24/7 head pressure!

[scottio19]

for the past 3 weeks now my world has seemed to have ground to a halt! This time 2 weeks ago if you said I'd have been to the doctors 4 times, A&E ECU twice (one overnight stay) I'd have said you were mad given how rare it is for me to actually go see about any pains ect I have.

My story began just over two weeks ago where I was watching TV in bed and I got the strangest feeling and my eyes went all funny and I couldn't focus on anything, I had to take off my glasses and just lie down and try to go to sleep. I thought nothing of it until I awoke the next day with the strangest 'foggy' feeling in my head like I was walking about in a daze, then came the pressure in my head that wouldn't shift.... Straight away I was terrified and thought something was seriously wrong but my fiancée put it down to tension headache (never had a headache in my 26 years on this planet).

A few days later and it was no better so I went to GP who thought it was a sinus problem sinusitis. Got a week dose of antibiotics (amoxicillin) and a steroid nasal spray...did nothing! By this point I was in a state my head, the pressure would just be crippling to the point I was close to tears. I was googling things at work and kept seeing 'tumor' which made things unbearable. I went to out of hours at the hospital where I was told migraines and fobbed off with more cocodomol and told it wasn't my sinuses (I did have a constant blocked nose for 2 months but it had cleared and I felt no mucus since).

2 days later my GP sent me for a CT scan at the hospital but on arriving I saw the neouro doctor who done some tests, blood ect and said I was fine and sent me on my way. Again I was in bits. The next night I checked my self into hospital where I spent overnight and got CT scan next day along with more bloods, ECG ect. Everything ok.

Now I'm told its anxiety despite me not having a care in the world before all this began, I did go through a hellish 2 years (more than most I'd reckon) 6 months prior to this but I didn't suffer anything like this in that time so I can't accept it's anxiety.

The headaches have eased off but I'm still left with this heavy head drunk feeling all the time and the head pressure that always seems to be present untill I lay down at night.

It's so hard to try and describe but this has been 20 days 24/7 and no one can tell me what's up! The only relief is when I'm in bed at night although I always wake up 3 or 4 times a night now and struggle to get back to sleep (no pain or discomfort involved).

I've had eye exam
CT of brain
Bloods
ECG
Passed the doctors neuro tests.

I'm not sure what another visit to the GP will do as I hate being seen as wasting their time but I have tried keeping busy (work, gym 5 nights a week and drinking plenty of water) Nothing is taking this pressure away!

The only thing I can do now is pray one day I wake up it's gone!

[scottio19]

Anyone have ideas?

[scottio19]

I have been scheduled for a lumbar puncture in the next month or so.

I suppose that's one of the last things my Neuro can do test wise for me now.

[scottio19]

Sorry to hear your daughter is going through this at such a young age!

I'll give the sudafed decongestants a try thanks!

Take care.

[TressyJane]

My daughter is 11 and suffers from two forms of, at this point, almost debilitating migraines. She has at times gotten a very intense pressure in her head that will last for days. We tried a lot of things and I got desperate to relieve her pain and tried a decongestant, nothing added to it just that. It didn't take away all the pressure but something worked and took some of it away. I don't know if this will help at all for you but just wanted to suggest it. Good grace with your appointments and remember to speak up to the doctors.

[scottio19]

Yeah I feel pressure and crackling in ears along with a constant buzzing

[scottio19]

Update.

I have since been to see an ENT who done a hearing test which was fine so no obvious reason for ringing.

I have just completed an MRI with contrast which doctor told me was normal with no abnormalities.

My 24/7 headache, light-headedness and buzzing in head/ears is now in its 6 month period with no breaks. I'm over the moon no tumor ect has been found obviously but still at a loss as to why I'm feeling like this.

So to recap I've had:

Extensive blood work several times
CT with contrast
ENT with hearing test
MRI with contrast
Been to headache specialist next appointment on Thu

I've been told I have new daily persistent headache whatever that means.

Anyone going through this?