Can stress cause chills and fever?

Overtraining combined with heavy mental stress can completely crash your immune system, making you catch a viral fever easily. When you get chills, stop working out immediately, hydrate with coconut water, and eat simple dal-rice. If the fever stays for more than two days, please see a doctor.

Whenever my stress levels spike on my health app, my resting heart rate goes up and my body temperature sometimes fluctuates. Stress can mimic these symptoms, but actual chills and fever usually mean your body is fighting an infection. Track your temperature with a digital thermometer and consult a doctor if it's high.

My mother used to give us warm rasam to sweat out the stress-induced exhaustion, which really helps. However, a fever with chills can also be malaria or dengue, which are common. Please visit a nearby clinic to get your blood tested if the fever does not go down.

Oh god, I always get shivering and hot flashes when I am extremely anxious about something. But a real fever is usually a sign of infection, not just stress. Please check your temperature and go see a doctor, don't keep stressing about what it could be!