Head pressure, Brain fog, odd head sensation, feeling detached
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Hi all,
I decided to become a member and make a post here after reading the forums for quite a while, great site by the way.
I am currently suffering with various symptoms and am in a bad way and just don't know where to turn any more so thought I would post here and see if anyone has any similar experiences or advice.
So first of I am male and 26 years old. I have been suffering with the symptoms in the title pretty consistently for about 2 and a half years now. I used to have some relief from the symptoms for a day or 2 here and there or maybe a bit of relief for a few hours in the day but recently the symptoms are pretty much constant and I cannot shake them.
I have an overall mild pressure feeling in the head, its not painful but is just very aggravating and feels really strange. I also have extreme brain fog with this and like a fuzzy head, there is a constant cloud over my brain and I never have any mental clarity or a clear head. My cognitive function is extremely poor now, my short term memory is non existent, its scarily bad. I often feel, detached from reality when the symptoms are bad and suffer from de-realisation, although I think this may be down to some anxiety and depression I experience when the symptoms run me down. I also get random sharp cramping pains in the head, they are quite painful but do not bother me so much as they only usually last a second or 2, it varies on how many I get of these each day but its usually less than 5. It often feels as though my brain is malfunctioning somehow and my cognitive function and senses are all out of whack, its hard to explain. There can sometimes be a build up of these symptoms throughout the day and by the night I can feel like I somehow how the flu without a fever? Like I have the head pressure, completely foggy headed, I feel super unwell, weak, sometimes even start feeling cold. Also have night sweats usually for about 4 or 5 days each month, there doesnt seem to be any sort of pattern to them that I can notice, so not sure if they are relevant. Another thing I have is ringing in ears which is mild but seems to have gotten worse recently if that sounds relevant at all. The main thing that gets me is the odd head pressure/sensation and the utterly life hindering brain fog, my brain feels like it is coated in a dark blanket constantly.
I do suffer from anxiety, I know many of these symptoms can be caused or made worse by these symptoms. I dont doubt that anxiety is a contributing factor and the way I think about they symptoms probably makes them worse but I have come a long long way with my anxiety, I have good control over it, I haven't had a panic attack in a couple of years, I manage to control most of my concious anxiety and stay in a positive mindset. No doubt I still have some subconscious anxiety underlying and I am working on that but I am not convinced this is the route cause of my symptoms. I am in therapy for my anxiety. I do not feel I will ever fully recover while I have these symptoms hanging over me though.
I have been to the doctor about these symptoms, although I do think I struggle to explain them or put them across very well in the doctors office. I have have blood tests which are all normal. I saw a neurologist couple of years back when this started, had a CT scan which was normal, they put the stabbing pains down to icepick headaches and thought the other symptoms were probably made worse by my anx/depression. Since then I went away and have been on anti depressants etc with no improvement of symptoms. I have also had a few ECGs and a 24hr ECG as I have slow heart rate and low bp so thought maybe the symptoms could be down to low bp and lack of blood to the brain, doctors do not think think this is the case and all my results came back normal. I have recently been back to the neurologist who is referring me for an MRI although he said he is sure there is nothing sinister and thinks the symptoms are probably tension type headaches and made worse by and previous drug use, he only put it down to the drug use when i told him about it though so it seemed like a convenient diagnosis. I forgot to mention I used to take drugs on the weekends socially, cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy on different occasions for a couple of years, I have had periods where I have felt ok since taking these drugs and do not really think they are the cause, I was not an addict this was just one or 2 nights a month at the weekends. So I have an MRI coming up but the neuro thinks it will be clear and obviously I hope it is and I am looking for other answers.
What could be causing these symptoms? Other than anxiety which i no can be a factor, but I have periods where my anxiety is pretty much non existent but these symptoms still build up out of nowhere and persist. I was thinking maybe some sort of allergy could be a possibility, I have tried cutting out gluten and lactose, this didn't seem to make much difference although I didn't stick to this for very long. I actually did a juice fast for 2 weeks with eating nothing other than fruit and veg juice put through a juicer to see if that would help but it didn't really give me any relief. Are there any other stomach issues that could cause this? I never have diarrhoea or constipation, my stools always float recently though, to the point of not being able to flush them, also whenever I have seen chance medicine doctors they check me out and say they think i have issues with digestion, i don't feel i have these issues but do wonder if there might be something in it.
Could there be something going on with the blood vessels in my head? Could it be a spine/posture issue? Some sort of epilepsy or electrical activity in my brain? I just have no idea now and am desperate for some relief. If anyone has any ideas or advice I would really appreciate it.
Oh just to add I am reasonably fit, I try go to the gym a few times a week and I do some weight lifting. I am a normal weight. I have been losing some weight recently which is a concern but I am still in a normal weight range for height and age.
