have tried a whole bottle of cypro, a lot of liver, pineapple and nattokinase. maybe the latter 2 not extensively enough, but so far nothing's moved the needle.
levetiracetam sounds promising, but the health system in my country is garbage. a friend of mine recommended i try naltrexone to recover my sense of smell, since it worked for her mother. doctor stonewalled me despite agreeing that it sounds like it would help. if i manage to find a more loose doc i'll look into it.

@Charger yeah, these all sound plausible. i've had constipation, digestive issues, white tongue etc. for years and haven't been able to clear it up. i recall reading some of that might be gall related, as far as liver issues go.
it being excess glutamate seems to line up with what little i've found on the topic, too. i feel like that might be the main cause, but i got no idea how to lower it effectively.

i've always had a low amount of visual "grain" i'd see at night since i was a kid, which i just assumed to be normal. after talking with some friends, turns out it's not. i'm assuming covid at the very least worsened those symptoms since i'm dealing with it at day now, along with all the new symptoms.

thanks for replying. it's encouraging to see someone else trying to solve this puzzle.

been a while and am still dealing with this, though i think i've realized it might have to do with my sinuses.

i've gotten more aware of the pain/discomfort and it feels like it's located around my sinus areas. possible that the flu i got (maybe covid, didn't get tested) has chronically inflamed them or done some damage, and everything else is downstream from that.

i find challenging action and fighting games really thrilling and satisfying. but i find if my mood isn't well, no game is really enjoyable, which probably relates to overall health.

some of the most fun i've had is entering semi-flow states playing competitive fighting games against other players, at which point playing at a high level feels effortless and even losses are fun. sadly it's really rare for me, and i instead end up getting frustrated with myself for losing or misplaying. i've been chasing that rabbit for a while now.

@Cearrson was the blood bright or dark? dark would be cause for concern because it's higher up in your digestive tract. bright probably means something on the way out got hurt. i've had the latter for years due to hemorrhoids, which usually flares up if i'm dealing with inflammation or constipation, but it's very noticeable for me.

@KippleRemover yeah, im not sure why baking soda worked before but doesnt anymore. i put a bunch of coconut oil with some drops of rosemary oil in my hair today, since theyre supposed to be anti fungal. it helped a little. i suspect showering too warm and too long hasnt been helping.

@scamp i take it sublingual. tastes awful but i do notice its effects. i havent tried topical, wonder what that would do.

i tried vinegar after reading this thread, but i dont think it did anything for me. baking soda+niacinamide+taurine (basically trying to copy bloo) only gave relief the first time. egg felt like it irritated my face skin more. warm showers always leave my skin irritated.
ive been dealing with acne and poor skin for years but its been particularly brutal the last few days, really sucks.

@Peatly i started taking bulksupplements thiamine the past 2 weeks (along with taurine and riboflavine). thus far nothing, but ill keep it up for a while. ill give these links a more thorough read, thank you.

been trying T3 since february as well. its definitely made me a lot mentally sharper and "on the ball" in conversations. i have a WAY easier time coming up with jokes off the cuff. at least socially its been a huge boon to me.

i would very much like the vibrant colors and memory recollection OP was experiencing, though. been struggling with pretty bad anhedonia and lack of creativity the past year or two.

and oddly, it also cleared up my acne when i first started taking it, but it has since come back and im dealing with pretty bad scalp itching now as well.