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.

I live in Sylmar (East Los Angeles county). I believe I have the regular flu. I will be testing for COVID tomorrow. I will update.

Hi everyone. I’m 21, male, athletic, always going to the gym and eating very healthy. I got the flu last Friday and let me tell you it was shit.

First day I started out feeling a little bit sick, like if I was having a cold or something. I was coughing a little bit through the day and feeling some pain in the body but nothing else.

The next day I woke up feeling horrible. My head hurt a lot, my eyes, my back. I also had a 102-103 fever. I took some Tylenol and it help me to feel a little bit better and to stop the fever from becoming worse.

By the third day, it was practically the same. Feeling like shit through the day, 103 fever, very bad headache and pain in the eyes, it was a nightmare. Went to the doctor and I had the flu. Kept taking Tylenol like 3-4 times a day to stop the fever and to not feel like I was going to die.

On day 4 I felt better, my headache was almost gone, my eyes were okay now but my fever was still the same, 103+ all the time. Doctor asked me to do some X Ray to see my thorax and it showed a little bit of pneumonia. That was the cause of me feeling better but not my fever improving even a tiny bit. Went to see doctor and gave me 2 antibiotics to eradicate the pneumonia.

By day 5-6 my fever was a little bit better, but not quiet yet was I recovered. I was feeling excellent by this day but the fever was still there.

Day 7 my fever was completely gone because of the antibiotics doing their thing and my pneumonia is almost gone. My blood oxygen is at 96 right now and things are almost back to normal, just have to keep resting a little bit more so I can let my lungs recover completely from the infection.

For everybody out there struggling with this, every case is different but my best advice would be to be hydrating a lot, taking meds to regulate the fever (ask the doctor), checking with the doctor to see if you develop a second infection like pneumonia or bronchitis and resting a lot. It’s not something that lasts 3 days or so, it will take a week or more for you to be back to normal because this thing hits hard, but it’s nothing you couldn’t handle. Good luck to everybody and take care of yourselves!

One year ago I had the flu. Since then I've been snoring and it never stopped.

It's been a year now and I don't know what to do about it...

Hello. I had a flu last october 5. Until today I am still recovering. Fever for 2 days and a dry cough for a week, no appetite at all and the anxiety is all over the place. This is my week 4 showing some symptoms. Mild sore throat, almost gone cough and lingering anxiety. Looking forward getting well. Take your vitamins.

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?

Hey all, just like to share here that after I came down with a headache, sore throat, runny nose etc yesterday, I took naproxen(idk what mg, I think quite strong) and it seems to have alleviated most symptoms asides from a few sneezes here and there. Recommended to take on a full stomach and with an alkaline to stave away acidity.

it’s day 3 and i am feeling lots better! slight sore throat, coughing and congestion, just normal cold stuff. didnt vomit today!! i got my antibiotics early, which really helps..so if you feel like you’re having flu symptoms..go to the doctor so they can test you!!!!

I am thinking about torrmrow going to CVS to get my flu shot. Afterwards how long after will I gwt side effects?

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.

I've had the flu for the past 10 days. It has been awful. I'm not back to 100% yet, so I can update my total time at the end. I'm just posting that i'm grateful to be alive. For those of you suffering, I am here with you. Let me know if i can get you anything.

Edit: it was twelve whole days until I could leave the house. That's tied for the shortest flu I've had. I just have some lingering headache, a slight cough, and a drippy nose. My legs are stiff from being on my couch for so long.

I first started feeling symptoms on the night of Sunday October 13th. They came on slowly and hit me full force on the 15th. I was bedridden for like 3 days with chills, body aches, low energy, no appetite. Wicked persistent dry cough that hurt my throat was the worst symptom. Dayquil and Theraflu helped.

Now it's 13 days later. I still got a low fever that comes and goes, sinus drainage, ears feeling full, a wet but less painful cough, and chest congestion. I'm improving but my recovery has never been this slow. I gotta go back to work tomorrow. I don't know why I'm not getting better faster. I'm trying not to take medicine as much and I'm mostly relying on cough drops. Is there a chance I got a secondary infection? Should I go to an urgent care?

I got a bad case if flu last week and still have some lingering cough. My fever lasted almost 5 days and my cough was bad. I was on antibiotics as well. Dr asked me to wait and get the shot. How long after the flu am i suppose to wait? A week or till my cough goes away? I have my exams in 10 days and don’t want any side effects after the shot. Should i wait till my exams are done by Nov 8th and then get the shot?

