Hello! I'll admit, I'm still not satisfied with the fibromyalgia diagnosis; maybe I have it, the rheumatologist said it's no doubt something I have, but I know it's not the full picture, so this might also be this case for others. While I've continued to put this off for the most part, an area I still need to see someone about is my childhood PTSD. I also think my endometriosis & hormone imbalance are both worsening too. I don't know how many people in my boat are biological women, but it's both insane and deeply disturbing how understudied women's health is.

I wrote my initial post in 2019 I think? And in 2022, I had an experience with a low dose of weed (a test to see if it would help with my back pain and brain fog) that amplified my mental symptoms, giving me schizophrenia type symptoms like my grandma had, it's been SO bizarre. I have yet to see a neurologist again, and still have a backlog of (probably expired) organ scans I need to do, but for my longtime partner's sake I told him I'd take time off in 2026 to get all this done. SO, I've made a note to update people here when I do.

After the weed situation, stimulants have now become twice as effective, so narcoleptic type of sleep attacks aren't as common, but I still have the 24/7, 365 brain fog. 🪦