As my throat was both swollen and overflowing with saliva, I found it very helpful to prop myself up on pillows while sleeping rather than lying flat as the drool would often wake me up and disrupt my sleep, causing me to feel even worse than I already did. I had very loving and caring parents who would bring me tea and ice cold banana smoothies so I think that really helped a lot. Also, the penicillin which was prescribed was wonderful - I started feeling better after about 3 days and was able to do far more than attempt to sleep. Strep Throat for me probably lasted 7 days, however I was put on medication for an extra 6 weeks to make sure it didn't come back again.

I currently have strep throat. I was diagnosed with it yesterday, but my throat began hurting 3 days ago. I just started Azithromycin yesterday and so far, I have had no relief. My symptoms include swollen tonsils and throat, difficulty swallowing, severe headache, chills and muscle aches. The only thing helping me out is staying on a constant dose of 800mg of Motrin. Then my headache subsides. I have had to take Motrin for 4 days now, and can't wait until I start recovering.

My sore throat symptoms started Thursday with abdominal pain. By Friday morning, my tonsils looked terrible. They literally looked moldy. I went to the doctor Friday morning, and they tested me for mono and strep, with both tests coming back negative. They sent me home and told me they would have the results from the second swab Monday. Meanwhile, I ran a 103-degree fever all weekend and was in terrible pain. Monday the results came back: strep. Today is Tuesday, I have been on antibiotics for 24 hours (Cephalexin), my tonsils are covered in white rather than green and gray now, but are still very, very painful. The fever however is gone, well, at least at the moment. Hopefully, I'll be back to work Thursday. So, I'm looking at seven days total, if all goes well.

My body started to ache on a Thursday evening. That night, I did not sleep at all because of a high fever. On Friday, I was in bed all day with a fever and all-over aches (my throat did not hurt yet). On Saturday, I still had a 102 fever, and I woke up that day and could not swallow anything. I felt miserable. I had a lot of nausea too. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, I had the worst pain in my throat ever. Strep is one of the worst things to get. Nothing helps; it's a constant burning sensation that makes you want to scream. I've been taking amoxicillin for three days.

I began having a sore throat on the right side three days ago while on a trip to take my son to college in another state. Each day, the pain got worse and then started waking me up at night. It extended to the left side. On the flight back across the U.S., I began to feel feverish. I went to an urgent care clinic in Los Angeles. The doctor immediately agreed I almost certainly had strep. He prescribed Zithromax and also said to use Advil for the pain. It's been about 30 hours since my first dose. I don't have a fever anymore, but I still have plenty of throat pain. I am hoping this is the right medicine!

This is the most painful experience I have ever had to endure. The pain is frightening. It started on Friday with what felt like a regular sore throat but nothing I tried offered any relief. By Saturday night, the pain was so intense I was considering the emergency room. Sunday morning, a family doctor diagnosed strep throat and prescribed antibiotics and Tylenol 3. The Tylenol has had very little effect. I did get some relief at one point thanks to four extra strength Advil; I'd rather not take that many painkillers however. Web searches suggest honey, salt water and the like ... nothing works!

I have had strep twice within the last six weeks. As a 24-year-old, both times were the times I have been most sick in my adult life. I used to get strep as a child regularly. I remember enjoying it; I didn't feel that sick, got the day off of school, ate some ice cream. Now when I get it, I can't talk, can't eat, can't drink, run fevers up to 104 and pass out if I stand for more than a few minutes. It's miserable! The most recent bout of it is ongoing. So far, it has been four full days of illness and two full days of antibiotics.