Posts by Joshua Collins55

I'm taking two Advil 500mg a day. My temperature usually drops to about 98.4 or 98.5 afterward, and thankfully, my muscles have finally stopped killing me—after 48 hours of pure agony in my head and quads. My blood work looks fine, except for an extremely high CRP at 27, when it really should be under 5. The doctor at Mayo Clinic told me these things typically last 7 to 10 days, but I'm getting concerned because my fever came back last night after being gone for almost two full days.
Plus this total lack of strength.

On Wednesday, I was crushed by a 101°F fever, muscle aches, and a splitting headache. The ER staff at Mount Sinai told me it’s just the flu or some viral bug and insisted I don't need antibiotics.
I was fever-free for two days, but now it's back—slightly lower at 99.5°F, but I feel utterly exhausted.
How long does this typically last? I've never dealt with a virus that lasted longer than three days.