Anyone else with a weird tired/sick/sore throat virus ?

[Doubtfuldaphne]

For over a month now I've had a weird illness which is coming and going.
It consists of a headache, sore throat, feeling sick, off food and extremely tired. To the point where you just have to stay in bed. Even talking is too much work.
My sister has it too and has been signed off work. I've had to take odd days off but strangely, one day I can feel terrible but by 3ish I'm ok again. Last week I was ok but after an afternoon out I was in bed by 6pm and slept right through to the next morning and still felt awful.
I have never heard of anything like this before and it's really worrying me.
I wonder if anyone else has any experience of this?
I do have low iron levels and have always had it. There's never been any investigation into why though, I think it might be hereditary.

It could be hayfever . My hay fever has slowly come on these past weeks with headache and sore throat.

Hi there, my whole family have had this and we are all still at various stages. It seems to come and go - for me my ears feel sore too and I can't taste my food. My sore throat seems worse through the night but gets better through the day but I have a constant low level headache too. I've never known us to all be ill for such a long time, it seems never ending. We are all so up and down!

I was ill from last Thurs up until now (It's subsided a bit now though) with something like this. Lethargic, horrible cough,sounded like a dog barking, lost my voice, stuffed up to hell and sore throat. No appetite either. Ugh. Horrible!
Lasted soo long, too!Surely a bug's meant to go after a couple of days!I couldnt' shift off the sofa!

I feel the same. thought I was finally improving only to feel like crap again. doesn't help that I'm pregnant so can't take anything to try and help!

I have a massive head cold, so terrible throat in the night, low level constant headache, and unbelievable snottage. I'm a delight to be around right now.

Have had similar since Sunday (it is now Friday).

Main symptom is sore throat, lost voice. Speaking is possible but does not sound right (least not to me).

Less of a symptom is a stuffy nose but it is not like a Cold, it is not streaming or needing frequent blowing.

Coughing first thing in the morning but that reduces as day goes on, suspect due to standing up, so mucus draining from chest.

Anyone found any medication that helps?

Paracetamol helps me sleep, 1000mg before bed.

Wonder if it is heyfever related, would Piriton help?