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Q: Long-term Problems After Virus
asked by: splender on June 14th, 2006
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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
replied on June 23rd, 2006
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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.



Best wishes,

james
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