Experiences with

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)

I did have an upper respiratory tract infection a few weeks ago so possibly a post viral cough but it’s the severity of it that is alarming me. Any thoughts folks or has anyone experienced something similar ? Many thanks in advance 😊

"A 60-year-old male with a history of a traumatic skin burn on his back, a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and one episode of Sweet syndrome following upper respiratory tract infection presented to the emergency with a skin eruption with abrupt onset.

How does things like colds, flu, stomach bugs, viruses, UTI urinary tract infection, respiratory tract infection etc effect FND symptoms? Do they increase severity of current symptoms ? Do they cause past symptoms to reoccur? Do they cause new symptoms?

I had a total thyroidectomy 14 years ago. I have been on 150mcg per day of Levothyroxine since the operation. Two years ago I had Covid and pneumonia in both lungs. Since then, the medication has not been working, I am fatigued, putting on weight, dry skin, brittle hair, depressed and anxious, have a

hi all. I am new to this group. Pleased to join you all. I have just reverted back to sinus after 8 days in AF. This is the 3rd time in 6 months. Each time reverted back in about a week. Unfortunately this time I’ve gone back to sinus but have contracted a stinking cold/flu. Are there any pain killers

Hi folks, hope you all doing as well as possibe :) At the end of November I had a cold which then caused an exacerbation, I had 3 weeks of antiobiotics and steroids, Change of inhaler to Bevispi. Started to feel much better second week of Jan, I just coughed in a morning when I got up but once I had

Hello Has anyone had problems with the Formoterol in Fostair MART therapy (100/6) x 1-2 puffs x 2 daily. I was changed over to this in August last year as was not fully controlled on Clenil/SABA. When I started it i had a mucus cough and was reviewed a month later and put on A/Bios as it was considered

Hi everyone I had a 2 week flare up and caught a bad cold, I now have terrible ear ache. I don't ever remember feeling as poorly as I am now with a cold. I was wonderering if fibro makes general illness worse? Thanks take care x

hi I finally heard back from my gp and the Endo has prescribed 20mg carbimazole daily. My concerns was yesterday I started this and if I’m remembering correctly I was sneezing before I even took the tablet with a tickle nose but has anyone had common cold symptoms blocked and runny nose and watery eyes

Finally after seeing different Gp am able to increase Thyroxine from 25 to 50, now 2 weeks in- pulse is up and I feel like heart beat is in my neck- i do have horrible cold which is flu like and sinuses are worse than ever-awful! Experiencing some palpitations at random times. Bp is fine no change.

Hi Everyone, Is it normal for the cold to affect your joints etc with GCA, Methotraxate and Pred?? I dont normally get cold in fact I am the one still wearing short sleeves all through the winter! But recently I am getting cold and all my joints are hurting, in fact every part of me hurts, and

My husband was prescribed Carbimazole 5 weeks ago. Since taking it has been taken a toll on him. Seeing a 58 year old slowly unfolding into an 80 year old. Can't eat/sleep, permanently cold and wears 4 layers plus heating on and still cold. GP (not his usual) contacted and said oh it's flu. I went into

So far this year has been a rough time. I was diagnosed with another pulmonary embolism two weeks ago. Yesterday was told my asthma is really bad (in a flare since Christmas), and have pneumonia in my right lower lung. 🤷‍♀️ To make things worse, I can’t believe Ben take time off work because I have

hello, I had PMR/GCA diagnosed January 2020 . A minor relapse and then a major one in August 2021 where I had to up my dose to 40mg Prednisolone. After that I have been tapering, cautiously until December 2022 where I was on 5.5mg. At Xmas I was hit by flu with high temperature and cough. My legs wouldn

morning all I’m taking 5mg bisop and 200mg flec and on Rivaoxiban per day now in permanent AF after 2 ablations . Does anyone else suffer with just a cold right hand when temperature drops . Everything else is fairly ok just the right hand that suffers thanks Matt

Hi any advice on reducing cough and clearing very sticky mucus would be much appreciated.

I just want to find out if anyone else suffers from the same as me, and if so what to do about it as it’s driving me crazy. I currently have a cough which started out as a tickly throat about a week ago causing all-consuming fits of coughing, eyes watering etc etc. But it’s evolved now into a seemingly

Anyone relate to cold feet and red hot feetThey could not get a pulse at podiatry so I got to go for tests that in the position front part of the foot ankle pulse not bad. Sick of this thing now. Thanks

Hi All Anyone here have asthma where their main symptom is a dry cough! Triggers are cleaning product, perfume/scent, smells, flowers, air con and a cold/virus! I can walk into a room and smell something, which I know will set me off and have to leave immediately! So difficult to get away from smell

went to see chiropractor said left side hip and left leg very weak did my jaw slightly better he asked how I was still able to walk as my left side was cold from my hand down to my feet anyone experienced this as my hands both get cold and my feet but mainly left