Ms. Riding Hood Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) I have three sick boys here (teens)--body aches, coughing, chills, fever, throwing up. Is there a flu medicine that any of you have had particularly good luck with? Or is one as good as another? I'm about to make a store run. Any advice? Edited March 8, 2009 by Ms. Riding Hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Nothing beats Oscillococcinum. The faster you start them on it, the shorter the symptoms will be. We also use Zicam for flu. And plain old vinegar in the ears doesn't hurt a bit, either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 We just got over this. We used the Osci . .. . (however it's spelled!). We also used Theraflu on my oldest. That stuff worked REALLY well on him. Motrin would not bring his very high fever down much (from 105 - 103 or so). Theraflu brought it down to 100 quickly. :grouphug: I know how hard it is to have sick ones!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Nothing beats Oscillococcinum. The faster you start them on it, the shorter the symptoms will be. We also use Zicam for flu. And plain old vinegar in the ears doesn't hurt a bit, either! I wholeheartedly second this. It's more effective when taken w/in the first 24 hours of symptoms. Also get some Emergen-C and get 5000-10,000 mg a day in each child (less for the younger ones) for a day or two. You back off when their stomachs become upset. I hope they feel better soon. Anyone in the house that's not sick can take the Oscillococcinum now as a preventative measure. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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