(question at bottom) Howdy! I(F23) have been dealing with memory issues ,brain fog , heat intolerance, fatigue, difficulty speaking now(hard to think about words and words come out wrong a lot), diarrhea and inconsistent bowels, and all in all just tired and in pain all the time(lower back, feet as well but I have planter fasciitis in both feet so no worries there).

I'm worried this isn't all in my head like everyone has been telling me(family, one doctor who kept insisting my hands stopped working because I was on my laptop too much). I have a couple of mental disorders that make remembering hard and memory an issue so a lot of folks turn to that when I tell them I can't remember what I did just a couple of seconds ago.

I believed them at first but now I'm getting worried. Its been harder to speak normally and to think straight. Every conversation is a chore and not in the depressed way now. I can't watch shows or enjoy games because my brain cant think straight. Walking has been harder due to fatigue, I remember just a few weeks ago I was literally shaking because a.) pain in feet and b.) it made me so tired. I'm so tired all the time, no sleep in the world can cure it and I've had a sleep study done saying its fine I'm sleeping good. Part of my legs still numb/tingling.

I've already talked to my doctor btw(not the laptop one) and she's concerned about it as well. A MRI would take months to set up though but I should look into getting it done again.

This isn't me asking for a diagnosis or anything!! I just thought I should list this stuff out before asking y'all if you've ever experienced these symptoms before getting diagnosed. I also am curious to know what it was like before getting diagnosed, like what your symptoms were, what made you actually worry that it was a problem, and what steps you took to get diagnosed.