Question: Hello. I have been suffering for the past two years with muscle fasciculations, PLMD, light sensitivity, headaches, depression, anxiety, severe mood swings, withdrawal from friends and family, dizziness, nausea--the dizziness and nausea are worsened when I am riding as a passenger in a vehicle. I also have insomnia, ringing in my ears, the sensation that I'm moving or the room is moving when sitting in front of a television or when shifting positions too abruptly. My attention span is not that great...if I'm forced to concentrate for a task, I get through it but I feel absolutely exhausted afterwards. All of these issues manifested after acute carbon monoxide poisoning. My doctor, who is not a specialist in CO poisoning thinks that these issues stem from stress at my job, however, I was placed on medical leave and the issues never resolved. Additionally, I have worked in my profession for more than a decade, and while stressful, I have never ever experienced anything like this from stress. Approximately, four months into my medical leave, I stopped menstruating as well. Again, if I was removed from the so called source of my stress--i.e. my job, why would I still have so many issues that have not abated? I understand that a great many medical professionals know very little about the short and long term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning, therefore they are reticent in attributing these issues to carbon monoxide poisoning. My life has been ruined and because I am able to articulate what is wrong with me, I am looked at as not having serious issues, despite a sleep study showing my PLMD index at 37/hr, an EEG that produced full body tremulousness and convulsions during photic stimulation, and a psychometric test that showed a focal deficit in problem solving, among other diagnostic tests that show I am having issues and they aren't a psychological manifestation. If the carbon monoxide poisoning did not cause these issues, what could be the issue? I am not a drinker. I do not smoke or use recreational drugs. I am a virgin. Ironically, prior to my CO exposure, my lumosity profile shows that my greatest strengths were in memory and problem solving. My problem solving abilities pre-exposure, allowed me to function exceptionally well with little to no instruction and a salary of nearly 85K per year without having completed an undergraduate degree. I am SUPER concerned that I am being dismissed while I suffer daily.