Long-term Problems After Virus Posted: 06-14-06 10:37am
December of last year I became ill with
quite a strong virus whose symptoms were
very similiar to flu (aches in muscles,
sweating but cold, etc.). It struck me
very fast. I was fine the one minute then
I suddenly became dizzy and started to
sweat. My heart was racing and I began
shaking. The whole virus lasted 24 hours
(i was better the day after).
But one of the symptoms was a pulsing
throb at the back of my head, which I
still feel on a daily basis even after 7
months, i'm also getting a light tingly
feeling in my head and sometimes get
slightly disorientated when standing up or
moving quickly. Other symptoms include;
shakes, sweats and headaches.
Having been to see a doctor and had a
blood test, which came back normal, I was
told that most of how i'm feeling could
still be the result of recovering from the
virus. Could that be the case? I find it
a little hard to believe as there has been
no improvement.
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Jamesab
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 101 Location: UK
Posted: 06-23-06 15:35pm
This is exactly how my anxiety disorder
began. I was more or less rushed to
hospital with severe dizziness, later
confirmed at the hospital to be a viral
infection at the top of my spine. The
dizziness eventually began to disappear
which was when my headaches started. I
had intense pressure in my head, and again
was rushed to hospital where they did
numerous tests (ekg, ct scan, mri scan,
blood + urine tests, neurological exams)
all of which came back normal. To this
day (14 months on) I still have throbbing
in my head, which all my doctors believe
is being caused by my anxiety. I am in
no way implying that you have an anxiety
disorder. Having said that, many (if
not all) of your symptoms may be being
caused by anxiety. My advice to you is
to go back to your doctor and get a
diagnosis, you can then take further
action depending on the outcome.
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