Pretty much scare but I want to make sure. Just recently moved to Vietnam and I don’t want my wife to go through this as well.

Thunderclap headache, chills, the red spots aren’t itchy, dizziness and sweating. I thought it was just a cold but I might be wrong.

2½ years after dengue and getting worse, not better. Anyone else get worsening headaches, a "brain inflamed" feeling all day, worsening course, page of symptoms and exercise intolerance?

My doctors have (tried to) put my illness down to post-dengue sequelae. I know post-dengue sequelae are possible. But from what I have read, if symptoms keep getting worse after a long time instead of better, you need to look for co-existing illnesses rather post dengue as a sole explanation.

Dengue is usually self-limiting. The damage can be severe, but the active disease phase usually rises and falls over weeks to months, and then the damage and recovery are more or less settled.

"Post-dengue syndromes generally resolve within weeks or a few months, as is typical with these disorders."

— Carod-Artal et al. 2013, Neurological complications of dengue virus infection, Lancet Neurology, p.912

"Contrary to previous studies, our findings showed that dengue was associated with an increased short-term risk of a rare complication, autoimmune encephalomyelitis, but not associated with other autoimmune diseases."

— Shih et al. 2023, Re-examination of the risk of autoimmune diseases after dengue virus infection, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

I have had all-day headaches without let-up for over two years, the severity cant be understated. I also have gait problems, cognitive problems, insomnia, face dyskinesia, medication sensitivity, daily constipation, and several types of headache, including a central pain headache, a sense that the brain is inflamed, and a constant emergency state.

"In particular, when patients with dengue fever do not show expected recovery or present with persistent abnormalities such as renal dysfunction or unexplained fatigue, we should consider additional or coexisting diagnoses such as autoimmune thyroid disease."\

— Gopalakrishnan et al. 2024, Int J Pharm Sci Rev Res (a thyroid case, but the principle is the same)

"This case underscores the importance of recognizing AIE as a potential post-dengue complication, particularly in patients with persistent neurological symptoms." — Sidharth et al. 2025, Dengue-associated autoimmune encephalitis presenting as a dystonic storm, J Neurosci Rural Pract

Also I have found around 90 papers of Autoimmune encephalitis cases with stronger overlap with my case then I have found in dengue;

"Memory deficits, seizures, dyskinesias and movement disorders, and headaches should be particularly questioned."

— Bost et al. 2016, Autoimmune encephalitis in psychiatric institutions: current perspectives, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

"Headache is a very common manifestation of CNS involvement of these diseases. Although headache characteristics can be unspecific and often non-diagnostic, it is important to recognize because headache can be the first manifestation of CNS involvement. Prompt recognition and treatment is necessary not only to treat the headache, but also to help prevent serious neurological sequelae that frequently accompany autoimmune diseases."

— John & Hajj-Ali 2014, Headache in Autoimmune Diseases, Headache (abstract)

I look lucid and relaxed, so it has been really hard to get this taken seriously. I am at around 100 appointments, counting tests, GP visits, pathology and scans, plus six trips to ER.

My symptoms keep getting reduced to "headache and fatigue, post-dengue issues". From what I have read, this is not a normal picture. Worsening all-day headaches for over two years seems far more serious.

I know dengue can trigger other immune-mediated illnesses in rare cases, and that is my guess. Tests have found a few things, including EEG (slowing), fluctuation in WCC in CSF, hypo- and hypermetabolism on an FDG-PET brain scan (areas of low and high brain activity 2 to 5 standard deviation from normal) and cancer risk factors. So I suspect a cancer-related (paraneoplastic) encephalitis, with dengue as the prodrome or trigger.

I had two fever periods in 2024, so I may have had dengue twice. I am IgG dengue postive.

Has anyone had a worsening course after dengue, or severe post-dengue problems? How are you all faring?

I get the feeling the attempt trying to dismiss my case, is not really understanding the severity of the worsening course. I have been more and more limited from 2024 I was desk bound, and now I spend most the week in bed. Anyhow third lumbar puncture soon does send away to mayo.

Got dengue fever on 19th night which was Saturday.
Today there’s no fever but the platelets gradually fall like on monday it was 179 later on on Wednesday it was 167 and now today it went to 121 idk how what to do next. I had papaya leaf juice, dragon fruit , kiwi ors water,coconut water still it is decreasing.
Also sgpt- 209 which was 109 on monday on wed 70

Actually I went for blood test 2-3 days ago, and I was shocked that my platelets were 57000! Idk what to do, my family and relatives told me to eat kiwi, coconut water, papaya, and goat milk! I am not sure if I have dengue or not! I will go tomorrow for dengue check up and guys pls hope that I don't get any positive result! Also, suggest me to increase platelets count!

