Spacy Feeling / Disorientation

[jaime1982]

Hello,

I have an issue that has been going on for right at 10 years now.  To me at the time, being a teenage, thought that it was a relapse to the pot i smoked a month prior.  But now i know that it could not be a decade later.  These feelings are dizziness, fatigue, confusion, sleeping problems, headaches, etc.  This has a kind of 'high' feeling to it, but never goes away.  Some days it is better, but always a feeling of cloudiness.  

Many years ago i did see doctors for this only to be dismissed with that it wasn't life threatening.   MRI test normal.   Blood work all normal.  Did at one point have high thyroid but was normal from all further test.  I was put on blood pressure meds later on which did nothing but help my headaches (and BP).

I saw another post on here that look very similar but it was from 1998, I wonder if that was ever solved.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jamison    

[jaime1982]

Could this be MS?  

[jaime1982]

The last few days have been bad.  Driving has been almost scary having to concentrate so hard.  I did have a kinda tingling feeling in my head on the back near the neck.

[jaime1982]

As far as lifestyle, I am not obese but am a bit over weight.  I do exercise 2-3 times a week, by walking or hitting the AB Coaster.  I take a multivitamin for men daily, as well as my Metoprolol 100MG & Lisinopril/HCTZ 10-12.5.  I use to smoke (but this was after my symptoms) but have been quit for 2+ years.  My BP is pretty normal now with the medication, but sometimes i a little low.  My doctor did lower my dose on the Lisinopril last visit due to slightly low BP.

It may be just a mental thing, but I take a couple of aspirin and my symptoms seem to lessen. It is hard to describe the symptoms, but sometimes i will leave a room or go outside and have a quick "reality check". How did i get here?  That's rare but it has happened many times over the last 10 years.  The feeling in my hands when im trying to grasp smaller objects is tingly.  Same happens sometimes with hot and cold objects.  In the early years of this i would feel tingly all over only i can describe as i 'high' feeling.

Most of the time i have a headache when im at my worst.  Pain in the back of my neck, where the neck and head meet.  Lately ive notice a pain along my spinal area of my back on the top.  I'm not sure what the difference is, but I seem to have worse symptoms in the evenings.

Any ideas?
Thank you,
Jamison  

[ggreg]

Well, the first thing to look at with somebody who is worn slam out and can't think straight is their lifestyle.  You have to regularly and vigorously exercise, get plenty of protein (an egg every two or three days is the best), and staying well-hydrated is more important than most people realize.  Sometimes the B vitamins can have an effect on how sharp your thinking is, too, so you need to eat plenty of bread and noodles.  

On the other hand, since you have had thyroid and blood pressure issues in the past, which is somewhat unusual in a young adult, it is also possible you have developed yet another health issue, like anemia, that a new general physical might reveal.  But the first thing that came to my head was the business about getting enough protein in your diet.  If you feel you are up-to-date on your health, then give us more lifestyle and symptom details, if you like, so perhaps posters in this forum can get a better fix on what other health issues might be at work here, besides the regular stuff I have pointed out.