Symptom Advice .com » tamiflu http://symptomadvice.com Tue, 29 May 2012 22:17:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How long after my flu symptoms start going away am I no longer contagious? http://symptomadvice.com/how-long-after-my-flu-symptoms-start-going-away-am-i-no-longer-contagious/ http://symptomadvice.com/how-long-after-my-flu-symptoms-start-going-away-am-i-no-longer-contagious/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:34:15 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/how-long-after-my-flu-symptoms-start-going-away-am-i-no-longer-contagious/

I had a cough saturday sunday and monday but the flu symptoms didn't kick in till tuesday. I started tamiflu on wednesday and my symptoms just starred to go away. The worst I have now is a cough and a bit of I stuffy nose. will I still be contagious this weekend? I don't want to get my girlfriend sick :/

]]> http://symptomadvice.com/how-long-after-my-flu-symptoms-start-going-away-am-i-no-longer-contagious/feed/ 0 Is there any way to reduce flu symptoms quickly but in a healthy way? http://symptomadvice.com/is-there-any-way-to-reduce-flu-symptoms-quickly-but-in-a-healthy-way/ http://symptomadvice.com/is-there-any-way-to-reduce-flu-symptoms-quickly-but-in-a-healthy-way/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:34:16 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/is-there-any-way-to-reduce-flu-symptoms-quickly-but-in-a-healthy-way/

My sister is getting married Friday evening. My mom called this morning to tell me that she has the flu. it started yesterday and she feels horrible. She feels even worse since therer are so many things she needs to do to get ready for the wedding. I told her she just needs to rest and drink lots of fluids for the next 24 hours especially but can anyone recomend any over the counter medicines that might work to ease some of the symptoms for her like tomorrow and tomorrow evening until the wedding? is there anything a dr. could prescribe?

Best is to take Vitamin C supplements. Drinking water also with a dash of lemon is also helpful. The best way to combat flu is to just sleep and plenty of liquids.

You can find more ideas for home remedies here
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Is she truly does have the flu, have her go to her MD and they will do a test, if it is within, I believe, 36 hours or so of getting the flu, they can prescribe Tamiflu that can help shorten the course of the flu.

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I ask this as everything I've read says that the drug will not work at all if the course of treatment is commenced more than 48 hours after flu symptoms first appear. Is it not a waste of money to have all this Tamiflu given to patients who have had flu symptoms for 4, 5, days?

]]> http://symptomadvice.com/why-is-tamiflu-being-authorized-by-the-nhs-flu-helpline-for-people-who-have-had-symptoms-longer-than-48hrs/feed/ 0 If I have crohn's and swine flu symptoms should I go to the doctor? http://symptomadvice.com/if-i-have-crohns-and-swine-flu-symptoms-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/ http://symptomadvice.com/if-i-have-crohns-and-swine-flu-symptoms-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:00:18 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/if-i-have-crohns-and-swine-flu-symptoms-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/

They started this morning with nagging cough, sore muscles, and a fever of 99 degrees which is now upward toward 100 degrees. What benefit would there be in going to the doctor? I don't want to take tamiflu or anything because I have food allergies and don't like taking stuff that has a lot of ingredients.

Does your nose run and feet smell? Uh, oh you're built upside down Go see a shrink.

]]> http://symptomadvice.com/if-i-have-crohns-and-swine-flu-symptoms-should-i-go-to-the-doctor/feed/ 0 I've been exposed to Influenza. What should I do before I get my symptoms? http://symptomadvice.com/ive-been-exposed-to-influenza-what-should-i-do-before-i-get-my-symptoms/ http://symptomadvice.com/ive-been-exposed-to-influenza-what-should-i-do-before-i-get-my-symptoms/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:17:10 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/ive-been-exposed-to-influenza-what-should-i-do-before-i-get-my-symptoms/

My wife and two sons have the flu (influenza). I'm sure I've already been exposed. I'll go get some Tamiflu from the doctor tomorrow, but what are some things I can do to help minimize my symptoms. I'm sure I'll end up getting it, but can I do anything right now to help my body fight it off?

]]> http://symptomadvice.com/ive-been-exposed-to-influenza-what-should-i-do-before-i-get-my-symptoms/feed/ 0 Will standard over-the-counter meds that are used to treat Flu symptoms help the symptoms of the Swine Flu? http://symptomadvice.com/will-standard-over-the-counter-meds-that-are-used-to-treat-flu-symptoms-help-the-symptoms-of-the-swine-flu/ http://symptomadvice.com/will-standard-over-the-counter-meds-that-are-used-to-treat-flu-symptoms-help-the-symptoms-of-the-swine-flu/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:34:11 +0000 Symptom Advice http://symptomadvice.com/will-standard-over-the-counter-meds-that-are-used-to-treat-flu-symptoms-help-the-symptoms-of-the-swine-flu/

Don't worry, I don't have the Swine Flu. but I do have a bih medicine cabinet full of basic Flu remedies that you can buy at the drug store, like Tylenol Cold & Flu, Benelyn All-in-one, and stuff like that.

If I or someone in my home gets the Swine Flu, will these things help at all? Would they at least help with symptom relief?

Tamiflu is the suggested medication for flu symptoms

NO!!!!!!! The vaccine for the human seasonal flu does not protect against the Swine Flu, even if the virus strains are the same specific variety, as antigenically very different.

Related to the vaccine of the swine flu, there has been inconsistent responses to it since the flu has grown stronger. The current vaccines are oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza), it is said that the flu is susceptible to those but not guarantee to cure it just treat it.

At least the US is preparing. right now they are sending 12million vaccines of Tamiflu to the 5 US States where the flu has been first identified. Comparing to Mexico that has the biggest outbreak and only have 1 million vaccines available right now.

More information just so you know:

The first diagnose of the swine flu was in 1976 but returned again in 2007 and now stronger than before in 2009.

The virus was transmitted first from pigs to humans but became dangerous when it started infecting human-to-human. That's why it is also very important for the people who have swine farms to take their pigs to the veterinary for a swine flu vaccine. Maybe this is one of the big reasons that the flu started so strong in Mexico (since more people live from farms than in the US).

It's best to keep your immune system healthy in the usual ways, as well as to take immuno boosters. Prevention is the best defense, and sources like swineflusymptom.com show you how to prepare for the swine flu virus, just in case.

Over-the-counter flu remedies are for symptomatic relief only, and there is no reason they shouldn't work on the swine flu just like any other flu.
They will not prevent the flu or help get over it faster.
There are anti-flu medicines you can get by prescription; they recommend taking them soon after you get symptoms.
The best prevention at this time is hand-washing and avoiding sick people.
Although it is generally considered a good thing to keep your immune system strong, that probably won't help with this swine flu, as it hits hardest on the most robust patients. I think a minor cold or other infection would be a better protection against the new Swine Flu; but I'm not sure how to manage that. Viruses like to attack a healthy host, because they depend on the patient's cells to reproduce itself.

Over-the-counter? Well, depends where you are… read on

The two that work are Tamilfu and Relenza (I blog them here cancuntravelog.com/42/cancun-…

They are prescription in the US, but if you are in Mexico, can get it non-prescription (been told for $40).

Other than the two medications above, I believe the other medication would be not very effective.

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