Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...
I caught a cold 10 days ago. I was very sick for one day. Then I just had a runny nose and felt tired with a slight headache. The runny nose stopped but I still feel unusually tired with a slight headache. I feel very lazy. Can this be due to the cold virus still acting on my immune system? I read everywhere that a cold lasts about 7 days. I have been feeling unusually tired for ten days now and I dont feel I am improving at all. Has anyone had this problem? Do colds last longer in people with cfs?
Post exertional malaise is different for each of us. Some get it immediately, some (like me) not for about 36 hrs, some even later. It also lasts different amounts of time for each of us.
It's pretty normal to feel worse in the evening. You use up whatever bits of energy you have during the day and then it's just gone at night. You get so overtired, you get wired, the common phrase we use is "wired and tired".
Are you taking any vitamins? They don't work for everyone but they help some of us. Specifically I'd say C, high dose B. Otherwise, have you had your thyroid checked? While it's not an answer it can be a part of it. Also anemia. If you have a continuing headache might you have a sinus infection after the cold?
It's entirely possible that the stress of your gf's visit set you back in your recovery from your virus. Stress of any kind, good or bad, affects us differently than other people...more cell deep.
Rest as much as you can. Eat well. Drink lots.