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Posted 3/23/2015 12:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hellooo everyone :)

I started getting the flu exactly a week ago..with symptoms being MASSIVE headache, runny rose, sneezing, watery & swollen eyes, sore throat. No fever. These all went away by Friday but I just don't feel the same. My anxiety levels are through the roof and I have more brain fog and this lingering headache that won't go away. I also can't look at a computer screen for too long..it's hard to explain. Plus I'm unusually tired and just want to lie in bed all day (very unlike me)

Before the flu, my anxiety levels were manageable, I could go out shopping, or have dinner outside without getting too anxious. Yesterday I went shopping and I freaked out until I could go outside!! It feels like I'm regressing. Some of my old symptoms are coming back as well and I'm scared that the few months of treatment was for nothing!

Just wondering if anyone here has trouble recovering after the flu (or a cold) and your experiences with it.

Hoping you're all well
x
Posted 3/23/2015 12:52 AM (GMT 0)
I have been feeling worse since I had the flu, even with keeping symptoms at bay. The one going around here is a strong one, starting with a sore throat, then switching to coughing. MY dh is still coughing some, about 6 weeks after he got it. I'm just tired and weaker, not a lot of stamina.

I think it can set people back since it diverts your immune system some, but that's just my thought.

I hope you'll get back to where you were. Good luck!
Posted 3/23/2015 12:58 AM (GMT 0)

Garden Peace said...
I have been feeling worse since I had the flu, even with keeping symptoms at bay. The one going around here is a strong one, starting with a sore throat, then switching to coughing. MY dh is still coughing some, about 6 weeks after he got it. I'm just tired and weaker, not a lot of stamina.

I think it can set people back since it diverts your immune system some, but that's just my thought.

I hope you'll get back to where you were. Good luck!

6 weeks?! Oh my gosh that's crazy.. Yes that's what I think too :( I hope you both feel better soon!
Posted 3/23/2015 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you. :) It's just a lingering, light cough my dh has. He's feeling fine fine otherwise. It's just a nasty bug that hangs on tight. I'd think I was done with it and back off of what I was taking, but then it would come back after a day or 2. I felt it in my arms and legs a lot, weakness and some pain. Since he got it first, I was able to keep it low key and my daughter who also has Lyme didn't get it much at all since I gave her some things for it too.
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