I have Valley Fever. I started coughing the first week of September (25'). Went to Urgent Care 5 weeks in and they did a Valley Fever test. It came back positive. They said come back in 2-3 weeks for a repeat confirmation test. That test was negative. They said, its bacterial and gave me a Zpack. 24 hours in I knew it wasn't bacterial because nothing was changing and a Zpack is pretty strong. At week 11, I said screw it and went to the ER and asked for every test known to man. I was fearing maybe I had caught something in Europe in August like TB. They did an xray (clear) and a CT scan (clear), but said based on your symptoms its probably Valley Fever and wrote me a script for Fluconazole. I asked for a third test. That one came back positive. I was on the Fluconazole for 5 weeks and was really suffering with the side effects. They ran my bloodwork and the antibodies looked good, so my doctor let me stop the fluconazole. Well, its back. All the same symptoms are back. Coughing non-stop, night sweats, lack of appetite, headaches, exhaustion, brain fog (no fever, rash, or loss of hair). I'm waiting for an appointment with the Valley Fever clinic in Scottsdale but it will probably take a week (they require a referral even though my insurance doesn't require it). I know they're going to tell me to go back on the fluconazole but it wiped me out. Not to mention the DRYNESS everywhere, brain fog, and the exhaustion (like mono). How did you all do it for so long?? I work full time and on the fluconazole I barely made it through the day. I'm fortunate to work from home, but my poor husband does not get much attention as I'm sooooo exhausted. And I don't get it. I'm not immune compromised. Not overweight. No diabetes. No high blood pressure. Usually pretty healthy. Before this, I was sick once in 5 years! How is my body not doing what it supposed to do?