Health anxiety- please tell me it's not covid

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Hi MN, I struggled whether to put this here or in the mental health section so let me know if this isn't okay.

I have suffered from anxiety for a long time, and when my general anxiety flares up I tend to also suffer from health anxiety.

The past few days I've been really ill and I'm very worried it might be Corona virus, but the symptoms dont seem to line up so I dont know? I would appreciate it if anyone who has had covid / anyone with any medical knowledge could help.

It started a few days ago with a really bad sore throat, to the point where I thought I had tonsillitis. Then I started to get croaky and completely lost my voice, with a slight cough.
Now my voice is beginning to return but my cough has gotten worse. It's not really dry as I am coughing stuff up (sorry if TMI), but it is persistent and my chest feels a little tight at the top. I don't struggle to breath but I make a high pitched gasping noise at the end of a cough.

It's been about 4 or 5 days. I have been obsessively taking my temperature every day and have had no fever at all. I also have no headaches and no general aches.

I'm sorry to be a bother but my anxiety is becoming very high as I have a young baby who I cant not look after and I'm scared something will happen to me.
I dont even know if a doctor would see me, and they certainly aren't gonna test me. I know I should talk to a doctor, and I will phone them tomorrow but I just need to talk to someone about it tonight. I'm so worried I cant stop my brain racing.

Thanks in advance.

Ianad. Doesn't sound classic covid19, as you know though you can't know for sure. I'm guessing you're a youngish female so even covid is very very very unlikely to make you seriously ill.

They probably won’t see you. Ring your GP for a phone consultation, they may prescribe antibiotics if it sounds like you need them.
It’s fine to keep looking after your baby.
It’s also good your only symptom is a cough. It doesn’t sound like you’re severely ill. Rest, plenty of fluids and a quick phone consultation with the GP (they’ll tell you to isolate, but that’s the case for any cough right now x)

Silly question maybe, but did you actually check your tonsils? I have exactly the same symptoms as you, except I have a slight temperature too, so was in full panic mode. Had a look down my throat last night and have multiple white spots on the tonsils and swollen glands. Now on antibiotics for tonsillitis.

I know it's scary, but it's you putting a label on symptoms making yourself feel worse. It doesn't sound like covid, but even if it were, you're doing ok! Please try not to over catastrophise what is 80% of the time a mild illness.

As @legalseagull said, even if it is Covid you are doing fine! For most people it’s a mild illness, if you do have it, this may be your mild form. Try not to stress.

M DD's Covid started in her throat, but she had a temperature and muscle aches. Then came dizziness within hours and then she was wiped out. A cough came three days later and it was persistent. She is an essential worker and only got tested outside of hospital because it came on her in work and she fainted. She had no appetite and was bed ridden. I think she got it from me. I had been on antibiotics for four days thinking i had a chest infection. If i did have it, then that's what mine was like.
Both of our wee was orangey. Mine is still a strange colour. My GP said that it is a symptom and persists for some time, but she'll take a sample of me next week.

My other DD's work colleague had it, her Nurse DD had it and it was like having a bout of heavy cold for her. She's in her 50's and has underlying health issues.

Not everyone is ill with it. But yours could be tonsillitis, or a change in the weather, which seems to bring throat viruses about.

Didnt want to read and run. I've been in bed for 4 days and Ill for 2 weeks. I am worrying and also have health anxiety. I feel utterly awful. Have all that you mentioned plus muscle aches. Have had antibiotics. They done nothing.

Thanks for the replies.
I've been trying not to obsess. My health anxiety is something I really dislike about myself, it makes me feel like I'm being selfish and making a big deal out of everything.

It might be covid, but it might not. I just have to try and stop the catastrophic thinking.

Thanks