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Swine Flu: My experience with the H1N1 virus and Tamiflu
Date: 11/08/09
You know where I stand on this topic and here at the Daily Health we’ve written a lot about the threat of a so-called ‘H1N1 pandemic’. Since the outbreak of Swine Flu, I’ve been holding my breath in anticipation to actually meet someone that contracted the H1N1 virus.
Irrespective of the fact that I am completely opposed to the way we all have been scared out of our wits by mass-media-hysteria and number-inaccuracies, I never doubted the existence of the H1N1. However, I didn’t think I would ever get it myself either...
Three weeks ago the reported Swine Flu cases reached a peak, with the media suggesting 110 000 people contracting the virus in one week, in the UK alone. Now that is a lot of people… Was there a possible miscount?
Atishoo, Atishoo, they all fall down…
On Sunday the 19th of July I woke up feeling a bit grouchy with a heavy sinus congestion and brain fog – feeling lethargic and a bit moody. Since I had a late night on Saturday and didn’t have a good night’s rest, I played this as the reason for my feeling a bit out of sort. Later in the afternoon, my chest started feeling tight and uncomfortable. By that evening, I had an irritating choking cough and went to bed early.
Monday the 20th of July, still coughing, I could feel a slight temperature increase – almost like little hot flushes. I decided to increase my vitamin C dose for the time being and still cycled to work as I usually do. By mid-day Monday I was in two minds about my symptoms: either a cold or perhaps a seasonal chest infection (which I get from time to time). I still went to the gym Monday evening and once back home I felt the tightness in my chest being really uncomfortable and my cough becoming more frequent. By the time I went to bed my chest and throat was sore and raw and I felt heavily congested.
I may need to clarify a few things at this point: I have never been one to sit back and allow a cold to stop me in my tracks and I have given seasonal flu a fair fight-back in the past too. Since I didn’t think I would get H1N1, I treated my symptoms as I would treat a normal cold. This of course was my own personal choice and shouldn’t be seen as advice to anyone suffering similar symptoms.
Tuesday 21 July: Struggling to get out of bed, my body temperature was by now a few degrees higher than normal. I also started sneezing. Except for the change in my body temperature and feeling fatigued, in my mind I only have a cold. Since Monday evening, I have been taking extra supplements and remedies to boost my system and to get this ‘cold’ to go away, but by 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon I couldn’t focus on my work anymore and I felt absolutely exhausted. I went straight home after work and fell asleep before 7 o’clock – which is completely unheard of for me.
Wednesday 22 July: Waking up was a battle. I’d been sweating through the night and I had a noticeable consistent fever. My cough has turned from annoying to a persistent productive cough along with frequent sneezing. The slightest physical activity exhausted me. My appetite had gone for a dive and my chest was killing me. I left work around mid-day and back at home, I passed out on the sofa. I woke up later that evening feeling as if I’d been trampled by a stampede of buffalo and barely had the strength to make some dinner.
By now my symptoms are constant: Raised body temperature, loss of appetite, brain fog and confusion, sore throat, chesty productive cough, sneezing and fatigue.
I spoke to a friend (my designated flu-buddy) Phillip, late Wednesday evening and he made me promise to see a doctor the next day if I didn’t feel better.
Thursday 23 July: Getting out of bed was not an option and I slept until 2pm in the afternoon. Philip arrived at my house to check on me. After measuring my temperature (41.5 degrees) we decided to actually call my GP, who immediately wanted to send an ambulance to take me to a hospital. His diagnosis: Swine Flu.
I declined his offer for hospitalization politely but along with Philip, they pressured me to get the Tamiflu antiviral and to report back to my GP early Friday morning.
I was in no state to argue or kick and scream in protest so I sent Philip off to collect the antiviral.
Time out
Other than wanting to get me to a hospital, my GP advised me to do the following:
• Stay indoors and try not to get in contact with other people especially children and other vulnerable members of the community for at least 3 days.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Try to eat three meals.
• Rest as much as possible.
