Thanks, everyone, for the well wishes! I'm glad I finally got to the pcp yesterday.

bpcyclist, thanks for sharing your story! My husband comes from a family of doctors, and he has lots of stories about how his dad and siblings avoided getting help, when needed. As for hallucinations, I didn't have any yesterday, like you did when you were sick, but I swear I thought I was going mad. And so depressed! I confess that I called my husband and asked him to come home from work to take me to the doctor's office. I didn't feel mentally well enough to go by myself. Even my sister volunteered to take me, but I didn't want her to. She's been through way too much lately. Of course we had to go to the pharmacy afterwards, I can't imagine having done that alone.My doctor confirmed that my long shower and brief outings, the day before yesterday, were probably harmful for me.