What are the possible causes of these problems

[Jussi]

Hello,

I've experienced these.

- left sided headache or pressure
- minor muscle moving or jumping

These all started to happen after three-month-period of poor sleep (only 4 - 6 hours a day).

Do I have a stress related brain damage or tumor/cancer? What else options?

- Jussi -

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

thanks for the comments.

CCF Neuro MD

[Tim to Lisa]

What antibiotics have you been taking for the bronchitis?  You said you were taking steriods with the antibiotics also.  You may want to check the following website for help.  This could or could not be related to your meds. I experienced similar events when taking these antibiotics and steriods. http://home.att.net/~quinolones/index/html
If this is the wrong address just do a search for Quinolone Antibiotics Adverse Reaction forum.

[CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS]

Dear Jussi:

You really need to see a neurologist and get a good neurological exam before you undergo imaging.  You might need imaging but a good neurological exam might pinpoint the problem without one.

Sincerely,

CCF Neuro MD

[Jussi]

Thanks for your answers!

This is a great forum. When I  feel that there is something wrong with me it is good to have a chance to ask specialist for an answer. It is good to know what the possibilities are so you know what to expect and may be prepared for the worse too. Where I live we usually have to start with doctors of general medicine practises - so it may be kind of frustrating to go to see a doctor and he just offers you a pill for a start. I live in a country where is public health care and people usually have not insurances to cover the medical costs, if there is need for private appointments (means: costs a lot, but all the tests can be taken right away)not after long waiting period.

I myself now have to concider going into the magnetic scanning of my head and brains to see if something is wrong or not.

Thanks for your help

Jussi

[lisa]

Thanks for your help! I'm 41 years old. I have a history of two
periods in my life of some kind of cerebral inflammatory process.This happened after multiple pulmonary infections.These two episodes were three years apart. It has now been eleven years since the last acute time. The pulmonary infections have been treated well since that time (could have been histo) and I don't get them very often any more. I've had episodes since that time that one doctor said could be simple seizures. I feel funny,get tingling and a little heaviness on one side,get a headache and have to have a bowel movement. These have even been less and less. A few weeks ago after having bronchitis I started feeling these leftsided feelings. They aren't really bad. Could it be just from being run down from antibiotics and steroids? But what scared me was last night, in the phase of sleep when you are awake inside yourself- you remember dreams or are aware (sorry I don't know how to describe this) I felt a kind of wave where I heard a venous type sound. Like the wind, that accelrated then backed off and I was like having contractions in my body. Then I awakened with a start. I had a bad headache and have had one all day. Do you think it was a dream? seizure? should I be worried? Thanks for your reply

[Jussi]

Hello!

Thanks for your quick response. My posting was quite short, because I got so surprised that I was even allowed to post a message and I was leaving my work for the day. I usually just get a message that the maximum number of messages already posted that day.

I am 29 years old male.

Anyway - I felt very tired after many months of poor sleep. I put my diet on raw food. But then I messed up my stomach and felt even worse. I had an upper endoscope done and nothing was found and had an ultrasound check for my organs: liver etc. Everything was normal. After time my stomach started feel better. I slept longer too. This happened last spring.

But I felt I was experiencing headaches or strange feeling mainly on the right side of my head. It is like minor pressure and sometimes vibration feeling above my left ear. Sometimes my eyelid is shaking or moving (I may not know the correct terms, because English is not my first language)or some else muscle of my body. My muscles seem to function all right.

Last summer I took neck and shoulder massage - five times. I work with computers and that may cause problems. My doctor advised me to get a massage first. After that I've not seen my doctor. I hoped the massage helped, but I really don't know.

I've taken vitamins and slept pretty well nowadays. Do you think that psychological reasons can cause symptons? I feel that if I stop to think whether I have a headache or not I start to feel soon that headache?

I have no previous history of any illnesses.

I hope you can respond - then I will have to make a decision what to do next, if something needs to be done.

thanks

Jussi