u/Silentbuddy23

Hi everyone,
I’m in the process of starting a small business in Qatar. Once I receive my Commercial Registration (CR), trade license, and open a business bank account, I’d like to use Stripe to accept online payments.
Has anyone here successfully set up Stripe while operating a business in Qatar? If so, I’d really appreciate hearing about:
Which bank you’re using for payouts.
Whether your account is registered directly in Qatar or through another country.
Any issues you faced during verification.
Whether Stripe works smoothly for receiving payouts.
If Stripe wasn’t an option, what payment gateway did you end up using instead?
I’m looking for real experiences from business owners rather than official documentation. Thanks in advance!

33M, healthy weight (70kg), non-smoker. For over 10 years:

**•**	Extreme sleepiness/sleep pressure even sitting or standing — feel like I *have* to close my eyes for relief  
**•**	Wake up unrefreshed no matter how much I sleep (8-10+ hrs)  
**•**	Burning/watery eyes when tired, doesn’t respond to lubricating drops  
**•**	Sitting or standing makes fatigue worse; lying down (especially legs up) brings relief — spend most of the day in bed even when not sleeping  
**•**	Legs feel heavy/weak, like they have no strength  
**•**	1-2 “good” high-energy days per month, rest is this fog  
**•**	No snoring (checked via phone recordings over multiple nights), no witnessed apneas, no morning headaches, neck circumference only 36cm, normal BP (100/60), stomach sleeper

Bloodwork pattern (10 tests, 2023–2026):

**•**	RBC consistently above range (5.9–6.3 x10⁶/µL, ref 4.5–5.5)  
**•**	Hgb/Hct also elevated in most tests  
**•**	Vitamin D chronically low (8-21 ng/mL) despite supplementation  
**•**	TSH/FT4 normal, HbA1c normal, fasting glucose normal  
**•**	Never tested: EPO, fasting insulin/HOMA-IR, thyroid antibodies

Ruled out sleep apnea red flags so far, considering hypersomnia (idiopathic hypersomnia/narcolepsy without cataplexy) and orthostatic intolerance (POTS) as next possibilities. About to get a sleep study + MSLT and see an autonomic specialist. Anyone dealt with something similar? What ended up being the diagnosis?

33M, healthy weight (70kg), non-smoker. For over 10 years:

**•**	Extreme sleepiness/sleep pressure even sitting or standing — feel like I *have* to close my eyes for relief  
**•**	Wake up unrefreshed no matter how much I sleep (8-10+ hrs)  
**•**	Burning/watery eyes when tired, doesn’t respond to lubricating drops  
**•**	Sitting or standing makes fatigue worse; lying down (especially legs up) brings relief — spend most of the day in bed even when not sleeping  
**•**	Legs feel heavy/weak, like they have no strength  
**•**	1-2 “good” high-energy days per month, rest is this fog  
**•**	No snoring (checked via phone recordings over multiple nights), no witnessed apneas, no morning headaches, neck circumference only 36cm, normal BP (100/60), stomach sleeper

Bloodwork pattern (10 tests, 2023–2026):

**•**	RBC consistently above range (5.9–6.3 x10⁶/µL, ref 4.5–5.5)  
**•**	Hgb/Hct also elevated in most tests  
**•**	Vitamin D chronically low (8-21 ng/mL) despite supplementation  
**•**	TSH/FT4 normal, HbA1c normal, fasting glucose normal  
**•**	Never tested: EPO, fasting insulin/HOMA-IR, thyroid antibodies

Ruled out sleep apnea red flags so far, considering hypersomnia (idiopathic hypersomnia/narcolepsy without cataplexy) and orthostatic intolerance (POTS) as next possibilities. About to get a sleep study + MSLT and see an autonomic specialist. Anyone dealt with something similar? What ended up being the diagnosis?

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33M, healthy weight (70kg), non-smoker. For over 10 years:

**•**	Extreme sleepiness/sleep pressure even sitting or standing — feel like I *have* to close my eyes for relief  
**•**	Wake up unrefreshed no matter how much I sleep (8-10+ hrs)  
**•**	Burning/watery eyes when tired, doesn’t respond to lubricating drops  
**•**	Sitting or standing makes fatigue worse; lying down (especially legs up) brings relief — spend most of the day in bed even when not sleeping  
**•**	Legs feel heavy/weak, like they have no strength  
**•**	1-2 “good” high-energy days per month, rest is this fog  
**•**	No snoring (checked via phone recordings over multiple nights), no witnessed apneas, no morning headaches, neck circumference only 36cm, normal BP (100/60), stomach sleeper

Bloodwork pattern (10 tests, 2023–2026):

**•**	RBC consistently above range (5.9–6.3 x10⁶/µL, ref 4.5–5.5)  
**•**	Hgb/Hct also elevated in most tests  
**•**	Vitamin D chronically low (8-21 ng/mL) despite supplementation  
**•**	TSH/FT4 normal, HbA1c normal, fasting glucose normal  
**•**	Never tested: EPO, fasting insulin/HOMA-IR, thyroid antibodies

Ruled out sleep apnea red flags so far, considering hypersomnia (idiopathic hypersomnia/narcolepsy without cataplexy) and orthostatic intolerance (POTS) as next possibilities. About to get a sleep study + MSLT and see an autonomic specialist. Anyone dealt with something similar? What ended up being the diagnosis?