Can bronchitis make you feel absolutely wretched?

[hilary39]

Hi all,

I had a bad cold all week that suddenly took a turn for the worse and I am completely miserable unable to get out of bed with a bad wet cough, headache, exhaustion, back pains, chills, and just a terrible sense of malaise.

I don’t have a fever but I am miserable. I haven’t been this sick since I had covid (and I had the first variant and was super sick for a month).

I’m nervous it could be pneumonia though it doesn’t seem like it yet since my temp is normal.

But I’ve never been this sick with bronchitis.

Any thoughts / experience with this?

Thanks so much!!

[Troilus]

Contact your GP. If it is bronchitis a course on antibiotics will clear it up nicely

[Poobah]

Bronchitis is miserable. I agree with Troilus, seek treatment from your GP and if you can't get a same day appointment tomorrow, telephone 111. You'll want to start antibiotics before, rather than after the weekend.Keep warm, drink plenty of fluids and paracetamol for aches/pains/temperature.

Take care and I hope that you make a full and speedy recovery.

[hilary39]

Thanks you two. I actually realized since posting this that it’s the flu! It hit so hard and fast I was thinking it was related to the cold I had but I am now having every flu symptom known to man in every part of my body. Oy! Will try to see the GP tmro. Thanks for your insight

[Hidden]

Have you tested for covid again?

[hilary39 in reply to Hidden]

We had negative tests today. We’ll take them again tmro just to be sure. Thanks!

[KitKat1954]

I too agree you need to see your GP. I would not base anything on if you have a fever or not. I thought I had a bad case of the flu and because I didn't have a fever it couldn't be something more serious. I ended up with pneumonia in all four quadrants of my lungs and ended up in hospital for 10 days on intravenous antibiotics. Take good care. 😊

[hilary39 in reply to KitKat1954]

Oh you poor thing! That sounds horrific. I think it must be the flu because my husband has come down with it too. At least we can be miserable together! but I will remember that for the future about the fact that pneumonia can feel like the flu, thanks!

[peege]

I agree with Troilus, see a gp asap or a walk in clinic at your local hospital. I've had dozens of bronchitis without fever plus several bouts of pneumonia all making me feel extremely wretched. Of course its Friday a walk in clinic over the weekend if you can get someone to listen to your chest this pm. Don't hang about, lungs are precious