Has anyone had whelps from the flu shot ? Lasting over 2 weeks?

Anyone know how to get rid of this terrible flu cough. I’ve tried steam from the shower, cough drops, warm tea, honey. Nothing is helping. I finally went to the doctor and got Tamiflu but I only just started on them.

Hi i have fatigue, a sore throat and body aches/pain. No sense of smell or taste either. Can barely move or get out of bed the past three days. But I don't have any respiratory symptoms as such? Anyone else have the same?

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’m a sensitive person and this flu has been the most uncomfortable and unpleasant things I’ve ever experienced 24/7. I’m only on day 4. Felt so dark today. Painful coughing, throwing up, headaches. No appetite. Sleep interrupted.

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.

Currently have the flu. I started to feel crappy a week ago, but yesterday and today i feel like i got hit by a truck. I’m tossing and turning. And now i can’t stop thinking about work — i can’t sleep and what if i still feel like this in a few hours. Do you think I’ll get fired ? I did call out today. I don’t call out much at all unless for a legit reason like this. But there’s no way i can get through 8 hours of people feeling like this. Also i have a fever so i don’t want to get others sick. I’m so tired of this work culture - to feel guilty for taking care of yourself

Wednesday night got fever of 101 took tylenol, Thursday whole day fever hovered between 101 and 102 with bad body pain. Tested negative for Covid. Friday no fever in the morning but got again to 102 at night. Took tylenol and slept with body pain. All this while had bad cough as well. Saturday had mild fever but bad cough so went to urgent care the dr checked throat and said mild redness so prescribed Azythromycin for 5 days. Came home took it and got fever again to 102 in the evening. Tylenol is breaking the fever but it comes back in the evening. Today is day 5 and fever is 99. How long does it take for fever to completely break? Should I go to the dr again or wait for antibiotics to get over. I have got fevers before but they last maximum for 2 days. I have University and assignments to get done. Pls advice.

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

Started feeling symptoms Sunday night (10/13). Woke up Monday with a persistent wet cough that has now mostly turned dry, nasty sore throat, chills, body aches, and a fever. DayQuil and fluids mostly helped.

However, I'm still stuck in bed a lot of the time. I just folded laundry and took a shower. It was only 40 minutes of standing but I feel wiped out. I'm bedridden again and it sucks. Everything hurts. I'm always fatigued and lack the energy to do just about everything I need to.

Anyone have some advice? Anything more I can do to feel better sooner? What was your recovery timeline like?

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

I have had the flu for 3 days (headache, coughing, fever, lightheaded etc).

Last night my sleep was horrible, i woke up twice in the night to an intense nightmare and i was sweating like CRAZY. The bed was WET and i had to change clothes twice. (I legit never get nightmares).

Is this a common symptom of the flu?

Day one - sore throat, headache, felt very hot

Day two - headache, hot and cold, runny nose, very tired

Day three - headache, hot and cold, runny and blocked nose, sneezing and tiredness

Day four - headache, hot and cold, runny and blocked nose, sneezing, weakness, anxiety, tiredness, felt hot and was sweating extra amounts and i felt clammy

Day five - woke up with only anxiety, throughout the day I am feeling low energy and very tired, slowly coming back to my usual self but still a bit anxious and would like to be in bed resting!

How long does the low energy and tiredness take to go away? Anxiety?

I was definitely at the peak of it on day three and four.

My body was begging for a days rest but I cannot take time off from work.

How can I make myself feel better/have more energy? Being like this gives me anxiety lol.

I am taking vitamin c, multivitamins, drinking lucozade.

Thanks all :)

pretty much feel like my life is fucked. I don't have any hope at all and that's pretty much all I have energy to say. sorry to beg for attention but everyone in my life is either freaking out and making my anxiety worse or I just don't feel like I can tell them.

Hi all, Where I live we don't test for types of flu or else. We do at home covid tests but I hate taking those.. So I started last sunday, feeling very weak and really really sharp pain in the throat when I speak and eat. Monday, the pain stopped but I was really tired Tuesday, I started to have congestion and my feets were swollen Wednesday and tursday, only congestion, no coughing no sneezing no runny nose Friday, I lost my voice? And I started to have runny nose and cough. Mucus is green. Still congested Saturday, sunday, monday and now Tuesday, caughing and runny nose. Still congested and green mucus.

I NEVER had those symptoms backwards. My husband and two kids are fine... none of them are sick. I am 34 and do have also seasonal allergies since july.

Anyone experiencing the same thing? What the heck did I catch? I am a french highschool teacher...