuprofen and my headache has not gotten better at in fact I almost feel like it s gotten a lil worse. Again I ve taken stuff all week off and on and it just keeps coming back. What else can I try and is it be of the flu on why it s not going away?
Fri, 17 Jul 2015
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Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concern. You haven't mentioned which antibiotic you are taking and for how many days. Are you positive for swine flu or you had any contact with a positive person within 10 days? If your answer is no- then you need not to take tamiflu. You are suffering from sore throat, headach and fever with sweats right now. Are you from malaria endemic zone- if yes then go for a test for malaria. Are you a chronic patient of migrain- I think your headach is due to upper respiratory tract infection. Go for proper antibiotic like Augmentin in proper doses with antiinflammatory like brufen and add cetrizine for congesion. Your problem will be solved.
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Suggest Treatment For Influenza And Acute Pharyngitis

Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concern. You haven t mentioned which antibiotic you are taking and for how many days. Are you positive for swine flu or you had any contact with a positive person within 10 days? If your answer is no- then you need not to take tamiflu. You are suffering from sore throat, headach and fever with sweats right now. Are you from malaria endemic zone- if yes then go for a test for malaria. Are you a chronic patient of migrain- I think your headach is due to upper respiratory tract infection. Go for proper antibiotic like Augmentin in proper doses with antiinflammatory like brufen and add cetrizine for congesion. Your problem will be solved.