Could this be dengue rash on my legs? This appeared yesterday after i took a warm bath. I had water diarrhea last Friday, my temp is 36 at that time, no fever and such only slight headaches. Then yesterday saturday, still feeling feverish but my temp is at normal but later that evening my temp is 37.9, cold, shivering etc. Then i notices this red spots on my legs and arms last night. I slept it off then woke up around 6, decided to check my temp again, its 37.3 up until now afternoon 37.3. just a little dizzy and that slight headache still, occasional stomach cramps.

So around 4-7 days ago, a mosquito with white dots bit me; I didn't think much of it until I woke up today to these tiny red dots around my face (which based on what Google says, it's "petechiae"), a bruise on my tongue and a headache.

After waking up I tried eating but I could only take 3 bites because I was too nauseous, so I took Panadol/paracetamol, went to sleep, and 9 hours later I feel much better.

Now I don't feel nauseous or have a headache and my appetite came back. The tiny red dots are still around my face and my tongue bruise too.

I'm suspecting I have dengue but I'm not sure... should I even go to the hospital if I'm feeling okay now?

Btw, I'm currently living in China, Beijing

Is anyone else with long-term dengue really sensitive to the cold? I got dengue 30 years ago, and the ongoing effects are still with me. I get brain fog, fatigue, low-grade fever, and depression from time to time, usually when I haven't slept well, but also when I have been exposed to the cold. It's gotten to the point that I have to sleep with a hat on and piles of blankets. If I sleep cold or, heaven forbid, with my head uncovered I will have a dengue flashback for 48+ hours. Does anyone else experience this?

Hi 24M. I really want to know if you got your old hairline and density back. My hairline was receding a little before dengue. I had dengue around start of May, and have been shedding for a little more than a month. It’s less now but i dont see much regrowth and im so disheartened and scared. Im afraid if it severely accelerated my receding hairline.
Im using hair supporting vitamin tablets and a hair serum with the same. Did a dose of vitamin d supplements too.
Thank you.

Hey there I got dengue on 3rd of Oct 25, Then got recovered from it in a week or two. After that in november hairfall started and i was like dude this hairfall is massive. Then after that in january 2026 i went to the dermatologist that im facing this issue, he said this is one of the after effect of dengue, then after that the palpitation story starts , then it got normal but sometimes i face this issue, my diet got reduced i was having pain in my body , gut issues and what not. Anxiety also hit me, I started overthinking alot , too many negative thoughts were coming in my mind and i cant stop thinking. I dont know what's happening to me after dengue. I have stop eating chicken and my favourite dishes. I'm feeling pain in bones and in my body.

Hey guys,

My Girlfriend got dengue in February in Mexico (2 days after our engagement-.-)

It was quite bad. After 1 one in hospital she took 2 months off work and slowly recovered by month 3. Her main symptoms were joint pain in Hands and feet, nerve pain and fatigue. After 3 months She was already able to work full time and there were even 2 weeks in may where she wasn't in pain at all and could do yoga, go out and enjoy the day with friends and all.

Then she had a crazy long period (15 days bleeding) and the joint Pain came back. After that it slowly got worse for 2 months.

Right now she can still work and manage the day, but it takes all her energy. She needs a lot of breaks and has pain in her arms and legs, less joint pain but more muscle and overall body pain and is suffering really hard from fatigue. Her mental health is also slowly getting worse.

She also has MCAS btw.. so that doesn't make thinks easier, because within her cycle she always suffers with gut problems and diarrhea etc.

She is already taking all kinds of supplements like B12, B6, Vitamin C, Iron, Quercetin, Vitamin D, Biotin etc.

We don't know what else to do.. has anybody experience with low dose Naltrexone?

Please give us hope that this dark period will end one day and share your story, even if it's worse than ours

Thx ❤️

First time got diagnosed with dengue and am really panicking.

I recently had a positive IGM result and a negative IGG result despite my exposure to dengue in south east Asia being a whole year ago. I was never sick with dengue fever whilst I was travelling and had no idea that I contracted it until now so this comes as a shock. My symptoms started 6 weeks ago with severe nausea, headaches behind the eyes, abdominal pain, gut issues, extreme tiredness, vision feeling off but I have not had a fever.

I am quite worried that things could get worse, and at the same time concerned that it’s going to take a long time to see improvement as I haven’t improved at all but also haven’t worsened. This seems like such a unique situation and I am hoping I can get some advice on what to expect or what is going on.

Hi everyone,
For a while now, I’ve been feeling extremely tired and exhausted. I also get chills and a strong feeling of being cold, but without having a fever.
Today I woke up feeling very unwell with intense chills, so I went to the ER. They ran some blood tests and my results came back as:
Dengue IgM: Positive
Dengue IgG: Negative
NS1 Antigen: Negative
The doctor told me they want to admit me to the hospital for observation, which honestly scared me. I started reading about dengue online and now my anxiety is through the roof.
Has anyone here gone through something similar, especially with these test results? What was your experience like?
I should also mention that I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), so it’s really hard for me not to overthink and worry about worst-case scenarios.
Any reassurance or shared experiences would mean a lot right now. Thank you.

