Hi, thanks for reading. I’m 18 years old, and in my second year of university. I’m originally from New York, but I moved to the UK to complete my degree. I’ve always been rather sick, my entire life, I’ve felt like I’m just not fully well. In general, I don’t let this hinder me, but I have been found to have a few conditions. Mainly, I’ve been diagnosed with:

- A heart murmur
- Asthma
- An ‘incurable’ gastro-intestinal reflux

None of these things seem to have a serious effect on my life, but lately, I’ve been experiencing really strange signs of illness, and yet my doctor says that I have no outward symptoms of anything. I’m currently undergoing blood work, but can anyone tell me if you’ve heard of anything like this?

In the past week, I’ve felt:

- very lethargic; constant exhaustion
- shortness of breath
- loss of appetite to the point where I won’t eat more than a small sandwich or two per day, although I’ll constantly drink water/ vitamin water
- random bouts of extreme hunger followed by intestinal cramps, especially if I eat when experiencing hunger
- constant nausea and stomach pains, especially after I eat
- constant headaches
- lymph nodes that tend to swell whenever I don’t sleep enough (though sleeping ‘enough’ can be sleeping 16+ hours when I feel like this)
- feverish, and issues with temperature regulation, but no notably high fevers
- my ears and throat hurt (but nothing seems to be wrong, according to the doctor)
- constant dizziness and feelings of faintness
- acid reflux that can’t be helped with any medicine I’ve tried

Because I am currently in exam period (my exams start in about a week), I thought it might be due to something stress related, but I don’t really know what to do about it. I can’t seem to eat, and whatever I eat makes me feel even worse.

Also, my gastro-intestinal reflux has worsened since I arrived in the UK. I thought it may have been due to change of food-type, but since my arrival, I seem to have become progressively more and more ill.

Also, something really peculiar happened to me a day or two ago- I believe it’s called myoclonus (spastic twitching and jerking of some of your fingers). I couldn’t control it, and it wouldn’t stop. It was keeping me awake until around 6 in the morning- at which point it lessened to the point where I finally fell asleep, and it hasn’t occurred again since. I’m not sure if it’s related at all, but I figured I would mention it since the only time it’s ever occurred is when I’ve experienced these odd symptoms.

I did have a really severe stomach virus about five months ago that made my gastro-intestinal reflux worse than ever, and I feel like that may be linked to these symptoms since the biggest problem I have is in regards to pain when I consume food.

Thanks for any help you can give me- or any reference that might help me to find out what exactly is going on. Cheers
Please note, I do not believe this is contagious. I share food and drink with my friends on a regular basis and none of them have gotten ill from me, or had similar symptoms.

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