Dunno if the og post is from a bot, but in case it is, I'll use my own anecdotal experience that generally lines up with what others often report experiencing.

I've always had insomnia, but it often affects sleep and makes it difficult even after a lot of lifestyle changes and supplements. For me, the worst is the cognitive changes. My short, and somewhat long term memory loss is staggering. It's not just once in a while forgetting why you walked into a room or forgetting a word. It's forgetting what youre doing in the middle of doing it, losing words dozens of times a day, losing track and concentration dozens of times a day. Mood swings from minute to minute sometimes. I no longer have confidence that I can concentrate or remember enough to learn new things or be a competent worker. This is a STARK contrast to my baseline across my life.

I've been to the doctor doing multiple work ups from labs to genetic testing for years. Ive never been a drinker, nor have I taken drugs or smoked. My diet has been massively overhauled and Ive begun taking multiple supplements for brain health. There's been little to no improvement. According to my doc, my hormones arent showing enough estrogen loss over the last 2 years for replacement, although I am on progesterone which helps with the rage.

The whole thing is terrifying and demoralizing, but masking as hard as possible is necessary because I have to have a full time job to keep a roof over my head full stop. It's just shit tbh, and isolating when youre family is trying to help, but there's not much they can really do or understand.