What Is The Name Of This Common Complaint?

[hc4361]

Worse than a cold, flu and bronchitis but not as serious as pneumonia.
Hacking cough, temperature, aches and pains, sleeping a lot.

[woofgang]

it sounds like flu. Flu is pretty bad.

[viv38]

That's what I thought.

[emmie]

i would have said flu, having had it several times, i can vouch you can feel really crap - headaches, every muscle hurts, and you don't get out the pit, in my case for a full two weeks.

[Psybbo]

Bronchitis?

[Psybbo]

Sorry, ignore me, not at my brightest

[Psybbo]

Pleurisy

[hc4361]

Pleurisy is what I was trying to think of. Thanks, all

[Sqad]

? Tracheitis

[Psybbo]

Thank you

[woofgang]

Pleurisy isn't a complain on its own, its usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection, ie chest infection or flu
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pleurisy/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[rsvp]

sounds exactly like what I've had for almost a week - had a sore throat of epic proportions, was shivery, coughing etc - hardly able to eat for three days - just had lemsips etc and water - had aches where I didn't know I could ache, was tired with a headache to end all headaches -despite lots of the usual pills and potions for the aches and pains (especially the headache which I just couldn't shift) the penny finally dropped that I hadn't had any caffeine for over three days - checked out caffeine withdrawal symptoms on line and found one of them (for some people) was mega, mega headaches -had a cup of tea and within five minutes the headache disappeared. Just proves was a powerful thing caffeine is.

[hc4361]

Good grief. Time for you to wean yourself off caffeine!

[anneasquith]

flu and chest infection ?

[rsvp]

to be honest hc4361 I didn't think I had as much caffeine as most people - only ever have two cups of coffee a day but suppose do take a fair bit of tea - well, there ya go, we live and learn

[Cathyhuns]

Sounds like flu. When most people say they've got flu they've actually only got a bad cold. If you've got pleurisy your chest is excrutiatingly painful.