Brain fog, dizziness, vision problems, head pressure, headache PLEASE HELP
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Hi everyone!
I don't know where else to go, and was hoping someone could please help me. I'll start off by saying I'm a 23 year old Caucasian female. Going on 5 months now, I have had absolutely debilitating symptoms which have hindered my daily life. I feel these symptoms every moment of every day.
It started with dizziness and a persistent brain fog. I just thought I had a bug, and tried to go on about my life. However, my symptoms have never gone away. This "brain fog" I am talking about is a feeling of complete mental confusion, I have no memory, I cannot concentrate on anything, it feels like there's a dark blanket on my brain clouding all my thoughts. I have extreme disorientation and haziness. I feel like I'm always in a dream like state.
I am constantly dizzy and feel a pulling sensation, as if I'm ready to fall over at any moment. It feels like there's air inside my head, and I'm always very lightheaded. Whenever I try to drive I feel this pulling sensation pulling me down.
Another problem I have is with my vision. I am having very blurred vision and have double vision. Everytime I look at something up close it is extremely blurry and I cannot see at all. My perception on things has completely changed. I feel like everything looks very odd and strange and I don't have the right depth perception. It's like I'm in a horrible dream like state all the time.
I have been having headaches and head pressure as well, and having horrible pains behind my eyes. The pin starts from the back of my head close to my neck and continues up my head and the sides of my temples. My eyes hurt so bad, and it feels like knives are jabbing my eyes. My head also feels extremely heavy all the time.
All these symptoms have been causing me severe anxiety, and I have been having panic attacks from them and feel like I'm dying. It is causing a strange disrespity sensation, where I feel like I'm not even here anymore and there's a detachment from myself and my body. I have had to drop all my classes at college and quit my job because these symptoms make me lay in bed all day long. I have been unable to drive for months and can barely get up to walk around. If anyone could please help me or know anything as a suggestion to try.
I have been to my general doctor, 2 ENTs, 1 neurologist, have had 2 MRIs, a hearing test, VNG, multiple blood tests, and no one knows what is wrong. I can't live like this anymore. Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Elise
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andre414 Elise93
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hey every one. i also suffer from all of the symptoms that you all do. Not sure if this will help you guys but I've had these problems for years and i too got them after a lot of drinking and i noticed a lot of you after antibiotics. Look up the symptoms of lacking the vitamin B12 and also CANDIDA. Having knowledge on both of those could possibly help you guys! Let me know if it helps!
Guest Elise93
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being on your cell phone causes neck pain but many other issues with the brain and vision because of all the nerves getting aggravated. After all these years on cell phones I am now having to see spinal surgeon because of damage to neck looking down too much.
RESEARCH WEB FOR CELL PHONE AND VISION NECK BALANCE ISSUES, etc.
sunnydin Elise93
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Hi Elise93,
i just want to ask you one thing and your reply is very important for me.... see i read your entire problem and just tell me that before this problem have you gone through emotional problem like breakup and do you use your phones computers very much?...
see i need to know the main thing that is there any improvement in your life or are you okay now??.. plz reply elise93
Guest Elise93
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I have every test VNG EEG CT neck and back with and without contrast, vision, ears, balance therapy, blood work. Neurologist, orthopedic surgeon found nothing.
NEXT week I am getting CTA of head & neck for blood flood to and from brain looking for any obstructions.
I have lived with this for over 10 years. can no longer work, have gone from 5-6 miles daily hikes and 15-20 mile bike rides to struggling to do 1 mile hikes. dont drink, dont smoke, eat organic all natural foods and herbal supplements. just added nitric oxide supples to diet.
