On Apr 11, 6:20 pm, SN > wrote:
> not sure that you forgo antibiotic in a bacterial infection...
> especially for bacterial "strep throat" that has many complications.
> since there are other antibiotic alternatives to penicillin "allergy"
>
> as for symptomatic relief i just pop some tylenol or ibuprofen
>
> adding some milk+honey or herbal tea+honey/sugar for pleasure...

I finally caved in and went to my school clinic to get checked out
yesterday.
Good thing too as it turns out I have the lovely fortune of having
Strep and Mono at the same time!
I now have antibiotics and steroids but I must say this is the most
miserable I have felt in ages

thanks for all the suggestions for remedies. I'll be sure to post some
more about that green tea and how it tastes on its own asap once I can
actually taste and smell things again.