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Dizziness/Confusion/Numbness/Head pressure
I self-diagnosed with depersonalization/derealization about 8 months ago, and it has been torturing me ever since (the causes are unknown).
Recently (about a month ago or so) , I've been getting many symptoms such as :
Dizziness - Feel like I'm on a boat, I kinda shake at the rythm of my heartbeat
Confusion - I have terrible memory loss, and I often feel spaced out
Numbness - Affects the top of my head mainly, and the rest of my body
Head pressure - I feel sort of a pressure/numbness on the top of my head and forehead
Fast heartbeat
Every single doctor says I have nothing, that I'm perfectly healthy and that I should calm down (get rid of anxiety) , but the problem is, I'm not even that anxious. I often feel bad even when I'm super relaxed.
I'd be really appreciated if you people could either share your stories (if you have the same symptoms) , or tell me what's possibly going on with me.
Recently (about a month ago or so) , I've been getting many symptoms such as :
Dizziness - Feel like I'm on a boat, I kinda shake at the rythm of my heartbeat
Confusion - I have terrible memory loss, and I often feel spaced out
Numbness - Affects the top of my head mainly, and the rest of my body
Head pressure - I feel sort of a pressure/numbness on the top of my head and forehead
Fast heartbeat
Every single doctor says I have nothing, that I'm perfectly healthy and that I should calm down (get rid of anxiety) , but the problem is, I'm not even that anxious. I often feel bad even when I'm super relaxed.
I'd be really appreciated if you people could either share your stories (if you have the same symptoms) , or tell me what's possibly going on with me.
Best Answer
Hi sharpshood,
Have you been diagnosed yet? I've had these symptoms as well, and I've seen many doctors but I didn't get any help from any of them. But after I started taking everything that I'm going to list on here. I feel so amazing now. I hope this helps!!! :)
* B Complex
* B 12
* Nerve Formula TRIVITA
* Krill Omega 50+
Have you been diagnosed yet? I've had these symptoms as well, and I've seen many doctors but I didn't get any help from any of them. But after I started taking everything that I'm going to list on here. I feel so amazing now. I hope this helps!!! :)
* B Complex
* B 12
* Nerve Formula TRIVITA
* Krill Omega 50+
I have all the same symptoms and feel like I can't focus my eyes. It's been going on for weeks and week and I feel like I'm going mad.
I need help and don't know what to do.
I need help and don't know what to do.
Yeah, that's probably the only way to be heard but I was never really the kind of person that complains a lot, but I guess I'll have to, else I'll be stuck in this state forever
Healthcare in Portugal is not worstthan in the UK. I know that from experience.
But in both places you have to be persistent and exagerate and insist again. It's the only way you will be heard.
But in both places you have to be persistent and exagerate and insist again. It's the only way you will be heard.
Dear Sharpshoot,
Like I mentioned before, get some motion sickness pills as the drugstore, stuff that has meclazine in it, and see if that helps when you get an attack of the boat rocking thing. Also, another trick, to get your heartrate down and thus any anxiety down, is to do deep breathing, take a real deep breath and blow it out, breathe normally a few times, then deep breathe again, continue ten times. But an ENT doc just might find you have a little infection going in your ear and just by cleaning it out and giving you drops, plus some drugs for vertigo, just might pull you through for good.
I don't care how lousy your health care system is, just make an appointment TODAY and be done with it. I mean, supposing vertigo is not the problem, then at least the ENT will know what doc you ought to see, so many people come to him with this balance thing that if you don't have it, he'll then be able to refer you to a neurologist or the right doc for what you do have. If you just sit and do nothing about it, what good is that? Gee whiz. You're a grown man and can pick up the phone and dial it just like everybody else. If you have no cash, just ask the doctor's office people to please bill you. And you don't have to tell people you found out you got vertigo from the internet. It's so common that if you mention you think you might have that because you feel like you're rocking on a boat, that's all you gotta say. The doctor will take over the visit from there.
GG
Like I mentioned before, get some motion sickness pills as the drugstore, stuff that has meclazine in it, and see if that helps when you get an attack of the boat rocking thing. Also, another trick, to get your heartrate down and thus any anxiety down, is to do deep breathing, take a real deep breath and blow it out, breathe normally a few times, then deep breathe again, continue ten times. But an ENT doc just might find you have a little infection going in your ear and just by cleaning it out and giving you drops, plus some drugs for vertigo, just might pull you through for good.
