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Are you absolutely certain no one is drugging you? Do you consume something every day that ANYONE else prepares for you? Try going a week living like Madeye Moody, only eat and drink things you make yourself, from groceries YOU buy, from a store you don't normally visit.
Do you have a gas water heater, oven, or furnace? Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Is it mounted low on the wall? Have you tested it recently?
Do airplanes fly over you often? Do you or anyone you know use firearms often? If yes to either, when is the last time you had a blood lead level test?
It could be a vitamin or nutrient deficiency. A routine blood test at the Dr. can rule this out.
Yes, I have two carbon monoxide detectors.
I prepare my own stuff, I don't have people cook for me.
This happens regardless of if I'm sleeping at someone else's or at my house.
And no to both.
I've had bloods tested repeatedly since September and they told me it's normal.
Good, that rules out a bunch of serious stuff a lot of people don't think about.
Others have already given better advice, I'm just trying to brainstorm some of the less-likely possibilities.
Airplanes and firearms are the most common, but not the only form of lead exposure. Lead and heavy metal toxicity can take months of non-exposure to correct and wouldn't show up on a normal blood test. It might be worth getting a blood test specifically for lead and other heavy metals like cadmium, palladium, and cobalt, especially if anyone you know works at a muffler shop or something.
The only other thing I can think of is maybe Radon, especially if you have a basement or other area in your house where air doesn't circulate well. That wouldn't necessarily show up on a blood test either. Radon test kits are cheap, but I think some of them require lab processing so look at for that if you decide to buy one.
Either way, I'm older than 32 and don't have the same problems you describe. It's definitely not "just getting older".
Unfortunately, male doctors often don't take women's health issues seriously. I'm not sure how much you like and trust your current doctor, but a second opinion from another (possibly female) doctor may be a good idea.
maybe see a gyno? could be hormones too.
Just FYI. Natural Gas is not carbon monoxide. Found out the hard way. If you have a gas leak, you will need to do the soap on joints or get a natural gas "sniffer." Fun fact, if the leak has constant pressure, you can find it with a open flame. I know insane.
Anyway, at this point, I wouldn't rule it out as part of the problem if you do have a leak.
Based on some of the posts. You should be collecting all your records and checking out other doctors. While this isn't normal. In my area it's normal to write this off as "aging" and a weight issue. My wife has something that makes her blood not collect oxygen. Not always an iron deficiency, but sometimes. Needed to see a blood specialist to find that out.
Good luck. But you have to become your best advocate and almost do more research than any doctor has time for any 1 patient.