Try ibuprofen rather than naprosyn

Posted By: Old part-timer on 2009-02-14
In Reply to: Horrible sore throat - neg flu, neg strep - hurts sooo bad (sm) - Anyone with any ideas??? Please?

It works better for me, anyway, and when my sister ended up in the ER in the middle of the night with a terrible sore throat, that's what they recommended. Take 600 mg every 4-6 hours.

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Horrible sore throat - neg flu, neg strep - hurts sooo bad (sm) - Anyone with any ideas??? Please?
- I have had a sore throat now for 2 days..sm - curious girl
  - Well this isn't your everyday sore throat (sm) - OP
    - Have you been tested for mono? - curious girl
      - Oh sorry I just saw you posted you've had mono....nm - curious girl
    - Did you try the pure honey? - Joyce
      - I think the honey is starting to help....at least (sm) - OP
      - Yes, I bought some and used it about 4 times yesterday sm - OP
        see message -- - me2
        Thanks everyone. I have had mono in the past so (sm) - OP
        recurring mono --sm - me 2
- Sore throat suggestions - MTinUT
  - Also, you might try - Me
    - Strange... - mt45
- I agree with poster below - maybe check thyroid. sm - Alex
- I suffered from a sore throat for a week or so s/m - MI-MT
- Try ibuprofen rather than naprosyn - Old part-timer
- I had a horrible sore throat a few months ago and used - Joyce
- Have you been tested for -- sm - me2
  - Thank you both. I am going to get some honey (sm) - Any Ideas please???
    - Dont know about the pepper, never heard of that - Joyce

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