I don't care how lousy your health care system is, just make an appointment TODAY and be done with it. I mean, supposing vertigo is not the problem, then at least the ENT will know what doc you ought to see, so many people come to him with this balance thing that if you don't have it, he'll then be able to refer you to a neurologist or the right doc for what you do have. If you just sit and do nothing about it, what good is that? Gee whiz. You're a grown man and can pick up the phone and dial it just like everybody else. If you have no cash, just ask the doctor's office people to please bill you. And you don't have to tell people you found out you got vertigo from the internet. It's so common that if you mention you think you might have that because you feel like you're rocking on a boat, that's all you gotta say. The doctor will take over the visit from there.
GG
Dear Londres,
You asked about rotational versus rocking, and it's been a long while since we've been to the docs about all this, so I don't remember the exact terms they called his. He calls it dizziness. It's triggered by fast movements around him, like crowds, busy stores and restaurants, and especially riding in a car, and if it rains or snows or lots of light and shadow, it gets really bad. This causes him to grab hold of the nearest stable thing, he looks down, and anxiety builds. It can go away fairly quickly or sometimes continues even after he sits down. As long as he's at home or fooling around in the yard or whatever, he's okay. It's when he goes places that it bothers him. He lost some hearing in one of his ears when he was a young adult, so we think that has something to do with it. One thing interesting, tho, is I was reading the Wkipedia article about labrythitis for Sharpshoot, and it said something in there about some people adapt better to the loss of balance than others, and without that, it can become chronic. I told my husband about it and am going to que up the article for him to read, maybe it's a clue to help him get past it. Thank you for your interest. And yes, he's some kinda tough, and so must YOU be!
GG
You asked about rotational versus rocking, and it's been a long while since we've been to the docs about all this, so I don't remember the exact terms they called his. He calls it dizziness. It's triggered by fast movements around him, like crowds, busy stores and restaurants, and especially riding in a car, and if it rains or snows or lots of light and shadow, it gets really bad. This causes him to grab hold of the nearest stable thing, he looks down, and anxiety builds. It can go away fairly quickly or sometimes continues even after he sits down. As long as he's at home or fooling around in the yard or whatever, he's okay. It's when he goes places that it bothers him. He lost some hearing in one of his ears when he was a young adult, so we think that has something to do with it. One thing interesting, tho, is I was reading the Wkipedia article about labrythitis for Sharpshoot, and it said something in there about some people adapt better to the loss of balance than others, and without that, it can become chronic. I told my husband about it and am going to que up the article for him to read, maybe it's a clue to help him get past it. Thank you for your interest. And yes, he's some kinda tough, and so must YOU be!
GG
Well, that is not true about healthcare being "horrible" in every country except 1-2. That is not to say that alot of healthcare systems could be better, but "horrible" would be a bit harsh to describe all of them except 1-2.
I live in Portugal. From what I've heard, healthcare is horrible in every country (with 1 or 2 exceptions) , but I think Portugal has to be in the top of the worst.
Your husband must be a STRONG person to deal with vertigo for 15 years. Does he have rotational vertigo or rocking/swaying type vertigo? I have the rocking/swaying 24/7 except when I am sleep. I still work, cook, clean, etc. but some days I have to completely rest.
Well, in here as soon as you step in a clinic and suggest that you have this or that because you've researched it on the internet, the doctor won't take you serious, or even make fun of you and send you home untreated. I know it sounds unreal and stupid, but trust me, that's exactly how it goes. My mother works in a clinic as an assistant, and she spoke to thousands of doctors in there about my syptoms, none of them seems to take this seriously, and that's probably why she's not taking it seriously either, because she takes their word, meanwhile I feel like I'm dying.
Also, here is a website that answers the questions you've been asking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthitis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthitis
Sharpshoot,
Just go to the health clinic in your area, tell them you think you have vertigo (that's a more common word for labrynthitis), and let them take care of you. As for it becoming permanent, this is indeed true, my husband has had vertigo for about 15 years. SOME people it does go away, but others it doesn't, but there are treatments for it either way. Why suffer if you don't have to? If your country pays for it, like if you're in Canada or Great Britain, it doesn't matter if you have a job or not. Just go to a clinic or hospital or doctor and be seen. Let us know what happens.
