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Comment from: Gabby, 45-54 Female (Patient)
Published: August 17
I'd had continuous head colds though out this winter. Last Sunday night I developed severe body aches, sore throat, cough, chills and a fever. My skin literally hurt and I felt weak and exhausted. I was so ill by Tuesday my husband took me to the doctor. I was diagnosed with Type A Influenza. On Wednesday I developed nausea, stomach cramps and diarrhea. It is now Friday and although the aches and pains have diminished I still have the stomach cramps, diarrhea, cough as well as episodes of going hot and cold. I feel very tired but hope I'm over the worst. It's the sickest I've been in many years. I might add I had the flu vaccination in early June! Related Reading: colds | sore throat | cough
Comment from: Sudesign, 45-54 Female (Patient)
Published: March 26
I was waking up in early am hours with a dry cough, my eyes were watery, red and dry and I woke up every morning with a migraine for about four days. The cough turned into a sore throat and then I felt weak, tired and aches all over, especially my neck and back.
Comment from: klarso, 35-44 Female (Patient)
Published: November 09
My symptoms with the flu started on Friday, November 4th. I started to feel fatigue and not myself. On Saturday, I woke up and had no energy and had hives and a low grade fever. Sunday night, my fever was climbing and hit 103.3 and I struggled to get it down. Very achy; tired; then hot, then back to cold; no appetite; could barely move out of bed; bit of a sore throat and this is day 5 and I'm still feeling rugged. Lincoln, NE Related Reading: fatigue
Comment from: Chilidog, 35-44 Male (Patient)
Published: February 17
I've been coughing relentlessly all night long, and I've had a continuous fever of 101 even with fever-reducing medicine. I'm experiencing disorientation in my dreams and going from cold to hot and back with periodic nausea. I'm going on day for with no relief.
Comment from: lourdes, 45-54 Female (Patient)
Published: August 12
I was overworked and developed a sinus infection and heavy head cold, developed into flu. I had a dry cough, which then became productive, fever, headache and general weakness. Saw a doctor who put me on antibiotics for bronchitis. Related Reading: sinus infection | antibiotics | bronchitis
Comment from: azmsmith, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: March 11
I was diagnosed with Type A Influenza. I have experienced extreme tiredness, weakness, burning eyes, runny nose, non-productive cough, fever, chills, and sensitive skin. The symptoms began to improve after the 5th day. Must Read Articles Related to Flu in Adults
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It started with stomach cramps and a runny nose. I thought it was allergies but, continued to get worse throughout the day. By Saturday morning I could not get out of bed and felt like a truck had run over me! I went to the doctor and started Tamiflu. Now I think I may be over the worst of it. I'm still in bed, but I've had a couple of hours of feeling a bit better. I hope this is the beginning of the end. I've never felt so bad.