General low-level unhealthy feeling

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Hi everyone

Appreciate this might come across as a bit precious. I've been frustrated on and off for a few months now with a general feeling of slight malaise, headaches, metallic taste in my mouth, an unpleasant achey feeling behind my nose, and for over a week now my hips have started aching badly whenever I sit or stand too long, so that I still can't do my usual exercise (I'm in my 30s so arthritis is unlikely I hope!). It's getting me down as I can't enjoy my normal tea/coffee without it tasting sharp, and water is just disgusting a lot of the time.

I don't think I've had Covid; someone close to me has been tested for antibodies and they were negative. So I doubt it's post-viral.

My OH actually thinks there's something in my flat's water or even pollution in the air which is causing this, he reports similar symptoms occasionally when he stays over (but I think he could be confusing some with his IBS). Any ideas what could be causing this? My neighbours smoke incessantly but I have a good air purifier, and my windows don't open so I try and ventilate in other ways (opening back door occasionally etc.). It's a basement flat and OH thinks somehow malignant air is stagnating down here which makes me feel like a fragile character from the 1800s or similar lol. And I try and prevent as much lead getting in the water I drink/cook with as possible by running the taps for 30 seconds if they haven't been run in a few hours.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

you didn’t like my link from the British lung foundation on your other thread then, which detailed how indoor pollution when you don’t air your home, can cause illness?

Thanks @Buntysbosom, sorry I didn't see it as have asked MNHQ to delete it - posted in the wrong sub.

I open the back door several times a day, so hoped that was ventilating the flat enough. It's quite a big flat too, divided into several rooms. I'm quite sensitive to 'stuffy' feelings in rooms and love fresh air so thinking it might be something else causing my symptoms.

Did you go to your GP could be a sinus thing. Obviously you ruled out pregnancy if its a few months.
Try using only bottled water for everything for one week and see if its different.
That would eliminate that avenue.
The pressure in your nose would suggest sinus. You can try a saline spray and see if makes a difference.

I've bought a Brita filter and started drinking the filtered water and have noticed a massive difference! Nothing tastes metallic anymore, and I generally feel a lot more energetic and can even breathe better.

I wonder what is in my tap water to make it so unpalatable...