Fatigue after awful bug that’s going round

[Cottonbud25]

So early December I caught what could be either flu, covid, stomach flu or god knows what else is going round. All I know is whatever it was I felt DREADFUL. I ended up at the doctors and he said it was a nasty strain of flu going round. I had an upset tummy (yellow diarrhoea sorry!), body aches which lasted for a week, extreme fatigue and weakness. Getting a shower was exhausting and the body aches were horrendous, I couldn’t lift my arms as they were so weak and painful. Anyway, we’re now in January and the fatigue hasn’t gone away. I’m tired all the time, when I stand up the first thing I want to do is sit back down because it feels like my shoulders are constantly heavy. Has anyone suffered with anything similar? And how long did it take for you to recover?

I am experiencing the exact symptoms right now. Does the fatigue ease?

I was unwell from beginning on January almost the whole month. Ended up in hospital got testing as I was so poorly, although came back negative for both flu and covid. Unfortunately I have been left with fatigue so bad sometimes i fall asleep say bolt upright!! It's awful, I have two young DC to care for too, one with severe disabilities and honestly it's an uphill struggle right now. I hope it gets better for all of us

Sorry for all the typos! It's the tiredness

The fatigue eased slightly but I’m putting it down to me taking a multivitamin!

I had a flu type thing last month and am STILL exhausted from it! I’m in bed early every night but it makes no difference, my skins crap too

I think a significant viral illness such as flu or covid can do this. I had Covid for the first time last February and the post viral fatigue was awful and lasted about 3 months unfortunately. It's often the same with flu which is definitely doing the rounds.