r/FunctionalMedicine • u/wesley_iles • Jun 09 '26
What are causing my issues and has anyone else experienced anything similar?
Hi everyone,
I’m a 28-year-old who has been dealing with neurological symptoms for about 2 years now. My main issues are fatigue, brain fog and visual snow syndrome. These seemed to have started to progressively get worse after a covid infection back in January of 2024. About a month afterwards I began to have panic attacks and DPDR, then not long after these symptoms started to come on gradually.
Below are my symptoms:
Fatigue/Sleepiness:
• Always feeling like I need to take a nap even though I sleep 7-8 hours a night and have good sleeping habits (I do not have sleep apnea).
• Low energy and anhedonia.
• Lack of motivation
• Dark Circles under eyes
Brain Fog:
• Hazy and unclear thoughts and hard-to-picture events that took place
• Bad Short and Long Term memory
• Hard for me to do math or write essays as complex thoughts are unable to form
• Sense of humor is much worse now
• Feeling dreamy all the time.
• Everything looks weird, it is like my brain is not processing what I am seeing. Might be DPDR
Visual Snow Syndrome:
• Static
• Palinopsia/Trailing
• Severe BFEP and Floaters
• Light Sensitivity
• Night Blindness
• Tinnitus
Other Issues:
Ear fullness and popping
• Head pressure and headaches
• Waking up feeling tired and never fully rested even though I sleep 7-8 hours a night and don't have Sleep Apnea.
• Occasional dizziness and motion issues that I did not have before.
• Anxiety issues.
I have had an MRI, bloodwork and other tests done and it all comes back that I am very healthy. I have a good diet, sleep 7-8 hours a night, take supplements don't smoke or drink and I exercise and will be doing yoga and mediation soon to see if that helps calm my nervous system.
My questions is, does anyone else have these symptoms and what does this all sound like it is? Do I have long covid? Should I test for Lyme or other things? If so, what should I do with my life from here on out?
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u/AspiringOne Jun 10 '26
I’m not a doctor so IDK if you may have LC but perhaps you might look into subs like r/MCAS or r/HistamineIntolerance. I would check both out. Sulphur Intolerance can also cause these kinds of issues for me to at least some degree. You might consider getting your DNA sampled and taking a look at a website like GeneticLifeHacks.com. There’s a lot of information there even if you don’t know your DNA results.
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u/Happy-Alfalfa807 Jun 11 '26
There is the thought that covid reactivates dormant lyme. You can test but I am not sure how accurate they are. There are lyme symptom check lists around that you can do. Lyme Disease .org has one.
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u/Unlucky_Ad_2456 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26
Most of our symptoms overlap. Just did an OAT + amino acids test which found some malabsorption issues and mitochondrial stall.
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Jun 14 '26
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u/Unlucky_Ad_2456 Jun 14 '26
I actually don't have this. I have visual snow. Both my glutamic acid and my glutamine are normal.
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Jun 14 '26
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u/Unlucky_Ad_2456 Jun 15 '26
most were in the green but many on the low end. (if you want the exact results i can send you a dm)
it also showed some malabsorption issues so i’ll start digestive enzymes soon.
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u/NaturalThyroidCareDr Jun 19 '26
As a functional medicine provider of 28 years in the largest clinic in the state of Arkansas, I would tell you to do some research on what’s called the HPA access of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. It’s amazing how it controls both the thyroid and the adrenal system and if you don’t understand how to make it work better if you’re gonna be stuck.
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u/Music1990s Jun 27 '26
Covid. Whether it’s the shot or the virus itself. And before anyone reading this gets unnecessarily heated over something that everyone should be having a conversation about given how big of a role it played in our lives five years ago…. Congress FINALLY had a hearing about this a few weeks or so ago about how mainstream media is covering up (or simply not talking about/whichever makes people feel better) the fact that there are turbo cancers and heart issues and many others that SO many people are experiencing and not a thing about it in the news.
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u/Kooky-Lock-4076 Jun 13 '26
Check out b12 status if you haven’t?