Brain fog, dizziness, vision problems, head pressure, headache PLEASE HELP

Hello elise93,

I had this happen to me 5 days ago and it is very scary. I thought I was dying. I went to the er and right away they told me I was having a panic attack. I got a ten day supply of Valium. It helped but still have it happen to me everyday now. I was told by other people that I should find out more because  a panick attack shouldn’t happen everyday or most of the day. Do you have any tingling or numbness in hands or fingers? Do you feel shaky? I sometimes feel that symptom too. Speech is also affected, sometimes not all the time.

I want to test for ms if there is a test for it. Compared symptoms and at this point I’m thinking it can’t be good. Specially to have this happen to your brain everyday.

Hi Elise, 

I stumbled on your entry after googling pretty much what everyone else has been. 

First off, how are you doing? Any changes/answers? 

I have had similar signs to you and most other people here. Mine started off in March 2017 after I woke up one morning with vertigo, ie the whole room was spinning. 

This went away after about a minute but then I was left with the following clinical signs: 

- slightly out of focused vision - there's a bit of lag time when i turn my head sometimes, but most of the time everything just doesn't look right. if you wear contact lenses then maybe you can relate if i say it feels like i've only got one contact lens in and it just takes that extra time to focus. 

- LOTS of floaters. i used to see one or two now and again but now I see them pretty much all the time 

- my head just feels really fuzzy all the time, especially when i'm at work. sometimes i feel a pressure in my head as well. 

- i feel tired a lot which is really different to how i used to be. 

- i used to get really bad migraines and nausea as well, especially after a long day at work - this has since eased up, i don't know if its because of the meds i'm on or whether my condition has improved a little over time 

I've seen 2 ENTs and a neurologist, had full bloods, CT and MRI of the brain done and of course everything has come back normal. Because I'm in Singapore I have access traditional chinese physicians as well so I've tried acupunture. The ENTs and neuro all say that it's likely just the aftereffects of the vertigo that are taking a while to go away. I'm currently on flunarazine (for migraines) and gingko extract. 

It's terrible though, I dont know how people cope with this - I work in a busy veterinary practice and used to love my work but now I just feel rotten about going to work, and I feel upset and depressed half the time. 

If anyone has answers that would be fantastic -- or even just having others understand what I'm going through would be of help. It's been about 10 months and I dont know how I'm going to deal with this forever if it comes to it! 

 

Did you ever get to the root cause of the problem? I've suffered from similar symptoms for about 10 years x

Hi Elise I just read your message sorry to hear that but I am in a similar position I am also very sick of life with this I have tightness and pulling and twisting in my head and it’s horrible I feel all alone and very distressed it’s awful I have a pulling sensation in my body to the ground and it a horrible I got a heavy head and I am not coping had all scans done nobody knows wat it is have u had any help or solution to it I hope so if so let me know please thanks

I stopped all dairy, removed all my mercury fillings, stopped sugars and my brain fog improved 50%. I also stopped all synthetic vitamins, and went pure natural.

Hi thanks for reply much appreciated it’s nice to talk I suffered depression anxiety all my life and insomnia been on all drugs in the world four years now I tried hypnotherapy which totally messed my brain up and could not correct that mess that made my head feel heavy still couldn’t sleep then went on internet and lstwnws to a rain entrainment track and since then I have had this pulling sensation to the ground and this heaviness in my head never clears seen so many doctors had scans nobody believed me i can’t get this twisting and turning in my head and having like non epilepsy those thing o am so sick of it o told the people who put that on the net u ruined my life he sent me a piece like to correct it but nothing has helped doctors say it’s not that so I am really suffering I don’t know

Wat to do any more 

Hi ,

I am suffering all these from 14 months . I was diagnosed with brain cavernoma and the docs confirmed my symptoms are not related to cavernoma . So after 14 months I have realized that we need to follow one thing holistically for 3 months and then shift to a new process , it's not going to be fixed in 7-15 days time and needs a lot of patience . Dont worry much and have your anxiety under control .

Check for 

Any vitamins deficiency 

Neuro mascular massage ( check for scm muscle)

brain Ct scan 

ear test (vng test ) 

eye checkup by a ratinalogist

Vertical heterophoria

Try medicines for sometime from doctors but make sure u don't get addicted . 

I know this post is about a year old. Elise, if you are still having problems please try an upper cervical chiropractor. The first cervical or atlas can be out of adjustment because of an accident, fall,hit to the head or whatever. This can pinch nerves or even put pressure on the brain stem causing a host of problems throughout the body. I’ve had your symptoms and that is all that’s helped me.