Sore throat

robertls
robertls Member Posts: 2,304
edited 11. Nov 2009, 15:36 in Living with Arthritis archive
Had a sore throat for last 36 hours.....
Asked pharmacist yesterday (as I'm on MTX) for suggestions..
She suggested Lozenges containing Dequalinium Chloride..
Been taking them since, but to no avail...

Any suggestions????

Cheers.........Rob x
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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi rob hope u not got the dredded cold takes some throwing off
    so hope u better soon
    val
    val
  • ritwren
    ritwren Member Posts: 928
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've used difflam spray when my throat is sore, it numbs it. You can also buy it as a mouth wash. Worth a try.
    Hope you feel better soon but if you're not any better by monday I'd see your GP.
    rita
  • minky67
    minky67 Member Posts: 2,328
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob,ive got the dreaded lurgy too.
    started with a sore throat then developed the full blown cold.
    had this since last monday.
    some1 advised gurgling TCP :shock: ,but i didnt fancy that,I brought some antiseptic lozenges.Didnt help much.
    The only other advise i can give is if your temperature is up,paracetamols keep your temp,down.
    Hope your not getting the forum cold,as it does tak some shaking off. :wink:
    Take care & keep warm,debs
  • vonski
    vonski Member Posts: 1,292
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    Have you tried tyrozets? if not give them a go you might be surprised.

    Love
    Vonski x
  • pedro58
    pedro58 Member Posts: 16
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I use those too.
    pedro
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 7. Nov 2009, 17:38
    vonski wrote:
    Hi Rob

    Have you tried tyrozets? if not give them a go you might be surprised.

    Love
    Vonski x

    Vonski............Thanks...I'll give them a go...

    Pedro..........thanks as well...............Where you been...........we've been worried about you...................Well Indigo has...........

    ops!!!!! :oops: :oops: :oops:

    Rob x
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  • pedro58
    pedro58 Member Posts: 16
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob
    Thanks I've been watching on but not posting, think I was hibernating :) Hmph you mean you weren't worried :wink:
    pedro
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    pedro58 wrote:
    Hi Rob
    Thanks I've been watching on but not posting, think I was hibernating :) Hmph you mean you weren't worried :wink:
    pedro

    We all worry then one of 'the crew' disappears for a while......... :roll:

    Well.................damned sore throat still with me............

    At the moment thats all it is...............not progressed into a cold or anything.

    Rob x
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  • dianel
    dianel Member Posts: 48
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob,
    A few drops of tea tree oil in some water and gargled with usually stops a sore throat in its tracks for me, although this is at the very first sign of it. It may still work for you. Best wishes Diane.
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    Sorry to hear about your sore throat. You may have an infection if it lasts more than 3 days. My mother always made us gargle with a salted water mix (half teaspoon salt in a small glass of warm water) when we had sore throats.

    Hope it gets better soon.

    Sharmaine
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    pedro58 wrote:
    Hi Rob
    Thanks I've been watching on but not posting, think I was hibernating :) Hmph you mean you weren't worried :wink:
    pedro

    Yeah I wondered where you had gone.Thought we had put you off! :(
    Elizabeth(Tkachev).
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, Sorry you'r under the weather! :( I like sucking any type of boiled sweet, they seem to do the same job and keep my throught from getting too dry, or Soothers are pleasent and have a slight methol effect to help keep the air ways clear! :shock: I hope you soon feel better, if not it may be an infection, which needs anti-biotics to clear it. Keep warm and have plenty fluids. :wink: Take care, love Sue
  • jackie1955
    jackie1955 Member Posts: 632
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    For a sore throat I always have Grays Herbal Tablets. They have been around for years and are a sort of cough sweet, but they do taste very nice :) I just keep sucking one after the other and they really do help.

    Also, for colds etc, I like a cup of boiling hot lemon tea made with real lemons, sweetened with honey. OR just add a slice of lemon to a cup of hot water, honey and a nice shot of whisky - it really warms you up and is especially good as a bedtime drink.

