Question
My son started having a fever at 4 AM on December 4th and has been running a fever for three days now. Initially, the doctor checked his throat and found it slightly red with thick tongue coating. He was prescribed children’s Qingjie Liquid, antiviral oral liquid, Resquick syrup, and Monkey Ear Ring granules, along with enema to reduce fever. However, after returning home, he still had a persistent fever, cough, and runny nose. Yesterday, he went to the doctor again, and after another enema to reduce fever, his temperature dropped. The doctor changed the medication to include children’s Qingjie Liquid, Resquick syrup, Azithromycin granules, Aminoguanidine Sensitivity granules, and Qingjin oral liquid. Today, he took the medicine twice and received lung cleansing enema treatment. But his mental state is not good; his cough has worsened, he frequently burps, and his runny nose has decreased. In the evening, he went to the doctor again, and a routine blood test was normal. The doctor recommended reducing the medication to only take Aminoguanidine Sensitivity and Dioxopropazine granules because his appetite is poor. I am worried and don’t know what to do. Is this medication use appropriate? Are there any solutions?
Answer
Based on the information you provided, some medications are duplicated. You should choose either Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine as they both have similar cooling and detoxifying effects. If his mental state is poor, it is recommended to be hospitalized for further examination, including taking a chest X-ray and conducting respiratory pathogen testing to determine the cause of the illness and receive symptomatic treatment to avoid delaying the condition due to excessive medication.