Lightheaded, brain fog...Not right

[MBArkestra]

Hello everyone, 25/M

About a year ago I began experiencing some strange sensations which I sometimes have trouble finding the words to describe, but their presence is definitely there regardless. In a nutshell my symptoms seem to be fatigue, lightheadedness, "brain fog", trouble focusing, numbness and generally just feeling disconnected. I'm "not there" so to speak, both physically and mentally. I can still function in my daily life, but doing anything that requires real thought (including conversation) is very hard sometimes and it's sort of like my mind and body have been numbed and covered in novocain. I feel stoned and like things just aren't really hitting me so to speak. There are times when it's hard to even focus my eye sight on anything, as all my eyes want to do is drift off and blankly stare in to the middle distance while my head shuts. I'm like a zombie and talking to people is like struggling through improv. It doesn't feel natural and life is sort of like reading the words out of a book and understanding what they mean, but not quite having them quite connect. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy, or that I'm not even a real person...but again, it's hard to describe. I also have fatigue, which hits me very hard toward the end of the day (along with dizzy spells) and all I want to do is crash in my bed when I get home from work. I've also suddenly developed large bags/circles under my eyes over the last year, but I'm not sure how that could be related.

I've had every type of bloodwork done which all came back normal as did my EEG. This has brought me to the conclusion that it has to be something "mental" as opposed to physical, but whether that's anxiety, ADD, depression, depersonalization, post traumatic stress disorder or something else is hard to say. I tried taking Lexapro for a short while which may have helped a bit, but I stopped about a month in since it completely killed my libido and that wasn't even remotely acceptable to me.

Has anyone else experienced similar symptoms? Is this all in my head or are there physical disorders that can result in these feelings? My only other lead is that I started feeling this way shortly after I moved in to my new apartment, so it's possible there's some sort of mold that's making me have problems. I also feel somewhat better when I visit my parents out of state for a week, but that could very well just be in my head or a result of lessened anxiety...Who knows. I just need help and I honestly don't know what else to ask.

[heyitsliza]

Hey! So I have the same exact symptoms, but mine is accompanied with pretty constant headaches. I used to be like this all the time, but it stopped out of nowhere and has now returned. If you find out any additional information, please feel free to post about it, as I am very curious to see what's really going on with me. This spaciness is not something I enjoy, as I feel like I could be doing something much more productive with my life than just floating through the day.

[Mummymorey]

Hiya, Im 21 and have all these symptoms, I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and brain fog, fatigue and tingling feelings are very common. Some days I cant even lift my arms and I suffer a lot on my left side. I collapsed once and was taken to resus as they thought I had a stroke due to not being able to lift my left arm and had tingling down my left side of face. Look up fibromyalgia and see if you have any other symptoms. If so consult your doctor about it. Hope you get it sorted :)

[margypops]

did you get any heavy metals testing as many are sick from Toxins ..

[Cougars79]

So a few weeks ago I was sitting in a class and as I looked up from my paper I felt not right, like I was kinda woozy, and felt really spaced out. Went to the doctor and was diagnosed with the flu but ever since even 2 weeks after I still have this feeling of being disconnected and not quiet right. Some days it hits me hard, and I find myself lying down focusing on one thing like an iPad. I'm really scared that it could be like a brain tumor but I'm not sure, maybe it's allergies. I just don't feel 100% in the head and at times can be real drowsy

[Tcoppos]

My daughter is 16 and has had every symptom listed here. In fact she has found this by googling her symptoms. She also seems to have no answers as I have had her tested for everything under the sun. I am glad there is nothing detected but also so concerned that the symptoms come and go and we can't figure out what it is. Reading all of your symptoms reassure me that we may never know??

[Tcoppos]

So as I am reading all these symptoms it seems there has been no answers at all. No diagnosis? My  daughter is 16 and has been having all the same symptoms, has had every test possible and find nothing wrong. I am happy about that but can't seem to get to the bottom of the symptoms. She found this article and said this is exactly what she's feeling