• Finish the five-day course of the antiviral even if the symptoms clear-up earlier.
• Contact the GP immediately should the symptoms get any worse.
Philip stood by with a watchful eye as I took the first capsule of Tamiflu and then left me to stay in isolation...
My fever eventually broke Saturday 26 July and once it broke, the rest of the symptoms passed quickly, so much so that I had enough strength to go for a short walk Sunday evening. I spoke to my GP on Monday to get the all clear to go to work and that was the end of Swine Flu for me... In total that was four days – about the same time most people suffer from ordinary flu.
Swine Flu or not Swine Flu
I still don’t think I had the H1N1 virus. My symptoms were only:
• fever
• lack of energy
• lack of appetite
• coughing
• runny nose (sneezing)
• sore throat
As you can see the above are exactly the same symptoms of seasonal flu.
I didn’t experience any vomiting, diarrhoea or nausea (which are extreme symptoms of Swine Flu). Admittedly, I had a very high fever, but in all honesty, I don’t think the antiviral drug helped clear-up any of the symptoms. If anything, it made things worse and it felt as if it was locking the fever inside my body instead of helping me break out of it.
I had a constant headache (which is a known side-effect of Tamiflu), since I started taking the antiviral. I also felt disorientated and confused. I am rather relieved that I didn’t experience any of the other side-effects of Tamiflu which are: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache.
I still maintain that I only had a bad case of seasonal flu and didn’t need the antiviral. The same may apply for at least two thirds of the 110 000 people diagnosed with Swine Flu in that same week... Perhaps all these ‘diagnosed cases’ were accumulated to simply prove that the National Pandemic Flu Service was actually (at long last) operational. After all it only took the government and health services 4 months to come up with a support plan, in spite of the looming ‘pandemic’...
Will we ever know how many people actually had H1N1 in past few months? I don’t think so...
Reality bites
The latest news reports that the Health Protection Agency estimates there were just 30,000 new cases of Swine Flu in England last week. That is a big drop from 110 000, three weeks ago. There has been a fall in the number of cases in all age groups and in all regions. So far, 36 people have died and 530 people have been hospitalised with symptoms of Swine Flu.
There is no sign that the virus is becoming more severe or developing resistance to antivirals. The small number of deaths has mainly been in older children and adults with underlying risk factors.
Yet despite the fall in numbers we are (again) warned that cases of Swine Flu could rise in the coming Autumn and Winter months.
BUT, we have reason to be positive: there WILL be a vaccine by then... A vaccine that has been developed by the speed of light and that won’t be properly tested and therefore will possibly have a lot of adverse side effects... Sounds promising.
Sobering up
Don’t get me wrong, the National Pandemic Flu Service is a good idea – it's a little too late, but now we have it for future pandemics and mass vaccinations... which we all know is coming, let's hope the people that man the phone lines are actually medically trained... My GP gave me sound advice with regard to how I needed to take care of myself, but he was rather pushy in giving me Tamiflu and Philip my flu-buddy has been an absolute star in supporting me. My gripe is against the fact that I was given an antiviral (against my will) that meant nothing for me and that it was given to me without a proper medical examination and diagnosis.
So, in light of the new vaccine, I can’t help but think if the world wouldn’t be a better place if we all took the stand that Australian Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has taken by saying: “Most people, including children, will experience very mild symptoms and recover without any medical intervention.”
But then that thought is shattered by the likes of Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, who said all children should be the first target for mass Swine Flu vaccinations when school starts just before Autumn.
Since my GP couldn’t guarantee that Tamiflu will keep me protected against the next surge of Swine Flu in three months time, I wonder if I will be bullied in to taking this new vaccine too? Just to be doubly sure?
Related Reading:
Swine Flu: Did You Survive The First Week Of This ‘Pandemic’?
