fever reduction

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 06 Mar 2006 16:20

i have been sick for a few days and can't get my temperature down. it hasn't been below 100F in awhile. i'm tired of taking medicine and feeling loopy. does anyone have some great ways to reduce fevers? (other than the obvious drinking lots of water)

Pengu · Post by **Pengu** » 06 Mar 2006 21:58

Eat chicken noodle soup, pop two tylenols, and go sleep in warm jammies and bundle up in covers to sweat it out.

JoFa · Post by **JoFa** » 06 Mar 2006 22:08

Fevers are good, bro. Although most doctors try to reduce them, they are actually one of the body's most powerful weapons. Just wait it out.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 06 Mar 2006 22:52

jofa is right, it's a good thing. a fever is only REALLY a bad thing when it's getting up around 104, because i believe it starts cooking your brain or something like that. if that's the case, fill the bath tub with cold water and have a good sit in there for a while.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 07 Mar 2006 23:16

i was close to 103 for two days in a row and ended up going to a doctor. i have a virus and she gave me corticosteroids. I was really trying to avoid meds, tylenol included, but you gotta do what u gotta do. any holistic approaches would be cool. keep this thread goin

Bagira · Post by **Bagira** » 08 Mar 2006 00:48

What Peng said.

Try drinking raspberry tea(mix tea and raspberry jam) with some acitomenophen. It helps reduce fevers. If needed, stay in bed for as long as possible. Should it be a recurring fever, meaning goes down and then goes back up in like 2-3 hours, stay in bed. Read a few books or something.

You shouldn't have any reason to avoid tylenols. They are pretty harmless. Aspirin is more dangerous and shouldn't be used without proper reason or care.

The cold bath is only good if you are at a really high temp. I don't know Farenheit...40C is really bad. That's a good time to try the cold bath. It will quickly drop your fever, but it should only be used as an emergency option.

The fevers are good for your body, but JoFa failed to explain that it is best to keep them under control. Too high a temperature won't fry your brain or BS like that. It will simply slow down metabolic processes that go on in your blood. Same thing with blood pH. Should it be too high or too low, your metabolic processes will slow down and you'll die that way.

Anyway, Peng's advice is best, along with raspberry tea. You want to get the fever all the way down. Meaning to ~36.7C. If it doesn't get down, then sweat yourself more to get it down. If the fever persists for over 5-6 days, the problem is definitely serious. Go see another doctor. Don't let it become more than the regular flu.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 08 Mar 2006 08:49

those meds i got were awesome. after one pill, I felt pretty much back to normal

that's what i get for trying to take out meds