advil is not helping me & i dont want antibotics
2007-04-11 12:56:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
a tax preparer and i cant rest there 6 more days of taxes i just caught the flu
i take 800mg of advil every 4 to 6 hrs
2007-04-11 13:03:31 · update #1
past 3 days body aches tell you the truth i feel ****
i work 16 hrs a day for 3 1/2 months doing taxes. i had alot of flu in the past green mucus & brown
2007-04-11 13:07:57 · update #2
Hold on. A Lortab for what? Are you in serious pain? It will NOT treat the flu, you know. Antibiotics won't help the flu, either. If you have a fever, take Tylenol or Advil only. If you have congestion, then get some medication for that. That's all you can do. It's a virus and you have to let it run it's course. 7-10 days. All you can do is drink plenty of fluids and get rest.
Lortab not going to help.
2007-04-11 12:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm pretty sure no doctor would prescribe a narcotic pain killer for the flu. I know having the flu makes you feel like crap but taking narcotics really isn't going to help with the aches, pains and general malaise that the flu brings on. Try aspirin...it has analgesic and anti-inflammatory abilities. And your right about antibiotics. The flu is a virus and antibiotics do not work against viral infections; only bacterial one.
Stay a way from the Lortab, please.
2007-04-11 13:06:40 · answer #2 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you truly have the flu, antibiotics wont help anyways because the flu is a virus, not a bacterial infection which antibiotics are for.
It will be fine to take lortab(it may make you sick at your stomach though, especially if you haven't been able to eat much) as the flu produces many body aches. It will probably help you rest. With a virus you will have to ride it out, rest and stay hydrated it will be over in about a week.
2007-04-11 13:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would you choose Lortab, this is for pain and not the flu. I reccomend you try an over the counter medication for the flu, there are some good ones available that any Pharmacy could reccomend!
2007-04-11 13:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by legend4real 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Aleeve instead. The Lortab will make you feel worse. (I tried it).
2007-04-11 13:00:07 · answer #5 · answered by Cricket 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would only take one if I were you. You should be alright if you only take one. You know it will make you drowsy right?
2007-04-11 13:02:09 · answer #6 · answered by anothermauri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