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Is It Safe To Take Ibuprofen For Headache And Fever

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Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

checked for strep. He doesn't have any other symptoms other than the fever and a very strong headache. The fever finally broke Sunday with use of ibuprofen . He teaches school and said he... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani MD

sore throat , very mild headache, very low cough. Should I be worried that there is still a low fever ... fever . Have been taking a paracetamol or brufen tablet around 2 or XXXXXXX 3 times a day. The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

10 year old girl has swollen tonsils, fever between 99.6 and 101.6, sore throat and headache. giving lots of fluids, childs ibuprofen , warm epsom salt baths. appetite is ok when fever is down.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Arun MD

throat (no coughing). That went away after that day. Now 01/24/14 she has a fever of 104.6, a headache, & sore throat (still no coughing). I gave her ibuprofen and that reduced her fever to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Gowri Kulkarni MD

URQ pain, headache and low-grade fever . Fever almost vanishes after ibuprofen I am a 63-year-old female in fairly good health. Broke my ankle Feb. 2010. Had surgery and other than the ankle... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gowri Kulkarni ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Philip Tojo MD

Hi. Last friday I developed a fever (101.4 at highest) and headache with diarrhea.No nausea. After 4 days on Ibuprofen the fever broke and I felt better. Diarrhea has persisted. Tonight, I felt... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Philip Tojo ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Vignan Rachabattuni MD

My 6 yr old son complained about a headache yesterday. Treated with ibuprofen. He developed a mild fever the am. Treated again with ibuprofen. Later this afternoon the headache and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vignan Rachabattuni ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Dadapeer K MD

I have a fever, headache and anginas and every time I take medicine it brings the fever and headaches down, my question is: why after the pills stop working does the fever and headaches... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dadapeer K ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Tripat Mehta MD

My fiancé has been experiencing body aches, headache,fever and diarrhea since yesterday. The fever is now gone but is still experiencing body aches, headache, diarrhea and now gas pains.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tripat Mehta ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Harshita MD

with the onset of the fever. Headache pain is frontal sinus area and the back of the head at the bottom of the skull. Ibuprofen seems to alleviate within about 30-45 minutes but headache... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshita ( Ophthalmologist)