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dizziness, fatigue, lightheadedness, etc, etc
by justin7154, Aug 12, 2009 05:26PM
I'm 27 a year old doctorate student with no prior health problems. Approximately 3 months ago I awoke with very strong feelings of dissociation. I would get flashes of lightheadedness and dizziness. These "flashes" followed a strange sensation like that of an airbubble just under the skin in my forehead. afterwards, I felt disoriented along with a slight confusion like a had just lost a few seconds of time. I also had frequent headaches at the base of my skull, a strange radiating pain in the back of my head, and a stiff neck. When reading, I had a lot of trouble focusing/thinking clearly and it felt like my head was swaying back and forth (even though I know it wasn't).
I tried to write it off as some sort of temporary illness that would pass, but it continued to get worse. Many times I feel as if I'm going to lose conscienceness or totally lose sense of what's going on. It actually feels like there's not enough oxygen getting to my brain and at times it feels like my brain is just shutting down. School work is usually pretty easy for me, but lately I have trouble understanding abstract concepts. Driving is now something I avoid because it's hard for me to focus and everything feels very surreal.
I generally don't feel well and can sleep 12-15 hours a day, but still feel fatigued. At times, I have to lay down and sleep because I feel like I'm going to just pass out. I used to run daily, but now I can't go for more than a mile or 2 because it just feels like my brain is just getting choked out of oxygen. After exercising, I feel very fatigued and spaced out for the rest of the day. I even have trouble speaking fluidly at times, which is really scary. Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol also make me feel a lot worse. I used to be able to drink quite a bit, but now after 1-2 beers I feel as if my brain is shutting down and I'm viewing my surroundings from the bottom of a hole.
This comes at a bad time because I don't currently have insurance. I went to the ER 2 months ago and the doc thought I had mono but didn't test for it. I went to another ER 2 weeks ago after waking up covered in hives (probably do to an allergy, but at this point who knows). They checked thryoid function and did a CT scan, all of which where normal. I have good days and bad days, but the bad are starting to outnumber the good and I haven't had a day where I feel completely normal in a while. I need to figure out what's wrong soon because it's totally ruining my life and I can't see being able to finish school while feeling this bad. I'll admit that this is causing a lot of anxiety, but the stress is stemming from the physical symptoms and not the other way around. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated
I tried to write it off as some sort of temporary illness that would pass, but it continued to get worse. Many times I feel as if I'm going to lose conscienceness or totally lose sense of what's going on. It actually feels like there's not enough oxygen getting to my brain and at times it feels like my brain is just shutting down. School work is usually pretty easy for me, but lately I have trouble understanding abstract concepts. Driving is now something I avoid because it's hard for me to focus and everything feels very surreal.
I generally don't feel well and can sleep 12-15 hours a day, but still feel fatigued. At times, I have to lay down and sleep because I feel like I'm going to just pass out. I used to run daily, but now I can't go for more than a mile or 2 because it just feels like my brain is just getting choked out of oxygen. After exercising, I feel very fatigued and spaced out for the rest of the day. I even have trouble speaking fluidly at times, which is really scary. Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol also make me feel a lot worse. I used to be able to drink quite a bit, but now after 1-2 beers I feel as if my brain is shutting down and I'm viewing my surroundings from the bottom of a hole.
This comes at a bad time because I don't currently have insurance. I went to the ER 2 months ago and the doc thought I had mono but didn't test for it. I went to another ER 2 weeks ago after waking up covered in hives (probably do to an allergy, but at this point who knows). They checked thryoid function and did a CT scan, all of which where normal. I have good days and bad days, but the bad are starting to outnumber the good and I haven't had a day where I feel completely normal in a while. I need to figure out what's wrong soon because it's totally ruining my life and I can't see being able to finish school while feeling this bad. I'll admit that this is causing a lot of anxiety, but the stress is stemming from the physical symptoms and not the other way around. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated
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I know exactly how you feel....while reading your post I feel like you just wrote about my last 3 months. all that is exactly how i feel every day if you find out what is causing all these problems let me know cause the doctors keep saying im perfectly fine which when you dont even know what feeling good feels like anymore and your only 18 something is wrong.
-Jessica
Good luck
Sammy