chest infection - feeling dizzy and lightheaded

[bluemintygel]

I'm on the mend from a chest infection and on antibiotics.

I'm still feeling completely exhausted, I'm also light-headed and dizzy when I try to do anything, and feel very slightly breathless.

Is this to be expected and how long until I feel better? I've never had a chest infection before so no idea.The house is falling apart, DH and DD are feeling neglected and I was hoping to go back to work on Monday

[digerd]

Have you stopped coughing?

[magso]

Well I would say you probably need to rest and are not well enough to go back to work.

[digerd]

You must finish the course of Antibiotics first, and if still unwell, Gp should send you for a chest X-ray.
Hope you recover soon, but work tomorrow? Not if you are still feeling dizzy.

[bluemintygel]

No I'm still coughing and still sound crackly but don't have temperature any more. I actually feel loads better than I did earlier in the week but still so tired and light-headed.
The GP gave me a form to go for a chest x-ray when my antibiotics have finished.
How long does it normally take to recover? I pretty fed up now as you can probably tell!

[digerd]

I only know in my case, but as you had a high temperature that is very debilitating, and while you had it you should have taken to your bed and done nothing. If you are a busy mum and carried on as usual, you may take longer to recover.
The dizziness and light headedness is due to being really run-down, and you must pamper yourself and take it easy, if possible.
With a high temperature, normally the appetite goes - I once slept for 3 days, having a cup of tea every 4 hours, but none at night - just zonked out.
Of course, you will feel weak if this happened to you, and you have eaten very little.
Now your temperature is back to normal, you should improve in all aspects.

How long it will take depends on your individual ability to recover.
It would appear you have had a nasty flu bug.
A chesty cough in a fit adult often takes a month to get rid of.

It is the light headedness that is more concerning and you should not go to work next week..

[Krystian]

Im experiencieng the same symptoms of lighheadness and cant fall asleep went to the hospital and they said i got a chest infection as it showed on my x ray so do u think that will eventualky go away

[Krystian]

Please let me know because im scared of maybe getting anxiety i cant think straight either i got pain in my head most of the time my hart beats realy fast some times and then calms down and then my mind tells me weird things dont know why i cant get of it a bit weird isnt it can someone help please