text: Sorry to hear you're sick.  Going to the doc is a good idea because they can help you sort a garden variety variety viral insult from strep throat.  I'm sure you've had it done before.  5 seconds and its off to be cultured...\n\nBut in the interim, some of your other advice is good... tylenol, lots of fluids.  If you're getting a lot of nasal congestion its a good idea to deal with that.  The drainage is a continuing source of irritation.  When I was  kid my grandmother made a drink called the Bee's Knees... Its sounds like a flapper girl drink to me now in retrospect.  Its equal parts honey, lemon and whiskey.  Heated.  Stirred.  I found it helpful.  \n\nGood luck!!  Hope you feel better