Are symptoms related to arachnoid cyst?

[bobona]

I was diagnozed with an arachnoid cyst in the right temporal lobe with dimensions of 2.9 x 1.3 x 1.6. Since the cyst was detected, I have been having weird symptoms: mild headaches almost every day (not on one particular side but kind of moving around), heavy-head feeling (like my bran is about to "shut down"), pressure in the ears (like the feeling when a plane is taking off), fatigue, slight numbness in both arms. Two neurologista have told me that the cyst is not causing the symptoms, so I should just monitor it from time to time (e.g., every 6 months or so). I really want to believe them, but it seems like too big a coincidence--I can't help but feel that the symptoms are somehow related to the arachnoid cyst (it is true that my symtoms worsen during my period). Does anyone have an experience with this type of cyst? How fast do they grow? What else could these symptoms be related to?

[Chloemarie1991]

Hi to everyone, I'm new to this and never posted before but I agree that the cyst seems too much of a coincidence, I'm 21 this is my story...
Two years ago I stood up and had a massive pain up my back, diagnosed with two prolapsed discs and degenerative disc disease. After lots of other treatment, I had spinal surgery which has failed and my back is still as bad as ever. I had to leave Uni and my two jobs and was on bed rest and high morphine doses so I had been pretty down.
On an MRI for my spine, they found an arachnoid cyst on my brain in the posterior fossa but had no symptoms, a year later, I had several seizures losing consciousness and at one point stopped breathing, I had a headache lasting over three days where I was crying in pain (I have coped with a lot of pain but this was something else) I felt as though my head was going to explode. After several episodes, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I also have problems with one of my ears when I am on the telephone it becomes very uncomfortable.
I just feel as if this is all too much of a coincidence that all my problems are connected as they're both neuro yet my surgeon says they are not connected and that my cyst is not the cause for my epileptic symptoms.

[Lacefairy]

You are the first person to mention vertigo in relation to cysts. My vertigo was first thought to be related to high blood pressure medications. During the search an MRI found a cyst behind my right ear which I was told was nothing. After several changes in meds, my bp is stable but the vertigo is worse and headaches more frequent. Now I'm going back to neurologist. I found this community searching for a vertigo link. To my cyst. Anyone else?

[crayons64]

I too have the same problems with vertigo and was told it was Ménière's disease.  The hearing loss that came on quickly in my right ear from what I have been reading can be connected to the Arachnoid Cyst.  I have been struggling with this for years now.  Lacefairy, I would like to know what meds they are using for your BP as I am now on 4 and they do not seem to be doing me any good.  I may finally have a neurologist that is listening to me and I will be seeing a neurosurgeon soon.  

[twinkles186]

I was wondering if any of you guys have painful scalp

[Lfdmu]

My daughter is 7 years old and she was diagnosed with an arachnoid cyst when she was 3 years old on her left temporal. Just on August 2013 she started complaining a lot of dizziness and it has be constant and persistent. I have taken her to the Er at the children's hospital where she is attended by her neurologist . They performed a fast MRI and said the cyst was stable ... It's a 3cm cyst pushing on her left temporal lobe. So, that night I went home with no answers. Then I took her to an E.N.T., which referred her to have an ENG done and everything came out fine. That was out of the way. They did prescribed her with meclizine just to see if it could help her dizzy spells. Although, she didn't have any problems with her ears and so on. After, a while on trying with meclizine and no results I took her back to the Er on February 2014 and they told maybe its vertigo . Ok, here we go again no answers because vertigo is also a symptom of the cyst ,but yet they don't think so. I went to the neurologist that same week and I explained everything and then he ordered a video EEG . Nothing came up!!! Ok so they have asked me questions of my history and family history . I said I have migraines at times.. So based on my answer they have decided to diagnose my daughter with migraine that is Related to vertigo as we'll.  I am getting very anxious and I have decided to change hospitals. My daughter is always complaining about this and she also vomits and gets nausea. She says she has to stop playing at school due to her dizziness. I ask her to rate the dizziness from 1-10 and the only respond that I receive is the lowest : 3 and the highest : 11.  This is during the whole day she will tell me one minute it's a 4 the next an 8 , then a 5 then to a 10.  I want to help her and feel like I have my hands tied, I am not giving up and I will go to second, third, and even fourth opinions. The to me it's ironic how everyone has the cyst and complain about the same symptoms, yet doctors believe it doesn't. Odd . -_-

[CathyMarySherman]

I have had a craniotomy for my arachnoid cyst. Now I am 9 months post surgery.  I'm very grateful that my pressure headache went away at the time of the surgery; and has never returned.  But I would like to hear from others who have had the craniotomy to know how long it might take to regain balance.  I don't know if I'm trying too hard; or not enough; because I have regressions.  Now I'm just taking significant rests 2 times a day; and doing no activity for over 90 minutes.