The Prevalence Of Flu-Like Symptoms?

[nakedandafraid]

I hear a lot of the reference to “flu-like symptoms. Can anyone elaborate specifically? 

I experienced a sore throat and some congestion AFTER discovering a sore. Ive been told that usually the flu symptoms arrive first.

Ive also had many coworkers with summer colds

Ive also experienced night sweats, although i HAVE experienced that in the past - and am not sure if its a result of anxiety. 

Trying to separate relevant symptoms from unrelated circumstances is extremely difficult 

[nakedandafraid]

anyone? 

[HerpesOrNot]

Not speaking from personal experience, but I've read it can be tiredness, achiness, fever, headache - not so much sinus congestion and sneezing like a cold. Night sweats are often associated with HIV but I've read a lot of people that have, or suspect they have HSV, and have night sweats. There is disagreement about whether or not night sweats are associated with HSV-related symptoms, so you may see debates here about that.

[nakedandafraid]

7 hours ago, HerpesOrNot said:

Not speaking from personal experience, but I've read it can be tiredness, achiness, fever, headache - not so much sinus congestion and sneezing like a cold. Night sweats are often associated with HIV but I've read a lot of people that have, or suspect they have HSV, and have night sweats. There is disagreement about whether or not night sweats are associated with HSV-related symptoms, so you may see debates here about that.

Thanks for responding - wish I could get some answers. I've never been in a situation like this before. 

 

Edited August 17, 2019 by nakedandafraid

[Tulip79]

I find that I will have a stressful day at work, then the next day I will have the flu like symptoms, by the end of the day I will have an ob.  By then the flu symptoms are gone.

Edited August 17, 2019 by Tulip79
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[nakedandafraid]

4 minutes ago, Tulip79 said:

I find that I will have a stressful day at work, then the next day I will have the flu like symptoms, by the end of the day I will have an ob.  By then the flu symptoms are gone.

ive heard a lot about the importance of stress management in managing outbreaks. I'm a big meditator, although - since I've been going through the uncertainty, it's been a lot more challenging to "relax". 

I was interested to read about the magnesium supplements that someone posted recently. 

I tested negative IGg and IGm, but I'm having systems, and since I was put on anti-virals as a precautionary measure, my only options are to wait 12 weeks, or have someone perform a swab, but it's not like I can just drop into a doctor's office for a quick swab whenever I feel like it. 

 

[HerpesOrNot]

On 8/16/2019 at 11:43 PM, nakedandafraid said:

Thanks for responding - wish I could get some answers. I've never been in a situation like this before. 

 

I understand. I'm in the same boat. Please stay engaged here for others trying to find out if they have herpes or it turns out to be something else.

Edited August 20, 2019 by HerpesOrNot
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[HerpesOrNot]

On 8/17/2019 at 1:45 AM, nakedandafraid said:

ive heard a lot about the importance of stress management in managing outbreaks. I'm a big meditator, although - since I've been going through the uncertainty, it's been a lot more challenging to "relax". 

I was interested to read about the magnesium supplements that someone posted recently. 

I tested negative IGg and IGm, but I'm having systems, and since I was put on anti-virals as a precautionary measure, my only options are to wait 12 weeks, or have someone perform a swab, but it's not like I can just drop into a doctor's office for a quick swab whenever I feel like it. 

 

Not to mention, find a doctor that does actual PCR swabs, instead of culture swabs, on demand.