I really need some help. Im a 25yo male. On and off for about a year, and constantly for the past 2.5 months, i have had the following problems. They started suddenly.
feeling intoxicated
unsteady, dizzy feeling
frequently running into objects
unbalanced, lightheaded
upper body muscle twitching, mostly in shoulder muscles
concentration problems
do weird things, completely opposite of intended goal. i.e opening dish washer instead of cupboard for food.
running red lights
can't understand what people are saying, can't follow conversations or instructions, difficult to follow along in school.
I feel like i am in a fog or not even present sometimes.
very poor short term memory
2-5 minute memory the worst
sometimes things that normally seem familiar are completely foreign
things that were once easy are now difficult and require more time.
vision problems that seem to be related to the dizziness.
frequent prescription changes
photo sensitivity
seeing latent images longer than normal in bright light.
extreme fatigue, not helped by sleep
Ive seen a doctor a few times about this, but its always the same story. "We don't know. This is all from anxiety" They put me on klonopin and was on that for about 6 months. Decided it was making things worse so i quit that.
Early on, when the problems started, i had an MRI and an EEG. both came back normal. Then symptoms seemed to go away and now came back with a vengeance this year. Ive had pretty extensive (i think) blood work and it only found that i had once had mono and epstein barr virus, but am not currently infected. Also found to have herpes simplex type 2, which was a surprise, because ive never had any kind of outbreak and I have always been safe and with the same person for 6 years.
Its ruining my life. My relationships, educational, personal, and professional are crumbling before my eyes. It takes a huge toll every day to feel like this and I worry that im really starting to lose it. I have an apt with a psych in april. but that seems really far away. I have all but given up on general practitioners. They dont seem to know what could be wrong or even really try to understand what I am explaining to them. They never even offer a conjecture about what could be wrong. Maybe I expect too much.
Does any of this sound like anything? Any suggestions on what to do? I would really appreciate any help you can offer. I am really not interested in living like this forever, but its starting to look like that may be the reality of the situation.
Thanks so much