Current Status — August 2026

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Scheduling a lot of tests

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Illness

PEM - Post-exertional malaise/symptom exacerbation (fatigue, and worsening of the symptoms described below, which begins between 0-48 hours after exertion)
Mental fatigue, brain fog, and difficulty concentrating.
Sensitivity to touch and noise, most notably during crash/symptom flare.
Orthostatic intolerance (both OH and POTS confirmed)
during a flare, I have adrenaline spikes, anxiety-like activation, irritability, and feel feverish without an actual fever
lowered processing speed
pre-covid: severe myofascial stiffness, trochanter pain, hypersomnia (10-13h/day), sleep apnea

Date	Event	Details
pre-2014	Pre-chronic illness	Myofascial stiffness (difficulty playing sports), lightheadedness, prone to syncope, prone to injury. Still, went to gym x6/days a week, decent endurance
2014-2022	Onset unidentified severe chronic illness	Possibly EBV (from then-gf), or mycotoxin injury from living in frat party house. Severe myofascial leg stiffness and trochanter pain. Walking very painful. Hypersomnia
Sep-Oct 2022	Mild two-month-long covid infection	Onset of symptoms

Medication	Dosage	Start Date	Effect
Escitalopram	10mg	June 2022	helps with mood
Bilastine (H1 antihistamine)	10mg BID	March 2026	helps with flu-like symptoms, poisoned feeling
LDN	4.5 mg/day	June 2026	unclear
Xolair	150mg once every two weeks	June 2026	unclear

Medication	Dosage	Duration	Outcome
Famotidine	40mg BID	2 months	No noticeable effect
Ketotifen	1mg	2 months	Symptoms worsened, lowered HRV