Is this a virus?

[Ladyofwoods]

Yesterday I woke up with a headache and body aches so came home and went to bed. Got up this morning and felt a bit better so went to work. Now I feel awful, feeling sick and my legs are weak and shaky. No temperature or cold symptoms. Anyone else?

Yes I’ve got something similar but not fever or cold. Feel achy, shivery and exhausted. I was thinking wtf is this?!

It’s horrible. In the last half an hour I’ve been sick and diarrhoea so stomach bug. I hope you don’t get this bit!

Don’t know what this is but I feel like crap still. I have terrible dizziness and weakness. Sickness stopped on Saturday. Covid?
has anyone else had this?

How are you feeling?

I started with a headache that doesn’t want to go away this morning, then felt warm and queasy in the middle of the day.

I’ve been stressed lately so wondering if it’s that or coming down with a virus.

I guess overnight / tomorrow will tell!

american covid is doing the rounds and has symptoms like that.

I have the same but took a Covid test which was negative

headache, stuffy nose, sore throat, chills, fever - it’s grim

the american version doesn't show up on covid tests accordimg to my work colleague.

Hello everyone. No better. I am now struggling with leg weakness and awful dizziness when I walk around I’ve been to the GP who thinks it’s viral. I’m now incredibly anxious and considering this is bad anxiety. @blueskiesandsundid it develop into anything?

I went to the doctors yesterday with same symptoms. She said prob American Covid - am awaiting delivery of a test today. Exhausted, achy and very uncomfortable since Sat but slight improvement today thankfully. Advice was to rest as much as possible which is difficult with commitments.
Hope you start to feel better soon. (No sickness here)

Nope nothing today thankfully! Retrospectively I’m guessing migraine, although not my usual type of migraine. I hope everyone that’s suffering feels better very soon.

We’ve not tested but I suspect we’ve had Covid this week. I woke up on Monday with a really sore throat, felt chilled all day, then came on with a barking cough out of nowhere to the point it was making me throw up and wet myself (sometimes at the same time). That continued, but with the addition of a blinding headache and no tolerance for light - yesterday I slept pretty much the whole day. Today I’m still coughing and feeling rough, but nothing like the beginning of the week. I was supposed to WFH Monday and Tuesday but on Tuesday was just too ill to even log in and had to call in sick.

Unfortunately DP is just a few steps behind me. We’ve been in separate beds all week to avoid him catching it (worked well) with a cat each, and he’s now at the no light stage. I keep going in to make him drink as I know I’ve been really dehydrated. He had to take today off sick (and has quite recently started a new job but said he’s so ill he doesn’t care if he doesn’t get sick pay) too.

@Judystilldreamsofhorses sorry to hear you’re so unwell. That sounds grim. I think this Covid has many faces. I’m on day 8 and still feeling rubbish. I hope you both feel better very soon.

I woke up on Sunday and felt extremely dizzy, stayed in bed all day. Monday felt better, but still woozy, again stayed mostly in bed, not much appetite. Tuesday, had breakfast, minutes after I was running to toilet, and sweat was pouring off me so bad I was sliding off it. I was sick a couple of times, then diarrhoea a few times. stayed in bed. Felt a bit better on Wednesday, but then stomach upset again, just once, ystrdy was ok, still barely eating though, and today I feel dizzy again. Is this sounding similar to you all? I've had palpitations too, and felt really anxious, also a headache on and off..Hope you are all feeling better.

@Iftheresawilltheresaway this is exactly what I have. So sorry you have the same thing. I still have very wobbly and weak legs. Do you have this too? I hope you feel better soon. Are you still dizzy? Take care 😊

yes, i still feel weak. its so strange, I cant pin it down to anything. if gastro bug, I'd expect to be feeling better as no vomiting or diarrhoea since Wednesday morning, but weakness, anxiety, nausea, loss of appetite, headache of and on still here, with dizzy feeling returning today, though not as bad as dizziness on Sunday. I've came back to bed. This is now day 5 of feeling off, and nobody else i know has it. Hope you're feeling better

Yes I had a scratchy throat, then suddenly developed a fever, body aches then the D&V started the next day. Also lost my smell and taste. Ordered some covid tests, got a strong positive almost immediately. Hope you feel better soon.

@ihavefourgrandchildren sorry to hear you’re feeling unwell and hope it’s short lived.
@Iftheresawilltheresaway sorry to hear you’re not feeling any better. It’s really worrying me now, especially the weak legs because I can’t think of a reason for it. Hope you turn the corner soon.
@Fushia123 sorry to hear you’re also feeling rough. Are you feeling any better?
Take care everyone 🥰

Sounds more like covid than a stomach bug.only one way to tell . Hope you feel better

Just came across this post, my husband has been achy and felt terrible since yesterday, feels nauseous today too. I felt fine but suddenly today had an awful upset tummy, barely made it to the loo and been a few times now but feel OK otherwise. He's been sick once but now fine. No idea what we have! Anyone similar?

@TigerLily38 this sounds just like what I’ve had. Over a week now and today is the first day I feel a bit better. Could be Covid. I hope you feel better very soon.

Thank you, I've been sick today now too and feel so nauseous 😭 so glad you're on the mend x

@TigerLily38the dizziness has been the worst thing. Felt like flu to begin with, then the sickness and very weak muscles. I hope yours doesn’t go on for too long. Take care.

Hi how are you feeling today? X

Hi how are you feeling today? X

@TigerLily38bit fed up as I’ve woken up feeling weak and dizzy again. I’m hoping it will ease off during the day. How are you doing?