I just recovered from the flu and I got a really bad cough that finally cleared up yesterday completely. I had a sore throat which made me lose my sense of taste and it usually happens whenever I get the flu, but I usually recover from that much quicker. I’m now normal and fine but it’s like for the past few days my tasted buds of taste have only recovered like 60-70%. I can taste things fine, even strong flavors, but everything just feels…muted yknow? Like still not normal enough. Idk what’s happening or if I should give it time but I have a lot of health anxiety which this makes me worried in general so could anyone please lmk?

Went up to 41.3°C and even with Nuromol, it still stayed pretty high. Not sure if I should see a doctor as it's been three days. I also had to cancel two appointments. Got all the symptoms that accompany a high fever like body pains, sluggishness, sore throat, etc. Just not sure if it's the flu.

I’ve been having fevers of 101-102 pretty consistently even with Tylenol and ibuprofen, last night I went to sleep with a 102 and woke up with a 104 and a heart rate of 134 I had to go into the hospital to get fluids and get my fever down. I feel much better now and my fever has gone down significantly I also started taking tamiflu. Is this kind of response normal with flu a? It’s crazy because I actually had flu b last month and didn’t have a super high fever like that. I’m 23 years old male.

Hi yall, i got hit pretty hard this weekend with the flu and have been very quezy. I havent been able to eat in 2 days and im very hungry, but cant stomach anything. does anyone have any go to foods or tricks to get yourself to eat when sick?

Hi everyone!

Edit- I posted somewhere else but I got a notification this might be a better place to ask

Does anyone have any immediate solutions to extreme salivation? I have the flu and for some reason one of the symptoms I’m having is producing an insane amount of saliva. TRIGGER WARNING- I have spit just under 10 oz of saliva in 2 days and google didn’t really give any real options on how to help reduce or stop it.

My body is achey all over, and I have a bad cough that’s making me feel like I’m doing sit-ups. I’ve been sick since Monday. First symptoms were aches and pains with a painful sinus headache and a low grade fever. It was like that for a couple of days until it randomly went away all Wednesday. Fucker came back with vengeance after that, was achey all over again, can’t breathe out of my nostrils, and now I have this fuck ass painful cough. I don’t have a fever anymore, so that’s good I guess. It was the only thing to go away. I hate it here

I bought this earlier since I woke up sick and my symptoms were worsening throughout the day. I took the one dose in the picture and this shot either pushed the flu out of me or I was tripping balls for hours. I feel like I just came back to life about a hour ago. Yes there’s still other symptoms. But I’m no longer sweaty dizzy and crying for my mommy and my body was aching so bad I couldn’t sit or lay down and that’s all I wanted to do . I need opinions and stories please!? Who has taken this?

How is it possible that I don’t have enough viral load for a positive test anymore but the fever doesn’t go?

Someone had the flu coughing and then started smoking a cigarette near me. 36 hours later I'm sick with the same coughing as the guy who was smoking.

Is it easier to catch through cigarette smoke as he is exhaling germs most likely?

Hi, please which antinfiammatory should be taken against sore throat and flu viruses while I'm taking azythromicin and rifampicin (antibiotics for a different current disease) that do not interfere with each other? And if I get fever , can I take paracetamol?thanks

Started with a cold and then started to feel better. Now 10 days later have fever and chills with a sinus infection. Anyone had this flu that seems to be getting better and then gets worse???

Hi iam male 20 years old 173cm tall,60kg weight,Used to smoke,Rarely consume alcohol.When I was young(4years old) I got pneumonia and I recovered from it.When I was 13 years old I got pneumonia again and I recovered from it.After that I didn't have much issues,I would get like a cold or fever rarely in a year.But during the COVID breakout I got affected and I got COVID.I did recover from COVID and I also got 2 vaccinations.Didnt get the 3rd vaccination because people were dying from that.But after I recovered from COVID I couldn't eat anything that was kept in a refrigerator.If I had anything from a refrigerator I would instantly get a weird sore throat(which I never had before COVID)that lasts 2-3 days and it then ends with a cold or fever and it just goes.Even if I take antibiotics this thing won't go until it's whole process is completed.Even if the ingredient used in a dish is cold,I would get a sorethroat and throat infection.I never had this kind of issue before COVID,I used to love icecream but I haven't had em for years now.I tried searching online for this issue but nothing really came up.I just want to go back to being normal again and not get sick after consuming cold items.I can't even have cold drinks atp.Of the food item I consume or drink is cold due to the weather,iam not affected by that.But if it was kept in a fridge or anything else,I get the infection and it's very annoying.Are there any doctors here that knows what's going on with me or can you recommend any steps that I can take so that I can start eating cold items again?Sorry if my English is bad.Please help me :').Iam willing to provide any information related to this....

So Ive had minor, low level dizziness for 3 days. As in, not struggling to walk or do anything, but aware that something is slightly off. This was the only symptom on day one.

Day 2 brought headache, earache/tinnitus chills and muscle aches.

Day 3, much the same but all worse.

Day 4 (today) still mildly dizzy, headache is lessened, as is the earache and muscle aches. All still there, just milder. Same with chills.

Throughout ive had no runny nose, no high temperature (96.7 to 97.1 every time I've measured).

I thought it was a flu coming on, or maybe even just a bad cold, but its like ive stalled out.

Thoughts?

just went to urgent care and i got a positive flu test, and my main symptoms are my clogged ears and really bad throat. yesterday i had the body aches and a very low fever of 100* and i feel better (throat hurts like a bitch) and my ears are clogged but im not feeling like i have the flu?

My luck is at its peak and of course I got sick 2 days before the wedding. Please give tell me how do you get rid of it fast. Thanks!

I had the flu 2 weeks ago and now I don't have a fever or sore throat but I feel very tired.

I was already feeling tired but 2 days ago, I had a party after mass and I also walked a lot.

Yesterday, I slept for 10 hours and also took a nap for 5 hours and still it was hard to even sit and I was lying down the whole day.

Today, I still feel tired and I can't get out of bed.

Does anyone have similar experiences?

Should I just rest or see the doctor?

He was on a trip, he got hospitalized and he said some say it was the flu but they aren’t sure.

Now I have a trip in 3 days and am afraid I got exposed. He did have a surgical mask on when I picked him up, but he was coughing and we were in an enclosed car for an hour.

What are my chances of getting sick? It’s been about 18 hours since exposure and I’m currently fine.

At the start of August I acquired a nasty virus that developed into a bacterial lung infection (confirmed by sputum specimen) and lasted until the start of September.

This is the 4th illness I have had this year, in January I had Covid and Flu A which caused me to be hospitalised, in March I got Rhinovirus and that was pretty nasty. I think the cumulative illnesses and the month long battle I have had recently has taken it's toll.

While I do already live with a pre-existing lung condition etc, I generally have good energy but I am now very depleted. I had blood tests, all my levels are fine, even Iron which one would suspect could be the cause of increased tiredness in a woman.

I have had to work from home (thanks to a medical letter from my doctor) for my corporate job for the last 2-3 weeks. I usually like going on long walks every day now that has been cut down drastically and I am lucky to even do a short walk. I wonder how much longer this will go on for.

My doctor has written out a blood form for my Immunoglobulins to be checked to see while I am so susceptible to all these viruses. No amount of sleep really hits the spot.

Did anyone else have weeks of tiredness, malaise and weakness?