Swine Flu: Only Another 749,983 To Go For The UK Pandemic Predictions To Be Accurate
Sources:
‘Swine flu - everything you need to know’ published online 05.08.09, direct.gov.uk
‘Squalene: The Swine Flu Vaccine’s Dirty Little Secret Exposed’ by Dr. Mercola, published online 04.05.08, articles.mercola.com
Back to topIrrespective of the fact that I am completely opposed to the way we all have been scared out of our wits by mass-media-hysteria and number-inaccuracies, I never doubted the existence of the H1N1. However, I didn’t think I would ever get it myself either...
Three weeks ago the reported Swine Flu cases reached a peak, with the media suggesting 110 000 people contracting the virus in one week, in the UK alone. Now that is a lot of people… Was there a possible miscount?
Atishoo, Atishoo, they all fall down…
On Sunday the 19th of July I woke up feeling a bit grouchy with a heavy sinus congestion and brain fog – feeling lethargic and a bit moody. Since I had a late night on Saturday and didn’t have a good night’s rest, I played this as the reason for my feeling a bit out of sort. Later in the afternoon, my chest started feeling tight and uncomfortable. By that evening, I had an irritating choking cough and went to bed early.
Monday the 20th of July, still coughing, I could feel a slight temperature increase – almost like little hot flushes. I decided to increase my vitamin C dose for the time being and still cycled to work as I usually do. By mid-day Monday I was in two minds about my symptoms: either a cold or perhaps a seasonal chest infection (which I get from time to time). I still went to the gym Monday evening and once back home I felt the tightness in my chest being really uncomfortable and my cough becoming more frequent. By the time I went to bed my chest and throat was sore and raw and I felt heavily congested.
I may need to clarify a few things at this point: I have never been one to sit back and allow a cold to stop me in my tracks and I have given seasonal flu a fair fight-back in the past too. Since I didn’t think I would get H1N1, I treated my symptoms as I would treat a normal cold. This of course was my own personal choice and shouldn’t be seen as advice to anyone suffering similar symptoms.
Tuesday 21 July: Struggling to get out of bed, my body temperature was by now a few degrees higher than normal. I also started sneezing. Except for the change in my body temperature and feeling fatigued, in my mind I only have a cold. Since Monday evening, I have been taking extra supplements and remedies to boost my system and to get this ‘cold’ to go away, but by 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon I couldn’t focus on my work anymore and I felt absolutely exhausted. I went straight home after work and fell asleep before 7 o’clock – which is completely unheard of for me.
Wednesday 22 July: Waking up was a battle. I’d been sweating through the night and I had a noticeable consistent fever. My cough has turned from annoying to a persistent productive cough along with frequent sneezing. The slightest physical activity exhausted me. My appetite had gone for a dive and my chest was killing me. I left work around mid-day and back at home, I passed out on the sofa. I woke up later that evening feeling as if I’d been trampled by a stampede of buffalo and barely had the strength to make some dinner.
By now my symptoms are constant: Raised body temperature, loss of appetite, brain fog and confusion, sore throat, chesty productive cough, sneezing and fatigue.
I spoke to a friend (my designated flu-buddy) Phillip, late Wednesday evening and he made me promise to see a doctor the next day if I didn’t feel better.
Thursday 23 July: Getting out of bed was not an option and I slept until 2pm in the afternoon. Philip arrived at my house to check on me. After measuring my temperature (41.5 degrees) we decided to actually call my GP, who immediately wanted to send an ambulance to take me to a hospital. His diagnosis: Swine Flu.
I declined his offer for hospitalization politely but along with Philip, they pressured me to get the Tamiflu antiviral and to report back to my GP early Friday morning.
I was in no state to argue or kick and scream in protest so I sent Philip off to collect the antiviral.
Time out
Other than wanting to get me to a hospital, my GP advised me to do the following:
• Stay indoors and try not to get in contact with other people especially children and other vulnerable members of the community for at least 3 days.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Try to eat three meals.
• Rest as much as possible.
• Finish the five-day course of the antiviral even if the symptoms clear-up earlier.
• Contact the GP immediately should the symptoms get any worse.
