So last Monday my youngest son and I got hammered with the flu that was going around in his class. He is now 100 percent. Me on the other hand yes my fever and headache are gone but I am so tired and sluggish. I go to bed at 7:30/8pm and still feel so tired the next day. I can't even workout and I still have a lingering cough. Went to the doctor this morning and he pretty much told me just deal with it because my vitals are normal I just have to rest. Well I am a high school teacher and I can barely stand up to teach so I am epleating my sick days and my husband does help me a lot I just feel so fatigued and worn out Does anyone know long will I feel this way? I never had the flu hit me this badly so I'm at all a loss 😭

So I had the flu about three weeks ago that pretty much took me out for a few days. I was super fatigued, even getting a drink of water was enough to make me need a nap, obviously I got very dehydrated.

After that my skin and lips started to peel which I think was caused by that, but the oddest part was my tongue. You know how your tongue feels after you burn it? That is what my tongue has felt like ever since. When I had some pepperoni pizza I almost cried at how spicy the pepperoni was, the bloody pepperoni! Before the flu I put Sriracha on pretty much everything, and now spicy food hurts!

Is this normal? Is it odd? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I had a bad case of the flu and some days I still feel tired, a feeling of just wanting to rest… not really sure how to describe it. However, my concern right now is that my period has lasted way too many days, more than usual. If it happened to you please let me know. Thank you!!

Tested positive for influenza B over Easter. Had a rough week of it mostly sleeping in the guest bedroom. Over it now and back to normal apart from having basically no smell or taste. I experienced it with COVID a few times but the longest that ever lasted was 4 or 5 days. This has been almost 2 weeks.

Is there an end in sight? Any advice? I don’t think there is actually anything I can do apart from wait it out, but after 2 weeks I’m getting a little more concerned.

Just wanted to share my experience as I had a lot of anxiety taking this drug.

I never would have taken it if I didn't have a vacation planned in two days. I had the flu last year and it was absolutely awful comatose for 4 days and coughing for weeks. I was anxious when my daughter tested pos for flu b 10 days before spring break. I called my doctor to get Tamiflu but wasn't going to take it unless I actually came down w symptoms (even tho I know you can).

When I started to get an inkling of a headache I immediately took it. The first day I had terrible nausea so much that I didn't take the second dose and doubted if I should continue. But started getting body aches the next day and decided to power thru. Make sure you take it with food; after the first day I've had no issue with any side effects. So far the 'flu' has been one day of mild body aches and a bit of some post nasal drip and occasional cough. It's been 4 days now, I don't know if I'm writing this prematurely but compared to my last flu 10/10 would recommend using this if you have flu in the household and you know if you're going to catch it. I can see it not working if you take it too late.

Back from doc appt think it’s a virus or the flu. We don’t bother getting the test.

He has been coughing non stop wet cough but no mucus. We tried honey water, he didn’t like the saline noise spray. Mucinex kids. Any hints to get thru this. Four days of coughing and low appetite and no energy

hey guys, so i was so sick for 2 weeks, started off as a fever (peaking at 102) sore throat, migraine yk the usual seasonal sickness. it went away after about 4 days or so, negative for everything. 2 days later i have a sore throat but nothing crazy (this was the 29th of february) and by march 3rd my throat was so swollen i couldn't swallow water anymore. (no other symptoms besides my throat at this point.) i ended up having to go to the hospital and was put on an iv for dehydration and given a steroid injection. they tested me for strep, covid, rsv, mono, flu which were ALL negative. after about 2 hours they brought me in for a CT scan (which is just a shorter MRI) to check for any abscesses. none were found and the doctor just concluded it was "viral" and prescribed me antibiotic steroids to control the swelling. after 5 days of the steroids i was back to 100% but it was still the longest i've ever been sick. did anyone have something similar?

About a week ago now woke up with itchy ear, severe congestion, nose completely plugged the next day. Nose had literal water pouring from it, chills, body aches, by day 5 those cleared up a little more. Can not taste or smell anything now. Except that taste in my mouth I get when I'm sick. Hips hurt. Leg muscles hurt. Groin hurts. And tired. So tired of this lol. In southern alberta. Haven't been this sick since I was a child.

How long does this nausea last… this is day 8 since the start of my symptoms and the nausea is so bad! No appetite still either. This is frustrating. Anyone have any techniques? I am taking Pepto and forcing myself to eat. I hate feeling nauseous.

What in the heck did we get! Still recovering from it. Everyone got it. My kids , mylaws and parents, it's been the worst month for us all so far, we have never been this sick! Even getting covid 2 years ago wasn't as bad as this.

Started off with headaches, sneezing, stuffy nose, bad cough, extreme body ache,chills, very high fevers, pain everywhere. Chest and back is sore from coughing so much, back of the head is sore and eyes feel like they're strained and no appetite. Seriously, wtf are they doing to us? No way can our immune system suddenly get this weak. It's been over a week, we still have stuffed noses but recovering slowly.

my flu was pretty bad this time (influenza a) on day 3 i was running a 103.5 fever, after a week now and my fever has gone away, cough and runny nose still hanging on, but the headache is the worst part, i dont think i had it in the beginning, but now when i bend over, or cough it hurts, and its been constant

Anyone been experiencing sleepiness throughout the day even weeks after getting over the flu? I'm on week four and still feel like I can sleep all day. Just wondering how many others are experiencing this

Not sure why people really hock the stuff up. It’s better to swallow and let the digestive system do its work to degrade the sputum. That’s how the anatomy is supposed to work. Don’t spit unless there is so much phlegm that you can’t breathe.

