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Chronic Headaches, no energy, Can't think/Concentrate
hi, I've been experiencing Chronic Headaches for some time now, but these headaches are worse when I have to think or concentrate on something, most of the time the headache is docile as long as I'm not doing anything but it's always faintly there. It hurts like hell as I'm trying to concentrate on what to write here...
Other symptoms inlucde, no energy/always tired, dizzy spells, fuzzy vision with occasional bright dots that appear out of nowhere, occasional muscle spasms, very poor coordination, and the worse thing is that I don't feel like I'm fully 'there'. I don't feel fully awake/conscious. I feel like I'm a zombie in a dream, and all of these symptoms are gradually getting worse.
I have talked to so many MDs and neurologists, and none of them give me a possible reason for any of this. I have searched all over the net, I can't seem to find anything that describes what I'm going through, and the people I talk to about it are rude, inconsiderate and manipulative towards me. No one seems to want to help me figure out what is wrong with me.
Please help.
Other symptoms inlucde, no energy/always tired, dizzy spells, fuzzy vision with occasional bright dots that appear out of nowhere, occasional muscle spasms, very poor coordination, and the worse thing is that I don't feel like I'm fully 'there'. I don't feel fully awake/conscious. I feel like I'm a zombie in a dream, and all of these symptoms are gradually getting worse.
I have talked to so many MDs and neurologists, and none of them give me a possible reason for any of this. I have searched all over the net, I can't seem to find anything that describes what I'm going through, and the people I talk to about it are rude, inconsiderate and manipulative towards me. No one seems to want to help me figure out what is wrong with me.
Please help.
Hello awry and everyone.
I am looking for serious help.
I have been having headaches and memory loss since 7 years ago, all of which comes with most of the symptoms you described.
One day normal human being, next day complete memory blackness. I had an important meeting and I lost it. Next day normal again, some weeks later again and so on until was always.
I have been to many doctors, mainly psychiatrics. I have been miss diagnosed with bipolar, I have taken antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, for anxiety, for seizures, sleep apnea and even followed a treatment to treat Alzheimer. Almost 6 years later, and I'm still lost.
I have tried other things like visiting a shaman, be faithful on Christianity, Hinduism and now Buddhism and nothing.
Since then I have done anything with my life, I just can't, I can't pick up a book, conversation or be happy for something, is like I am only limited by the space of my limited thoughts, like if I live only inside my mind.
I have followed All the recommendations, including exercise, diet change, B6 B12, selenium, marihuana, working, not working, praying to Gods, meditate, sex, cards and future tellers and wow really the list is long.
Nothing have changed, I haven't taken or done anything that I can feel and say "ok, this is going in a good way". If I ask the Buddha master, he says you need to meditate, if odontology is a tooth that is crashing a nerve (took it out, same), stomatch doctor: you have h. Pylory (took it out, same) psychiatric 1: you are bipolar and anxiety, 2: you are depressed, 3: you have father issues.
I started a new psychiatric a month ago, once again, I am in the "did you have a happy childhood?" Phase.
All the tests, including hormonal, blood, stool, urine, heart and even a encephalic resonance are perfect. I have lived in 3 different countries since, and each countries results are equally same.
I initially thought it was something related to sinus infection. I got an operation, nothing changed.
I don't feel depressed, I just have my mind blank (in a sense, yes, peaceful), I don't have good or bad thoughts, is like I just can't think. I lost my "mind eye", i just can't picture a pink elephant. While writing this I am going through a powerful head and face ache and even my ears. Took me almost 2 hours to write.
No drugs, alcohol, no head impact, no trauma, sleeping good, I stopped all medications including 3 mood stabilizers and 3 antidepressants 3 months ago, and in that sense I feel very good. Just back to the beginning, the headaches and memory loss are still there.
The same as awry, people, mainly family, has been rude with me.
I don't know what else to say. Please if you have any advice, share it with me.
Keep having a wonderful one.
I am looking for serious help.
I have been having headaches and memory loss since 7 years ago, all of which comes with most of the symptoms you described.
One day normal human being, next day complete memory blackness. I had an important meeting and I lost it. Next day normal again, some weeks later again and so on until was always.
I have been to many doctors, mainly psychiatrics. I have been miss diagnosed with bipolar, I have taken antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, for anxiety, for seizures, sleep apnea and even followed a treatment to treat Alzheimer. Almost 6 years later, and I'm still lost.
I have tried other things like visiting a shaman, be faithful on Christianity, Hinduism and now Buddhism and nothing.