Been diagnosed about two weeks, and by now the mind fog, fever, tiredness, back pain and red spots subsided, but, I'm still struggling with joint swelling and pain, mostly on my knees and feet. There is some indications on what could be done to at least, make the swelling go away faster? By now, even if I just a stand for an hour, my feet and knees start to hurt again, I've been laying down for the last week, and it looks like it's the only thing that helps. I've been to doctors and the only advice is to lay, and rest... and wait. Someone felt improvement with massage to try and "dissolve" the swelling?

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Frankly, I was calm because my blood attracts many blood drinking insects so this is just another weird insect bite I might have gotten. BUT my mom just told me it might be dengue so now I am terrified and it looks similar to what people describe it to, usually my bites might bleed and bruise a bit but never this big.

I have 5 bites in total and these 2 are the worst ones, the others are just red and super itchy and only a bit inflamed. But these 2 bites cover almost 1 side of my leg just from inflammation. The picture captured it after I cooled it down with cold water and medical creams.

Hello everyone, I decided to make this post because I got dengue fever and became very ill, to the point that the diarrhea and vomiting were unbearable. The only thing I could take for the pain was paracetamol, but I vomited everything I ingested because of the illness, preventing the paracetamol from working.

After 3 hours in the bathroom, during which I was considering calling an ambulance to spend the night in the ER, I discovered something:

Cold baths are contraindicated, but hot baths aren't. I noticed that while I was in the shower, the nausea and vomiting subsided because of the effect of the water on my skin. So, I decided to take paracetamol and drink water during my shower, hoping it would work and prevent me from vomiting, and IT WORKED! After two hours in a hot shower without vomiting, the paracetamol took effect. The intense abdominal pain disappeared, and I was able to sleep peacefully. The next morning I woke up feeling much better, had breakfast, and repeated the process.

I hope this information is helpful to anyone in a similar situation and that they recover quickly.

I caught dengue fever and ended up in the hospital for over a week. At the time, I thought the acute illness was the worst part—but little did I know that what came after would be just as, if not more, challenging. Three and a half months after discharge, I’m still struggling with debilitating fatigue, muscle and joint pain, headaches, low‑grade fever, and feeling completely drained after even the smallest activities. Overall, things do seem to be slowly improving. My baseline energy is gradually increasing, even if the progress is far from linear. What makes this recovery so difficult are the crashes. Sometimes they last several days, the longest so far being two weeks, during which all I can do is lie in bed and wait for my body to recover. I’ve also noticed that these relapses often follow even minimal activity—pushing through fatigue and pain doesn’t help, it only leads to more severe setbacks. In the middle of these relapses, it can be very hard to hold on to the sense that things are moving in the right direction, and I find myself wondering if I’ll ever feel normal again. Even a simple cold—something that wouldn’t normally slow me down—hits me much harder now. With post‑dengue syndrome, a minor infection can lead to days of profound exhaustion and forced rest. Finding proper medical guidance has been another challenge. In my country, infectious disease specialists often aren’t familiar with post‑dengue syndrome, and some of the advice I’ve received has actually been unhelpful or even harmful. This has made me wonder whether there are clinics or specialists elsewhere that focus specifically on post‑viral syndromes and truly understand these patterns of relapse and recovery. Living with post‑dengue syndrome is a slow and unpredictable process. Progress exists, but it’s fragile, easily disrupted, and hard to trust after repeated setbacks. Still, when I look at the bigger picture, it does seem that things are moving in the right direction—even if painfully slowly. I’d love to hear from others who’ve been through this: what has helped you manage post‑dengue syndrome? Have you seen any specialists or clinics that truly understood your situation and helped you recover?

According to science ( from the articles I've read), a person could only have dengue fever 4 times max in their lifetime due to their 4 serotypes. However, since I was little, I have had dengue fever five times, or at least that's what my mom has been telling me. I don't have vivid memories of my childhood, but I do recall going and staying at the hospital frequently and hearing about having dengue fever, so I take it that what my mom said was true. Recently, I asked her again about it because I'm still dumbfounded about how many times I've been infected by it despite not seeing any articles or reports of anyone having it more than 4 times. She said that either the 3rd or 4th time, I was diagnosed with it from a blood test at hospital B, only after I had recovered from it unknowingly during my previous stay at hospital A for the flu. So I'm confused, is there a miscalculation of events that I'm not aware of, or do I actually have dengue fever 5 times? And if it's the latter, how did it come about since the immunity is said to be lifelong?

I'd be really grateful if anyone could educate me about it!

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