Leeds lad,

Starting to believe mines may be similarly related, I.e. a functional related issue.

My symptoms came on last year at a time I was going through an awful lot in my life. Mainly anxiety, through job/professional chartership interviews, young family, other hobbies which may induce anxiety. I'm not an overly anxious person generally at this point in my life, but in certain circumstances I can be.

The only other cause at this stage (Outwith any findings through other tests that I may go through) may be the folate deficiency. I had a similar episode with a chronic headache 7 years ago, where I was also low in folate. So a few times I've been put on 5mg folic acid to correct deficiencies. I had some neurological issues at this point as well, however it lasted around 3 months and totally disappeared. I don't exactly know whether or not the folate is a reason for my current symptoms. I was out through 2 three month courses of folic acid, but nothing seems to have improved.

Other related points to note, I've had neurological issues before throughout my life. I was a child bedwetter up to my teens, which was a total nightmare. I also suffered from facial flushing, which occurred through an element of social anxiety. I did manage to overcome this around age 23/24. My mother has fibro, again a family link to a functional neurological illness. Just trying to put the puzzle together to see if I can get an answer.

Wonder if you, or anyone else has a story of similarity, or anything else which they can put together to come up with a potential cause.