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> That sounds like a fairly typical cold No, it doesn't. I've never felt "wiped out" from a typical cold.

by uhtred 5y ago

spurgu 5y ago
Joint pain and being mentally "out" (not being able to hold complex structures in my mind = unable to code) are two hallmarks of common colds for me and why I always take ~2 days off work when I have one - I'd just get frustrated trying. Sore throat is another one. Omicron now is no different. Ended up taking 3 days off work and am now back to normal capacity.
sanderjd 5y ago
FWIW: To me, it sounded like an atypical cold or a typical flu. I've been "wiped out" by colds before, though rarely, and I'm always "wiped out" by flus, though I catch them a lot less often than once a year.
drusepth 5y ago
I regularly feel "wiped out" from a typical cold, often for 4+ days in a row. This whole thread is full of anecdotes from people implicitly claiming that their experience applies to everyone, when in reality everyone's going to have different experiences with everything from colds to covid. Unfortunately, the latter has a much higher prevalence of seriously-worse side-effects (long-haul, ageusia, anosmia, death, etc) compared to the former.
technothrasher 5y ago
My 15 yo son got Covid about three weeks ago, symptoms matched what the parent poster described, including feeling "wiped out". Oh wait, no he didn't. Testing all came back negative. Diagnosis from his pediatrician: common cold.
- gilbetron 5y ago
  Ah, yeah, you're right. It was probably just the cold that myself, my son, and my wife got after being exposed to someone that had symptomatic, PCR tested Covid. I'm sure it was just a coincidence that we then all three tested positive for covid.
  - josephcsible 5y ago
    technothrasher wasn't doubting that you had COVID, but rather making the point that the common cold and COVID now have the same symptoms and severity, and that getting a test is now the only way to tell which one you have.
  - not_really 5y ago
    Whoosh
    - gilbetron 5y ago
      I'm not convinced it wooshed! But I also wouldn't be surprised :)
  - kcplate 5y ago
    Wow…You definitely missed the entire point of that comment.
    - gilbetron 5y ago
      Did I? If I did ... sigh. But I'm not convinced! But I also wouldn't be surprised :)

> That sounds like a fairly typical cold No, it doesn't. I've never felt "wiped out" from a typical cold.

by uhtred 5y ago

> That sounds like a fairly typical cold No, it doesn't. I've never felt "wiped out" from a typical cold.

Joint pain and being mentally "out" (not being able to hold complex structures in my mind = unable to code) are two hallmarks of common colds for me and why I always take ~2 days off work when I have one - I'd just get frustrated trying. Sore throat is another one. Omicron now is no different. Ended up taking 3 days off work and am now back to normal capacity.

sanderjd 5y ago

FWIW: To me, it sounded like an atypical cold or a typical flu. I've been "wiped out" by colds before, though rarely, and I'm always "wiped out" by flus, though I catch them a lot less often than once a year.

drusepth 5y ago

I regularly feel "wiped out" from a typical cold, often for 4+ days in a row. This whole thread is full of anecdotes from people implicitly claiming that their experience applies to everyone, when in reality everyone's going to have different experiences with everything from colds to covid. Unfortunately, the latter has a much higher prevalence of seriously-worse side-effects (long-haul, ageusia, anosmia, death, etc) compared to the former.

technothrasher 5y ago

My 15 yo son got Covid about three weeks ago, symptoms matched what the parent poster described, including feeling "wiped out". Oh wait, no he didn't. Testing all came back negative. Diagnosis from his pediatrician: common cold.

gilbetron 5y ago
Ah, yeah, you're right. It was probably just the cold that myself, my son, and my wife got after being exposed to someone that had symptomatic, PCR tested Covid. I'm sure it was just a coincidence that we then all three tested positive for covid.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  technothrasher wasn't doubting that you had COVID, but rather making the point that the common cold and COVID now have the same symptoms and severity, and that getting a test is now the only way to tell which one you have.
- not_really 5y ago
  Whoosh
  - gilbetron 5y ago
    I'm not convinced it wooshed! But I also wouldn't be surprised :)
- kcplate 5y ago
  Wow…You definitely missed the entire point of that comment.
  - gilbetron 5y ago
    Did I? If I did ... sigh. But I'm not convinced! But I also wouldn't be surprised :)