How can you bring a fever down? please help?!
Question: How can you bring a fever down!? please help!?
ok so i've had a fever for about four hours now and i'm kind of freaking out because i'm home alone babysitting my little brother and sister and i don't want to pass out and have them destroy the house and get hurt in the process!. i just took a cold shower to bring it down but it didn't work, it actually got higher (it was 103 before and now it's 103!.6) i'm drinking a lot of water but i do that all the time so i don't know if it will help, i'm not sick as far as i know, i have a headache but it's not unbearably painful
does anyone know how i can get it down without taking any medicine!? i have tylenol, advil, and ibuprofen but i really don't like taking medicine but i will if i have to!.!.!.i'm 16 if that helps at allWww@Answer-Health@Com
does anyone know how i can get it down without taking any medicine!? i have tylenol, advil, and ibuprofen but i really don't like taking medicine but i will if i have to!.!.!.i'm 16 if that helps at allWww@Answer-Health@Com
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take an ibuprofen as directed, then after the time it says to wait before taking another, take a tylenol!. keep alternating them until it goes down!. i have always been told to keep warm when i have a fever, and i always sweat it out!. drink a lot of water, or clear liquid, and get a wet small rag, and just wipe your face off!. after a little while, your fever should go down!. in the mean time, you could get your little brother and sister to help take care of you!. make it seem like play time to them (assuming they are young enought to go along with it) and ask them to get you a towel, or a glass of water, just anything for them to be with you and it helps you at the same time!.
good luck!!! and get better soon!!!
-Angel-Www@Answer-Health@Com
good luck!!! and get better soon!!!
-Angel-Www@Answer-Health@Com
OK, first off CALL your parents now!. If your fever goes up to 105 - you need to go to the ER! Don't take a cold shower - that makes your body work harder to heat itself up - and raises your temp!. Take some ibuprofen!. This IS SERIOUS> You can't be there taking care of kids in this state!. Call Mom and Dad - Gramma, Auntie - whoever! NOW!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
That is a very high fever!. Please get in touch with your parents or an adult as soon as possible!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Take the tylenol only 2 tablets!.this will help you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
to start with there are a few ways to deal with it!. You need to take ibuprophen to help to get a jump on it and then after 4 hours you can take tylenol (acetomenaphin)!. The ibuprophen you can only take every 8 hours so you want to alternate!. Ibuprophen, then 4 hours later, Tylenol, 4 hours later ibuprophen and so on!. But you need to remember that a fever is often signs that your body is trying to fight off and infection so it is a good idea to be seen by a doctor as soon as your parents are available to take you!. If at all possible, let them know as soon as you can so you can be treated for infection of some kind of infection if necessary!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well your suppose to take a cool shower or bath, not cold!. At a temp!. that high you must take at least tylenol to bring it down!. That and put a cool washcloth on your forhead!. Keep drinking fluids!. Water or gatorade!. I don't want to scare you, but if it gets any higher your gonna need to call your parents or someone to take you to the hospital!. Your body is clearly trying to fight something off, but at the same time, if a persons temp is to high it can lead to brain damage!. Don't freak out just yet!. TAKE the TYLENOL FIRSTWww@Answer-Health@Com