need this gone asap

fever, cold sweats. lymphs swollen and achy muscles all over

flu? or no flu?

1/1/2008 3:06:49 PM

go get that Z stuff that's supposed to shorten its duration? dunno if it's already too late for that, though

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 3:08 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2008 3:08:04 PM

1/1/2008 3:08:39 PM

^^that would be zicam

1/1/2008 3:09:00 PM

if you just "think" you have the flu

chances are you don't have the flu

probably just a cold.

1/1/2008 3:10:32 PM

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"Pseudoephedrine is indicated for the treatment of: * nasal congestion * sinus congestion * Eustachian tube congestion.[4] "

i dont have those symptoms

^ i hardly ever get sick, this is like badddd for me, so it may be the flu...i dunno, but like i say my body responds pretty well normally its over in like a day...but this has lingered for about 2.5

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 3:11 PM. Reason : y]

1/1/2008 3:10:43 PM

did it come on all of a sudden?

can you get out of bed and function?

1/1/2008 3:12:21 PM

Just go to the doctor. If nothing else, they'll give you something Rx strength to relieve the symptoms. You can't "cure" it, but you can be given something like Tamiflu to keep the flu from getting worse. Or antibiotics to clear up any secondary infections resulting from the virus.

It could be MONO. When my husband had mono, we were pretty sure that it was the flu, but it ended up being teh kissing disease.

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM. Reason : mono]

1/1/2008 3:14:17 PM

yea i was sittin at my house and started feeling weird so i took nyquil

well that night i woke up in a sweat and a fever, got better a little yesterday and came back to raleigh went out last night, still didnt feel 100%

got up this morning and seemed to be getting over it, then did some cleaning and bam...feels like its back

im guessing dayquil, tylenol, ibuprofen and rest are my relievers

1/1/2008 3:14:54 PM

I thought I had the flu, but then I realized there wasn't an outbreak in NC and doc gave me a chest x-ray to reveal that I just had pneumonia. Pain (incl. migraine-like headache) and fever were the worst two symptoms for me.

1/1/2008 3:19:45 PM

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"to reveal that I just had pneumonia"

pneumonia is much more deadly than the flu

1/1/2008 3:21:42 PM

that sucks man, dont tell me that

my buddy just recently died from pnuemonia

did you vomit? any congestion etc...

1/1/2008 3:22:41 PM

anyone kno if the health center is open?

1/1/2008 3:30:16 PM

About the 4th day, breathing got pretty shallow due to congestion building up from the bacteria in my lungs. A crapload of guaifenesin helped to get the congestion out of my chest so I could breathe better. I'm about done with my antibiotics now and almost all the chest congestion is gone, but the first few days were hell. Every time I slept, I'd have my fever climb to 103.5 and have nightmares and wake up with a headache nothing short of a migraine. Those were some trippy nightmares.

I guess I didn't mean to play down pneumonia over flu, except that it's more treatable using antibiotics if diagnosed (I was misdiagnosed on the second day of symptoms as having "viral syndrome").

Those damn bacteria, maybe if I didn't bike to work in the cold rain, didn't stay up all night studying for an exam, and didn't work so many night shifts, I might have not ever contracted pneumonia.

1/1/2008 3:30:38 PM

Even if the health center is open, they don't have their new x-ray machine installed yet

http://www.ncsu.edu/student_health/Appointments/index.html

Closed New Year's Day.

I didn't have any vomiting, however, I did feel sick to my stomach a few times, probably because I wasn't eating much when I felt so bad.

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 3:37 PM. Reason : Sorry, I double posted.]

1/1/2008 3:32:55 PM

flu for me usually involves frequent vommiting

1/1/2008 3:35:44 PM

emergen-c ftw

1/1/2008 3:37:07 PM

tamiflu is the answer, but you need to take it in the first couple of days for it to be effective

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 7:43 PM. Reason : bonus: you can find out if you actually have the flu]

1/1/2008 7:43:08 PM

stop being stupid and start taking yearly flu vaccinations. that's what you can do. hindsight's a bitch ain't it?

1/1/2008 7:51:31 PM

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"stop being stupid and start taking yearly flu vaccinations. that's what you can do. hindsight's a bitch ain't it?"

Because they're guaranteed to work

1/1/2008 7:53:44 PM

well if you have the flu, then you have two options


1. stay at home and nurse yourself until you get better. If you have a wife, fiance, or girlfriend, they will take care of you

2. you can pull a Michael Jordan....and step outside....handle your goddamned business....then go back to sleep



[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 7:55 PM. Reason : kkthx]

1/1/2008 7:54:30 PM

Well in that case

call me MJT3bucky

but i wont be steppin out tonight, im gonna rest tonight and let the moms take care of me, then tomorrow step out like a champ.

thanks for all the help tho everyone who lended advice

1/1/2008 8:05:34 PM