Question 1

flu like body aches and no other symptoms. what could it be?

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Think Lyme disease: Lots of possibilities. You need a good physical exam and some blood work.

Question 2

hi i have had flu-like body aches daily for 4-wks w/ some low-grade fever yet no other symptoms. cbc & ebv were normal. lym% mono% high. neut% low.

Accepted Answer

?fibromyalgia: There can be many  possibilities but have your physician test you for fibromyalgia. You also need other tests and you may have to even see a rheumatologist to clarify this,

Question 3

been having body aches & mild fever with no other flu like symptoms for two days now. what could it be?

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A virus: A viral illness is most likely when symptoms have been present only 2 days.

Question 4

every time i get a deep tissue massage i feel flu like symptoms for a day or two. i'm fatigued, i have the chills, and my whole body aches. causes?

Accepted Answer

Strong massage: Maybe the muscles are reacting to the massage. Perhaps a more gentle approach would eliminate the after effects. More information is needed to fully answer this question,.

Question 5

stopped smoking over 2 weeks ago..and im coughing worse like im still smoking and coughing up phlem, i've had flu like symptoms and body aches?

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Smoking cessation: It’s not uncommon to have increased coughing after smoking cessation. It is because years of tar build-up is loosening and must be expelled from the lungs. Cigarette smoking destroys tiny hair-like projections lining the respiratory tract called cilia. When you quit smoking, the cilia need to repair and regenerate themselves. Coughing is often due to the reemerging cilia. But you should see a doc.

Question 6

i keep having flu like symptoms  for about 5 hours then it goes away? i have body aches, chills, headache, fever, sick to my stomache.  goes away?

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Flu like symptoms: There are other diseases that can present as flu like symptoms, go see your doctor for evaluation.

Question 7

i have body aches with flu like symptoms , yet i have no fever. when i rub my ribs or anywhere on my body , it feels  like  tingles aches. ?

Accepted Answer

See below: Flu is usually accompanied by fever. Children often get hand, foot, & mouth disease caused by coxsackie a virus (characterized by blisters on hands, feet, & in mouth). Adults rarely get this form but may get type b of the virus that causes muscle aches (especially of chest wall), ± headache, ± fever; called devil's grippe or pleurodynia. Treat with nsaids & moist heat to muscles. Lasts about a wk.

Question 8

flu like symptoms for 4 days.  fever, head/body aches, exhaustion, congestion, breathing is difficult.  otcs not helping.  what should i do?

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Go to ER: If you. Are having difficulty breathing along with this you need to be seen.

Question 9

hi doctors 
ive been self isolating since last week wednesday. ive had some awful flu like symptoms that havent seemed to improve. the most worrying is constant vertigo and dizziness, no taste or smell, fatigue, body aches. should i seek advice. ?

Accepted Answer

Yes:  Symptoms of COVID 19 infection may include (but aren’t limited to) dry cough, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, fever, headache, sore throat, feeling tired,  loss of sense of taste/smell, decreased appetite, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, chills without or without shaking &amp; muscle aches.  Do recommend medical consultation and COVID 19 testing.

Question 10

if depo-provera estradiol is use to relieve menopause symptoms, will it also cause withdrawal like severe body aches and pains/flu like symptoms if stop using?

Accepted Answer

Postpones, not cure: If you take estrogen to alleviate menopausal symptoms, you are postponing them until such time as you stop the estrogen replacement.  Then they will occur just like they would have at your time of menopause had you not elected to begin the estrogen replacement.

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Flu like body aches and no other symptoms. what could it be?

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Hi i have had flu-like body aches daily for 4-wks w/ some low-grade fever yet no other symptoms. cbc & ebv were normal. lym% mono% high. neut% low.

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Been having body aches & mild fever with no other flu like symptoms for two days now. what could it be?

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Every time i get a deep tissue massage i feel flu like symptoms for a day or two. i'm fatigued, i have the chills, and my whole body aches. causes?

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Stopped smoking over 2 weeks ago..and im coughing worse like im still smoking and coughing up phlem, i've had flu like symptoms and body aches?

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I keep having flu like symptoms for about 5 hours then it goes away? i have body aches, chills, headache, fever, sick to my stomache. goes away?

A member asked:

I have body aches with flu like symptoms , yet i have no fever. when i rub my ribs or anywhere on my body , it feels like tingles aches. ?

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Flu like symptoms for 4 days. fever, head/body aches, exhaustion, congestion, breathing is difficult. otcs not helping. what should i do?

A member asked:

Hi doctors ive been self isolating since last week wednesday. ive had some awful flu like symptoms that havent seemed to improve. the most worrying is constant vertigo and dizziness, no taste or smell, fatigue, body aches. should i seek advice. ?

A member asked:

If depo-provera estradiol is use to relieve menopause symptoms, will it also cause withdrawal like severe body aches and pains/flu like symptoms if stop using?

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