Feel like bad cold, with low body temp. ?
Yesterday, my throat started to hurt and I felt dehydrated, starting in the mid-late afternoon. last night I felt progressivley worse, with my throat feeling like I swalled sandpaper, and becoming stopped up. I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like a Panzer division decided to use me as the road, my throat feeling even worse, and not being able to breath.
Today, my throat feels better but I ache very badly and am blowing my nose what seems like every 30 seconds, sneezing, headache (like I am at the bottom of a deep end of pool kind of aching), staying thirsty, and a temperature of hovering between 96 and just under 98 degrees (according to my thermometer). I go from feeling cold, to feeling warm, to feeling normal. My room is typically quite warm, but I don’t feel as warm in my room as I usually do. I also feel a great deal of pressure in my ears. My chest feels achy, particuarlly towards the bottom of my ribcage.
I have not been coughing at all, that i can remember. As of now, I have not had much of a loss in appetite. I do not feel like I need to throw up nor do I have stomach pains as of now. I say this because sometimes what is NOT wrong with you can asssist in a diagnosis.
is it a bad cold, or a rather mild case of the flu? Typically I get a fever when I am sick rather than a low temp (but my thermometer could be malfunctioning, but I think its fine).
One thing I have read about cold vs. flu is that flu symptoms onset much faster, like for me, yet at the same time a flu has a fever typically and a cold doesn’t always have one. I have a “reverse fever” I guess, so which one would that most likely be?
I’d like to know which one I likely have, I am a college student and I do not want to stay sick for a long period of time. Luckily I have no friday classes and I have monday off so i have four days to get better.
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It just sounds to me like you’ve got a bad cold, with a congestion issue as well. There are many OTC decongestants that will help, as will Advil/Tylenol and plenty of fluids. Keep your body adequately hydrated with clear liquids and take the medications as often as directed on the label. Lots of rest is recommended, as is keeping your room temperature on the cooler side, to help your body combat any impending fever.
I think that the variance in body temperature you’re noting is due to the body’s immune response, fighting infection and helping maintain “normal” bodily function. Something such as TheraFlu may soothe you in this situation; it has a tendency to comfort from the inside out.
If you’re not better by Tuesday, I recommend calling your doctor. It may be a sinus infection or develop into a worse chest cold or bronchitis. It sounds like now that you have post nasal drip, causing your throat to feel raw and pressure in your head to fluctuate. Something like a numbing throat spray may help & Nyquil is great for night time, rest comes fitful in times like this.
There are so many medications available OTC to combat your symptoms. Go to your favorite drugstore and talk to the pharmacist there. He/She can help you figure out what to take and what not to mix.
I hope you feel better soon, God bless!