Since then I have done anything with my life, I just can't, I can't pick up a book, conversation or be happy for something, is like I am only limited by the space of my limited thoughts, like if I live only inside my mind.
I have followed All the recommendations, including exercise, diet change, B6 B12, selenium, marihuana, working, not working, praying to Gods, meditate, sex, cards and future tellers and wow really the list is long.
Nothing have changed, I haven't taken or done anything that I can feel and say "ok, this is going in a good way". If I ask the Buddha master, he says you need to meditate, if odontology is a tooth that is crashing a nerve (took it out, same), stomatch doctor: you have h. Pylory (took it out, same) psychiatric 1: you are bipolar and anxiety, 2: you are depressed, 3: you have father issues.
I started a new psychiatric a month ago, once again, I am in the "did you have a happy childhood?" Phase.
All the tests, including hormonal, blood, stool, urine, heart and even a encephalic resonance are perfect. I have lived in 3 different countries since, and each countries results are equally same.
I initially thought it was something related to sinus infection. I got an operation, nothing changed.
I don't feel depressed, I just have my mind blank (in a sense, yes, peaceful), I don't have good or bad thoughts, is like I just can't think. I lost my "mind eye", i just can't picture a pink elephant. While writing this I am going through a powerful head and face ache and even my ears. Took me almost 2 hours to write.
No drugs, alcohol, no head impact, no trauma, sleeping good, I stopped all medications including 3 mood stabilizers and 3 antidepressants 3 months ago, and in that sense I feel very good. Just back to the beginning, the headaches and memory loss are still there.
The same as awry, people, mainly family, has been rude with me.
I don't know what else to say. Please if you have any advice, share it with me.
Keep having a wonderful one.
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Hi do you have silent migraine? Is it worse sometimes or do you feel the same all the time? I have the same symptoms but in waves. Most days.
Trust me when I tell you that you actually need to see a doctor who is Lyme literate when it comes to Lyme disease! So many doctors are not adequately informed about it. Apparently the reason most Lyme Disease tests are not reliable is because they are not sensitive enough, and the disease is great at hiding and changing to escape your own immune system from fighting it off. I read that the makers of the common Lyme disease test said themselves it was not designed for diagnosing. Plus, my tests also came back negative, but since being treated after having a CLINICAL diagnosis for Lyme disease, I have seen leaps and bounds of improvement. I was basically home ridden with constant headaches and fatigue for months (with lists of other symptoms), and two weeks into treatment the headaches had finally lightened up and now they have been pretty well gone almost since that time. I can now actually work again and earn money. I can play sports and feel more like myself again!
ive been to doctors and specialists now, and they told me they didnt find anything wrong. i had an MRI, lyme disease test and many other tests, but they didn't find anything. i feel dizzy, constant headaches, i cant focus in school, always tired and everything feels like a dream, and its been going on for a few years. i don't know if its a brain injury from hockey or soccer, but i need to get to the bottom of it quick!
ive been to doctors and specialists now, and they told me they didnt find anything wrong. i had an MRI, lyme disease test and many other tests, but they didn't find anything. i feel dizzy, constant headaches, i cant focus in school, always tired and everything feels like a dream, and its been going on for a few years. i don't know if its a brain injury from hockey or soccer, but i need to get to the bottom of it quick!
Check out my post about Lyme disease! I too had headaches for months straight with little to no relief. It hurt to concentrate, talk to people, read, etc.. until I was put on antibiotics and it is helping a ton!
I have unexplained mystery headaches also. I've been to many doctors/specialists in the past; I've had a lot of different types of scans and blood tests. So many "specialists" seem to have a generally apathetic attitude toward people like us. It seems that if the problem appears to be overly complex, most specialists see finding a cause as too much trouble. I refuse to take prescription headache medications any more. How many people here still have unresolved headache issues? I started to read the posts but my headache was too bad to get past year 2008. Is there a social media following for people like us yet?
Hi kballer6
I have been diagnosed with Lyme's and rocky mountain spotted tick fever , I have all the same symptoms and they get worse when i am under stress (self employed ) . What kind of doctor helped you because you are right about it being political. I found one lymes doctor in maryland but she would not take insurance and wanted thousands of dollars. I didnt trust her .
I have been diagnosed with Lyme's and rocky mountain spotted tick fever , I have all the same symptoms and they get worse when i am under stress (self employed ) . What kind of doctor helped you because you are right about it being political. I found one lymes doctor in maryland but she would not take insurance and wanted thousands of dollars. I didnt trust her .
