brain fog, dizziness

[28039]

Hi, when I was 19 I experienced the worst feeling I have ever suffered.... one day all at the sudden after eating I felt extremely dizzy. It is not the typical dizziness when everything spins around you or after being in a roller coaster. It was different than that. The symptoms were the following: brain fog, lightheadness, the reality seem distorded (similar to the feeling when you wear other person's glasses kind of deal). It seemed that I had a buzz for ever - the similar buzz when you drink a couple of glasses of wine with an empty stomach. Feeling of having a semi jet lag. Everything I was seeing felt like a dream, kind of.  I could control everything I said/did but for some reason it was really hard to concentrate.... It was like living in a continuous light deja vu. Well, at first I thought the dizziness would go away, but no way. They became permanent for 6 or 7 years. At one point when family members asked me about them I couldn't tell if they had dissappeared completely or if I finally learnt to cope with the dizziness. 3 weeks ago I was diagnossed with moderate depression, but I felt more sad because of the death of my father, so the Dr. gave me a prescription for Celexa (20 mg) as soon as I took it, the dizziness came back. I took the medication for one week, but I freaked out and I quit - Now it seems that the dizziness has come back once again. It is constantly there. I am 32 years now and I don't know what to do. I had a cat scan done when I was 20 but nothing was found and the Dr. told me that probably they would go away since I was under stress because of school - whatever, I was an Education major :)
I have done a ton of research online and I have read that it might be anxiety or a weird kind of epilepsy.
By the way, the sympthoms get worse if I sleep a lot or if I don't get enough sleep.
I am seeing a neurologist once again in 3 weeks. Any similar experiences? Any ideas what this sh*tty feeling might be?
I would appreciate any responses.
PS Sorry for the grammar mistakes, ESL here

[andrea1978]

I have exactly what you are talking about!  It is such an uncomfortable feeling because you're somewhat in control, because you can still carry on a conversation, but there is just so much confusion.  The best I've been told by a pychiatrist is that they are Limited Symptom Panic Attacks.  I've been on a number of different anxiety and anti-depressants, and they still do not go away completely.  However, the frequency increases meaningfully if I've had a lot to drink the night before or if I forget to take my medication.

[28039]

By the way, I am a smoker.