Is Advil and Tylenol recommended for flu and fever?
Patient: My 4 year old daughter caught a cold/flu she gets a high fever 104 and I give her Advil or Tylenol to take it down,it will take one or two doses for it to go away, but it returns after a few hours . Then she gets better for a few days only to relapse, she gets sick ( throwing up) loss of appetite, but will drink fluids, Her doc said it sounds good, good urine etc... says it is a cold that is not rested... I keep her in to rest as much as possible... Doctor: Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.Regards - Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,