GG
Just go to the health clinic in your area, tell them you think you have vertigo (that's a more common word for labrynthitis), and let them take care of you. As for it becoming permanent, this is indeed true, my husband has had vertigo for about 15 years. SOME people it does go away, but others it doesn't, but there are treatments for it either way. Why suffer if you don't have to? If your country pays for it, like if you're in Canada or Great Britain, it doesn't matter if you have a job or not. Just go to a clinic or hospital or doctor and be seen. Let us know what happens.
GG
I have had problems with my vision, balance, etc. because I was not treated promptly; it is going on a year and still it has not resolved. In some cases, it becomes chronic; never going away. Google unresolved labyrinthitis.
No, there is NO easy treatment, if there were I would not be in the position I am in. I have learned to live around it.
I don't know what you have; you need to be DIAGNOSED first and NO ONE on here can do that.
No, there is NO easy treatment, if there were I would not be in the position I am in. I have learned to live around it.
I don't know what you have; you need to be DIAGNOSED first and NO ONE on here can do that.
It can cause permanent problems? I've read that it can last for a few months, but it will eventually go away.. is that wrong? And if I do have it, is there an easy treatment?
Well, I wish you the best and hope your parents and physician will take your seriously and consult an ENT specialist. If you do have labyrinthitis its needs to be taken care of promptly before it causes permanent problems.
I'm 19 years old, but there isn't much I can do. Everything that has to do with health is paid in my country, and I don't have a job, because I feel way too bad to work.
As for psychological disturbances in the past, no, not really, and from what I know my familly is pretty healthy as well.
As for psychological disturbances in the past, no, not really, and from what I know my familly is pretty healthy as well.
Yes, I have the headaches and spaced-out feeling; it is not pleasant to say the least when your job depends on concentration and focus such as mine.
May I ask, how old are you? You mentioned parents and physician "laughed" this off. Well, they are not the ones living in this condition; it is very difficult. If you are under 18, there is not much you can do without your parent's consent if you are in the USA.
Have you had psych issues in the past? I do not know why your parents and physician are not interested in investigating this.
May I ask, how old are you? You mentioned parents and physician "laughed" this off. Well, they are not the ones living in this condition; it is very difficult. If you are under 18, there is not much you can do without your parent's consent if you are in the USA.
Have you had psych issues in the past? I do not know why your parents and physician are not interested in investigating this.
Yes, Londres70, headaches and feeling lightheaded are some of the symptoms for Labyrinthitis. Good news is it can be viral, that means it goes away...bad news is it can be chronic! I still don't know what I have for sure, will find out next week hopefully.
Just wish I could have some answers. 3 months feeling this unwell without knowing why is very distressful.
Just wish I could have some answers. 3 months feeling this unwell without knowing why is very distressful.
Yeah I've run into labyrinthis before while googling, and it looked quite possible, but as usual I mentioned it to my parents/doctors and they all laughed, because have no idea of what it is, and aren't even interested, but I'm willing to do what it takes to get off this debilitating state, and I will get the treatment I need.
But just wondering, can labyrinthis cause headaches/spaced out feeling?
But just wondering, can labyrinthis cause headaches/spaced out feeling?
I agree with mizat and ggreg totally. I have unresolved labyrinthitis and been battling it for 10 months now. I have the SAME exact symptoms you have. I had two physicians tried to pin a somatic diagnosis on me; the psych card, just like they have done with you.
Have you had any ENT testing? I think it is your inner ear too. Google labyrinthitis. Usually it resolves, but mine has not. Guess I am one of the lucky ones; NOT.
Have you had any ENT testing? I think it is your inner ear too. Google labyrinthitis. Usually it resolves, but mine has not. Guess I am one of the lucky ones; NOT.
I've looked up the symptoms of dysautonomia and it mentions excessive thirst, which is something that I don't have, at all. I never drink water, I'd say I drink about a glass of water per week.. This is actually one of my symptoms, I used to drink loads of water, I was always thirsty, then all of a sudden I stopped drinking.
Well there are a number of tests like the tilt table tests, but mostly its a diagnosis of exclusion I guess...still learning it all. She had so many tests that were normal results...finding a cardiologist or neurologist who knows anything about it will be helpful! check out dinet.org also.
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