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Night sweats, numbness, chills
Hello, I understand that only a test can give me peace of mind however I am still waiting for at least 2 months from now for the test (last possible exposure was about month ago, more details here: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Got-Slight-Fever-and-Sudden-Dizzyness-Perspiration-Next-Day-After-Sex/show/1143542?personal_page_id=977263&post_id=post_5250278 ) .
Anyway to my question, I am experiencing the following things during the last 2-3 weeks after possible exposure:
Night Sweats:
I am experiencing random night sweats where in I would wakeup in the middle of the night. Sometimes even after an hour of sleep, I would already experience sweating. I am not sure if it's something you can call as profound sweating (or soaking wet) but I think it's not normal because the airconditioner is turned on and the room temp is cool and I'm sweating. I do not have fever by the way.
Hand Numbness:
I noticed that my hands would occassionly get numb when I wake up and they feel heavy. Sometimes, my left hand would get very numbed that I need to assist it with my right hand just to move it. And, when I wakeup with numb hands and try to sleep again, they feel like getting even more numb as I fall as I try to fall sleep again. Because of that, I find it hard to fall back to sleep, so I lose lots of sleep.
Chills:
I feel a little extra cold when the wind/fan blows to me, especially at the back of my neck. Even when it's hot and I perspire, I still feel the chill behind my neck.
Mild headaches:
Just a few days ago, my head would feel mild headaches but would go away after a few seconds, but comes back once in a while for a few seconds.
Anxiety:
I have been really scared since the day of possible exposure and I truly regret what I have done. I am extremely worried and can't get it off my head for a minute. I have been waking in the middle of the night thinking about it, and find it hard to fall back to sleep. It even haunts me in my dreams. I have lost lots of quality sleep during the last month.
I hope that all of the above symptoms is just purely because of anxiety. I am thinking of going to a psychiratist about this while I wait for another 2 months to finally get tested. Are any of the above familiar signs of possible infection or just anxiety? Thanks in advance.
Anyway to my question, I am experiencing the following things during the last 2-3 weeks after possible exposure:
Night Sweats:
I am experiencing random night sweats where in I would wakeup in the middle of the night. Sometimes even after an hour of sleep, I would already experience sweating. I am not sure if it's something you can call as profound sweating (or soaking wet) but I think it's not normal because the airconditioner is turned on and the room temp is cool and I'm sweating. I do not have fever by the way.
Hand Numbness:
I noticed that my hands would occassionly get numb when I wake up and they feel heavy. Sometimes, my left hand would get very numbed that I need to assist it with my right hand just to move it. And, when I wakeup with numb hands and try to sleep again, they feel like getting even more numb as I fall as I try to fall sleep again. Because of that, I find it hard to fall back to sleep, so I lose lots of sleep.
Chills:
I feel a little extra cold when the wind/fan blows to me, especially at the back of my neck. Even when it's hot and I perspire, I still feel the chill behind my neck.
Mild headaches:
Just a few days ago, my head would feel mild headaches but would go away after a few seconds, but comes back once in a while for a few seconds.
Anxiety:
I have been really scared since the day of possible exposure and I truly regret what I have done. I am extremely worried and can't get it off my head for a minute. I have been waking in the middle of the night thinking about it, and find it hard to fall back to sleep. It even haunts me in my dreams. I have lost lots of quality sleep during the last month.
I hope that all of the above symptoms is just purely because of anxiety. I am thinking of going to a psychiratist about this while I wait for another 2 months to finally get tested. Are any of the above familiar signs of possible infection or just anxiety? Thanks in advance.
Thank you Lizzie. I am just worried as some people who had potential exposures experienced the same as I do (night sweats, etc). Maybe we're all just extremely worried. Thanks again.
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