dizziness

[tina200881]

I am totally amazed at how many people have this problem with dizziness brain fog and sinus problems   how could these doctors not know what is going on  I have also had all these symptoms had two mris seen two doctors allergy speciallist and neuerologist  my neuerologist gave me spinal tap to rule out ms thank goodness it was negative had bloodwork done all normal   my neuerologist  seems to think that anxiety is causing this he said its number one reason for dizziness  I dont know what to believe I say we all chip in and pay the 850.00 it costs to talk to sylvia browne on the phone and she can tell us what this is and how to cure it

[tina200881]

first of all I want to thankyou for your advice  I want to first say that what ever this is could be inherited I have cousin who lives far away is about 44years old successful family man I mentiond one day what I have been going through  get this he went through the same exact thing they thought he might have ms also had alot of mris all kinds of testing done even saw top neuerologist at UC Davis they couldnt find out what was wrong with him he went through this for three years and it went away on its own isnt that weird   what i have feels like big bubble in my head wozzy dizzy just the weirdest feeling like I have not alot of balance whatever this is it feels like its totally in my head my neuerologist thinks its anxiety but I have it right when I wake up in themorning and I had no anxiety in my sleep had bloodwork done for EVERYTHING choelesteral,thyroid,kidney had blood pressure checked upright and laying down all normal!even seen physical therapist for dizzy exercises I did go on website dr. gave me and it mentioned something called dysoautomine I think I cant find paper with info on it  if so many people have this problem why isnt there a name for it or at least research being done this is depressing!  I just want my old life back! ps I am on gueffisan,sudafed and flonase nasal spray nothing helps could it be something I am eating sugar maybe I should try candida diet   thanks again  tina

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
There are many causes of dizziness, lightheadedness, passing out, blackouts etc. It is difficult to comment without examination. I am just enumerating the possible causes. You can discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Dizziness could be due to postural hypotension (blood pressure falling with change of position), internal ear problems and cervical spondylitis or compression of cervical spinal nerves. All these cause dizziness when you get up from lying down position or when you change position that results in a change in the level of your head. Cervical spondylitis and ear problems also cause dizziness on changing the position of the neck.
Other causes are anemia, claustrophobia, GERD, hypoglycemia or low sugar and some endocrine problems. Endocrine problems, such as an underactive thyroid (called hypothyroidism), overactive thyroid (called hyperthyroidism), adrenal insufficiency (called Addison's disease), low blood sugar levels, and in some cases, diabetes, may lead to hypotension and hence lightheadedness and an off balance feeling.
Certain types of epilepsies and seizures too can cause similar symptoms. If you have an accompanying headache then you must also look at benign intracranial hypertension. Heart problems too should be ruled out in your case. If all other tests are normal, maybe an ECHO should be done to rule out mitral valve prolapse. It can also be chronic fatigue syndrome if all other causes are ruled out.
From you symptoms alone it sounds like chronic fatigue syndrome. This usually presents with widespread myalgia and arthralgia, headaches, chronic mental and physical exhaustion, cognitive difficulties, concentration difficulty and memory problems.
Then you also need to investigate other causes of brain fog like liver dysfunction (get liver enzymes done—liver function test), kidney dysfunction (get kidney function test done), and anemia.
Hope this helps. It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[trikky]

those symptoms with a vision problem are mine down to the last letter, any1 else have these wanna chat? Anxiety is what my Dr said it is.

[Jhnmarton]

Well, now, I wouldn't rely much on a phone call to determine the diagnosis.

Dizziness, brain fog and sinus problems may be caused by sinusitis, frontal sinusitis, completely curable diseases, or by something of a more systemic nature, but there is no way to know about either of them by phone.