Strep throat remedies?

phoenix6

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Im pretty damn sure Ive got it, reading up on symptoms and what not. This is day 3 of being sick and the only part of me not better is my throat, its swollen and feels like someones choking me when I swallow.

Im drinking some chamomile tea right now, its helping a little, was wondering if anyone else had any tricks? Ive got to go back to work Monday I cant miss this much.
 

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Are you sure it's not mono?..............:evil2:

Vonda said for you to go to a clinic and get your throat cultured, because if it is strep, you'll need either a shot or some antibiotics. Good luck.
 

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Shot of Jack daneils preferably green label, black will work but green has more of a kick, boiling water(hot), and lemon.
Put shot of jack in the hot lemonaid, and drink, yes while hot.
 

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suprahero;1038614 said:
Vonda said for you to go to a clinic and get your throat cultured, because if it is strep, you'll need either a shot or some antibiotics. Good luck.


^^^Do that quick. Untreated strep can lead to very serious complications including sepsis and bacterial meningitis (the worst), oh, and death. Now those are worst case scenarios but why take the chance? Go to the doctor. No need to suffer over something so easily treated.
 

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I have a friend who had strep throat and left it untreated, he got some kind of "minor" brain inflammation from it and now has a tick disorder probably for the rest of his life. In spite of general advice to minimize use/over use of antibiotics, I don't think there is any way to treat it without antibiotics. Even if the superficial symptoms go away, the bacteria that cause it can still be alive in your system.
 

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gargle warm/hot salt water, just put salt in a cup of water, like fill the bottom of the cup with a thin layer, i'd say about a teaspoon full in about 4 oz.'s
 

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coobies5;1038700 said:
gargle warm/hot salt water, just put salt in a cup of water, like fill the bottom of the cup with a thin layer, i'd say about a teaspoon full in about 4 oz.'s and then go to the doctor and get some antibiotics.

Great answer sir.............:icon_bigg
 

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Yes, gargling salt water takes the pain away, but if it's strep can get very bad.

Not to mention you're gonna give it to everyone around you.
 

benchwarmer

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Go see a doctor. Now. Ignoring strep throat will allow it to spread to other parts of the body and cause serious damage. Among them are brain damage, spinal cord degradation, and heart defects. As someone who acquired a heart defect due to this very means, let me say it again: GO SEE A DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!
 

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if you decide to go to the Emergency room and when they ask you what is your pain level from 1 to 10......say 10. They will help you faster. tell them you need some methadone....lol. Just go to the ERoom. If you don't have insurance then just say your homeless...lol
 

phoenix6

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lol I have insurenace. I went to the ER last nigh taround 730. My roommate took me. An hour of waiting and they tell me my temp is 103.... give me some Tylenol and 30 mins later toss me in a room. 30 mins later doc comes in... takes a quick peak and goes HOLY... Wow....


I was like what? He goes into explaining the possibilities, then tells me its tonsillitis. said its cured by a shot in the ass or a 10 day penicillin rx. I said gimme the shot. I think the reason people dont take the shot is bc it kills the infection so fast it hurts MORE.... bc my pain level went from 10 to 13 or 14 over the night, I BARELY slept, Im exhausted. They gave me a RX for Hydrocodone (liquid) and I just got it, took 3 teaspoons 10 mins ago, cant wait for it to kick in...

also since yesterday my body has been making my mouth salivate profusely. To the point of having to spit or swallow every 2 mins, its absolutely killing me, the pain is so intense I just wanna be put under.

hopefully Ill recover fast and this shit will kick in quickly, with as empty as my stomach is I dont see why not.
 

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Tonsillitis is a condition not a sickness or infection. Inflammation of the Tonsils. One of the complications of strep throat is a peritonsillar abscess or simply put a pus pocket on your tonsils. Did they swab the back of your throat? In other words did they push a stick inside your mouth and make you gag. If they did and you got the one shot in the arse deal you got the treatment for Strep throat. You should feel much much better in 24-48 hours after the shot. By the way strep throat his highly contagious. It lives in your nose and throat and can be spread by hand, and object contact (doorknobs, eating utensils, tv remotes). Your a bacterium germ warfare factory for about the next 48 hours after the shot. Go back to the ER if you don't feel better in 48 hrs. Hope you feel better.
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well the doc told me strep and the paper wrote down tonsillitis. I figured they went hand in hand.

Im an hour and a half into Hydrocondone, I toook 3 teaspoons and a little close to an hr later another 1.5 teaspooons, its not made it 100% better, I still feel immense pain swallowing, but its making it bearable. Now I think I can down some more gatorade and make sure I dont die from starvation or dehydration.

You guys should of seen my tonsils yesterday right b4 I went in, my roommate normally is an ass and would never have taken me, when I showed him my throat he goes holy fuck, lets go now that looks painful lol.

I wanna thank everyone for the support and advice, I didnt know what to do exactly, this is only my first year out on my own officially with NO family for at least 500 miles or more and I got worried, my mom used to be able to handle this shit and now that shes in TX and Im here in ATL, I almost panicked. I feel like im getting better fast now and hopefully can get into work late monday or early tues, I just got back from TX for a week vacation 2 weeks ago, so I cant be missing this much work lol


Oooook PS Gatorade HURTS LIKE A MOTHER FUCKER.
 

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gtsfirefighter;1039382 said:
Glad to hear you went to a doctor. Be careful with the hydrocodone, it's a potent narcotic. If it doesn't take all the pain away, it should at least make you not care about it!;)

see thats what I thought, but maybe I didnt dose up enough. I remember the RX paper said specifically 15mls, I have a small med cup with that mark on it, Im trying that now.

Oh yeah... I measured how much I took earlier in that cup, was only 7.5mls, I took it up to the 15mls... this should work great now lol
 

phoenix6

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ok been about 35 mins since my 2nd dose, which was 15mls, and its BARELY helping, it still hurts really bad to swallow. This shit is either like everything else in my life and takes alot more to hit me effectively or Im immune to its properties all together, I read something that explained it wont affect some people... this really sucks. How much is too much?
 

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I don't know how much is too much for you but if you accidentally overdose on it you'll fall asleep and quit breathing, then die. That's how people die from Heroin, which is an opiate narcotic. It shuts down your respiratory drive.

Call the pharamcists and ask how much more you can take.