EBV flare up

[pamzilla]

hi. i'm 21 years old and about a month ago my doctor found EBV in my bloodwork.
i asked her to do bloodwork because i was having, and still am having- low to high fevers almost every hour of the day for 4 months now. along with the fevers are aches, chills, hot sweats, fatigue, dizzyness. i really just feel like i was hit by a truck. these fevers are really taking everything out of me.

i don't understand exactly how i have EBV and why this flare up has been going on now everyday almost every hour for 4 months! i literally cannot do anything because i feel so horrible all the time. i had to stop working, and put my life on hold. all i want to do is work, pay bills, go back to college, make friends and go out and have fun like a normal 21 year old should.
on top of this i have a horrible heart problem and the surgery was unsuccessful (i also posted about that in the arrythmia forum under svt)...and dont get me started on the other health issues or life problems i have.

i'm 21. i am way too young to just be sitting in my room feeling like a truck hit me every other hour.

i was wondering if anybody could enlighten me on how exactly i got the EBV, i did not have mono and my bloodwork is completely fine except for the EBV.
i was also wondering how long all your EBV flare ups lasted and if you experienced the same fever/symptoms as i have, and if there is anything i can do or take to help these symptoms. thanks.

[princessmoonstar]

I am suffering with ebv attack and just 7 months ago i had it now again..it is a horrible thing to have but i found something to try..have you heard of this?
http://lauricidin.com/

email me if anyone wishes for tips or what helps

also im taking high doses of liquid c

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[ebv_fatigued]

Hi Myleda,

What are the symptoms that make you think ebv is what you have? Have you ever had blood work for mono/ebv?

I could tell you my symptoms.

[Myleda]

Hi, First I want to say thanks for all your comments.. I have been struggling with my health for the last five years and I started with menopause at age 37 and then adrenal fatigue and later found the blood type diet that really helped after I fasted for 10 days but only to find myself back to feeling the same a year later, same time around Christmas.  My feet started to hurt, tingly feel hot with a dull pain, Lowe shins and calves feel tingly as well.  Bloating, craving carbs a fattening food while i struggle at yoga snd working out 4 days a week. I thought I had gone to far away from my blood type diet and was just about to do a 10 days fast again.  I'm starting to believe based on the comments I have read that this is the EBV virus? Can this cause the foot pain as well? What should I do to make it go away? How long can I expect it to last? The 10 day cleansed cured it last time if this is what it is.

[9DodgeFan]

There could be a couple reasons as to why EBV never showed up before on blood tests.  The first case, like you said, it could be a new infection... in which case, you actually DID have (and maybe still have) mono.  The second possibility is that you actually have had EBV for a while, but it was never really brought up because there wasn't any reason to bring it up (if you weren't sick at the time).  And yes, you will have the virus for life, but that puts you in the vast majority of people.  In some people it never causes any more issues, but in others certain triggers (stress, compromised immune system, etc.) can cause re-activation.  But I think once you get "ahead" of it, you will really start to see things improve.  Let us know how things are going; if I can help in any way, I will!

[pamzilla]

6 months to a year? ugh i hope i dont feel like this for that long..it's already been 4 months of the symptoms on and off every other hour.
i really hope they start getting better month to month..so far they haven't.
thanks for your input

[pamzilla]

thanks for your input.
i see my primary in 2 days and i will talk to her about seeing an infectious disease specialist.

same as you, my whole life is on hold right now and its been on hold for months. i literally can't do anything :(
i don't know how much more i can rest lol i honestly don't leave my house...thats how horrible i feel.
my doctor gave me a full blood test and the EBV showed up.. thats how i know i have it. its never shown up in previous blood tests, so i'm guessing its new.
and it ***** so much to know i'll have this for life and never know when it will go away or come back.