My 3 year old has had a high fever for almost 48 hours. It reaches about 103 but goes down with meds. Today however the meds did not work and it spiked to 104.2. It went down after a lukewarm bath. My question is he talks very fast and loudly when his fever spikes. Often talking nonsense about random things. Is this normal fever behavior?
HelloAbnormal behavior(delirium) during high grade fever can be there in babies. It does not show any disorder of brain if baby gets normal when fever is not there. Try to control the fever by regular use of antipyretic(paracetamol). Sponging also helps in bring down the temperature. If paracetamol is not working you may use mesenteric acid or combination of mesenteric acid and paracetamol after consulting your doctor. Mefenemic acid is more effective agent to bring down the temperature. Regards