So 2 weeks I had a fever which was gone about 10 days ago. I am constantly worried about the Coronavirus and I'm Googling any symptom or feelings I have at least 10 times a day! In the past 10 days or so I've had 6 nights of almost no asleep at all. Sometimes I feel heart palpitations, last 2 nights I had a tight chest and mild difficulty breathing in the early hours of the morning. This anxiety cycle is killing me. The lack of sleep is making me completely drained with no energy at all. These couple of days I've spent mostly sitting in bed. The doctor is not that interested to hear from me as they tell me it's all stress related. They are probably right but that doesn't make me feel better. My biggest worry now is my immune system as I know it can be compromised by sleep deprivation. If I catch the Coronavirus now, I could be in serious trouble if my immune system is weak. Oh and not to mention I check the Coronavirus numbers multiple times a day. I live by myself and my family is on the other side of the world, having no one to talk to doesn't not help at all. When will this end? I just want to feel good/normal again and get back to my daily activities.
sounds like your anxiety is very high which is causing you to overthink everything. First of all, googling is just going to increase your anxiety. The coronavirus it’s mainly affecting the elderly in a serious way. The vast majority of people May have some symptoms but will recover. Do what you normally would do if any flu virus was going around which is stay out of large crowds, wash your hands frequently, stay home if you aren’t feeling well. When they talk about people with lower immune systems, it’s those people who have underlying health conditions such as heart disease, etc. If you were generally healthy with no underlying conditions, then you are not immunocompromised. Just eat healthy and take regular precautions. Being overly anxious will just make you feel more miserable. We will get through this just like we have with all the other viruses. Take care of yourself.
A lot of us feel how you are feeling,it’s scary,especially to those of us that have anxiety. At least you are mindful of what others are going through,so many aren’t. If the worse anxiety keeps up,perhaps go in and see if there is an anxiety med that helps during this.
Quick update. Doctor recommended some over the counter medication and also Oxazepam to help me sleep. The last 4 nights or so I managed to get about 5 hours of sleep per night.
During the day I would sometimes feel “ok” an other times feel really tired and down. I’m obsessed now with my breathing and sometimes I do feel like I’m short of breath, but fatigue I’m sure plays a big factor.
Feels like I’m in a living nightmare with no end in sight. It is also difficult to turn off media or online content altogether, as everywhere you look the Coronavirus is shoved right in your face!