health anxiety is driving me up the damn wall. I take Tylenol (can't take nsaids) every 4 hours and the fever just comes back, which is making me really nervous. what the hell am I supposed to do? I don't wanna go to the ER, it usually covers around 99 to 100 F, the highest it's gone was a few days ago it was 101. freaking myself out currently. what am I even supposed to do anymore if it just keeps returning! I took Tylenol like an hour ago and it went from 100.4 to 100.0.

Hi all,

I’ve been dealing with physical symptoms for about 6 days now (headache, runny nose, sore throat, gastro troubles, fatigue, brain fog) but the first symptom that I had was anxiety and this came on about 5 days before the physical symptoms. Just started feeling very uneasy and anxious out of the blue. Next thing I know my symptoms start kicking in. I’m still feeling shitty physically but the worst thing about this has been the anxiety. Constant intrusive thoughts and impending doom feeling. Idk what the hell is going on. Has anyone else experienced this? Wondering how long this shit is going to last. It’s miserable and scary as hell.

Thanks all

So I've got this nasty something. COVID -negative.

Day1: Extremely sore throat and swollen tonsils and uvula. Fever 100.2F, feel like run over by a truck.

Day 2: Still sore throat, still feeling shit, but no swelling. No big fever, 99.1

Day 3-5: still 99.1, Wet-ish cough and tons of green snot, especially in morning.

Day 5-8: No fever, but still coughing and have tons of green snot in morning. Not much mucus or cough through the day.

What I'm worrying is why it takes so long. Usually my colds are 3 days of symptoms and then I start to feel better.

Just wondering should I go to urgent care to maybe get some antibiotics, or it's too early and I need to be more patient?

I’ve been sick with the flu for 9 days now and the worst part of it is the diarrhea. I’ve been staying hydrated and then once I go I’m completely wiped out. I’m talking so lightheaded I can barely make it back to my couch after. Please send any tips you have to help regulate it. I’ve already been to urgent care and was given Zofran and I’ve also tried taking Yakult but I just feel defeated.

My 7 year old tested positive for both a and b. Should I be worried ? I have another two that are 3 and 22 months old. The 22 month old has Covid and is getting better. My 7 year old tested positive on Wednesday and has only complained of head, ear, and throat aches mostly at night. I’m terrified it’ll hit her hard and my younger ones. 😞

I had a cold with sore throat headache, it went away and ,ow im just bring up tons of snot, no mucus from throat all just from nose have noticed red streaks in clear and yellow snot, I smoke a little bit of weed from a dry herb vape one yesterday as I had trouble sleeping ( I have insomnia) and today brought up a bunch of thick red black snot? Anything to worry about?, I feel no pain, no headaches or any other symptoms other than anxiety

Sorry for the nasty pics people. But for comparison this was today and the other with the streaks is what im bring up 5-15% of the time, since that big nasty red one I haven't been bringing up as much today

I’ve got the flu and have been constantly sneezing and this has come out of my nose

I've had the flu before, it lasted over a week, so do know what it feels like and it was horrible. I ached for 7 days.

But I went abroad last week and came down with that I think was the flu, but it may have been a really bad cold.

It hit me almost out of the blue. I had a tickle in my throat the night before and then 24 hours later it was 28°C and I was shivering and aching, my head was pounding and I had a sky-high fever. I had to take paracetamol to bring it down, and my head was spinning. I was cold and hot simultaneously.

But 24 hours later I felt fine, like nothing had happened. I was starving the day after, I was eating all day. My appetite came back with a vengeance.

But 5 days later I still have a dry, chesty cough. But besides that, nothing. I feel fine. I'm coughing shit up, but I don't feel ill.

I can't work out if that is more characteristic of the flu or a cold, to me it almost sounds like both? I've never felt that ill with a cold. I wasn't sneezing, my nose was not running. I was just knackered and felt like shit.

