Constant head pressure/head feels fatigued/Spaced out
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Back in December, I experienced the worst headache/migraine of my life. It was a feeling of undescribable head pressure(I describe it as fluid surrounding my head). Pressure/headache in the eyes was really terrible. When I thought I was feeling a bit better and got up to move around, the head pressure would return and I had to lay back down. This lasted 2-3 days. I thought I would recover, but I've never felt the same since... And I'm only 28. No prior health issues to this. I have a 5 year old daughter and to be honest, this is completely ruining my life. The head pressure has never gone away.
The head pressure was so bad on and off for the first 4 months I literally thought I had brain swelling(that's how it made me feel). It felt as if someone was moving my brain around. It's as if your head is fatigued from working too hard and it's in a constant state of shaking. A very weird, undescribable, uncomfortable, scary feeling. I had really bad brain fog. I would have moments where I would space out so bad I felt as if I was in a dream for the majority of those months. So detached. I still have those moments.
Everyday I wake up, I have head pressure(blood shot eyes). My ears feel the need to pop deep inside the cavity. Uncomfortable and unease feeling of my head(like it's fatigued) is the feeling that makes it the worst. My head feels clogged and I espcially feel it in the surrounding portion of my back eyes, ears and head. I don't ever feel normal. There might be a relief of head fatigue from time to time, but my head has never felt the same. The only thing that makes me feel somewhat normal is if I lay down.
In the beginning 4 months, putting on hats, listening to loud music, over the ear headphones only made my head pressure worse and give me terrible headaches for the remaning day in the begining.
Went to the ER twice the first few months for the head pressure symptoms and followed up with my primary care doctor. They all said stress but ultimately was referred to a neurologist, ENT & Eye Doctor to cover my basis. I've had an MRI of the brain with and without contrast done. Only thing that revealed was a few mucus cyst(which are normal I guess). I've had a panel of blood work ran which all came back normal. Checked for Thyroid function, blood count and few other things. Had a CT scan done of my sinus(no prior sinus or allergy issues in my life) and pending results on that. Not really optimistic it's going to show anything.
I don't know what to do at this point. I truthfully feel hopeless.. I need help
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jodybones dustin76146
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Dustin have you had any luck figuring out what is going on?
Lnodes dustin76146
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I started to have these symptoms almost 5 years ago following a night of heavy drinking. I was always a heavy binge drinker but i guess this night was the straw that broke the camel's back. I blacked out on the train and I had been sleeping in a very uncomfortable position (neck) for a prolonged period of time so it is one of the many possible reasons for this problem. When i finally woke up my vision was impaired and my fingers/toes were tingling. This was not an ordinary hangover.
Decided to quit drinking from that point on but all these mysterious symptoms started to occur which set my anxiety through the roof ( note: a reaction to but not the cause of these symptoms). I saw many neuros and doctors and eventually turned to alternative medicine because modern medicine had no answers for me (I actually am a healthcare professional myself so you can imagine my disappointment).
I'm noticing a lot of people start to experience these symptoms immediately after some physically stressful event (e.g drinking, heavy physical exertion, post-surgery, pregnancy/labor). To me it seems our bodies were pushed to the limit which caused our immune system or something else to go haywire. Essentially we are off balance in some way.
symptoms: Brain fog, head pressure, tinnitus, feeling of fullness in ears, migrating pain in lymph nodes (groin , navel , armpits), cough, mucus drip , shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness in arms/legs/behind the eyes, facial tingling, formication (feeling of bugs crawling under skin, heartburn, did i miss anything ? Probably.
I have a pain specifically in what is called the greater auricular nerve (please google location) right around where the ear and jaw meet ... predominantly on the left side of my neck but sometimes on the right side as well. I am curious to know if anyone else has this pain. I have heard it described as a twinge or others have referred to it as a guitar string like sensation. Initially thought it was my lymph nodes(hence my name) and of course the thought of cancer crossed my mind but later realized it isn't likely because it probably would have grown in size by now.
Another possible theory i have is this is actually an internal problem related to the gut, gallbladder or liver. Along with these neurologic symptoms i also started to experience many digestive issues at the same time which leads me to believe they may be connected. I tried dietary changes (e.g gluten free, vegetarian, etc) but had no significant improvement. Many acupuncturists have confirmed that the location of my pain points to a gallbladder issue. Liver problems can also cause a lot of neurologic issues such as hepatic encephalopathy. It is a reasonable suspicion due to my prior drinking habits. I'm just throwing theories out there and would like others to share as much of their experience as possible. Ideally i hope we can connect the dots and solve this thing together. Most importantly don't lose hope and if there is any time to turn to God .. no better time than now.