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Any Suggestion For Shaky Arms/legs, Weakness When Having Pneumonia In Lungs?

My wife fainted about a week ago after standing up from a seated position. She came back to a few seconds later. After about 15 minutes she felt able to sit up and i took her home. That whole night she said her legs felt shaky all night. Went to gp next morning and he thought it might be something virul and prescribed antibiotic. Started feeling some better then got worse after another week. Went back to gp and she passed out again and said she felt like it was hard to breathe. Sent her to er. Doctors did ct and mri on head and chest. Ct showed pneumonia in lungs everything else ok. After 4 days in hospital she was released. Now at home she still feels really week and legs and arms feel trembly. No fever and nonproductive cough. Is the shaky arms and legs normal for a 37 year old.
Mon, 19 Sep 2016
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Hello dear,
Thank you for your question.

Infectious diseases like Pneumonia go through 3 stages of development. The first stage may include fever, malaise, weakness, headache, or even fainting as you described. After that, the disease develops with fever and productive cough. The healing phase often presents with weakness and hypotension, which may also be experienced with arms and legs shaking. In such cases, I suggest to my patients to drink plenty of water, in order to prevent dehydration that leads to hypotension. I would advice her not to get up from the bed immediately, but to sit and rest for a bit.

I hope this helped.
Best wishes,
Dr. Alma
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Any Suggestion For Shaky Arms/legs, Weakness When Having Pneumonia In Lungs?

Hello dear, Thank you for your question. Infectious diseases like Pneumonia go through 3 stages of development. The first stage may include fever, malaise, weakness, headache, or even fainting as you described. After that, the disease develops with fever and productive cough. The healing phase often presents with weakness and hypotension, which may also be experienced with arms and legs shaking. In such cases, I suggest to my patients to drink plenty of water, in order to prevent dehydration that leads to hypotension. I would advice her not to get up from the bed immediately, but to sit and rest for a bit. I hope this helped. Best wishes, Dr. Alma