Help please, Labrynthitus, Anxiety or both ???
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Hi guys,
Looking for some reassurance, comfort I guess.
I am male and 42
Doctor believes I may have labyrinthitus, or anxiety, he can't diagnose labrynthitus, he is leaving that to the specialist, I have an ENT appointment in 6 weeks, not been well for going on 8 weeks in total, not including the symptoms I have suffered off and on six months leading in. (Feeling of being drunk hung over but not having had a drink, one episode of strangest feeling in the head of going to pass out, black out, dizziness feeling, lasting about an hour, have also suffered tinitus, deafness last few years and suffer bad sinus infections last two years around March)
Current situation came on after massive anxiety stress attack, because of symptoms leading up to current situation and some other circumstances I guess
Had wonky strange feeling in head, dizzyness balance issues when walking or turning my head, constant nausea, struggling to eat, popping ear, head pressure, ears buzzing worse than before, hearing loss feels like it is getting worse.
All blood work and cat scan were fine.
Felt like I was trying to walk on a moving train.
Mostly these symptoms have gone after about 6 - 7 weeks, still slightly nauseous at times, but I am now left with just a general unwellness feeling, still slightly wonky in the head, still some dizziness every now and again, some on again off again sharp sinus type headaches, pressure in the sinuses, neck aches from the back of my skull down the sides of my head.
But the worst and most worrying symptoms that I have now, is the jelly legs and arms, my right arm especially, some days worse than others.
Some times I get up to walk and my legs don't feel like they are beneath me.
My muscles are starting to cramp up also.
My question, is this something others have experienced in the recovery process from labrynthitus, weak fatigued jelly like limbs after the others symptoms have started to subside ?
Is this normal or should I be getting more tests done ?
Doctor checked my strength, which he said felt fine, not sure what that ruled out.
This whole experience has been so scary ,debilitating and depressing, looking normal on the outside but feeling lost and wrecked on the inside.
People think I am crazy, having a meltdown.
At the moment the doctor is just treating these symptoms as anxiety and making me take oxazepam so won't get any more information until I see the ent
sad
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michelle_05599 JaGuR
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Gilly_flower michelle_05599
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audrey1020 JaGuR
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JaGuR audrey1020
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Just so long to have to wait to see a specialist but would like answers sooner rather than later.
Quite scary to feel this way 24/7 and not know what it is or when it is going to end.
I feel for anybody going through the same, but if it is any consolation, reading peoples comments on here helps to relieve some of the anxiety know others are feeling the same
audrey1020 JaGuR
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Gilly_flower JaGuR
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SonicCD JaGuR
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You sound very similar to me back in August-October.
If your viral symptoms have gone or if you are over the worst and still left with the dizzies, then you will most likely have a vestibular disorder/dysfunction.
Try and Google some VRT exercises and do 5 sets twice a day. It will be most likely that your specialist will refer you to a physio, so give your self a head start.
alvis48886 JaGuR
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Sounds kinda like me, ive been dizzy now for 6 months, its kinda out of my body, weird feelling, sometimes gets worse like im gona pass out.
I did everything, checked everything, MRI head, neck, ultrasonography, massages, pearl baths, A LOT of pills, blood test, EEG, went to 4 neurologists, physiotherapist, did eye exercises, vestibular exercises, checked my hearth, everything is good, like what is going on with me, i feel im becoming insane, and just hate this feelling, dr says its anxiety, but im 90% sure its not, because i tried all kinds of anxiety pills, still on them, there is some little bit improvements, but not enough, and now progress stopped, oh and I was in hospital too.
Like what is going on with us? We are healthy with all tests, but feel like crap.....
Next week will have my blood test, b12, iron results, i need to check everything, because i dont know what to do now....
Take care
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SonicCD alvis48886
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rocksolid JaGuR
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