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What Are The Symptoms And Treatment For Influenza?

HI there, my mom is expereincing the flu symptoms...it started with the deep coarse cough for a week with the periods of chills...a week later she broke out in rash...we went to see the doc at that time and he said it was viral and should go away soon...well now it is 10 days later, her blood pressure is high 167/95, pulse 78, she has ongoing headache and today she started to complain of half of her head being painful to touch - frontal part of her face..I am concerned that this is something else....the chills never really went away and she always seem to get them at bedtime...she takes at elast 3 gm Tylenol a day to cope with headache. She's used to be able to walk , but now she is more comfortable lying down and unable to get up easily...I am getting frantic and ready to take her to ER. Please advise
Wed, 28 Oct 2015
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Thank you for your question. I appreciate your concern. From your post, I have gathered that it was initially a flu like illness and now there is one sided headache with high blood pressure. Has your mom suffered from migraine before? Severe headache could also be a sign of sinusitis and I usually recommend a 7 day course of antibiotics and steam inhalation which clears up the clogged nose and sinuses. I would suggest you take her to a physician or ENT specialist in view of her severe symptoms, and make sure she takes medication for the high blood pressure, if it does not settle with painkillers (as severe pain can lead to a temporary rise in blood pressure).
Hope she gets better soon. If you havefurtherclarifications, please do not hesitate to ask.
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What Are The Symptoms And Treatment For Influenza?

Thank you for your question. I appreciate your concern. From your post, I have gathered that it was initially a flu like illness and now there is one sided headache with high blood pressure. Has your mom suffered from migraine before? Severe headache could also be a sign of sinusitis and I usually recommend a 7 day course of antibiotics and steam inhalation which clears up the clogged nose and sinuses. I would suggest you take her to a physician or ENT specialist in view of her severe symptoms, and make sure she takes medication for the high blood pressure, if it does not settle with painkillers (as severe pain can lead to a temporary rise in blood pressure). Hope she gets better soon. If you havefurtherclarifications, please do not hesitate to ask.