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

Hey Elise how are you now I know it’s been a year since you have made this post but I am just curious how you are feeling now. I also experience all the stuff you have mentioned. ! I was also wondering have you ever got screened maybe for multiple sclerosis MS. 

Hi, I'm having all of these symptoms as well and I'm a Hispanic 28 year old new mom. I started going through this 2 years ago and doctors can't seem to figure out what's wrong with me. I can't seem to focus or concentrate, feel dizziness from the back of my head, heaviness, back of head and temples hurt, pressure behind eyes, sinuses are inflamed and I have ear and throat irritation. I constantly feel ringing in my ears, I feel like I drunk or something all of the time. I woke up one day and couldn't recognize what was in front of me anymore like my vision wasn't focusing. I get sleepy very easily, I was having bad acid reflux at first also. I gave birth December 21st last year and through my whole pregnancy I didn't do anything about my symptoms and thought I would get them taken care of after having my baby but still nothing. Doctor prescribed pills for acid reflux and a sinus rinse but I don't think it's getting better. I'm thinking my symptoms might be gut related. I'm hoping to find answers soon. I was once a happy carefree person and now I'm a sad person that drags herself around that can't do much.

I’m currently going through this exact thing.. every symptom you described is what I’m having.. my doctor said I have high cholesterol and vitamin D deficient. But I’m still so scared.. my vision is so blurry and idk what to do my head hurts too and I’m scared it’s a brain tumor 

I had to reply to this thread after googling my symptoms and this page came up. It was like I had written this myself, all my symptoms and pretty much misery. Have you had any relief since you posted? I feel like I’m going crazy and I can’t enjoy life anymore 

I have very similar and for me its vestibular migraine. On facebook the group 'vestibular migraine professional' is very helpful. Its hard to get a diagnosis and most neurologists don't know what to look for. Good luck

I have had these similar issues for many years now and they started randomly at age 20 with no infection or anything other than a couple nights in a row of bad sleep. I’ve had more than 5 brain MRIs over the years, every specialist at all the leading health systems in the US and still very little in the way of answers. My symptoms are similar and have been wondering about a couple potentials and seeing if there is some commonality. 

I have been diagnosed with a mild overconvergence of my eyes (strabismus) which was noticeable to me or anyone and didn’t get recognized until I started going to many eye doctors. The theory here is that since I am constantly correcting for this convergence (automatically, this is not something I am conscious of) that it fatigues my brain while causing eye strain and the eyes are so connected to vestibular inputs that it could contribute to a mild dizzy feeling. Stress and fatigue make me way worse so perhaps also the eye muscles have to work even harder during these stressful times. I do take antidepressants now as a result of how I feel (like many I wasn’t quite this anxious before my symptoms) and am fully aware of the heavy role that anxiety plays but still believe there might be more at play. 

I also wonder as I’ve seen it before on some of these sites if anyone had these symptoms start after taking Accutane for acne for a bit. This medication is very potent and beyond affecting the liver dries out everything which cannot be good for ear canals. 

I’m on a bunch of supplements and have tried different regimens and wish I had something to recommend at the moment outside of radical acceptance which is probably a good start. I’ve had a very successful career and traveled the world and most people don’t realize that I’m a wreck during these times so I guess we push on. To provide some relief I’m now 42 and nothing serious has ever befallen my health which after 20 years typically means it’s not anymore fatal than life itself. 

Best to all dealing with this. 

Hi Elise.

I think what you're experiencing is Depersonalisation/ Derealisation disorder. It is a branch of anxiety, and its kind of a safety mechanism for your body, it's like an extreme version of fight flight and feeze. Neaely everyone has experienced dp/dr in their lifetimes, but some people it can last days or weeks or years. But you can overcome it, there are ways. There are certain techniques you can use, and people you can see.

Hi Elise.

I think what you're experiencing is Depersonalisation/ Derealisation disorder. It is a branch of anxiety, and its kind of a safety mechanism for your body, it's like an extreme version of fight flight and freeze. Nearly everyone has experienced dp/dr sometime in their lifetimes, but for some people it can last days or weeks or years. But you can overcome it, there are ways. There are certain techniques you can use, and people you can see.