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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat, Cough, Headache And Fever

My 17 year old daughter had a sore throat, cough and head ache last week with a low grade temp. She still is not feeling well - last night her headache seemed worse - today it was gone but she is asleep in bed and said all she wants to do is sleep the past couple days and today. I am worried, she said last week while at her dr apt that Mono was going around the school - her dr said she was probably ok because @ the time she had only felt bad for a day or two - he did a flu test on her at the time and it was negative. Should I wait and see how she feels over the next couple days or should I be worried?
Tue, 31 Oct 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query.

It looks like your daughter is suffering from upper respiratory tract infection
As it is a viral infection it will resolve once the virus will complete its cycle in human body..

As of now you can start with supportive treatment to relieve the symptoms like:
-Gargle with a warm saline solution that is by mixing 1 teaspoon salt in a glass of water and warm it to make a luke warm solution..
-Take a combination of decongestant like Phenylephrine, mucolytic like Ambroxol and anti allergic levocetrizine and another combination of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen..
-Take cough expectorant containing Gueifenesin and cough suppressant containing Dextromethorphan.
-Chew a Vitamin C pellet daily, do steam inhalations, avoid spicy and chilled foods, sip on warm water throughout the day, do warm compresses over chest..

Hopefully the symptoms will resolve within a week and if it worsen consult a General Physician and get evaluated..

Hope this helps..

Regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat, Cough, Headache And Fever

Hi.. Thanks for the query. It looks like your daughter is suffering from upper respiratory tract infection As it is a viral infection it will resolve once the virus will complete its cycle in human body.. As of now you can start with supportive treatment to relieve the symptoms like: -Gargle with a warm saline solution that is by mixing 1 teaspoon salt in a glass of water and warm it to make a luke warm solution.. -Take a combination of decongestant like Phenylephrine, mucolytic like Ambroxol and anti allergic levocetrizine and another combination of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen.. -Take cough expectorant containing Gueifenesin and cough suppressant containing Dextromethorphan. -Chew a Vitamin C pellet daily, do steam inhalations, avoid spicy and chilled foods, sip on warm water throughout the day, do warm compresses over chest.. Hopefully the symptoms will resolve within a week and if it worsen consult a General Physician and get evaluated.. Hope this helps.. Regards.