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You get to keep all the raw data from the sequencing and you will get some reports included. I did it in order to do a genetic disease screening as I was very sick with strange symptoms for a long time.
[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305693765_Energy_Co...
I have abdominal pain, headaches, high blood pressure with periodical orthostatic hypertension (my blood pressure goes up in the standing position; it is supposed to go down), tremors, tachycardia, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, constipation or diarrhea, severe sleep disturbances, muscle spasm and cramps, hot flushes, cold hands and feet, and I have some episodes of euphoria, panic attacks and paranoia. Same as you I have some days where I feel just fine.
I have had the same experiences as you when it comes to doctors, they do a lot of tests, the tests come back inconclusive and then they just shrug. At least I have a nice GP that says that he has no clue what is wrong with me but that something is definitely wrong.
So far we have done a lot of blood work, various urine and stool samples, CT-scan and MRI of abdomen. The only thing they have been able to find so far is slightly elevated noradrenaline/norepinephrine levels (three times) and some cysts on my left kidney.
The elevated noradrenaline could be because of a pheochromocytoma (adrenaline producing tumor), but when I have done the 24-hour urine test for that it comes back negative.
The only thing that I have found to work is to eat a low tyramine diet which seems to greatly reduce the symptoms, though not completely remove them.
It might not be the same as you are having problems with, but I do see a lot of similarities.
My email is in my profile, let me know if you want to compare notes.
Today I manage a team of developers, and my experience is that the quality of the output is much better if they are focused and well rested, and that the amount of hours worked does not directly translate to better work. So if someone on the team is tired because of their kids not sleeping or something similar, I actually tell them sleep a few more hours. It seems counterintuitive, but I find it to work better for everyone on the team.
Unfortunately I have no way to verify the source.