How to Cure a Fever & Headache
Oftentimes, fever and a headache accompany each other. This can happen because of a cold or an allergy. Fevers and headaches can make completing normal everyday tasks much harder. You become cold, tired and are in pain. All you want to do is crawl back in to bed. If you have children this may be hard to do.
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Take your recommended dose of Advil. Advil is an ibuprofen and is the fastest working pain reliever and fever reducer.
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Take your recommended dose of Tylenol. Tylenol is acetaminophen and can be taken with an ibuprofen to get rid of a high fever or painful headache.
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Wet a washrag with cold water and wring it out. Place it over your forehead. This will cool the fever down and help alleviate the pain from the headache. You will need to replace the cool washcloth every 15 minutes.
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Drink a cold glass of water. Cold water will help cool the body off from the inside out. Many headaches are caused because of dehydration. By drinking some water you can re-hydrate yourself and cure your headache.
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Go back to bed. Sleep in conjunction with the steps above will cure you of your fever and headache. When you sleep your body has a chance to rest and rejuvenate itself. Plus, while you sleep, you won't feel any pain or effects from the fever.
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Tips & Warnings
If your fever and headache persist, you may have something more seriously wrong with you. You should seek a physician's advice.
Tylenol cannot be taken with another acetaminophen, just as Advil cannot be taken with another ibuprofen. That would cause an overdose.
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