Need Help to get a Fever Down. (1 Viewer)

[Panda]

Hola everyone! This is kinda weird but I'm a little desperate now.
Yesterday, I went to get my vaccines updated as I hadn't been to a doctor in years. Well, I ended up getting 4 vaccines with two of them being supposedly a bit heavy.

Now, I know I'm very prone to getting fevers after vaccines. That literally always happens, even with the flu shot. Usually the fever is only in the mornings tho. But, I have had this fever since I woke up this morning at 9am, it's currently 9pm. I also have work tomorrow. I have tried everything from several cold shower to switching off between ibuprofen and tylenol to putting a cold cloth on my face and drinking a lot and lot of tea.

I got it down from 39.2 to 38.5 but now it's back to 39.1... (in celsius..... for all my peeps who aren't American, that's about 102.6 to 101.7 to 102.4 fahrenheit)

Any tips for a helpless Panda? :')

also, my bones are killing me which I'm pretty sure is from the fever :(((

 

[MinSquishy]

Stay in bed and rest. Keep hydrated. Drinking water, iced tea, or very diluted juice to replenish fluids lost through sweating. But if keeping liquids down is difficult, suck on ice chips. Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen to reduce fever. Stay cool. Remove extra layers of clothing and blankets, unless you have the chills. Take tepid baths or using cold compresses to make you more comfortable.

I hope this helps...

 

[dnb]

Yikes. 4 vaccines will do that. Not much I can suggest, except to keep taking the ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

Good luck!

 

[Ahsoka]

PANDA YOURE NOT ALLOWED TO GET SICK

But I think the others have recommended everything I know, if it doesnt help and your temperature stays the same or goes higher I would say go to a doctor because thats pretty high

 

[RandAlThor]

Ill take hot showers actually i know it not normally recommended but i just feel better after a hot shower and drink ALOT of cold fluid but i drink 3-6 liters a day anyway.

ofc i live in a desert so drinking alot is ingrained into me.

 

[dnb]

Now, I know I'm very prone to getting fevers after vaccines. That literally always happens, even with the flu shot.

Forgot to mention: The flu shot this year was nastier than usual. After my flu shot (only that shot, no other vaccines) I had a fever and aching joints for 24 hours.

 

[DrowningFishy]

TAKE A LUKEWARM BATH if you don't have a bath lukewarm showers are ok. Generally the name of the game is to cool off your body. If you develop chills do not bundle up.

Edit: But hey if you like cold showers do so. Usually cold baths and showers are not recommended but that is because it puts the body into WTF if your not used to cold baths or showers. But it is most important avoid hot baths and showers while the fever is there.

 

[Suzy]

Sweat it out. Bundle up in your blankets, keep a heat pack close to your body and try to sweat. It gets pretty hot but that's the point. I find it helps with the fever and clears out your throat. It just doesn't help with headaches but sleep should help with that.

Also I never heard that cold showers help with fevers. My family stays away from any cold during a fever because it makes it worst. So we all just bundle up and try to stay as warm as possible.

 

[potato]

you and @potato have the same dp and it's confusing me so much

I get confused sometimes too lol

 

[Suzy]

you and @potato have the same dp and it's confusing me so much

Yeh it's confusing us too

 

[yeji]

drink drink drink

hope you will feel better panda

 

[DrowningFishy]

Sweat it out. Bundle up in your blankets, keep a heat pack close to your body and try to sweat. It gets pretty hot but that's the point. I find it helps with the fever and clears out your throat. It just doesn't help with headaches but sleep should help with that.

Also I never heard that cold showers help with fevers. My family stays away from any cold during a fever because it makes it worst. So we all just bundle up and try to stay as warm as possible.

Heat makes it harder to reduce the fever. Actually it's well proved that bundling up doesn't help at all. Again cold showers are not recommended unless you're used to it. The advice is cool/lukewarm water and keeping to lighter blackets and sheets so long as your room is around 75 degrees. That's why fevers rise at night because your all snuggled up.

You want to cool down with a fever not heat up, or you know dunk unprepared into freezing cold water. Though if you run a high enough fever you will end up with icepacks in your joints.

 

[Suzy]

Heat makes it harder to reduce the fever. Actually it's well proved that bundling up doesn't help at all. Again cold showers are not recommended unless you're used to it. The advice is cool/lukewarm water and keeping to lighter blackets and sheets so long as your room is around 75 degrees. That's why fevers rise at night because your all snuggled up.

You want to cool down with a fever not heat up, or you know dunk unprepared into freezing cold water. Though if you run a high enough fever you will end up with icepacks in your joints.

That's interesting to know. I never actually looked into the science of it before, I just go along with my grandma's practices. We just bundle up so that we can sweat it out because that works for us. But thinking about it scientifically and logically, it makes sense not to add more heat. I don't know why I never actually thought of it logically before lol.

 

[DrowningFishy]

That's interesting to know. I never actually looked into the science of it before, I just go along with my grandma's practices. We just bundle up so that we can sweat it out because that works for us. But thinking about it scientifically and logically, it makes sense not to add more heat. I don't know why I never actually thought of it logically before lol.

Talk about grandma's tales, the cold doesn't make you sick. It can lower your immune system if it's not strong, but it can't get you sick. Why do flus happen more in cold seasons? Because it is the virus that thrives in cold environments and becomes more stable in the cold. People are also in doors more so there is more contact with people and surfaces other people touch. It's why general hygiene has always been pushed.. and you know vaccines.

You wouldn't put butter on a burn? Hahaha but I can guarantee a lot of our grandmas would think so. Don't ever put butter on a burn please butter fries.

 

[Panda]

Thank you all for your tips!!!!
A lot of them were really helpful!
Thankfully the fever came down, and now I can confidently say that I longer have a fever lmao :3

@DrowningFishy @Chlorine @DimashVirus @goyo @dnb @Vikki @RandAlThor @SugaRush

 

[DrowningFishy]

Thank you all for your tips!!!!
A lot of them were really helpful!
Thankfully the fever came down, and now I can confidently say that I longer have a fever lmao :3

@DrowningFishy @Chlorine @DimashVirus @goyo @dnb @Vikki @RandAlThor @SugaRush

Glad you feel better

Spoiler: your feel better present

 

[yeji]

Thank you all for your tips!!!!
A lot of them were really helpful!
Thankfully the fever came down, and now I can confidently say that I longer have a fever lmao :3

@DrowningFishy @Chlorine @DimashVirus @goyo @dnb @Vikki @RandAlThor @SugaRush

so happy that you feel better