I've had widespread issues for years, what is going on?

I've never been a fan of heat. When I was younger sometimes heat would cause me to have a meltdown. In the past 3-4 months it has seemed to be even worse with increased fatigue and spikes in anxiety.

Mind you, my body thinks that 70 degrees F is hot beyond belief and when it gets to that heat everything else gets thrown off. I have chronic undiagnosed muscle pain that's widespread all over (we suspect fibromyalgia) and increasingly debilitating gastrointestinal issues, and a number of neurodivergencies (Autism Spectrum Disorder, potential PTSD, and Sensory Processing Disorder).

When I was just reaching double digits in age I started noticing fairly frequent instances in which I would suddenly become dizzy and like my head would feel like a rubber band was compressing it. The only thing that could help was sitting down. It usually happened whenever I would stand up (generally not suddenly-I'm pretty uncoordinated so I have to be careful). My parents chalked it up to hormones because my aunt used to have similar issues (she even passed out sometimes) and to dehydration. Well, I'm years older now and I drink at least 24 ounces of water a day (generally 48 ounces) and I eat plenty of protein, but the problem persists. The spells lean more towards lightheadedness and feeling like I'm going to pass out more than dizziness and only feel helped if I lie all the way down. The heat makes it worse.

Additionally, in the heat I cannot wear anything even slightly uncomfortable without being reduced to tears and it makes everything else ten times worse. Recently it has felt like my body is breaking down as my heat intolerance worsens, my body hurts more and more, and my GI issues are spiraling out of control.

Any ideas as to what is making this so bad?

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