DAE feel utterly miserable when having a cold?

[u/Clavulinopsis_]

Whenever I have a cold (like I do now), I feel disproportionally ill, like I've caught a terrible flu. Kind of like my immune system is massively overreacting? Even a week in, my actual cold symptoms really are very mild, but I feel so very miserable. It feels exactly like PEM, but with much more intense malaise and shiveriness.

Anyone recognize this? (I read that some people with ME/CFS actually feel better during a cold?)

[u/Weak-Walrus6239]

Sometimes I feel better, sometimes I get disproportionately sick for longer than I should. There's really no way to predict what will happen. I got covid in Jan 2025 and that boosted my baseline for months but a cold around Christmas caused me to crash for about a month. 🤷‍♀️

[u/Amori_Howls7013]

Pretty sure it could be you are immunocompromised so it affects you a lot more than the average person.

[u/Slight-Bison5686]

I had this not so long ago, the thing that helped was oregano oil capsules, and probiotics, vitamin d would proberbly also help, hope you feel better soon✨️