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Random recurrent cold-like symptoms! help!

Hi all,
 
I'm a 29 year old man.  I'm in a good health.  I work out, I eat well, I sleep OK.  But since I've been 23, I've been experiencing a lot of random recurrent fever-like episodes.  Kinda like the beginning of a cold, without developping into an acutal cold or flu although, sometime it does.
 
The thermometer says my body temp is fine, but I still feel uncomfortable, sometimes with a sore throat, joint pain, I am a bit dizzy and acetominophen and/or ibupophen only seem to have a placebo effect.
 
The odd thing is that these uncomfotable feelings are on and off.   I usually feel good for the first hour after I've woken up.  Then it starts hurting again.  It completly disappears around noon and then, starts again right after I ate. 
 
It will disappear in the afternoon and come back in full force as the sun goes down and my body temp rises slightly.  Sometimes I actually throw up because I feel so off. 
 
I always assumed I just caught garden variety cold viruses, but why don't I get any other symptoms (runny nose, cough, etc...) and why isn't my body temp high for real?
 
I've looked up every possible disease...I even thought I had HIV at one point.  This causes a lot of anxiety.  After a month of feeling fine, I just dread the next episode which I just know will hit me at some point.
 
I've talked to it about doctor.  I was having routine blood tests done one day and I was in luck because I was having my symptoms again.  I thought she could answer me but all she said is that I had signs of inflammation but that's it.
 
Last year I had a mononucleosis (tested + twice).  It lasted for a good 3-4 months.  I was happy because the 'episodes' didn't come back for like 2-3 months but for the last two days, I've  been feeling terrible again.
 
I have no idea where to begin with these completly non-specific symptoms.  Is this common?  If anyone is experiencing random cold-like symptoms like these...please please tell me if there is a solution.  I am sore tired of being sick that sometimes I get suicidal.
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Go see the Doctor and pray,you might have allergies you can be allergic to something you don't know yet.You miht have a type of Asthma,or other breathing difficulties without those symptpoms,being there.
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have tests for inflamation,autoimmune.I have have had the same thing and all tests came back negative so my rhuematologist dianosed me with fibromyalgia.that can be caused by viruses too
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I was wondering if you had any medication when you had the mononucleosis. Could this have stopped your other problems coming back?

I think we are all tired of being sick for a long time, but many doctors only know what they have been taught and have very little imagination. There is always someone worse off than your self and if you look around there are many inspirational people in the world who overcome all sorts of hardships. So take this as an opportunity to appreciate what you had and what you will have again when the puzzle is solved.

Do you think it could be an allergic reaction or intolerance of something you eat? These can present in a variety of ways.

Sorry I don't have the solution, but thought you might consider these points.

Good luck

gjoy
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