Spitting dehydrates you. Hocking it up can really irritate the throat. And plus, it’s just plain gross.

Best way is to swallow and wash it down with a glass of water. Really makes you feel so much better.

OK this is half a rant, half a question. I have had two colds this year (it's only April). The first one I got from the woman who sits opposite me at work and the second one I got from the woman who sits beside me at work. I understand you can spread a cold even when your being careful but what bothers me is they blow their nose at their desk and use hand sanitiser instead of going to the toilets to blow their nose and using soap and water like I do. We share a lot of paperwork, so what they touch I have to touch. While I may be up and down to the toilets a lot during the day to blow my nose when I have a cold, I'm only gone 1 minute at a time. I have never given my colds to anyone else at work. I would rather everyone did this to help avoid spreading their cold. What do you do/think?

So yesterday I felt fine in the morning and then by my lunch break I had chills and body aches as well as a headache. When I got home, I had a fever of 100. The highest it was 100.5. Today my temp stayed below 100. Just a few mins ago it was 99.7. I still have slight body aches and a headache. No other symptoms.

hello, so these past few days ive had the cold. i went to the hospital two days ago because i was referred. i did blood tests and a chest xray and everything came back normal.

fast forward to this morning, i woke up and coughed (usual) and when i spat my phlegm out, there was like blood on it which surprised me😭 it wasnt a HUGE amount of blood but it was just a few strings of it ig? definitely worried because its my first time ever encountering this?? i dont wanna waste my dads money again to the hospital bc the bills are super expensive 😭

has anyone experienced this before? also i dont smoke vape or whatever

I can't express how much this cough has troubled me. I literally haven't slept in like 3 days im not entirely sure what it is either coz my parents think I'm faking it PLEASE HELPP!!!

I’m really fortunate that I did get a flu shot last year and when I came down with Flu A 3 weeks ago I was able to start Tamiflu right away. But I have lingering symptoms. A dry cough, nausea, difficulty keeping food down, night sweats and sudden sweating bouts that include feeling warm, like feverish but I haven’t tried checking my temperature.

Anyone else have these?

I have, what I think, is the flu. I haven't gone to the docs yet cause I'm not sure if I need to. Basically, I had 7 straight days of getting mild fevers in the evening and chills. I have had crazy night sweats, sometimes I'll sweat randomly during the day. Right now I have a massive headache in the back of my head.

However, I've had no runny nose, no sore throat. I think i might have had a slight dry cough for a day or two. So that has me questioning whether it could be the flu or not. I haven't been this sick in a long time and I've taken several COVID tests at this point. The fevers seem to have stopped and last night I didn't have night sweats. Today has been just a horrible headache. So I'm undecided whether I should see a doc or not.

I was wondering if anybody has had a similar experience. I got sick on March 14th, the first days of a cold are not great but I've never been bedridden for longer than a day. This time, I was in bed for 3 whole days. No energy, the worst sore throat I've ever experienced, red eyes which later my doctor said was a type of viral conjunctivitis with greenish discharge, my joints hurt, a lot of productive cough, fatigue, fever, the whole nine yards. Some of these symptoms would go away and then others would start. Since the end of March the only thing I have lingering is a very annoying cough and that won't go away at all. My doctor just said to wait it out taking what I was already taking which was basically cough syrup and ibuprofen. The cough won't go away though, and I should mention, my mother and my brother who live in different countries got sick with the same symptoms as me but my mother for example still had the cough 4 months later and still has it, except now she's sick again just like when the flu started. My brother has had a cough for over 2 months now. I've talked to other people who have told me they are now experiencing longer and longer flu/colds. Me and my family members haven't seen each other or anything so is this the new normal cold or is this a Spain thing? This is weird.

X rays, CT scans normal. Please help, it hurts to move. Its so bad. High dose of prednisone cured it for a week and it returned.

Ugh. This is horrible. Woke up Monday (March 8) with a sore throat. Didn’t think much of it. Later on Monday my body started aching and had a fever of 100. Woke up Tuesday morning throwing up. Wednesday I woke up with a fever of 101.7, went to urgent care and they gave me a flu test. I tested for Flu type B… it’s brutal. I’ve been throwing up on and off but thankfully the last time I threw up was Wednesday. I’m so achy and sleeping most of the day. I’m just taking over the counter meds and Advil PM to sleep. My temperature is now around 99.9 so I hope the worst is over. I’m also pretty dizzy and have NO appetite. It also now hurts to cough. I just needed to vent…

My son's preschool got hit hard with the flu so since Monday he has been very sluggish, I have let him sleep and no lie he has been sleeping almost 48 hrs, is this normal?

19 yo f, was diagnosed with the flu on Monday, symptoms started Saturday. My groin and ribs hurt from coughing so bad it’s insane. However I noticed my cough turn more productive, the rattle in my chest is getting worse and I can hear it when I breathe in and out. I’m wondering if this possibly has progressed to an upper respiratory infection, do I go back to urgent care tomorrow?

The last couple days I’ve just been bedridden and unable to enjoy anything really. It’s really bad. But makes me want to appreciate when I feel healthy and normal. I was also thinking how much it would suck to be homeless and in the wet and cold and going through this or something like that .

Everything I’ve tried to eat tastes like water. I tried having some soup earlier today and I had a reaction and started sweating and almost passed out. This is the first time I’ve lost taste with the flu

Thats all im gonna aay. It somehow works for me and for 30 seconds my nose is complely back to n normal. Dunno if I am broken but for me or works.

Jw if it’s helped the fatigue at all during the recovery period