Hi everyone. I have had all of the same symptoms, and I couldn't find the right help after going to different doctors from our family doctor, a neurologist, a chiropractor and changing my diet it many different ways. I realized that about a year ago when I was in Texas I was being bitten by chiggers, and one bite developed into a ring like shape and then went away. Months later I began to have chronic migraines along with chronic fatigue and very little ability to concentrate. This has lasted chronically for over 3 months! Then recently I began to have joint pain, chest pain, dizzy spells, mood swings, muscle spasms, and more. I feel at times like a zombie! I came to find that all of these symptoms are common to those who have Lyme Disease. Then I found out how common this disease really is and how many people live for years without properly being diagnosed. The average doctor, so I have seen, is not very knowledgeable about it and are not well able to treat it. My doctor who specializes in Lyme disease suggested that when I got a ring like shape that it probably wan't my very first exposure to Lyme Disease, and I am lucky to have gotten a ring like rash because many people never do. If you are reading this please take the time to get yourself tested by a Lyme Disease specialist. The test an average doctor will preform is very inaccurate, and because the topic is so political in the medical system some doctors will claim you don't have it at all like one of my doctors did! I am being treated now, and my doctor has a test that is 94% accurate. If Lyme Disease is treated within 72 hours it can be treated quickly and thoroughly, so he says, and within months to a year you can still recover with time, but when you go for years being untreated it is harder to recover! Let me know if this helps anyone it has sure helped me and I hope no one else has to suffer longer than they have to if they have this. (ps CNS Vasculitis is an inflammation particularly in your central nervous system (brain and spinal area) that can be caused by an overactive immune system or a DISEASE! So AWRY or others still may want to get checked out for Lyme Disease if your symptoms have not left)
Hi there. it is long time , I have head ache mostly after lunch , and get tired very quickly . I drink a redbull every morning , I know it is injurious , but if I dont drink it , I cant work.
Please guide me what to do.
Regards
Rohit
Please guide me what to do.
Regards
Rohit
Hi awry, i've had many of the symptoms that you listed in your first post. I always have a lingering headache that worsens when trying to concentrate, i always feel tired even when ive had a god nights rest, i have also had occasional muscle spasms and twitches, but my coordination is great. My PCP refferd me to a neurologist and they diagnosed me with narcolepsy, which is a sleeping disorder. They recently found out that i've been having seizures. I don't really know if this information will help you but i hope it does.
Coby
Coby
I have many of the same symptoms. I have been seeing a neurologist and he is running me thru a number of tests to see if I could have ms. Has your doctor discussed ms with you?
Hello. I have suffered from migraines w/aura since 1999, when I had a traumatic brain injury which resulted in a vertebral dissection and subsequently a stroke. I get swolen sinus, pins and needles in my face and neck, and a terrible headache which sometimes lasts severely for a couple of days and then lessens over the course of 4-5 days. In the past, I have had low grade headache for weeks. I went to Hopkins, underwent a lot of tests, and they said that it was most likely MIGRAINE. This was before a brain MRI showed the stroke, which led to an MRA that showed the artery dissection. After that long trip from NC to Hopkins, the tests, etc....Then I come back home and get a brain MRI that shows a stroke! Of course, there are migraines associated with it, obviously. I am merely disheartened that a hospital like Hopkins did not discover the stroke, etc...
I see a neurologist every 4-6 months, have for years now, and I'm on aspirin as well as hydrocodone 7.5 APAP, and Cymbalta. I have been told that migraine can cause a person to feel as if they have a sinus problem. The head gets inflamed and then affects the sinus or it can go the other way also, a sinus inflammation that causes a migraine to start.
I've found that it is necessary to take charge of ones health care. I ae deteriorated over the past few years, and having acquired nystagmus (shaking eyes) from the head injury has developed into Oscillopsia. Oscillopsia causes dizziness, visual distortion (comes and goes) and sometimes vertigo.
There's a test called an ENG that can distinguish where visual and balance problems are originating from. It could be the eyes, vestibular functions between the ears, eyes, and arteries or their branches. This test can differentiate whether the problem is originating from the brain or in the vestibular area.
Hope this helps.
I see a neurologist every 4-6 months, have for years now, and I'm on aspirin as well as hydrocodone 7.5 APAP, and Cymbalta. I have been told that migraine can cause a person to feel as if they have a sinus problem. The head gets inflamed and then affects the sinus or it can go the other way also, a sinus inflammation that causes a migraine to start.
I've found that it is necessary to take charge of ones health care. I ae deteriorated over the past few years, and having acquired nystagmus (shaking eyes) from the head injury has developed into Oscillopsia. Oscillopsia causes dizziness, visual distortion (comes and goes) and sometimes vertigo.
