my 5 yr old has a fever and has been saying her head hurts and like to have her eyes close cus it makes her feel better and also said her left leg was hurting the other day and the other day she threw up. doc at the clinic said she was fine and sent us home with ibuproen.
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. By what you quote I feel that your kid might be having a viral illness...headache at the height of fever is quite common in this. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Hope my answer was helpful for you.  I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.