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Heart problem, adrenal tumor maybe? Blood pressure?
by hmo322, Dec 07, 2005 12:00AM
Hello, I was wondering if you could review my symptoms and tell me whether I might have a heart/vascular problem, and if not, which direction might I go in? I am 28, white male, 5'10" 230 lbs, regular cardio exercise 3x per week/30 mins.
My symptoms: For 3-4 years now, I have had what began as a mild pressure headache (when laying down only) and swolen nasal turbinates (can't breath through nose). This persisted until about April of this year, and everything became much worse. I developed a particularly intense, constant, unchanging headache with features of frontal tension and on top of the head it feels like there is a heavy weight sitting on me. I also have attacks of severe vertigo-like spells (room spins violently when laying down, and improves when sitting up or standing) This comes and go mysteriously for 1-4 days at a time. On top on this, I feel confusion all the time, especially when visualizing moving objects, my eyes hurt and everything blurs out and I can't focus.
The heart: sometimes my heart beats intensly (forcefully) several times and the SAME pressure in my head pulsates INTENSLY concurrent to my heartbeat. Taking a deep breath will help stop this (also have been short of breath at rest, but not during exercise). I have had MRI/brain. MRA brain/neck. ABG, and PFT, chest xray, all negative.
Symptoms get worse when standing for long periods of time, I measured my BP at a grocery store and it was 172/115 when I first sat down, but then dropped off to 145/85 after 5 mins. At docs office,its been 140/80 but usually lower.
Thanks for your help
My symptoms: For 3-4 years now, I have had what began as a mild pressure headache (when laying down only) and swolen nasal turbinates (can't breath through nose). This persisted until about April of this year, and everything became much worse. I developed a particularly intense, constant, unchanging headache with features of frontal tension and on top of the head it feels like there is a heavy weight sitting on me. I also have attacks of severe vertigo-like spells (room spins violently when laying down, and improves when sitting up or standing) This comes and go mysteriously for 1-4 days at a time. On top on this, I feel confusion all the time, especially when visualizing moving objects, my eyes hurt and everything blurs out and I can't focus.
The heart: sometimes my heart beats intensly (forcefully) several times and the SAME pressure in my head pulsates INTENSLY concurrent to my heartbeat. Taking a deep breath will help stop this (also have been short of breath at rest, but not during exercise). I have had MRI/brain. MRA brain/neck. ABG, and PFT, chest xray, all negative.
Symptoms get worse when standing for long periods of time, I measured my BP at a grocery store and it was 172/115 when I first sat down, but then dropped off to 145/85 after 5 mins. At docs office,its been 140/80 but usually lower.
Thanks for your help
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I have allready seen a neurologist, two actually, a GP, and an ENT, with all the aforementioned tests being negative.
Thanks again