Does the flu make derealization worse?

[e53300]

I have been suffering from derealization now for about two months. About a week ago I came down with the flu along with the rest of my family. It was diagnosed via nasal swab at the doctor’s office as “influenza type B”. This version of the flu was relatively mild; it lasted about a week with fever in the mid 99’s. It was actually more like a bad cold than a typical flu.

While I had the flu my DR symptoms increased, but not by a significant amount. It was only after the flu ended that things got bad. Over the past two days, my symptoms have become unbearable, far worse than they were before the flu. I’m finding just basic daily functioning is almost impossible with this level of disassociation.

So I have two questions:

Has anyone else experienced a worsening of DR symptoms in the wake of a cold/flu?

For those who have, how long (if ever) did the increased symptoms take to go away?

[Icanbeathis2016]

Hi. Just wanted to say. I am now wondering the same things. I have been hit with the flu myself. 5 days ago. Via swab in the nose as well. And funny thing is, when I first was told I had the flu my anxiety was not bad. I was prepared for how the flu would make me feel. Plus I had just got my daughter over it so I saw her symptoms and had already said to myself that I'd probably come down with it myself.

So the first 2 days of having the flu, I was accepting everything as it was. Then all of the sudden towards the last few days is when my anxiety kicked in overdrive after reading stories about flu deaths and people dying of the flu.

But now I'm not sure if it's my anxiety symptoms making the aftermath seem worse or if I'm still having actual flu symptoms still. Like I felt like I would still have some fatigue and low energy still. But now it's like even trying to eat again, my stomach is not agreeing with me. I was trying to go to the store to get some things and just felt the unbalanced sensations, feeling heavy when I walk. And while it does remind me of how anxiety use to do that to me. It's still scary all over again.

Hows everything going for you now?

[Snoochibooches]

Flu is gnarly even when it is mild.

After having it last year, it took about a week to recover from feeling just generally funky in the head and tired. I chalked it up to being dehydrated.

Drink up and rehydrate.