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

Hi, if the doctors haven't done so already you could ask to have your blood checked for coeliac disease antibodies.

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease where your immune system mistakenly sees gluten (in wheat, barley, rye, oats) as a potential threat and fights it, leaving your small intestine damaged.

While its common to think that coeliac disease can only cause digestive symptoms, it actually effects your whole body. Brain fog, dizziness and migraines are some of the more commonly reported symptoms. I didn't really realise I was getting brain fog until I went gluten free.

this might seem silly, but if you try dexamethazone(steroid) 16mg for a day and it goes away then its an inflamation problem....I have had two craniotomys followed by radiation necrosis...which has affected either vistibular nerve or cerebellum ....when I came out of second surgery I had double vission(4 feet apart) and now have balence problems, foggy brain and unable to focus(going on 5 months)...its not a cure , but points to problem.

hello ,

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing ! Ive been experiencing similar symptoms . Have you come to any answers ? the thread Ive been reading shows dates from 4 years ago .

It has probably been mentioned, but it sounds exactly like the symptoms of Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD). I highly recommend watching some youtube videos about it. I myself have all your same symptoms and am going in next week to see if it is BVD. Good luck to you!

most probably it's ADHD which causes brain fog and make you not able to focus, also derelizaDepersonalization-Derealization Disorder cause some symptoms of what you have

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hello please tell me if anything helps u .. if i get drunk it goes away but i hate to drink and every symptom u feel i feel the same i have bad anxiety now from it . i even lay at night cant sleep and think if im dying or not scared to sleep this has been going on for almost a year for me and is un bariable .. i cant drive i cant even social lise and i cant work feel totally useless in lige its getting so bad wen i lay down and still the head thing gets better after a while then i get up and things are good for about ten minutes then starts again.. vision is getting blury head feels like weight in it and a fog get dizzy and anxiety bad idk what to do

Hey Elise. Did you ever get this figured out? it sounds to me as if you have intracranial hypertension. I have been dealing with similar problems ans all my scans have come back normal - I have been doing physio and chiro for a year and nothing has helped. I have to get a lumbar puncture soon to figure out if this is the problem, as scans don't usually detect intracranial hypertension. I hope you are well!

hey Elise93,

I'm Barry, and I just wanted you to know I'm experiencing the same symptoms you describe.

I noticed these symptoms while driving my parents to lunch in November of 2019:

• blurry vision (especially when looking at something new. Eventually my focus would lock in. But when I point my eyes at something else, it takes a good 2 seconds to pull focus).

• That "pulling down" feeling you described! So spot-on, my doctor and neurologist look confused when I described it, but that's exactly what it feels like - a downward pulling on my head.

• Extreme fatigue and brain fog

• Terrible quality of memory (worse than the occasional forgetting a birthday). Can't remember actors' names, song lyrics or movie titles that I used to have locked in. And every day, it's a 5 minute search for my wallet, keys and phone.

• I can feel every heart beat in my head and behind my eyes.

• When sitting for 10 minutes in my backyard, my eyes lose focus slightly with each heartbeat.

• Occasionally, I'll have what I call a "vision event", where I see a sparkly blob (purple/green/shimmering blurry blob) and I have trouble reading or focusing in just that spot. Doesn't matter which eye I close, it's still there.

• Cognitive limitation: I'm not claiming I was ever Einstein, but I am currently trying to understand a mortgage refinance estimate sent to me by 2 different lenders. It is one of the slowest, most gruelling processes I've ever experienced. It took me 5 seconds to think this thought: "$5,008 is more than $3,900"

Sadly I have no solutions to offer, but I was shocked to see how many of your symptoms aligned with mine.

It's a relief to know I'm not alone. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Hi, so sorry you're suffering. I am too exactly the same 😦 after 3 years of all the tests going I've been diagnosed with M.E /CFS please Google and look into it. Horrible debilitating illness.

PLEASE, I tell you, PLEASE go see a psycho-therapist. You are probably EXHAUSTED. I know how you feel. I've been a walking zombie for 7,5 years now. Last year I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD (I also have PTSD) I am working on getting rest and relaxation right now. (Are you Dutch by the way?) What you are experiencing is chronic fatigue, I'm pretty sure. Of course, I am not a medic. But I've had all the bloodwork done, my sleep was tested, etc etc. Nothing. Nothing for years. There was nothing physically wrong with me. Now I know it must be exhaustion. It's a burn-out. In my case it's probably a good deal because of my autism. But it doesn't have to be.

I'd love to know what you found out.

Good luck and be kind to yourself, that is the most important thing. 🙏🍀❤️

i have been recently experiencing the same symptoms. There is a piercing pain on the left side of my temples that have been going on for weeks almost a month even. I have also had memory loss too. if you found anything that helped you please let me know. it has affected my daily life

hello

had a visit to the eye hospital and been prescribed eye drops to try and lower the pressure

think i am just dropping to bits

It's possible that some people on this forum may be suffering from some type of dysautonomia, such as POTS. Maybe look into this, especially if you have palpitations/heart rate issues and anxiety.