Philip stood by with a watchful eye as I took the first capsule of Tamiflu and then left me to stay in isolation...
My fever eventually broke Saturday 26 July and once it broke, the rest of the symptoms passed quickly, so much so that I had enough strength to go for a short walk Sunday evening. I spoke to my GP on Monday to get the all clear to go to work and that was the end of Swine Flu for me... In total that was four days – about the same time most people suffer from ordinary flu.
Swine Flu or not Swine Flu
I still don’t think I had the H1N1 virus. My symptoms were only:
• fever
• lack of energy
• lack of appetite
• coughing
• runny nose (sneezing)
• sore throat
As you can see the above are exactly the same symptoms of seasonal flu.
I didn’t experience any vomiting, diarrhoea or nausea (which are extreme symptoms of Swine Flu). Admittedly, I had a very high fever, but in all honesty, I don’t think the antiviral drug helped clear-up any of the symptoms. If anything, it made things worse and it felt as if it was locking the fever inside my body instead of helping me break out of it.
I had a constant headache (which is a known side-effect of Tamiflu), since I started taking the antiviral. I also felt disorientated and confused. I am rather relieved that I didn’t experience any of the other side-effects of Tamiflu which are: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache.
I still maintain that I only had a bad case of seasonal flu and didn’t need the antiviral. The same may apply for at least two thirds of the 110 000 people diagnosed with Swine Flu in that same week... Perhaps all these ‘diagnosed cases’ were accumulated to simply prove that the National Pandemic Flu Service was actually (at long last) operational. After all it only took the government and health services 4 months to come up with a support plan, in spite of the looming ‘pandemic’...
Will we ever know how many people actually had H1N1 in past few months? I don’t think so...
Reality bites
The latest news reports that the Health Protection Agency estimates there were just 30,000 new cases of Swine Flu in England last week. That is a big drop from 110 000, three weeks ago. There has been a fall in the number of cases in all age groups and in all regions. So far, 36 people have died and 530 people have been hospitalised with symptoms of Swine Flu.
There is no sign that the virus is becoming more severe or developing resistance to antivirals. The small number of deaths has mainly been in older children and adults with underlying risk factors.
Yet despite the fall in numbers we are (again) warned that cases of Swine Flu could rise in the coming Autumn and Winter months.
BUT, we have reason to be positive: there WILL be a vaccine by then... A vaccine that has been developed by the speed of light and that won’t be properly tested and therefore will possibly have a lot of adverse side effects... Sounds promising.
Sobering up
Don’t get me wrong, the National Pandemic Flu Service is a good idea – it's a little too late, but now we have it for future pandemics and mass vaccinations... which we all know is coming, let's hope the people that man the phone lines are actually medically trained... My GP gave me sound advice with regard to how I needed to take care of myself, but he was rather pushy in giving me Tamiflu and Philip my flu-buddy has been an absolute star in supporting me. My gripe is against the fact that I was given an antiviral (against my will) that meant nothing for me and that it was given to me without a proper medical examination and diagnosis.
So, in light of the new vaccine, I can’t help but think if the world wouldn’t be a better place if we all took the stand that Australian Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has taken by saying: “Most people, including children, will experience very mild symptoms and recover without any medical intervention.”
But then that thought is shattered by the likes of Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, who said all children should be the first target for mass Swine Flu vaccinations when school starts just before Autumn.
Since my GP couldn’t guarantee that Tamiflu will keep me protected against the next surge of Swine Flu in three months time, I wonder if I will be bullied in to taking this new vaccine too? Just to be doubly sure?
Related Reading:
Swine Flu: Did You Survive The First Week Of This ‘Pandemic’?
Swine Flu: Only Another 749,983 To Go For The UK Pandemic Predictions To Be Accurate
Sources:
‘Swine flu - everything you need to know’ published online 05.08.09, direct.gov.uk
‘Squalene: The Swine Flu Vaccine’s Dirty Little Secret Exposed’ by Dr. Mercola, published online 04.05.08, articles.mercola.com
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