    Jackie x
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    robertls wrote:
    Had a sore throat for last 36 hours.....
    Asked pharmacist yesterday (as I'm on MTX) for suggestions..
    She suggested Lozenges containing Dequalinium Chloride..
    Been taking them since, but to no avail...

    Any suggestions????

    Cheers.........Rob x

    As you are on MTX and have a sore throat that is not goin gaway have you seen your GP for a blood test?

    If I get a sore throat I usually ring up and they often ask me to go in for a FBC blood test to check that it is not a side effect of the MTX and that I am fighting the infection ok. I usually get to miss the next dose of MTX too :( unless the bloods come back ok. The gp often asks them to ring the results through the same day.


    hope it goest quickly for you and that everything is ok.
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes on MTX........

    I'm away from home at the moment.....should have travelled back today.....But Sore throat and flare-up in shoulders, elbows and hands mean't I didn't..........
    Should have been GP appointment this pm, and bloods tomorrow....those re-scheduled to Friday..
    I've got an emergency GP appointment up here............for tomorrow.
    We'll see what they say..........

    Still damned sore...............Just have to stay tucked up in bed with something warm.......... :oops: :oops: :oops:
    Yer I wish.....

    Rob x
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  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,396
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob,

    I get a sore throat with my RA when it's in flare mode - the bigger the flare the more my throat is sore. Nothing they can do about it except to get your arthritis under control.

    This has happened right from the onset of my RA and the doctors then didn't connect it.

    I realised in the end when it never developed into anything - it can even be a forewarning of a flare for me.

    Do you think this could be what you're experiencing - especially with your shoulders etc. being painful?

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    gosh being away from home makes it even worse - so sorry to hear that.

    Hope you make it back ok and that the rest helps.

    sending hugs in the meantime!! (((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    robertls wrote:
    Yes on MTX........

    I'm away from home at the moment.....should have travelled back today.....But Sore throat and flare-up in shoulders, elbows and hands mean't I didn't..........
    Should have been GP appointment this pm, and bloods tomorrow....those re-scheduled to Friday..
    I've got an emergency GP appointment up here............for tomorrow.
    We'll see what they say..........

    Still damned sore...............Just have to stay tucked up in bed with something warm.......... :oops: :oops: :oops:
    Yer I wish.....

    Rob x

    Hi Rob

    Sorry to hear you are so unwell. I hope the emergency GP can help you, and you will soon feel better.

    Joan
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  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Went to GP this morning...............I've also run short of Dihydrocodeine.......Got my prescription for that sorted.

    He looked at the back of my throat, said "yuck thats looks grotty".

    I mentioned MTX, he then looked on his computer for a suitable anti-biotic.

    Got some, but I was a little surprised when he said he hadn't realised how limited his options were, where MTX was concerned...Is it really that evil??????

    Rob x
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  • pedro58
    pedro58 Member Posts: 16
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Rob

    Hope you feel better soon now you have right meds.

    Pedro
  • robertls
    robertls Member Posts: 2,304
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well.......still a bit sore, but it doesn't feel like I've eaten a razor blade today........

    Good eh??

    Rob x
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  • ritwren
    ritwren Member Posts: 928
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    There are some antibiotics that you can't have when Methotrexate, my GP has it on big letters on the screen every time he access's my records. This patient is on Methotrexate. :D
    Glad to hear you've seen yours Roberts and have been started on something, hope it knocks it on the head and you feel better soon.
    rita
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    robertls wrote:

    I mentioned MTX, he then looked on his computer for a suitable anti-biotic.

    Got some, but I was a little surprised when he said he hadn't realised how limited his options were, where MTX was concerned...Is it really that evil??????

    Rob x

    I have even more problems as I am allergic to penicillin :shock: which means that the computer really goes into meltdown!

    hope you soon feel better.

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