Thanks for reading
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aya06436 Recoverandheal
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I have been getting similar symptoms the last few months and some doctors cant tell me what's wrong and all tests come back normal, it all started becoming noticeable I'm may I would getting ringing in my one ear constantly feels full and there's a constant vibrating notice there, I don't get headaches as such i get the feeling as is my brain is pulsing sometimes its over quick sometimes it lasts days. I am 21 years old and was 9 stone 12 when this starter and today I am 6stone 12 at first I thought I was going crazy I would get random feelings as of someone was pouring ice cold water down random parts of my body or fuzzy/numb feeling in my arms and face, I get very light headed with the slightest movement and have blacked out a few time, my body is constantly shaky. When I mpve my fingers there very stiff and don't move as fast, every movement I make my bones click or pop, my lower right hand side rib pops out of place alot, I have had Raynaud's for 8 years but over the last few months it has gotten 20x worst my feet and always blue/purple and numb I can't say for sure that I have had any feeling in them recently but the purple could is starting to travel up my legs and its not just the cold that sets it off anymore of I stand longer yjan a few mins the gp very dark blue/ purple to the point they look black I get limes on my thighs as I'm wearing fish net tights which comes and goes and recently have been feeling as if I was loosimh feeling in my right arm it's always weak and gets very cold I have also noticed all my muscles feel strange I can press down very hard on them and barely feel anuthing, I have a massive lump up each nostril and sinusitis, my memory is getting very bad I get very confused some day feel as if I'm not myself brain fog all the time and when I try to speak my words get switched around or then sound like babbling, I will gp to say put the kettwl on and what actually cpmea out is pit the washing machinein the kettle, I feel like my body is giving up on me and I can't do anyting about it I have a two year old son who has a lot of health issues and can't help thinking its something I have passed down, I am also going for test for ethos danlos syndrome, I am aneimic, and I am a carrier or cystic fibrosis there is lots of other silly little things happening but they have just jumper from my mind, not sure if this is something or not but I had my 18 month old daughter via csection in march 2016 and bled everyday for 14 months constant apart from eight days intotal but they were spread out I would have rpughtly 1 day off from blessing every month or two
XanthaMae aya06436
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You Renault’s Syndrome and fibromyalgia are auto immune illness/stymptoms
Just about everything you have described sounds like symptoms of SLE hypothyroidism or other autoimmune illnesses
Go get a lab work up for auto immune system and if your doc won’t do it find another who will!
Read about them
And learn about your illnesses. Autoimmune illness tends to run in families and is not well understood so the more you know the more you will be able to care for yourself and your child and educate him as he grows. Both to care for himself but also to understand you. This will help him and your relationship with one another.
XanthaMae Recoverandheal
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I’m not a doctor but have similar symptoms and there for I? e done extensive research
There are a few diagnosis that come to mind.
Have you had a Panel done for Autoimmune illness. There is a Lab blood panel that can be done that will help single out Autoimmune illnesses.
I have five and many of my symptoms are caused by how each of them interact with each other
Also have they looked at Meniërs Syndrome?
You also mentioned some drug use and anxiety/depression. If you can’t get any answers from your Neurologist you may want to consider a psychologist. Not becouse your crazy, But becouse these symptoms can also relate to mental illnesses such as bipolarism. Good luck.
hope this helps.
1blessedfamily Recoverandheal
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nadia0311 1blessedfamily
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Hi I dont think if he still looks the comments .. his comment seems to be from long ago.. I will like to know too how he is doing .. because I have same symptoms and doctors cant tell me whats wrong 😔😔
tegan56154 nadia0311
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Wullie1981 1blessedfamily
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I’ve been suffering with this since 2010 and still no further forward I’ve had blood tests scans and they just keep saying it’s depression 😩😩
tegan56154 Recoverandheal
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ana85762 tegan56154
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Wullie1981 Recoverandheal
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gabriel18461 Recoverandheal
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Im so done with this BS
aushrah gabriel18461
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I find your post quite negative.Of course, no one can offer a definite answer here, because, even if someone has a diagnosis, other might be suffering from a different condition. The forum is for discussion and getting ideas into your own condition. You might get an idea here of what you are suffering or what tests would make sense for you to take, however, the root causes for your conditions may differ and you need to track your lifestyle, diet, stressors, viruses you had in childhood, diseases your ancestors suffered from, you need to read about your symptoms online and discuss those with your doctor. No one will give you a definite answer here, even if people get their diagnosis. What you can get is an insight, sense of community - you are not alone, others suffer from similar conditions, you can also evaluate the severity of your symptoms and relate those with ones described here and how much worried you should be about yours.
Best,
Aushrah
lindathepinda aushrah
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tegan56154 gabriel18461
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[b]Moderator comment: I have removed reference to individual private clinics which are not supported by UK doctors[b]
aushrah lindathepinda
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Yes, you are right, thank you.
I just meant that Gabriel should consider the forum advisory and not as providing definite answers. I guess I took it as if Gabriel wanted to express the frustration about people, however, he expressed his frustration about not finding answers.
Aushrah
lindathepinda aushrah
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Hi Ausrah, thanks for your reply, I'm glad we cleared that up!
I hope that in the meanwhile Gabriel went to chop some wood. For myself that's a great frustration outlet (and it keeps myself and the house warm). We all have our own ways to deal with this BS.