Vagus Nerve Overactive? Cranial Nerve issues? Help
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Hey all new here.
I work in a whole sale place, ie; very very heavy work loads, hundreds of KG stock being pulled along manually + my bad posture.
Alongside this, Ankylosing Spondylitis runs in the male side of my family (Yes I am male). I have HLA DQ2 AND HLA DQ8 and belived to have Coeliac / Duodenitis.
Here are my symptoms - oh and I had an MRI 2 weeks ago on inner ears & brain and everything came back normal.
I am not asking for a diagnosis, merely some knowledge on whether anyone else has had these same symptoms or anyone that can help
SUDDEN SYMPTOMS:
High stool & urine output (weird one.. undigested stool, smelly, sometimes very light yellow (?)).
Sudden shivers, feeling quite cold. (Is this a looming panic attack or physical - I am mystified at this one).
I have woke up a few times with numb hands (no, I dont sleep on my arms/hands)
Sometimes a feeling of disorientation / confusion (This may be worsened by anxiety - but I am not yet convinced its caused by it).
Some slight tremors of the roof of my mouth, eyes when closed and right hand. Only noticeable at certain times.
PERSISTENT SYMTOMS :
Tinnitus (Mostly left)
Constant trapped nerve in neck / shoulder area (mostly a while back)
Random nerve pains - upper body mostly
Nerve pain running up neck and around ear area(s) (occipital region).
Very tight, rock-like trap muscles
Sometimes some Bradycardia (Has been as low as 49bpm) and some skipped beats here and there
Some anxietyand depression
As far as docs opinions go, I have no infection, my CRP is fine and they say its nothing sinister (however my white cell / neutrophil count was high and lymphocytes low one night in A&E).
Now I am reading up on vagus nerve dysfunction - yknow that goosebump-like shivery feeling when you need a poop. Well, I have noticed that every time I feel all shivery, suddenly anxious, and high stool output, I feel that warm fuzzy weird shivery vagus nerve feeling. Weird?
Is it possible (long shot maybe) - that my heavy heavy lifting at work has done something to my neck, base of skull or upper back and in turn, this has caused a cascade of symptoms above?
Any help appreciated.
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sh5050
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Im starting to tune in more to when my symptoms come on and they come on suddenly, with some shivering, dizziness, some drowsiness, severe anxiety and that kind of fuzzy, tingly, goosebumpy feeling when you need to go for a poo - followed by high volume of stool, fatigue and dizziness somewhat.
I dont know what route to go down :
Has anyone else had similar symptoms? Any help?
Lnodes sh5050
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pain in lymph node area where the ear meets the jaw(i think it's the greater auricular nerve), trapped nerve feeling on one side of my head. tightness/fullness in ears. pain is usually on side or the other but doesn't hurt both that same time. been dealing with this for 4 years going on 5. i have this suspicion that it's my vagus nerve that's affected.
it all started when it felt like 2 guitar strings dropped down on both sides of the neck.i suspect vagus nerve because of the way its shaped. had a ton of other symptoms, pressure in my head, tinnitus, hyperacusis, lymph node pain and spasms all around the body, upper back pain, GERD, temporarily lost vision in one eye, persistent cough, difficulty swallowing but most have resolved. Now im just left with this pain in my neck and head and its unbearable.