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Is Tylenol Safe For Fever?

My son is 12 and work up with a 102.9 fever and I have been giving him Tylenol. And with the Tylenol it seems to be going down. Now it's up to 103.4 and I just gave him more tylenol. He is not complaining about anything should I wait and see what happens of call the dr.
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Thanks for contacting HCM. It is safe to give your child Tylenol for his fever. I recommend in my practice that you can give Tylenol every 4 hours for fever. You can also use a tepid bath. Place him in bath water that is about 99 degrees and place him in it. That will slowly lower his temperature. Do not use a cold bath as it will make him shiver and actually increase his core body temperature.

Overall temperature is not a bad thing. We only reduce a temperature if the child has a history of febrile seizures. Remember fever has been around of thousands of years as a defense against infection. The fever reduces the ability of the infection to grow and it also brings more white blood cells into the body to help fight that infection. So fever is not a bad thing.

You can wait and see how he behaviors over the next day or so.

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Is Tylenol Safe For Fever?

Thanks for contacting HCM. It is safe to give your child Tylenol for his fever. I recommend in my practice that you can give Tylenol every 4 hours for fever. You can also use a tepid bath. Place him in bath water that is about 99 degrees and place him in it. That will slowly lower his temperature. Do not use a cold bath as it will make him shiver and actually increase his core body temperature. Overall temperature is not a bad thing. We only reduce a temperature if the child has a history of febrile seizures. Remember fever has been around of thousands of years as a defense against infection. The fever reduces the ability of the infection to grow and it also brings more white blood cells into the body to help fight that infection. So fever is not a bad thing. You can wait and see how he behaviors over the next day or so. Hope I answered you question. Please contact us again with your medical questions and concerns.