What's the best flu medicine?
 

So, I was perusing the CDC and .gov sites for info on how to prepare for and treat the flu. Just in case.

Interestingly, it says that most cases of swine flu do not treated by a medical professional. So, unless you are in one of the risk groups, or experience severe symptoms like difficulty breathing, you are supposed to stay home and wait it out. It says that people are contagious from one day prior to 7 days past the onset of symptoms (or 24 hours after your fever goes away without fever-reducing medicine).

So, what supplies should I have on hand? I went out and bought a thermometer, 'cause I didn't have one, and fever is the most telling symptom, and some Nyquil Cold & Flu. Any other suggestions? Are there better medicines, do you think? I have tylenol.

Here's the link with the list of stuff:

http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/indi...checklist.html

Just do whatever you would do if you got the normal flu. Did you know that even among high-risk individuals, the death rate of the swine flu is still lower than that of the regular flu? Relax.

I . . . am . . . relaxed.

For the regular flu? I'd go to the doctor. But they're telling people not to do that. Remember, too, that I live alone, and if I get the flu, I'm not going to want to go out shopping. I get so sick with it, too--one time I was hospitalized for a bit.

Mostly, though, I'm concerned for my two pregnant daughters, who are in the high risk group.

Most people don't go to the doctor for regular flu either, because thre really aren't any prescription meds for it. selection of painkillers (aspirin, ibuprofen, acetmenophen, energy drinks, kleenex. bog roll. electric tea kettle -makes hot comforting drink-making easier.....

(laughs) translate "bog roll" into Merkin, please.

toilet paper roll

really? that's what I was thinking, but I never heard it called that.

Buy a rectal thermometer and practice, practice, practice. ;)

don't encourage me!

you need to real more Brit stuff. Bog = Crapper. bogroll = TP, tw = typo for tp ;)

Dr. Who books?

mebbe -was there a bog in the tardis? I know people often confused phoneboxes with them.....

this thread is bunged up

Sry. try vindaloo (also reported to be good for the flu)

and besides . . . don't you think I have toilet paper in my house, woman?

Sure, but when preparing for the flu, always get more tp

...hell, when preparing for anything, always get more tp.

ah, okay. I think I have enough tp for a year thon ;)

Just remember, if you're lucky enough to get swine flu and fight it naturally, you'll be that much better off when they finally manage to cross it with bird flu. It would be a good thing really... if you have enough tp that is...

found that one rather humorous

Chicken Soup!

http://southernfood.about.com/od/chi...up_Recipes.htm

Whiskey!

gag me. it's all I can do to force down Nyquil. but I can do chicken soup.

I am entirely against any flu shots but being in one of the target groups for the pneumonia vaccination. I am without insurance in a week so I did get it.

As far as flu goes people die from it's complications and that mainly is respiratory failure.The Pneumococcal vaccination is good for 10 years.



Pneumococcal pneumonia kills about 1 out of 20 people who get it. Bacteremia kills about 1 person in 5, and meningitis about 3 people in 10. Yet this vaccine is hardly ever mentioned or advocated as the flu shot is which changes every year and may provide about 40% protection on a good day and the elderly still die in droves from flu related complications.



Considering a small success baseline for the regular flu vaccination how much less would be an untested swine flu vaccination be which is being hastily slapped together with its toxic base. At least with regular vaccinations we know with surety what mercury does to a human body.