Advice for shaking off a viral infection

[Numberista]

Hi all,

Feel a little bit guilty for writing this.

My wife and I have a 15 month old son but the past couple of weeks, have been floored by a viral infection (passed on by DS from his nursery I suspect). Feeling better now but still quite low energy and have a headache that doesn't seem to go away. When I finish my work, I get home, bath my son, do his bedtime story and put him to bed but have no energy for anything else.

Has anyone had this type of infection before? and how long does it take to pass? Any advice to make it pass quicker?

Post viral fatigue syndrome?

Hi Numberista. You appear to have posted in Site Stuff by mistake.

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Thanks RoLaren, I did wonder if that was what it is.

It is left me absolutely wiped and loss of appetite (the latter contributes to the former).

Hopefully can work through it.

I had the flu once - proper flu, not just a bad cold. At the time I thought I was going to die, and after a while I wanted to die!

Anyway, it took me about a month after it passed to feel okay again. This was before kids, but I'd come home from work, eat something and go straight to bed. I did this for a good few weeks. Progressively it did pass though and as the above poster said its called PVF.

Best way to deal with it is let your body do what it needs to, which is rest.