Flu from Hell

I had to get my H1N1 vaccination and regular seasonal flu shot the other day for work and I now am probably the sickest I have ever been. Anybody got some good home remedies or advice on taming this beast?

 

Lots of fluids, zinc might work a bit, bed rest, OTC pain relievers.

Wait 2 weeks. Maybe 3.




I always laugh when my patients that whine and say the vaccine gives them the shot - obviously they've never had the flu for real.

 

x2

and Heroin...

 

was you sick before,or did the shots make you sick?

 

That's a good question. I didn't feel sick at all before the shots, but most people I've talked to have said you probably were it just hadn't shown up yet.

 

sorry to hear,i've had the flu several times and it aint no fun,get plenty of rest and fluids.peace out.

 

Flip_Pallot
I had to get my H1N1 vaccination and regular seasonal flu shot the other day for work and I now am probably the sickest I have ever been. Anybody got some good home remedies or advice on taming this beast?


Not getting it next time!!!

 

LOts of water, Tamaflu, Zicam and sleep. Also what made me happy was watching The old school miami vice season DVD's...Just sayin.

 

07trd4x4, Some of us don't have a choice about getting vaccinations. If I didn't have to get it, I wouldnt have.

I'm drinking tons of water trying not to get dehydrated, seems like I just throw up within the hour though. I"m at war with myself lol

 

i havn't had the flu since elementary school and i never get teh shot. i know i will eventually get it again but its been almost 20 years since i've had it. i can't even remember how bad it is, i just remember hurting all over. hope you get well soon. trip some acid, it probably helps somehow

 

where do you work..??

 

Where do I work or where does Caduceus work. I'm in the coast guard

 

him, I work in the Hampton Roads area too, and was curious.

 

i feel bad for those whom it is mandatory to get the shot even if you dont want it. what happened to rights?

 

Doesnt the flu shot inject you with the flu? I thought it gave you a low dose of it. I got the regular flu shot a couple years ago and I got sick from it, I was fine before. Never again.

 

For large organizations such as the military, it'd be a shame for one person to bring down an entire unit because they refused to get a vaccine that could have prevented them, and/or their entire unit, from getting sick in the first place.

 

not exactly

 

I'm pretty sure the shot injects you with dead flu cells so your body can attack them and build anti-bodies....I'm sure someone smarter can clarify

 

I think I have heard that before. I knew it injected you with something.

 

True. The shot is dead/inactivated. That "feeling sick" is your body's immune system working properly - making a fever, feeling blah. Influenza lasts weeks sometimes.

The spray, however, is live still. Theoretically you could get sick off it, though it's supposed to be not able to replicate.