Ben,

The Reddit guy does not know what he is talking about. The two of you together are a mutual anxiety club of over-reactors to minor issues.

As I said before, for inflammation to cause brain damage, the symptoms would be far worse than foggy brain or such. A damaging headache from inflammation would be so intense, you could not do anything. You would be losing motor control such that you would struggle to walk or stay balanced upright. You would appear to be severely drunk or more.

Inflammation is you body telling you to take care of an injury. Are you taking any anti-inflammatory meds or doing anything to reduce inflammation?

It would be interesting to see your daily schedule. You sound like you live a high stress life. You could list all activities at home and school, transportation, meals, vitamin supplements, hobby activities, etc. How much time do you spend on a smart phone? What web sites do you visit regularly?

How well do you handle classes that require complex intelligent thinking? Does it take serious effort or do new concepts come easy to you? Has it always been this way?