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Spaced out, high, Drunk Feeling. Please help me. (5 MONTHS)

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ecdirtdevil
ecdirtdevil

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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  • Guest
    Guest ecdirtdevil

    Posted

    Was there ever a resolution to this problem? I'm experiencing literally the same exact issue down to every detail.

    • jeffrey36526
      jeffrey36526 Guest

      Posted

      been seeing a doctor at mayo i have speech problems too he says its my cerebellum

  • jordanb72
    jordanb72 ecdirtdevil

    Posted

    Any chance any of you have taken sumatriptan? That's when my exact symptoms started.

  • michael21290
    michael21290 ecdirtdevil

    Posted

    hello! not sure if you are still suffering these symptoms or not, but I was struggling with similar symptoms and it turns out it was due to poor posture. looking down at phone, sitting hunched over, sleeping on stomach etc. it was cause neck strain which cause that drunk spaced out feeling as well as anxiety. try working deep neck flexors, and some occipital release exercises! praying for you.

    • Jenny.
      Jenny. michael21290

      Posted

      hey micheal, did you happen to have head pressure with your neck problems?

    • michael21290
      michael21290 Jenny.

      Posted

      hello! Sorry i am just now responding! i did have head pressure along with the neck problems, especially when i went from a seated or laying position to a standing position

  • lian92495
    lian92495 ecdirtdevil

    Posted

    hi, ive been suffering from exactly these symptoms since i was 15, its hard to get across to a doctor quite how bad it is. Have you visited a chiropractor? i hear that problems with the shape of the spine can cause this severe brain fog and it might make sense considering your fall..

    • marylynn
      marylynn lian92495

      Posted

      I have had my drunk like feeling for over 30 years and I have worked in chiropractic for 28 years I have gotten many many adjustments and it has never helped one bit however chiropractic is helpful or other issues that I have had

  • lian92495
    lian92495 ecdirtdevil

    Posted

    hi, ive been suffering from exactly these symptoms since i was 15, its hard to get across to a doctor quite how bad it is. Have you visited a chiropractor? i hear that problems with the shape of the spine can cause this severe brain fog and it might make sense considering your fall..

  • aaron45015
    aaron45015 ecdirtdevil

    Posted

    I had the same thing you had, it lasted 7 months till I figured it out. Turns out i had fluid in my ears and was prescribed an antihistamine and it cleared me up after a month of use. I felt a change when I took my medicine the first time. When I took the pill it made that entire feeling you described go away. I promise just got to a doctor get your ears checked and get prescribed. It will change your life.

    • lian92495
      lian92495 aaron45015

      Posted

      hi, thanks for letting me know, is there a name for that particular condition?

    • aaron45015
      aaron45015 alina04647

      Posted

      I don't remember exactly, I could call and find out. Either way they will prescribe something that will knock it out.

    • aaron45015
      aaron45015 lian92495

      Posted

      I don't know how to spell it, but your eustachian tube could not be draining properly. It took 3 doctor visits for them to finally figure it out. But trust me, when your ear cant drain properly you will have all those systems.

    • marylynn
      marylynn jeffrey36526

      Posted

      I will be researching this for sure for me thank you for sharing

    • alina04647
      alina04647 marylynn

      Posted

      i took claritin twice for 4-5 days in the past 1.5 years that i've had a described above condition. i didnt see an improvement. i took a short course of MEDROL (prednisone) trying to aleviate symptoms of this condition and didn't experience improvement. however, i restarted claritin 2.5 weeks ago and can see that it's helping

    • alina04647
      alina04647

      Posted

      for me, this condition came with persistent post nasal drip, which i didn't pay much attention to. But it does make sense that alleriges can be a culpit. what do you guys think?

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