Recent comments in /f/Washington

ctruvu t1_iyp1esq wrote

Reply to comment by rosesandpiglets in 13 Dead From Flu In WA State, Activity 'Very High' by cailinloesch

tamiflu and xofluza are weaker than a lot of people assume. might shave off a day of symptoms at best. and like you said, you have to start it asap. most people assume the first day or so of the flu might just be a bad cold. for the cost of urgent care and whatever your rx copay is, i don't think it's worth the hassle. pretty much all you can really do is a ton of sleep, fluid, electrolytes, and ibuprofen and tylenol

but if you're intent on getting an antiviral if you catch the flu, one way to differentiate the flu is that it usually hits like a train out of nowhere compared to most common colds being more gradual

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BlameGameChanger t1_iyoxj06 wrote

Reply to Fun 🤩 time already by lennanknight_7

It took me far longer than I care to admit to figure this picture out. My brain just doesn't bring up snowboarding when it sees a pretty woman squatting under the title "Fun Time."

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Dontlookatmynamebro t1_iyowmhy wrote

Reply to 13 Dead From Flu In WA State, Activity 'Very High' by cailinloesch

It started off with a scratchy throat for me. I continued through the work week like normal with a light cough. Come Thursday morning, I'm congested as hell, no energy, eyes bloodshot and crusty, and I'm hacking up green congealed masses into my sink. I was bedridden for five whole days. Five days of laying down barely eating anything. Five days of failing to get any meaningful sleep because I literally could not stop coughing even with Meds. Five days of weird aches throughout my whole body. Five days of my voice either being a quiet whisper, or modern day Steve-o from Jackass (and nothing in between.) I hadn't been that sick in a long time. As I type this, I'm STILL not fully recovered.

And I GOT the flu shot earlier this year. I can't imagine how badly it could have been for me were I not vaccinated.

Get your Flu shots, guys. It's no joke.

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DangerousMusic14 t1_iyovu8n wrote

Reply to comment by Midnight_Moon29 in 13 Dead From Flu In WA State, Activity 'Very High' by cailinloesch

Z-pack is zuxhromician, aka Zithromax, an antibiotic which won’t help a virus unless you end up with a secondary infection.

If you have the flu, they may prescribe Tamiflu, an antiviral for the flu. If you have RSV, they’ll treat symptoms but no antiviral is available AFAIK.

If you haven’t tested for COVID, I would do so. You can receive antibody and antiviral treatment for COVID and your symptoms certainly could be that.

Hope you’re on the mend soon <3

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