I feel drunk but I don't drink

Hi. Hoping someone can help. For a month I've felt exhausted and like my arms and neck have weights hanging from them- heavy, fatigued, like I've been lifting weights or something. I've also had a lot of brain fog. The most difficult part of all of this though came on about 2 weeks ago. I started feeling dizzy. But it's more of an unbalanced, drunk feeling - my cognitive function is absolute garage right now. It's been pretty constant morning and night. I can hardly drive or do anything at all. It's difficult to have conversations as they take extreme concentration on my part, and even then I can't keep my thoughts straight. Sitting, standing, nothing helps.

Tests I've had so far - all normal results

MRIs of my brain and spine with contrast

Cortisol

Vitamin B12

CPK (creatine Kinase)

C-Reactive Protein

Sedimentation rate (ESR)

CBC

Comprehensive metabolic panel

TSH

T3

Free T4

All ear tests to rule out inner ear issues/vertigo

A lot of friends keep saying Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose and my symptoms sort of align with that, which is one test that hasn't been done.

I also saw on another forum something about Auto Brewery Disease, where you can have a yeast imbalance in your gut that can literally make you feel drunk. It's really rare, but still interesting, considering I've had a strange sort of white-ish tongue for a long time that's been bothering me because no matter how much I brush it I cant get it to go away. I also feel extremely thirsty/parched ALL THE TIME.

My GP wants to send me to a Rheumatologist now to rule out Fibromyalsia. I've read up on it and it doesn't seem like a fit and so I'm predicting another normal set of test results will come from that.

This is so weird! And horrible. I've got kids and a job and I'm running at about 20% and in a totally unbalanced, dizzy, fog.

I hope someone out there can help me. Thanks.

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