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What Causes Headaches Along With Pain In Joints And Muscles?

hello, last Thursday morning i got a headache and in the evening I was so tired that I was barely able to do anything....just sleeping, headache, swollen throat , pain in my joints and muscles.... things that resemble the classic flue. But my gums are now also swollen, like they are infected by something that got stuck under my gums (which isn t) and slowly spreading through my mouth . It is now almost sunday here where I am living and i am worried as I sleep a lot and am afraid it is a bacterial infection as i performed oral sex on my GF in the days before.... I would be glad to hear you answers.
posted on Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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Hello and welcome.

Some times swollen gums, especially during an immunocompromised state could be due to a vitamin B12 deficiency. I would recommend you start taking B complex supplements to see if it helps, and at the same time initiate metronidazole 500 mg, one table twice a day for the next 7-10 days.

As for the sore throat, this could be viral and the use of antibiotics for that will be useless, so we should leave the sore throat to be fought be the body's defence.

Best wishes.
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What Causes Headaches Along With Pain In Joints And Muscles?

Hello and welcome. Some times swollen gums, especially during an immunocompromised state could be due to a vitamin B12 deficiency. I would recommend you start taking B complex supplements to see if it helps, and at the same time initiate metronidazole 500 mg, one table twice a day for the next 7-10 days. As for the sore throat, this could be viral and the use of antibiotics for that will be useless, so we should leave the sore throat to be fought be the body s defence. Best wishes.