am from kolkata. i have caught fever yesterday from cold and have slight pain in the joints. now that 18 hours hv passed i have taken 3 crocin cold and flu but have temperature around 101 . i have ticket to darjelling day after. a local doc suggested ampilox and ibugric ( if i had spelled rightly). but i have not taken any. please suggest medicine and fequency. age 45 / weight 59kgs. am physically fit normally. david
Hi, From your symptoms it appears to be a case viral fever or specifically dengue or chikungunya. It is common to have joint pain in the last two, along with high grade fever. You can take high dose (600) mg paracetamol thrice daily, that would be sufficient in case your fever peaks up or doesn't break, you need to get blood investigations done. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.