LIGHTHEADED,OFF-BALANCE,HEADACHE(CONSTANT)

    
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Posted by CCF Neuro MD on June 21, 1997 at 12:38:11:

In Reply to: LIGHTHEADED,OFF-BALANCE,HEADACHE(CONSTANT) posted by GREG KASSICK on June 12, 1997 at 21:56:07:

: I'AM A MALE 39 YRS.OLD.I HAVE LIGHTHEADEDNESS,HEADACHES,AND OFF-BALANCE FEELING ALL
  THE TIME,ALSO NECK PAIN.DRIVING BOTHERS ME THE MOST.I HAD THESE SYMPTOMS A
  YEAR AGO AND THEY JUST SEEMED TO GO AWAY AND NOW THEY ARE BACK.I HAVE HAD BLOOD TESTS ,C.T.
  SCAN DONE AND ALL ARE GOOD. I HAVE BEEN TO EAR,NOSE,AND THROAT SPECIALIST
  AND NEUROLOGIST.MY DOCTOR HAS HAD ME ON MANY ANTI-DEPRESSENTS,THEN BETA-BLOCKERS,NOW ON
  CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER,AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.YOUR OPINION AND OR HELP WOULD
  BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
                                     THANK YOU
                                        GREG
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Greg:
The exact nature of your problem is unclear from your symptoms, namely neck pain, headache, light-headedness, and feeling off balance.
Conditions that could cause such symptoms are numerous, the commonest being degenerative spine disease inner ear disease, and fibromyalgia, which are benign conditions.
Less common are somewhat more serious disorders such as brain or spine tumors,impaired blood supply to the brain, systemic disease, and major depression.
Your doctor seems to have done some appropriate tests to exclude some of the life-threatening causes.
I would suggest that you follow his advice for the best symptomatic relief with measures such as excercises, physical therapy, and medications such as tricyclic antidepressants, and be ressured that you do not have a major illness.
In case you develop any new or unusual symptoms, please do not hesitate to see neurologist for re-evaluation.
This information is provided for general medical educational purposes only. Please consult your physician for diagnostic and treatment options of your specific medical condition.