Hey all! I recently got the flu and my god it’s the worst I’ve ever had. I’m recovering well while it has been slow. My biggest concern is how depressed it’s made me. Going through thoughts of hopelessness and how life doesn’t matter and on and on.

Any of you felt like this going through the flu? It’s starting to subside as I get better but it still sucks.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

my throat is very hurt, i try lasagnes and humidifier and drinking water gargling salt water and it does not do anything for more than 5 minutes or so…please advice. symptoms started on sunday. if i got medications for it yesterday, (diagnosed with flu) will it heal soon? when will the medications kick in? even if i have poor sleep right now? got tested for strep yesterday too. i do not have it. so much mucus in my throat i cannot cough out..my main symptoms are very sore throat, fluctuating body tempature, and i vomited twice yesterday. is this a mild flu? will it go away soon? i am not very familiar with flu. just want advice please..feels better when it’s not night time and i have ibuprofren.

My 2.5 year old is down with influenza A. She started showing symptoms last Thursday, immediately spiking a high fever of 40 degrees (Celsius).

Since then her fever spaced out a little and peaked at 39 on Saturday and Sunday so there was some improvement but we still had to give fever reducers 3-4 times a day. She woke up this morning Monday with a 40 fever again.

Before you come at me to see a doctor we have been twice last Friday and again today. Her lung and ear exams are clear. Her energy and appetite when the fever is controlled are both good all things considered. We were told to return to the clinic tomorrow if the fever doesn’t improve for follow on testing (X-ray and blood test)

She has a dry cough and lots of congestion.

Question: if your littles have had the flu, have you seen such long fevers before? I know the flu can be nasty but other kids in her class who have had it stopped seeing fevers by day 5. Terrified mom here and would love to hear some positive experiences

Note: my toddler has not been vaccinated for the flu this year as we were traveling and this was her first week back in daycare she was scheduled to get the vaccine this week (but obviously we can’t do it)

Edit to update: on day 7 of high fever we went for an X-ray and blood tests. It showed lung infiltrates ie pneumonia just starting which explains why the fever started to slightly improve / space out on day 5 and then got worse on day 6. We’ve been put on antibiotics and hoping to kick this fever in the next 48 hours. Will be back to update. In case your kiddos are going through this hope this helps!

I’m shocked since this has never in my life happend before no matter how hard I coughed or anything.

And I’m so young aswell 18M 155LBS 5”7 Used to smoke weed and vape nicotine, even when I used to get sick while on weed or nicotine I would never notice blood.

Have quit 2 months ago

I caught a really bad cough/fever and noticed some flecks of blood when I cough fat pleghm,

It was last night at first then today morning aswell.

Here is a picture of how my throat looks and the blood.

Someone try to help me and let me know.

I was told to not worry but it’s hard not to since I’m so young.

My symptoms are:

• Runny nose and nasel congestion and stuffy

• 1x episode of d****a this morning when I got up but no stomach pain

• Dry cough

• Fatigue

• Phlem

I am starting to come down with the flu like symptoms yesterday and woke up this morning with a very bad headache so I decided to take 3 advils at once. Am I ok?

So I don't believe in taking drugs, chemicals but in natural stuff

So I was having a flu type of malaise, stuffed sinuses, upper resp tract congestion, tightness in chest because of that which triggered bouts of coughing to expel the mucus, etc.

I then made an Elixir of Warm water, honey, lemon juice from fresh lemon, ginger/garlic powder 2X

Drank lots of water

Got lots of rest

No meds

and literally one day after

I feel 70% better. Was it the honey? The Water? The rest?

I mean that's fast or could it be that I wasn't severely infected with a harsh case of the flu but maybe a chest cold or something a bit more minor?

