Please help! Constant brain fog, extreme anxiety, never feel refreshed after sleeping, fatigue etc.

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I need some advice please.

Throughout my life, I have always suffered with anxiety and being "slow" in certain social situations. As a child, I had various phases of obsession, one year it would be dinosaurs, the next it would be rocks, then automobiles etc.

I remember during a public speaking event in fourth grade, how tense and nervous I was, and the copious amount of sweat that was dripping from my face and palms.

I also suffer from severe hyperhidrosis, which was certainly a factor in my reaction.

In addition, I have a history of ear infections, one which made me permanently deaf in my left ear. This would be in the 7th grade.

However, the real trouble started at the beginning of my freshman year of high school.

I would be extremely tired, and unable to get out of bed as before, even after sleeping for 7 -8 hours.

Over the period of this year, a severe "brain fog" began to develop, and I began to struggle in classes.

Popular songs, which I enjoyed, began looping in my brain, driving me crazy.

My anxiety skyrocketed to levels never seen before, talking to even my friends became impossible, my face would turn beet red when called on in class, even in subjects which I enjoyed.

My gaze and awareness were also affected, I would not be able to look normally at peoples faces as I was able to before. My eyes would abnormally fixate on their eyes, and I could see how weird it made them feel, they would avoid eye contact with me.

I guess this would be considered "hyperawareness."

I should have told my parents right then, but I didn't, and my struggles continued throughout all of high school.

I stayed home and took online classes my first year of college, as my parents did not trust me to succeed alone at college. Here, I was able to sleep in for the first time in my life.

During this year, I was getting around 10 -12 hours of sleep everyday.

Slowly, the brain fog began to fade, and the anxiety began to lessen, the music looping significantly decreased, and my grades became straight A's, as opposed to the C's in high school.

The next year, (2019), I went to live on my own in college, and took in person classes.

This resulted in my averaging about 7-8 hours of sleep per night, and behold, the symptoms all came back. My grades dipped, and I am at home as I type this.

Additionally, over the past year, I have developed a blinking tic, and when I become tired, my left eye will shrink.

Also, after orgasm, I feel even more fatigued then usual, and the brain fog and anxiety, already horrible, gets worse.

I also seem to have a gluten sensitivity- my stomach becomes very bloated and anxiety seems to get worse.

I have gotten some blood tests done, seem to be normal, however, my liver is severely damaged, judging by the high level of liver enzymes. I also have a ferritin deficiency.

Eat extremely heathy, minimal sugar/junk, I lift weights/run every other day, however my capacity to do this has also been severely affected.

My sleep seems to be normal to my knowledge. I am very skinny, and lightly snore, so don't meet the sleep apnea stereotype. I have also used an o2 smartwatch, which did not show significant oxygen desaturation.

Could it be UARS? I believe I have a deviated septum, as I can only breathe from one nostril at any given time. The nostrils will change throughout the day. My teeth re also very crowded, I have had braces in the past, also had wisdom teeth removed.

This is all so weird, and I have not found anyone on the net with these kinds of symptoms or their level of extremity,

For the past 6 - 7 I have lost out on my life, and no idea what it is to live a normal life.

Can all of this be solely attributed to uars? Or is uars only part of the picture?

Please help!

Thank you so much.

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    i feel like i could have written a lot of this haha! have you gone back to your doctor regarding your liver function tests? I think that should be your first step.... also, I am a 5'7" female 126 lbs and I have sleep apnea. I also don't desat much when I am having an episode, which isn't uncommon. I would still recommend speaking to your doctor about a possible sleep study. I know how depressing this all can be, but your first step is really to make the phone call and get this taken care of. no one else is going to do it for you!

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