hoping CTA scans produce some results that cardiologist and neurologist can work with. I’m about ready for a brain transplant
caroline52649 Elise93
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This sounds what I've gone through for 5 years. ive been tested and i have several inner ear issues. The main one is vestibulopathy. Drs aren't sure but the herpes virus might of attacked my right ear. ive had intermittent dizziness for 10 years and then 5 years ago it became all of the time. 5 years ago i was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. My neurologist thinks the dizziness is from both inner ear and the brain. I have done rehab through a PT several times and it just helps some. I also have visual vertigo. You may want to have a spinal tap done to check for MS
caroline52649 Elise93
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This sounds what I've gone through for 5 years. ive been tested and i have several inner ear issues. The main one is vestibulopathy. Drs aren't sure but the herpes virus might of attacked my right ear. ive had intermittent dizziness for 10 years and then 5 years ago it became all of the time. 5 years ago i was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. My neurologist thinks the dizziness is from both inner ear and the brain. I have done rehab through a PT several times and it just helps some. I also have visual vertigo. You may want to have a spinal tap done to check for MS
afam4eva Elise93
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Thanks Elise93 for this thread. It's necessary for us to reason together and see a way to fight this monster. I'm still trying to read through the entire thread to see if i can find something that can help me. I'm currently on page 47 and i'll keep going.
I have the exact same symptoms with you and most people on here and i've had it for about 7 years now. Though i must say that it used to be worse than it is currently, not that i have done anything in particular. But it's still bad and has prevented me from going on with my life's dreams and aspirations.
No gain saying that i'v gone to several doctors and have been mostly diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety which i have refused to accept because these symptoms came much later and are symptoms of an underlying problem,
I've bee made to take anti-depressants in the past and there's actually something i noticed when i took it with a certain multi-vitamin that i can't remember but the problem cleared the first day i took it and i was normal for about 2 days but as i continued taking it, it came back. II don't know if it's the antidepressant that helped or the vitamins. Just thought i should put that down.
I think i'm having it tougher because i live in Nigeria where we are not as advanced medically as the US or other western nations. I have totally lost faith in doctors at this point and trying so hard to find our my problems all by myself.
I hope one day this problem will be history.
Lnodes afam4eva
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do you feel any pain ?
jason29076 Elise93
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Hi, I know this quite an old thread but did you ever get to the bottom of this?
your symptoms sound a lot like mine.
My eyesight and the spaced out feeling is the worse.
I too have had brain mri, ear canal mri, ct scans, neurology etc and no cause can be found.
ma60615 Elise93
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hello,
I have same things. i have these issue after have baby. im waiting for how do you feel now? Im waiting for neurologist to check. how about do they check your stomach? like infection. Iron ? I hope you feel better.
Thank you.
naomi_48931 Elise93
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I have had the symptoms for years the same if you have described the doctor thought I was mad saying it was all anxiety and I need to see a psychiatrist anyway I have had a couple of MRI scans all come back fine went to a specialist hospital had another MRI scan to find that I have a brain aneurysm so dont give Up the doctors actually thought I was crazy I said my symptoms was not real but they are very real so don’t don’t give up because look look at me now got to wait to see what happens medical negligence if you ask me
Lnodes naomi_48931
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problem is getting a doctor to believe me and send me for an mri .
naomi_48931 Lnodes
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just keep on to them i hsd the same problem i have horrible symptons all day and im scared my self
ma60615 naomi_48931
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doctors told me it is my anxiety and depression. also panic. Take antidepressant don't help me. so i stop it, it makes me tired. I feel it is somethings else health issue that cause brain fog, short term memory loss, dizzy, off balance. I feel these all cause you more anxiety. I did test my b1,b3,b6,b12. they are all good level. I feel like my back is burning. I will ask them to check for me if i have blood clot. or stomach problem. like H pylori. I will have cardiology tomorrow. I hope they can do somethings for me. I wish you feel better. Don't give up. I pray God will answer what we have asked.
Lnodes ma60615
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welcome to the club. the question they need to ask is what is causing the anxiety. anxiety is a natural reaction to the unknown (in this case our mysterious symptoms) not the cause. when a doctor doesn't know the answer they will always spin it off as psychiatric.
ma60615 Lnodes
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Your right. I agree with you. It makes me sad when I heard some people got anxiety from brain injury got to put them psychiatric. A years later they die for it. I want to know how does they give wrong diagnosis. If people fail to take medication, I wish they can check for another issues. May I know if you and anybody have black stripe on nail?