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An array of symptoms and no answers

I am a 25 year old female who experienced a sudden onset of dizziness plus a list of other symptoms that have arose over a period of time now going on 3 weeks.

It all started about 3 weeks ago with a HSV Type II outbreak(this was not the first). I went to the Dr and received my meds along with some Tramadol. I was outside at the park all day and that night I took one dose of the new to me Tramadol. After that I started to experience a spinning sensation along with tightness in my chest and difficulty breathing. The next morning I called the Dr and told them how I was feeling. They told me it was probably a reaction to the Tramadol. I was to stop taking it and it would be 2-3 days for it to completely be out of my system. Since then I have been to another Dr. who told me it was vertigo where I was prescribed Meclizine(which didn't help). I then started to experience pain in my ears so my Dr. thought it could be an inner ear infection and I started taking Amoxicillin. I also noticed I started to get headaches everyday, eye pain, nausea, blurry vision and the dizziness still.By dizziness I mean I feel I am off balance and that I have been on a boat all day. I just feel swimmy. That I am in some sort of haze, if that makes any sense. I also was having constant tingling in my fingers and toes.

I went to see an ENT where they tested my hearing and looked at my ears. There was no sign of an ear infection and my hearing was great. The ENT told me I had something called Vestibular Neuritis. I was prescribed Thermdermascolpaline(sp?) patches which also didn't work. I have been unable to drive and unable to work. I have been unable to focus. I feel that my eyes are trying to move and look at something else. I have been scheduled for an ENG which I am supposed to do next week. I thought maybe my vision had something to do with it so I went for an eye exam where I found out I needed glasses, but the dizziness and my vision had nothing to do with each other.  I talked to a friend in the medical field and he was alarmed by the tingling in my extremeties and said I needed to have an MRI asap. I just recently saw a neurologist(today) where he said it wasn't neurological and it wasn't vertigo. THEN WHAT THE HELL IS IT THEN!!!!!??

I will be having an MRI done tommorow morning of the spine (C1-C8) just because it might have something to do with a past accident(5-6 yrs ago) where I was rear ended. I saw a chiropractor and recieved electro and massage therapy for severe whiplash and torn tendons in my neck. I don't think what I'm going through now has anything to do with this but it might- so it needs to be included.

I have been EXTREMELY upset where I actually had an anxiety attack and had to go to the E.R.

I don't know what is wrong with me and if I will ever be normal again.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! :(
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Yea, I have those patches they don't help. I only took the Tramadol once..3 weeks ago. I didn't take it again after that day. I have been to a regular doctor, and ENT, and a neurologist. I don't know who else to see!!! This is so ridiculous!!

Thanks for your help though!
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hi helpme Im on tramadol and I have vertigo I take a patch for vertigo transderm scop 1.5mgs asked him to put you on that one. plus Im 52 years old. I use to take mecilzine didnt work you will be fine I have de generative disc diease in my neck I had all what you said but Im still going to a doctor for my left leg numb up to my half he said it might be from wearing to tight cloths. get a second opinion.
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