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Dizziness, spaced out feeling, head pain, sinus pressure and feeling shaky

For the past 4 years I have been experiencing horrible symptoms. It seemed that the whole thing started as a sinus infection but then I went for a CT scan of sinuses and they were clear. I have been having symptoms of dizziness, head pain, shakiness and a spaced out kind of foggy feeling like i am watching my life from the outside - all day every day. There are some times for a couple of hours during the day that the symptoms may lift and give me a few moments to live- but not much. I have been to about 30 doctors- including ENT's allergists, neurologists, chiropracters, opthamologists. psychologists, dentists and everything else u can think of. All CT scans, MRI of brain and blood work keep coming back clean and ok. Nothing I try seems to work. There was a period of time about 3 and a half years ago that the symptoms lifted for about 4 months and then it returned full force. Some of the weird parts are that the shakiness seems to be seasonal - coming in spring and lasting thru summer and its miserable like a tingling pins and needles sensation thru out my body. I have also been getting what some doctors seem to diagnose as recurring sinus infections- like 10 a year- i take anti biotics and i feel slightly better until the next infection but i still have the other symtoms while I am on the medication.  I have hay fever and allergies to mold dust...Every doctor tried diagnosing something different- like migraines or TMJ or some sort of other odd thing. I've tried tons of medications. I dont usually have all the symptoms at once...they kind of take turns.  One doctor suggested moving to Arizona as it may be a sinus issue but the ENT's say I have no sinus isue- just regular allergies and the allergists say that they have never seen symptoms like these for allergies. I tried psychologists even though the ony reason I am stressed out is cuz I can never live....before this sickness I was the happiest person around- and even psychologists turned me away as normal.  Is there anyone out there that may know something that can help me - please??......I can not go on like this anymore
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15371196 tn?1440134314
You guys need to look up temporal lobe epilepsy I think you'll find that it describes many of your feelings or symptoms.
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SOLVED: I had suffered all these symptoms for around 4 years and never had much luck with anyone figuring out what could be causing them. Thought for a while it could be MS or some other autoimmune disease which had caused me much undo stress and anxiety thru my life thinking I had something very wrong or even degenerative with me, though neither a neurologist nor an ENT to confirm a direct cause. Then, at some point, I took Afrin before a plane ride and discovered that it help ALOT with my symptoms, i.e alleviating the foggy head feeling and sinus pressure. After that I decide to say screw it and just started taking Afrin every single day. Over the next few weeks, I was feeling almost 100% better. This had really confirmed to me that sinus inflammation was the cause of most of these symptoms. I had not yet linked the actual instigator of the inflammation but I at least knew that there was something that could finally help. I was still experiencing some sinus infections however and there would be days when these feelings would come back. Finally, I ended up at an allergist and did a allergen panel and discovered that I was highly allergic to many kind of plant pollen and most primarily dust mites which are not seasonal and can effect you all year long. He got me on Allegra D as well as Dymista nasal spray. Its been over a year now and I mostly live symptom free!!! It's really changed my life. I would HIGHLY recommend going to an allergist or simply try staying on an antihistamine/ nasal spray regiment for at least a month and see how you feel. All these medications (except dymista which I've now just traded out for flonase) are over the counter so there is no harm in just going out the the store, buying a month supply and giving it a go! I would also recommend trying different kinds of antihistamines if one doesn't work. It seems Allegra is the only one that really works for me but others might work better for other people. I just wanted to post here because I found this post a few years ago and it gave me some comfort knowing people were going thru the same thing , even if there were no real answers.  Just want to say there is hope and this could be one possible answer. Further more, if anyone knows of other forums or blogs that are seeking similar advice, please let me know. Trying to get the word out. Take care all.
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Shae,
I have the same symptoms.  I had a traumatic fear experience which made me have a bit of anxiety for a period of time. During that time my stomach acids were out of wack making me sick to my stomach, lowered my immune system making me have a cold. Then the hypochondria started where anxiety kicked in again and started affecting my liver. It was at this point that I started having allergy issues, stuffed nose, pressure behind cheek bones, GERD and every disease I could find symptoms for. This caused me to panic causing heart palpatations, high blood pressure and hypertension. Now when I panic I get light headed, heavy head, weak, naseaous. It is a spiraling effect. The anxiety did enough damage to my liver says the immunologist that I will forever have sinus allergies and will get dizzy almost everytime I have anxiety.
I was never a believer that stress and anxiety can cause health problems. Now I am a firm believer. I have had 25 blood tests done and nothing.
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Rinse out your sinuses with over the counter saline.  I had all these symptoms for 8 months and they went away.  It was sinus issues but I thought it was anxiety too.  Also take antihisthamines to stop your sinuses over reacting.  Try cutting down on caffine, smoke, perfume etc... anything that over stimulate s the sinuese until they're better, then reintroduce.
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I've had very similar symptoms. Been to my primary physician and ENT.  Was experiencing dizziness, felt like my head was swimming, almost like a bobble head. The tension in my temples would not let up. No matter which way I turned, I was experiencing a dizzy, wobbly feeling like I was walking with moon shoes. There was no spinning, and my left ear felt full.  I was very adamant that it was related to my ear because I also had a weird crackling sound when yawning or moving my jaw.  Finally saw a PT that does vestibular therapy.  Turns out it is NOT my inner ear, but extremely tight ligaments with my C1 vertebrae. After she alleviated the tension with some exercises and stretches, the "vise-like" tension headache finally lifted.  I have some neck retraction and upper cervical rotation mobilization exercises that I'm sure will be helpful.  If you feel frustrated or feel like no one you've seen has been helpful, go see a PT.  The problem could be stemming from your neck/back.
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1353650 tn?1429463374
I would see if you can set an appt. for an infectious disease doctor. If you go to a regular doctor you will not have this properly addressed.
Even better than an infectious disease doctor would be a natural path doctor.
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