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No set level. People fear fevers, but it's more about how the rest of you is feeling. I had 105.5 when I had flu as a resident and I felt so bad that I couldn't have gotten to a doctor if I tried. And I lived in a mountain town with no good health care. So I just laid on the floor and thought I might die.

It's the associated symptoms that tell you if you should go in.

That said, fevers suck and I'm so glad yours broke!

Yes, agreed--depends on symptoms surrounding. I had a mild fever (101-102) and intense back pain last year and warranted an urgent care visit-pneumonia and kidney infection.

If it was only a fever, even if it was just high, I'd prob ride it out.

About 120.

I called once at 104 because I was scared....I never have a fever, even when I feel pretty crummy. Turns out I had the flu. but they didn't have me come in. Just told me to rest and drink lots of fluids.

@Mrs. Jacks: I agree. I didn't know that about fevers until Chloe had one (hers was 105.5) and the ER doctor told us the same thing- that your brain shuts off as a defense mechanism so there's really no such thing as a too high fever, and it's the symptoms that tell you there's a problem and not the numbers. I've been told my whole life that a high fever can cause brain damage and he was like whoa, that's not true at all.

Depends on what by other symptoms are! Probably 105+ is when I'd go in, or at least call my clinics triage line

I'd call the nurse hotline but fevers have always come down with tylenol for me...and usually there's something else going on that I'm more concerned with. If I thought it was the flu, I'd probably try to get some tamiflu

I rarely get a fever. I agree with other posters that I would go in for a 105+ fever or one that was persistent and wasn't going down with tylenol / lasted several days.

@Espion: same. I avoid the doctor at all costs.