There's a test called an ENG that can distinguish where visual and balance problems are originating from. It could be the eyes, vestibular functions between the ears, eyes, and arteries or their branches. This test can differentiate whether the problem is originating from the brain or in the vestibular area.
Hope this helps.
Hey I just read your posts. I am glad you have found out what it is. It piqued my interest because I had the same symptoms. I found out I had sleep apnea. I got a CPAP machine and it has made a world of difference. I had a headache for about 2 years, felt tired ALL the time and all kinds of stuff. Once they found out what was wrong, they fixed me. Good Luck to you!!
turns out i have something called CNS Vaculitis. I also have a SEVERELY deviated septum and that is also contributing to same symptoms.. and more... but right now I just must think the gods for bringing attention to the fact that I just have a bad heart.
He helped me get help from my friend who in turn put me through a hell of an epiphany to make me realize that i had to rush to the hospital to tell my mother that she has vasculitis. I just knew she had it before I was even diagnosed, actually neither of us are diagnosed yet. But I know that we have vasculitis.
Btw, Stop smoking. That goes to you.
He helped me get help from my friend who in turn put me through a hell of an epiphany to make me realize that i had to rush to the hospital to tell my mother that she has vasculitis. I just knew she had it before I was even diagnosed, actually neither of us are diagnosed yet. But I know that we have vasculitis.
Btw, Stop smoking. That goes to you.
Has anyone suggested you be referred to the Infectious Disease part of the hospital? I had viral meningitis and was left with really bad ongoing symptoms, simular to yours, but not the same. It is only a thought as they do so many blood tests and research to find out what causes problems. I hope this helps?
hi i have had the same symptoms for a few years and noone can give me an anwer first i was told that it was stress next anxiety and Gerd and then when I lost my mother in September they told me it was depression I have been to counselors that label me as a bipolar. Doctors, neurologist and noone can tell me anything my head hurts all day, i am at the point that i can't work and my family and social life I don't have its at the point that i wish i was dead to stop my pain. This pass Friday I had an mri done and I am waiting on my results. I just want to know whats wrong?
Also I have had all kind of medicine that you wouldn't believe.
Also I have had all kind of medicine that you wouldn't believe.
I've seen more docs since then, and they have all been quacks, of course, even the white ones I've been to. NOne of them seem to care.. and it appears that I have some type of migraine, but I have it 24/7. It's actually gotten worse now, and most of the time depending on how long I've been sitting down or standing up, I'll get really nauseating and just feel like dying. But it's never so bad to the point I can't move or anything, it's just really hard to get out of bed and do anything.
They tell me it's probably a bad migraine, but that's kinda something i already know, but none of them care enough to sit down with me and figure out what will work. They don't want to listen to me, even though I plead with them, so I've just given up trying, and started opium.
So now I'm a ******* druggie, thanks to the fraud that is the medical industry.
They tell me it's probably a bad migraine, but that's kinda something i already know, but none of them care enough to sit down with me and figure out what will work. They don't want to listen to me, even though I plead with them, so I've just given up trying, and started opium.
So now I'm a ******* druggie, thanks to the fraud that is the medical industry.
OMG - I am sorry to hear about your symptoms but I am so relieved to find out that there are others out there with the same symptoms as me. This has been going on for nearly 2 years, 3 neurologists, numerous tests and hospital stays and still no definite answers. They did find an abnormality on my MRI but they are just watching that to see what develops. Recently I started developing other symptoms such as an electrical shock and pins and needles feeling in the back of my head and legs. Sometimes between my head and my legs, I don't know what is worse.
The last neurologist I went to said they find several abnormalities on my physical exam but some they have never seen before so they can't come up with a diagnosis.
My family and co-workers want me to go to someplace like the Mayo Clinic or JOhns Hopkins, but I am so frustrated with feeling like this and going to doctor after doctor and test after test with no help....Let's all keep in touch and hope one of us can get to the bottom of this - good luck to you all and God Bless.
The last neurologist I went to said they find several abnormalities on my physical exam but some they have never seen before so they can't come up with a diagnosis.
My family and co-workers want me to go to someplace like the Mayo Clinic or JOhns Hopkins, but I am so frustrated with feeling like this and going to doctor after doctor and test after test with no help....Let's all keep in touch and hope one of us can get to the bottom of this - good luck to you all and God Bless.
I have the same symptoms! I went to see a Dr. today and he is sending me to a neurologist asap. Hopefully someone will help us with some info or advice. Thanks..pattymac
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