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I hate to be that guy on the internet, especially since this is so unlikely, and since your description is also very consistent with anxiety/psych which is much

I hate to be that guy on the internet, especially since this is so unlikely, and since your description is also very consistent with anxiety/psych which is much more common... ...but particularly because you mention that this is a recent issue and not a lifelong deal, have you had a doctor rule out a pheochromocytoma? It's really unlikely since they're rare, (~1000 cases per year in the US) but they can cause the symptoms you are describing and it would tend to manifest in the age range of young adult to middle aged adult. And the labs needed to diagnose it aren't super routine. But they way you described being totally fine until one day you weren't makes me have a stronger index of suspicion for a non-psychological cause. This is super speculative, but there's a tiny chance it could help you since the treatment (surgery) is usually pretty definitive. [Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheochromocytoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheochromocytoma)

ilaksh 7y ago
I hate to be that guy but did you read his full comment? Towards the end he reported a test that confirmed he had a very serious medical condition.
- Enginerrrd 7y ago
  Yes, I did actually. And it's not only not necessarily causative, but they indicated that their symptoms weren't fully resolved. More importantly, it could very well be that the elevated catecholamines from just such a tumor are interfering with their sleep and causing excessive arousals. In fact, that may even be totally consistent with a pheochromocytoma. Patients with a pheochromocytoma are notorious for presenting with secondary conditions that get misdiagnosed as the primary issue and the tumor isn't discovered until death. They're often called referred to as one of the "great mimics" of medicine. Note it on the list here: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_great_imitator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_great_imitator)

ilaksh 7y ago

I hate to be that guy but did you read his full comment? Towards the end he reported a test that confirmed he had a very serious medical condition.

Enginerrrd 7y ago
Yes, I did actually. And it's not only not necessarily causative, but they indicated that their symptoms weren't fully resolved. More importantly, it could very well be that the elevated catecholamines from just such a tumor are interfering with their sleep and causing excessive arousals. In fact, that may even be totally consistent with a pheochromocytoma. Patients with a pheochromocytoma are notorious for presenting with secondary conditions that get misdiagnosed as the primary issue and the tumor isn't discovered until death. They're often called referred to as one of the "great mimics" of medicine. Note it on the list here: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_great_imitator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_great_imitator)