I assumed up to this last time I got sick that when people get really sick that they pretty much experience the same thing that I do. (I'm talking about the flu, sinus infections, stomach virus etc) I get dehydrated really easily when I get sick and all I want to do is sleep. I literally can have trouble waking up to drink fluids because I am so out of it. In addition to the aches and pains (and nausea/vomiting/diarrhea depending on the illness) that everyone talks about when they get sick that people also experienced cognitive problems. I have a really hard time thinking and putting two thoughts together when I get sick. I had to depend on the health services at school (I talked to the nurses) last time I was sick because I couldn't figure out what to do for myself to get well or if I was bad enough off to need to go to the ER. I just couldn't cognitively function because I felt so awful. It was like I was trying to think through mud. I felt like I lost all ability to remember anything I knew about anything, and especially how to get well when dehydrated. I think it is worst when I get really dehydrated. I don't get this sick very often, maybe only every 4-7 years, but it just recently happened.

Do other people experience this same cognitive decline when they get sick? I just assumed it was part of being sick for everyone, but maybe it isn't. So I'm asking all my PC people to let me know if this is a usual response or not.

Thanks.