At what degree of fever do hallucinations kick in?

[NightWatcher]

103.3 is the answer. At least that's what degree the pile of laundry made a biscuit in the trunk of my car explained to the Gatorade bottle.

Shit! I'm down to 102 and feel tons better, but that pile if laundry is still eyeballing me.

[Betsy Ross]

1. Alcohol rub-down perhaps?

I hallucinate at about 104 degrees.

[siligut]

2. Yes, drink fluids and keep your brain-pan cool

Things like Acetaminophen and Aspirin will lower a fever. What's going on?

[NightWatcher]

4. I'm a Gatorade processing plant this afternoon

Auto immune system is shot and I just got walloped last night with it. I've just decided to take my chemo pills today. I've lupus and was great yesterday

Holy crap I'm a Debbie downer. Illbe groovy.

[siligut]

9. A flare?

Funny how you felt so good and then on comes a flare. Not Debbie downer, Lupus/autoimmune disorders are the downers.

[NightWatcher]

13. I hope it's not a flare. I thought it was from food last night

Damn I hope it's not a flare.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

3. Hate to say it....

but sit in a cold bath! You must get that fever down and that's the fastest way.

[Moondog]

5. What SD said. Add ice cubes if necessary.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

8. A miserable experience to be sure!

Ice cubes...oh god!

[Moondog]

11. Yeah, but had to do it once.

My God, the shrinkage!

[Sekhmets Daughter]

12. OMG!

My keyboard is now enjoying my bourbon!

[Moondog]

14. Heh. Yeah, it was pretty shocking.

Good thing I felt like crap, or I would have really, well, felt like crap. And worried about whether it was going to, sob, stay like that.

Fortunately, the meds kicked in, fever dropped, and things returned to normal.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

15. "sob....."

you are in fine form tonight! I'm sure it was a terrifying, as well as uncomfortable, experience!

[Moondog]

16. Thank you. I'll be here all week.

[NightWatcher]

6. I'm good, around 101, but 2 hours ago I was feeling a little trippy

Just baking my brain I'm sure.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

7. My son jumped off a second story deck due to hallucinations from fever...

If you start going above 101 think about that bath. It is a miserable experience...I know, my doctor ordered it when I spiked a fever like that while pregnant with my third child.

I hope you're feeling better really soon! And, that you won't need a cold bath!

[Locut0s]

10. Hugs. Hope you are feeling better. This may sound strange but I actually like fevers...

assuming they don't come with nausea and vomiting. And assuming they aren't a sign of something worse. I don't know why but I always feel really cozy when I have a mild fever. 103 isn't mild though, take care of yourself! Like others said a bath or wipe down, sponge bath etc.

[raccoon]

17. Hope you're better now. nt

[NightWatcher]

18. UPDATE: appears to have been an intense 24 thing

Thx for the good vibes.

[AnneD]

19. I think it starts .....

at 103-104. At 106 you are on a cooling blanket in MICU. I have seen someone survive 106 but not more. Seizures tend to set in.

All I can say is fluids, fluids, fluids and if it is more than 102 and you have chills, get to the ER because your temp is about to spike.

[TrogL]

20. The pink dragon says 98.6. The toad in my pocket disagrees, but it's only there on Thursdays