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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
I'm on Day 6 of strep throat now and it's been the most awful sickness of my life. The antibiotics finally started kicking in yesterday and the sore throat has all but disappeared (thank god), but a number of symptoms are still kicking around.
For one I'm having huge difficulties sleeping, at any time of day. I'm mentally and physically exhausted so I feel like I should be sleeping, but my body just wont go out for any significant amount of time. Any advice on this?
Also getting lots of little hot flashes, not sure if it's normal.
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Did you get a swab done to confirm strep throat? Antibiotics are not to be prescribed without a clinical diagnosis which is only possible with a swab. Having said that, many doctors still will give antibiotics as it is easier than explaining it or having a prescription called in after the results are in.
-even with all classic symptoms, many cases of pharyngitis (inflamed throat) are viral (antibiotics are completely ineffective) and take 7 to 14 days to subside. For true strep throat, there is absolutely no documented resistance to antibiotics, so the antibiotics would have worked. The hot flashes possibly indicate fever which would be strange on day 6 of viral pharyngitis and bacterial would be done due to the antibiotics.
How old are you? Have you ever had mono?