clouded consciousness

Posted By chase on July 25, 1999 at 09:33:20
I've been experiencing the following symptoms:
-Clouded consciousness--not a minute of a day passes by when my alertness     isn't cloudy or foggy
-Syncope--I've passed out at least a dozen times in the past 10 years.  I     passed out on the tilt table test when the cardiologist administered     the heart stimulant.
-Left side of face--the left side of my face doesn't do what I tell it to      at least on a daily basis.  I've noticed this especially when I've gone     too long without eating something.  It seems like the information my     brain is sending to my face gets lost by the time it reaches my facial     muscle.
-Visual disturbances--if you've ever lost consciousness, my vision is stuck     in that moment between being fully conscious and being in an         unconscious state.  It seems like visual information is slowing down on     the way to my brain and it's making my vision "swimmy".
-Speech--I frequently lose track of what others are saying or what I am        saying mid-sentece.  When I have gone a long time without eating         something, I start stuttering at times or repeating phrases and my         speech is forced.  I have a hard time paying attention to auditory         stimuli.
I think I've had some of these symptoms to some degree for most of my life.  I'm in my twenties, so I know they are not related to aging.  These symptoms affect my ability to function the way I need to at work and in day to day life.  I want go back to graduate school, but my decreased awareness and attention span make it hard for me to accomplish what I need to there. I'm certain that all of the above symptoms are related to the clouded consciousness.  I've seen a couple of neurologists and a cardiologist, but they are not sure what is causing the cluster of symptoms.  It seems evident to me that something is interfering with a neurotransmitter system. Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated.  Thanks, Chase










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