Spaced out, high, Drunk Feeling. Please help me. (5 MONTHS)
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Hi everyone.
My name is Erik. I am a 20 year old male, thin build. 6' 2'' at 170 lbs. I have had really debilitating issues for the last 5 months. The issue is that I feel drunk, spacey, loopy, high and dizzy all the time. It basically feels the same as if you were tipsy or the high feeling you can get. I also have visual disturbances. My vision has become blurry and I have somewhat tunnel vision. I just feel all around out of it. I find myself daydream, when I say this I mean my eyes don't focus on anything (go blurry) and just look at nothing. I think it might be slight double vision. Sounds are also very werid and it takes alot of energy to focus on visual and audio stimulants. Additionally, I am tired all the time. Extremely tired. Some days I will sleep very well for 10-11 hours and still be tired when I wake up and exercise will not wake me up. It is like the type of good solid sleep you have when your body is sick.. My memory has gotten really bad as well as my ability to process thoughts and engage in conversation. Imagine being drunk all the time...first I have been reading on boards like this for a long time now and have seen some people with these symptoms but no answers!! People seem to disappear. I hope hey have solved this problem but please let me know how!
Let me start by giving some background information. In August 2015 I was in an indoor rock climbing gym and fell from 15 feet straight onto my back. I could not move for a good 15 minutes because it hurt so bad. I wasn't able to do anything athletic after that day for at least a month. However, I did not have my current symptoms after this fall.
Fast forward to December 15th 2015. I got really sick, was in bed for 4 days. Sore throat, eyes hurt like crazy, and super tired. It was during and after these 4 days that I developed a headache. This headache causes a pressure/dull/sharp pain behind my eyes, the upper bridge of my nose and right in between my eyes on my forehead. This headache lasted for about 4 months.
At about 3 weeks into the headache I went and saw an ENT as I thought it was a sinus infection. i took multiple sets of antibiotics over the course of the next month to no avail. I got blood tests and liver test at around 2 months into the headache and nothing showed abnormal. I then was able to get into a nuerologist. They were unable to find anything after taking an MRI of my head with a barium contrast.
Since the beginning of my headache I have been seeing a (PT) physical therapist mostly for my neck and back since after the fall my back is sore constantly. I had a neck injury about 5 years ago on a trampoline so I have a sore neck, tight muscles alot from that.
At about 3 months into the headache (3/15/2015) I developed a new symptom, the drunk/high, dizziness, loopiness. I had the headache at the same time at this point. My PT suggested that I may have a blood vessel being pinched in my neck or a nerve being pinched in my mid back area where my rock climbing fall pain is mostly at.
I have been to 3 different chiropractors since this has occured about 5 times to each one. It has not helped so far. My PT gave me massages in my affected back and neck areas.
Also a new thing I've noticed recently is that when I look up (bend my neck to look at the sky) I seem to get some sort of relief? Also ever since the loopy part started (this did not happen when I just had the headache) any amount of alcohol at all will make me SUPER DRUNK, literally like 2 sips. I used to be able to drink 3 full beers before getting buzzed.
I am thinking I want my doctor to give me a full head (brain/upper atlas) to lower back (tailbone) MRI so that my nerves and blood vessels going to my brain can be evaluated. Do you think this is a good idea? Has anyone had these symptoms before? I am now 5 months into this and it is debilitating.
No doctor is taking me seriously because I am so young and the chances of having a serious problem are supposedly slim because of my age. PLEASE HELP!!! I feel like I'm caught in a dream and losing my awareness and my IQ. I am afraid something is damaging my brain and this is going to be permanent.
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crystal99153 ecdirtdevil
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Hi ecdirtdevil,
I haven't found any answers, I'm sorry to say, but I, too, am resorting to medical forums on the internet because I'm experiencing almost the exact same thing. For me it's been about a month - I can't fathom dealing with this for 5 months like you have been. About a month ago I started to feel really fatigued and then I noticed my arms and neck started to feel weak - like 50 lb weights were draped across my upper body or something. But the worst came 2 weeks ago when this unbalanced, dizzy, drunk, high thing started happening. It's been a nightmare.
