“Glandular-like illness” or something else?

Hi everyone

Firstly, let me say I never thought I would post to a site like this but lately during my more anxious-moments its been such a relief to come on here and find that Im not alone and there are people facing similar weird symptoms

My story started in late june 2019. i had a pretty busy life - 28yo, partner, gym and sports 5 days a week. Im from Melb, Au and even though i have a pretty decent job for someone my age, unless you bought a house 20years ago you are pretty much exiled to the outskirts of the city because of the cost. this makes me commute about 3.5 hours a day.

I remember chairing a meeting at work in late June. I was talking but i had this feeling of intense nausea. It was like a constant pressure in the upper abdomen. Belching seemed to alleviate the nausea a bit but it was pretty constant. i thought i may have aggravated the stomach lining from anti inflams?

Soon after i developed a shortness of breath. I presented to the GP who brushed it off and said it was probably just a respiratory infection. My breathing was laboured but i didnt have any phlegm.

During the start of July i was at a theatre with my partner and i noticed both my feet were burning. I got worried and thought it was sciatica and booked an app with my chiro. My feet would turn bright red ans radiate heat all over, but it seemed to be a temperature control issue. Particular shoes would do it.

I went back to the GP and asked for some tests and I came back with influenza and a relatively normal cbc.

I missed about a week with the flu and returned to work. I seemed to be on the improve.

After about two weeks i fell in a complete hole.

I missed about 3 weeks from work. My burning feet were keeping me up at night and i was sleeping on a camp mat on the floor. Pins and needles were rampant in my extremities. It was like not enough blood was getting to where it needed to go. I would wake up and find whole limbs were numb from laying on them, sweaty, phlegmy, a slight tremor.

My body had begun to tick in time with my heart beat. It felt like my blood was too thick for my veins and i was constantly pulsating. Sleeping marks would take way too long to disappear

Going back to the GP i was tested extensively! From GF to Ross river virus and the only virus i was detected with was influenza in july.

All my other blood tests, xray, US, urine, fecal, ecg came back saying i was perfextly normal

Fast forward about 3 months now and many of these symptoms have died down. i do feel like i have a slight tremor, great fatigue, warm feet and sweaty under arms and hot flushes from time to time.

My GP just said it was a nasty viral infection similar to GF and said maybe shingles and he is under the impression that it will sort itself out with time

While my condition has improved I still got a referral to see a rheumatologist. I wasnt expecting a magic pill but more just reassurance that i was headed im the right direction. After waiting 2 months i met the doctor. He gave me a short 5 min exam for flexibility, pinched me a few times and then diagnosed me with fibromyalgia and prescribed some anti depressants.

I thought this was a bit of a stretch since i didnt exhibit any of the symptoms or pain and thought it was a bit strange to be prescribed anti depressants so soon after meeting someone

Anyway, I am interested to know other peoples thoughts - do you think my symptoms align with something like EBV or could it actually be fibro and this guy is a savant??

take care

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