Is it normal to hallucinate with...

Drez

...even a slight fever? Because if my temp is even 100 degrees and I have the sniffles, I tend to have the weirdest waking/sleeping dreams and they are really, really bothersome.

Seattle Thread

Yes.

Drez

Is there any way to...not have them?

Seattle Thread

Not that I know of... I'll take a dose of Theraflu at night, that tends to help knock me out so that at least I'm not getting the waking dreams.

Give it a day or two and the fever will go down.

Theungry

Drez wrote:

Is there any way to...not have them?

you could try not having a fever :P

sorry

I don't know anything about this, but i imagine trying to keep your brain stimulated when you are awake might help keep it from making up its own rules... ? good luck.

Feral

If the fever's mild (104F or below) and lasts for under three days, some over the counter anti-fever (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, aspirin) should work. If the fever lasts more than three days or ever gets above 104F, see a doctor.

Slungsolow

if you want to break the fever you could take ice baths. don't stay in for longer than a few minutes.

Thanatos

Feral wrote:

If the fever's mild (104F or below) and lasts for under three days, some over the counter anti-fever (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, aspirin) should work. If the fever lasts more than three days or ever gets above 104F, see a doctor.

This is your best bet.

I find Nyquil generally gives me dreamless sleeps. I think it's the anti-inflammatory/alcohol combination. But everyone is different.

Marcus Brody

Thanatos wrote:

Feral wrote:

If the fever's mild (104F or below) and lasts for under three days, some over the counter anti-fever (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, aspirin) should work. If the fever lasts more than three days or ever gets above 104F, see a doctor.

This is your best bet.

I find Nyquil generally gives me dreamless sleeps. I think it's the anti-inflammatory/alcohol combination. But everyone is different.

I'm not a doctor, but I believe that alcohol does do a good bit to suppress REM sleep (yay psych 101...), and thus Nyquil would probably have this effect on most people. I second the Nyquil suggestion.

ege02

Thirded.

Nyquil is teh shit.

Slungsolow

FYI - they reformulated NyQuil. It is nowhere near as strong as it was a few months ago. They did it to keep it on the store shelves and out from behind the pharmacy counter.

The new formula may only be in the US.

Marcus Brody

Slungsolow wrote:

FYI - they reformulated NyQuil. It is nowhere near as strong as it was a few months ago. They did it to keep it on the store shelves and out from behind the pharmacy counter.

The new formula may only be in the US.

Now that you mention it, I remember hearing that...

I guess you could always just drink a screwdriver before bed and get a delightful blend of vitamin C and alcohol. I find that they work remarkable well on colds (note: this is likely due to drunkenness making me forget I have the cold), but I don't know how much vitamin C will help a fever.

coma white

Thanatos wrote:

Feral wrote:

If the fever's mild (104F or below) and lasts for under three days, some over the counter anti-fever (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, aspirin) should work. If the fever lasts more than three days or ever gets above 104F, see a doctor.

This is your best bet.

I find Nyquil generally gives me dreamless sleeps. I think it's the anti-inflammatory/alcohol combination. But everyone is different.

when i took nyquil when i was sick a few months ago, i had the most vivid, intense and basically weird dreams for the entire night, and it was such a heavy sleep it felt like waking up out of a coma the next morning

blincoln

If you're already sick, drinking alcohol to block REM sleep is probably not the greatest idea.

milehigh

coma white wrote:

Thanatos wrote:

Feral wrote:

If the fever's mild (104F or below) and lasts for under three days, some over the counter anti-fever (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, aspirin) should work. If the fever lasts more than three days or ever gets above 104F, see a doctor.

This is your best bet.

I find Nyquil generally gives me dreamless sleeps. I think it's the anti-inflammatory/alcohol combination. But everyone is different.

when i took nyquil when i was sick a few months ago, i had the most vivid, intense and basically weird dreams for the entire night, and it was such a heavy sleep it felt like waking up out of a coma the next morning

Nyquil does the same thing to me. Actually being sick in general tends to promote dreaming with me. It definitely helps with getting good sleep though. If I'm sick and I take Nyquil I generally feel decent enough the next day to get going and gut it out.

drxand?

nyquil=dextromethorphan=drug that makes you trip
lololol

racyrefinedraj

drxand? wrote:

nyquil=dextromethorphan=drug that makes you trip
lololol

That's like saying salt = chlorine = gas that makes you die