physical symptoms from opening up psychically?

[nama adrift]

so here's a question for you guys. i have been trying to meditate and let healing in and begin to develop myself psychically, but the past few days i have been feeling very run down, particularly today. specifically i have been feeling: like my body is heavy and my limbs are tired, i have been having minor dull headaches that last all day, my body has felt a little achy (but not like when i get sick), and today i have been really hot (like hot flash hot almost all day).
last night i had a dream that i cant really remember, but i do remember it was significant. the one other thing that i do remember from it is a white flame.
so i guess my question then would be: is this normal? when you guys first started, did you ever experience anything like this? or am i totally off base and this has nothing to do with any of that?