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Think I’m having a relapse

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dominika20801
dominika20801

Hey everyone,

got sick over a year ago in may 2018. Took me a while to recover but I went to school in september 2018 for my last year of high school and was gradually recovering throughout the year. I never recovered 100% but felt pretty damn close to it from around february till now. Not sure what has triggered it but starting to get those mono feelings again... super sleepy, spaced out, unbalanced, anxiety and panic for no reason. Even though I have been feeling off past week I have remained calm because I thought it might just be a couple off days as I just recently caught a cold. Well I am writing this now as I was trying to catch some sleep a bit earlier today because I thought it would help me feel better but out of nowhere I feel a panic attack coming on, my first one in over a year, so I am a bit shaken to say the least. I have never had anxiety issues, I only got panic attacks for the first time last year right before I got sick, it feels like some kind of warning my body subconsciously gives off. Anyway, just wondering what types of experiences any of you have with relapses, especially after such a long time of upward recovery? Crossing my fingers this is just a bad week and I get over it fast.

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  • craig07920
    craig07920 dominika20801

    Posted

    Hi Dominika,

    So sorry to hear you've had such a bad week, when those symptoms start to come on it is only understandable to feel panicked and anxious at the thought of it again having been through such a terrible time with mono.

    I had a similar experience after around 21 months after first feeling unwell - and I had been doing really well and feeling much better generally, but all of a sudden I started to feel symptoms of mono come back, the painful glands, low grade fever, fatigue - I was also very frightening and panicked, and actually even more so after I got a blood test which showed the virus to be active again - which was the first time since I took unwell at the very beginning that this had showed in a blood test.

    That really caused me panic thinking 'I don't think I could face going through this all again'. I want to reassure you Dominika regarding this, for me this turned out to be a mini-relapse and things settled down within 2 or 3 weeks and I got back on track and was feeling much better within a month - nothing at all like before.

    This kind of thing can be very common even 18 months on - and remember in NO WAY can this virus harm you like it did at the very start - your body has already built up antibodies to fight this virus, so what usually happens when it tries to strike again is that you might feel unwell for a little time - all the same symptoms as before - but your body gets in top of it fairly quickly and you feel okay again.

    I very much hope this will be the case Dominika - you've been doing great and I truly believe this will just be a minor setback - just remember to take it easy and look after yourself and rest while feeling this way, and of course make sure you check in with the doc if not seeing any improvements within 2 or 3 weeks.

    Thinking about you.

    Craig

    • dominika20801
      dominika20801 craig07920

      Posted

      Thank you, that is reassuring. I definitely don't feel nearly as bad as when it first came on and despite the panic attack I had last night I don't have persistent anxiety which is a good sign. just frustrating when I'm so sleepy and I'm trying to work on assignments for my university classes.

    • craig07920
      craig07920 dominika20801

      Posted

      I definitely believe this is going to pass for you Dominika, this is a setback but very much hoping and praying it won't hold you back longer term and that everything settles down very soon.

      It's hard too when under pressure with things like university assignments, etc, I hope that you can manage to get some rest too in amongst that, remember it's important to take care of yourself! Maybe taking some extra vitamin C / immune boosting vitamins might just help your body cope a bit better when under more pressure.

      Let us know how you are doing Dominika, we most definitely want to see you fit and well again and are thinking about you.

      Craig

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