No, it’s a fungal.disease.
Anger is also a common reaction to inappropriate and insulting unsolicited advice based on an absurd interpretation of minimal information. Giving advice like that is also a sign of alcoholism.
Same here. I’m flying out to California and the past few days I’ve been trying to heal up a common cold-like feeling that has no particular reason to it. No symptoms of sneezing, runny nose or anything, just this malaise.
Moderating:
Okay, that’s enough of the passive-aggressive attacks.
I happen to agree that the initial post read likea concerned fellow doper sharing information. But the rest of the posts on the topic are not constructive, and are, at best, a hijack. Time to drop the subjects of “unsolicited advice” and vague suggestions that others are abusing alcohol.
I’d be lying to say I wasn’t stressed about that. Last Winter was brutal, from November through March I got sick once approximately every ten days, including a nine day bout with noro, and now that I get prolonged asthma every time I get sick it means I’m sick for months on end. I did have RSV last November and there were points where I thought I needed to go to the ER because combined with the asthma I couldn’t breathe.
So I’m not looking forward to that. Especially now that my son is not in one, but two schools, daycare and special ed, which just increases the odds of him bringing something home.
What I think it might be is just exhaustion. Coughing constantly for days on end is really tiring and that can make people more vulnerable to anxiety.
Oh, boy. Things are getting interesting now.
Without going into graphic details, I just found out that for the past few days, I have been taking two doses of one of my anti-anxiety medications each morning, and none of the other one. I’m a licensed pharmacist AND I SHOULD KNOW BETTER! Anyway, I got out the correct medication and took it, and time will tell if this helps. It still wouldn’t explain the periodic fevers.
It’s possible that this was the effect of my illness, and not the cause of it. Mental acuity can definitely be compromised by illness.
The stress I have experienced is rumination about things that happened to me decades ago that I couldn’t do anything about, then or now.
If your son is anything like the grand kids every virus available seeks them out and jumps on for the ride home.
The granddaughters have been in public school but the grandsons(who live in my house) are in public school this year. To say I’m worried is an understatement.
Crossed fingers.
sounds likely. And good luck now that you’ve fixed your meds.
I spoke with my psychiatrist today and she said anxiety is actually a really common sign that your body is not getting enough oxygen. Which explains the asthma + anxiety connection I guess. And how a respiratory infection might be linked to anxiety.
I’m starting to feel better and yesterday was the first night in weeks I fell asleep without meds.
I’m grateful I’m on a small dose of both meds. And my symptoms weren’t from that, because my condition is unchanged. One of them is notorious for terrible withdrawal symptoms, and while I’ve tried to go off it, I didn’t have them.
That also explains why one symptom of a heart attack is a sense of dread.
I should clarify that I didn’t have the withdrawal symptoms this time, or any other. I’ve been on it for about 25 years.
Same! No anxiety here, but we have been having a weird summer (fall?) cold here where we’ve just been so exhausted and mentally just unable to focus very well for a couple of weeks. Malaise is a good word for it. I seriously started worrying about being hypothyroid but then finally started feeling a little less completely wrung out.
13-year-old kiddo’s exhausting cold also came with a 101-degree temperature spike that only lasted one day, which was weird, and then she had normal cold symptoms. I never had either a fever or sniffles, just the malaise.
All you’ve done is to restate your reasons for posting, which makes your apology meaningless. I know what I said and I know what you assumed. I didn’t say I ate only a bag of chips. I can see how you misunderstood that, but you added the word only when you quoted my post, and you should have asked for clarification before insinuating that I’m an alcoholic. FYI, the anxiety I experienced was the result of an irritated stomach lining. It took a lot of time and trial and error to discover that, and I’d hoped to share it with the OP in case it was useful.
Thank you @TriPolar for pointing out that @Grrr’s response is rude and inappropriate. He/She must have thought it was funny to pile on like that. I think an apology is in order, since the moderators aren’t going to do anything about it.
@alovem I have already apologised.
I’m not sure if it is worth going into depth on this hijack, so I will leave it here.
Moderating:
Stop this hijack RIGHT NOW.
Am I allowed to give a health update? Anyway, I am FINALLY starting to feel better. The whooshing in my ears is gone, and I squatted earlier today and wasn’t afraid of sharting (which happened a couple times; again, that’s happened before).
I’m so glad! I am feeling better too! Both my kid and my husband are sick so hopefully I don’t get the redux, but for now, I’m good.
I’m halfway through a big bowl of hot and sour soup and I’m already feeling better.
I’ve actually felt better this week til today.
I was tons better after dialysis. Since they’ve changed my schedule I guess my body is adjusting.