Feeling zoned out/drunk with head pressure. Please help!
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Hello everyone.
I came across this website while searching for the name of the condition I have been dealing with for close to one year now. I hope I can find someone that is dealing or has dealt with a similar condition as I am going through right now. I know that this post is very long so I thank you for your time in advance.
I am a 22 year old male and I started to develop my initial symptoms from November 2018. My vision started to feel zoned out when I wasn't zoning out. I don't exactly know how to describe it but it kind of feels like when you are tipsy without dizziness. At times things around me looked slightly blurry. I know that it wasn't to do with my eye sight because a month before I had already got it checked and my eye sight was pretty good actually. So I thought that it was to do with my neurological stuff. I ignored my symptoms for a couple of months and finally in Jan 2019 I decided to visit a local neuropsychiatrist. The doctor prescribed me some pills which I assumed that it was for my neurological stuff but later found out that they were for depression and anxiety. By this point, I developed tingly, pulsating tension between my eyebrows and in the bones behind my ears.
I was quite sure that my condition wasn't due to psychological causes so later in Jan I decided to visit a different neurologist in a bigger hospital. I got an MRI of my brain done which came out clean. The doctor told me that she sees nothing wrong with the MRI and that my symptoms are probably linked to my mental health. I took that advice and went to see a psychiatrist who prescribed me antidepressants. I was on the pills for eight months until this August. During the period of these eight months, my condition did not improve at all but in fact became gradually worse until present.
My visual perception became worse. Although I can see everything fine it just feels widened out (if that makes sense). In other words, my eyes find it difficult to focus to the point that talking to a person face to face is difficult because the face of the person I am talking appears slightly blurry. I just feel like as if I am drunk or high (that is the closest to how I can put it into words). The tingly, pulsating tension between my eyebrows is still present and when it moves to the bones behind my ears, it feels like my bones are going to break. In addition to these symptoms, recently I started to feel pins and needles on my back. Sometimes it just tingles but sometimes I get this spot on my upper back, right below my neck, where I feel concentrated feeling of pins and needles. In fact, I didn't develop this symptom recently but had it March 2019 as well on my right side right above my lower back but eventually disappeared. The feeling has returned about a week ago. Another symptom that I have been dealing with is that when I turn my head or move my eyeballs, I sometimes get this jerk feeling which runs from my left chest to my left arm.
Apart from my physical symptoms my cognitive ability has decreased significantly. I am not able to think clearly anymore. The condition I have been dealing with started to take a toll on me psychologically as well. I am not exactly sure who I am anymore and get this constant detachment between my physical self and mental self. I want to make it clear that the psychological aspect is a consequence of my physical condition.
Until date, I have seen multiple neurologists but they haven't been able to figure out the cause behind my symptom since my brain MRI looks clean and the pills I took from my psychiatrists did not help me at all. This condition has really taken its toll on me to the point that I have even lost my zeal to live anymore. I don't like to get out to public places and meeting people has become really hard. If any one of you has experienced similar conditions or has any advice for how I should proceed with it such as medical tests and etc., please let me know. Your smallest help can really make a positive change in my life. Thank you for your help and time.
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rob20853 jung97
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Hello jung 97,
I have something very similar happening to me right now. About 6 months ago, I was squatting down to pull some weeds out of my yard and when I stood up, I felt dizzy. I didn't think too much of it but it happened again and again. Even if I stand up slowly, I would still feel dizzy. I also noticed that I'm getting strange pressure feelings in my head. They come and go, and they also move from the front of my head to the top. Along with that, my vision is a little bit off. it does feel like I have a small buzz and it's hard to explain but it kind of feels like something is in my head pushing my vision outward. These issues I'm having are not bad enough to ruin my day but they definitely have my attention and it is annoying me to no end. I went to see my doctor the other day and he said that it is common to get a little dizzy when squatting down and then standing up. as I am now in my mid 40s, he said that is normal. As for the head pressure, my doctor said that it is most likely sinus issues or tension headaches. he might be right since I have been dealing with allergy issues for a while but he did order some blood tests. I will get the results this week and give an update.
rob20853 jung97
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Sorry for the delayed response. So I got the blood results from my doctor and everything is normal. And a few days ago, everything basically cleared up. I believe it was a bad sinus infection which my doctor mentioned when I saw him. My neighbor is also a doctor and mentioned all of my symptoms to her. She also agreed that it was most likely a sinus infection. I have been having a ton of allergy problems this summer but I've never had a sinus infection before. People that I've talked to about bad sinus infections have listed off the same symptoms that I had. Hopefully everyone on here has some luck with finding out the cause of their suffering.
shaleen54834 jung97
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Hi Jung97, I know a few years has passed but really do hope that you have found answers , I also struggle with all the symptoms that you have and it is causing me so much depression and anxiety . Could you give me any advice ? Please i am so desperate
bri76514 jung97
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Hi all! Has there been any updates here? Some of this and the responses sound migraine related, but what about Multiple Sclerosis?? My mom dealt with some of these symptoms before being diagnosed with MS in 1997. I'm now starting to deal with some symptoms but my doctors keep dismissing MS. Best of luck to you all!