Question 1

are there any treatments for post viral meningitis headaches?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Persistent chronic (15 or more days per month) postmeningitis headaches are treated like chronic migraine or chronic tension type headaches depending upon the features of the headache. Narcotic medications are avoid since they can cause medication rebound headaches if taken more than twice a week.

Question 2

i've had a headache and neck ache for over a month? could this be bacterial or viral meningitis?

Accepted Answer

Headache: Neither, its been too long to be either one. See your doctor about getting xrays of your cervical spine.

Question 3

how should be viral meningitis treated? ( got headache, fever, neck pain, vomiting, but nothing else)

Accepted Answer

Go to hospital now: Viral meningitis can't be diagnosed online so you need to get evaluated immediately to be sure it's nothing worse. Don't wait until your family finds you unconscious. Have them drive you there.

Question 4

how is viral meningitis treated? does acyclovir tablets help? what can reduces the headache and stop vomiting?

Accepted Answer

Supportive care: Pain relievers can help w/headache while antiemetics can help w/vomiting. These can be prescribed by doc who diagnosed you w/viral meningitis. Acyclovir will only help if meningitis is due to herpes. Supportive is all that can be done for next several days until symptoms resolve.

Question 5

mom has viral meningitis, hospitalized. no fever, nomore red spots on knees or red eyes. still has severe headaches, stiff neck; low white cells. help?

Accepted Answer

Ask her doctor: Viral meningitis presents with headache, sometimes sensitivity to light or sound, nausea, vomiting, fever, stiff neck, malaise, sometimes mental changes and the spinal fluid shows findings which are not compatible with bacterial meningitis. Your mom should get better fairly quickly and be back to full health soon, but if you have questions, ask her doctor.

Question 6

how long does markedly stiff neck associated with viral meningitis last?

Accepted Answer

Usually until the : Infection has essentially run its course over one to two weeks and the degree of symptoms is very variable.

Question 7

my son (6) had viral meningitis (enterovirus) last week. he was good for 3 days then got a temp (38.2) and now has chronic diarrhear. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Yes!Certainly can be: Fever can follow an illness, as can gatroenteritis. Was your child given antibiotics? This could be a factor!

Question 8

when someone is symptom free from viral meningitis, are they no longer contagious? my friend just has a runny nose, otherwise he is fine, no fever.

Accepted Answer

Aseptic meningitis: Usually the patient with viral meningitis becomes contagious for 3-5 days before the onset of symptoms to 7-10 days after the symptoms show up. Runny nose could be sign of allergies. The best way to confirm would be sending nasal swab for viral cultures.

Question 9

how is viral meningitis treated? what medications? how to relieve headache? and stop nausea?

Accepted Answer

Nausea: You have far more questions then one provider can answer in 400 characters. Suggest you break  this up into separate questions.  I will address nausea.  Try ginger tea, ginger ale or crystallized ginger to help decrease nausea.

Question 10

diagnosed in hospital after spinal tap with viral meningitis, sent me home, but a week later i feel worse with headache and stiff neck and spine?

Accepted Answer

Go to hospital again: you need to get checked asap, even if it turns to be just viral meningitis again, don't take chances

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How should be viral meningitis treated? ( got headache, fever, neck pain, vomiting, but nothing else)

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How is viral meningitis treated? does acyclovir tablets help? what can reduces the headache and stop vomiting?

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Mom has viral meningitis, hospitalized. no fever, nomore red spots on knees or red eyes. still has severe headaches, stiff neck; low white cells. help?

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How long does markedly stiff neck associated with viral meningitis last?

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My son (6) had viral meningitis (enterovirus) last week. he was good for 3 days then got a temp (38.2) and now has chronic diarrhear. is this normal?

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When someone is symptom free from viral meningitis, are they no longer contagious? my friend just has a runny nose, otherwise he is fine, no fever.

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How is viral meningitis treated? what medications? how to relieve headache? and stop nausea?

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Diagnosed in hospital after spinal tap with viral meningitis, sent me home, but a week later i feel worse with headache and stiff neck and spine?

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