So far I've had tons of blood tests, had my ears checked (thought maybe vertigo was happening), and I've had an MRI of my brain and spine with contrast. Also checked my cortisol levels to rule out Addisons Disease - all tests have come back normal. Now my GP wants me to see a Rheumatologist to rule out Fibromyalsia. Waiting times for all of these things have been extremely long and frustrating. Everyone around me keeps saying Lyme- have you had the same reaction from people? I've also had someone mention Myesthinia Gravis.
Anyway, here I am- just like you. Frustrated and with my life at a standstill. I hope you find some answers and share them here. I'll do the same. Best of luck.
tom00321 crystal99153
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any answers?
MissMononoke ecdirtdevil
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You are not alone and alot of us feel this and are sadly facing the same experiences with doctors and don't take us seriously because we're already to talk and move and describe it so efficiently....
it's definently a nerve and chemical imbalance from your incident
but no one knows what.
I've had people tell me Gabepatin takes it away. gives relief from weird head feeling but it's not a cure and how long will we be able to take that drug before it starts to ha our chemistry itself. I'm sorry your feeling this. if you can't bear it Gabapatin does give relief
not a permanent option tho
MissMononoke ecdirtdevil
Posted
You are not alone and alot of us feel this and are sadly facing the same experiences with doctors and don't take us seriously because we're already to talk and move and describe it so efficiently....
it's definently a nerve and chemical imbalance from your incident
but no one knows what.
I've had people tell me Gabepatin takes it away. gives relief from weird head feeling but it's not a cure and how long will we be able to take that drug before it starts to ha our chemistry itself. I'm sorry your feeling this. if you can't bear it Gabapatin does give relief
not a permanent option tho
MissMononoke ecdirtdevil
Posted
You are not alone and alot of us feel this and are sadly facing the same experiences with doctors and don't take us seriously because we're already to talk and move and describe it so efficiently....
it's definently a nerve and chemical imbalance from your incident
but no one knows what.
I've had people tell me Gabepatin takes it away. gives relief from weird head feeling but it's not a cure and how long will we be able to take that drug before it starts to ha our chemistry itself. I'm sorry your feeling this. if you can't bear it Gabapatin does give relief
not a permanent option tho
MissMononoke ecdirtdevil
Edited
You are not alone and alot of us feel this and are sadly facing the same experiences with doctors and don't take us seriously because we're already to talk and move and describe it so efficiently....
it's definently a nerve and chemical imbalance from your incident
but no one knows what.
I've had people tell me Gabepatin takes it away. gives relief from weird head feeling but it's not a cure and how long will we be able to take that drug before it starts to ha our chemistry itself. I'm sorry your feeling this. if you can't bear it Gabapatin does give relief
not a permanent option tho
ilaydazeynep ecdirtdevil
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Could you find any solution? I have same symptoms for 2 years, and I have seen many doctors but none of them was helpful except diagnosed military neck...
daniel59613 ecdirtdevil
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Hey ecdirtdevil, I'm interested to see if you have found out anything, as I have experienced a lot of what you are describing and I have been to so many specialists with no help.
al99807 ecdirtdevil
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Hey guys.. Has anyone tried to see their blood count... ? CBC test
tom00321 ecdirtdevil
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any news? i think i have the same thing.
allison98131 ecdirtdevil
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ive been having these symptoms for a few months now. has anyone found anything thats helped them or figured out what this is called? idk if anyone is still active on here but im sick of feeling alone and im really glad i found this site because other ppl are dealing with this.
sherry52544 ecdirtdevil
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is it bc of adderall
caileysw sherry52544
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I was on adhd meds as a kid. Not as an adult though. I had horrific side effects so I stopped them in highschool.
sherry52544 ecdirtdevil
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Is it adderall you are referencing?
alexa12407 ecdirtdevil
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hi I am new here. does anyone have headaches.... at first almost migraines??