Help! Wicked Sore Throat!

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I had a sore throat at work and Employee Health did a rapid strep culture that was negative. I went home anyhow---The last time I remember my throat hurting like this was when I had my tonsils out. The pain is HORRIBLE, and Cepastat lozenges are not helping one bit. I tried the salt water gargle too. Any other suggestions? I'm dyin' here!

I had an awful sore throat a few months back. I had some sinus congestion and high fevers like 104 and 105. I would start to shiver uncontrollably; about 3 hours after I last took Motrin. The first day it just seemed like a cold or something so I fluid loaded 4000cc of Gatorade (love that stuff) and took Motrin.

The second day things got worse. I could swallow but it was really really painful. Like 7/10 (and I have had allot of really painful things happen to me). I couldn't bring myself to drink more then 500cc that day because of the pain and the shivers got worse + no urine in 8 hours. Oh yeah did I mention the pain? lol nastiest sore throat I have ever had

I gave in and went to urgent care (first time I've ever taken myself to an ER or urgent care) where my temp was 104.6 pulse 120 and sat 89 my strep was negative like yours. They offered to admit me for IV fluids but instead they gave my ABX and vicodin. With Vic I was able to drink and eat again. took a couple days to recover but the vic really helped because I was actually able to eat something for the first time in 2 days and fluid load. Still got the fever and shivers even though I was alternating Motrin and Tylenol (in the Vicodin). I just slept most of the time fever stayed over 101 despite the meds. I had some pretty vivid nightmares due to the ABX think that's the first time I've had ABX sense I was about 9.

I'm pretty sure it was bacterial because of the high temps.

You should go see you MD/NP maybe you have something like I did and could benefit from the same Rx

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I had some pretty vivid nightmares due to the ABX think that's the first time I've had ABX sense I was about 9.

I've never heard that antibiotics can cause nightmeres. Is this true? I just finished a Z-pack for a sinus infection and I had crazy dreams all week.

I would think it was the fever and not the antibiotics that caused your nightmeres, though. That was a pretty high temp you had! Hope you feel better.

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