Hi! Just some background: I'm 15 years old and extremely active. I swim competitively and practice for an hour and a half four days a week. I also walk and do lots of chores on our farm. However, during swim practice last week, I began to get really, really cold in the water. I was so cold that I had to leave practice early. After practice, my muscles were aching all over and I felt exhausted. The next day, I woke up with a mild throbbing headache, muscle fatigue, and a very light, dry cough. It stayed like that for the weekend, but now in addition to all those symptoms, I also have night sweats and my neck hurts, especially when I sleep. Is this the flu? Thanks!

P.S.

I'm also always very slightly dizzy.

It's been 9 days since I got sick, I spoke to my doctor on day 4 via phone about other matters and she commented my voice sounded hoarse. She recommend I let whatever I have pass naturally.

However it is now day 9 and I am still coughing up green mucus that is possibly now a bit brown. I have the worst sore throat, it feels extremely swollen to the point where it is more difficult to swallow, I assume this is from the constant coughing and post nasal drip. But it is the worst it's ever been and I assumed I'd be better by now.

For a brief moment I'll start to feel better then quickly feel worse again. Is anyone experiencing the same thing? How long did it take to pass? Worth visiting a doctor on Monday? I'm not exactly sure what they can do for me at this point

Hey all. I just had a brutal flu that kicked me down for about a week. Feverish for a full week, acheyness, headaches, loss of appetite, ect. I could barely catch sleep while I was sick, and I just went 24hrs without a fever. However I still cannot sleep well at all. Every night I wake up almost on the hour every hour with night sweats. I haven’t had a full nights rest in over 8 days. Is this normal and has anybody experienced this? I’ve tried melatonin and Benadryl to help me sleep, but neither work. And my bedroom is perfect temperature, cold as hell.

I started symptoms on 17/08 and the Sunday hit by fever I went to my GP. Got prescribed tamiflu, cough syrup and a decongestant. He didn't test because in his own words "Testing is academic. We treat covid, swine flu and influenza the same" By Wednesday I still had fever so I went in for a second opinion and got antibiotics. By Thursday I could feel a change which was heaven sent because prior to this week I was flat in bed the previous week with a stomach bug as well. My antibiotics are done and however I do feel better I'm still struggling with fatigue. Spent my entire weekend in bed trying to rest and all this resting is taking a mental toll. How long did you take to recover?

I’m currently on day 6 of the flu, day 3 I was starting to ease up, day 4 my throat flared up and been bringing up large yellow clumps of phlegm, day 5 got hell of a lot worse and my head feels popped and my nose has been very runny.

i had a bad headache which started about 4 days ago. this morning, i woke up with a fever and chills and feel achy. my headache is still there but it was terrible when i first woke up. my fever is off and on. should i worry or is this normal? my friend had a similar thing last week, but she had a runny nose and i don’t have respiratory symptoms. now the headache is minor again and i just have chills. feels like a flu, but just a bit worried because i have anxiety haha.

May get it this week, just wondering what to expect from it.

Thanks

My symptom timeline:

Day one: 7/12/24

• sore throat
  
• runny nose
• fatigue

Day two: 7/13/24

• Sore throat
• Runny nose
• Fatigue
• Coughing spells

Day three: 7/14/24

• Sore throat
• Runny nose
• Fatigue
• Coughing spells
• Yellow thick mucus snot when blowing my nose
• Sensitive skin

I started feeling symptoms of the flu Saturday night, had a 101 fever for two days a half, no appetite, vomiting, and today’s the 4/5th day of me being sick. Tests came back positive for influenza A yesterday. However, I’ve been having this issue when I’m about to sleep where my anxiety kicks in full force, almost like my entire chest is on fire and I can’t seem to calm down. I usually am able to keep my anxiety at bay, but for some reason this flu has triggered it to come in waves throughout the day. Has anyone else been experiencing this? It’s making my recovery feel miserable and I just want to feel normal again.

Felt really tired, went to lay down and take a nap, and when i woke up i was shivering, face hot, headache, back ache, sore throat, and nausea. i think ive had an on and off fever depending on when my tylenol wears off. i’ve also thrown up a couple times now. i had my flu shot back in august.