Pressure on top of head, dizziness, slight nausea

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I was diagnosed with dysautonomia (often misadiagnosed as other things) about a month ago after dizziness and difficulty standing. Then I was in a minor car accident this weekend, and banged my head in the car. I've had a minor headache and neck pain, but my head feels really full and like there's pressure in my skull or mind or something, and my vision is a little blurry and I'm really nauseous, so I don't know if this is because of the dysautonomia or the car accident.

gooooogirl · Newbie Joined: 28 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

I am thinking for me that this may be a Vestibular Migraine. Which started about 6 months after going off Celexa cold turkey in 2006. The headache kind of reminds me of the feeling I would get when I sometimes forgot a dose or was off Celexa for a few days, but more severe now. This is also abou the same time that I started experiencing high blood pressure which I am thinking the symptoms could of been made worse by the sudden withdrawal.

My doctor is recommended this week that I get a second neurologist opinion even though my CT, MRI and ear exam were all fine over this past 1 1/2 year. I think it is a good idea. I really hope that this doctor is open to my hypothesis. The last neurologist spent less then 5 minutes with me and I barely understood his English.

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ive been getting these symptoms for the past week, constant pressure on the top of my head, slight dizzyness and fatigue, its really getting me down, and i cant think what it is...

tomertim · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

I am with you in all of this. I have done all the blood tests, ENT, Neurologist, the whole gammit. Nothing. Then one day I woke up and one leg was numb. I went in to get a MRI and found a ruptured disk. 3 weeks later has a L5/S1 fusion and thought everything was solved. Well this was until I removed the pain medication. Then it all came back. I then went to a Physchitrist because I thought that I maybe was suffering from depression or anxiety. He said I was but I talked to a phychologist friend of mine who said anyone in their right mind would be depressed or anxious if they could not figure out what is wrong with them for two+ years. The pain in the top of my head, I have the rupturing water gurgeling sound in the back of my head, my vision is blurred, ect. I went to the optomotrist last week and he said not only do I have horrible vision, the nerves that meet the back of the eye are off color. So off the Opto-nueorologist at the University. I'm not going to get my hopes up but I really hope this is it. If not, I'm considering this next year going to the Mayo Clinic and getting a full two week work up. I heard you leave that place with what is wrong with you. But hopefully the eyes are the problem. I have the nasuea/vomitting episodes but these seem to flare up when I have a high pressure day at work, but even as I write this I'm having a hard time seeing the screen. BUT, there is an answer for this. We have came way to far as a society not to at least have relief for those who suffer. There is an answer. I promise. Never give up, keep going forward. And to those who think you're just making this up don't believe them. Only we know how we feel. We will win.

gooooogirl · Newbie Joined: 28 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

A new Neurologist spent alot of time with me going over my symptoms and started treating me with Topamax for migrane and has had me lay off the caffeine. It's working. Thank goodness, no dizziness and I can see again to read, even some of my anxiety is going away. Hopefully, this is it!

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If you find out, I'd love to know. My husband is experiencing the same symptoms. He's had MRIs and CAT Scans and nothing shows. He's getting worse...and no one knows what is wrong.

Rach83 · Newbie Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

Like all these posts i get the same symptoms. Dizziness, nausea sometimes vomiting, feeling of faint and off balance, pressure in the head, strain in the eyes and difficulty hearing. Also slight breathing problems and anxiety. I've seen many doctors and none can give any answer all tests come back fine. I have had a inner ear infection and never been the same since, the inner ear in the point of co-ordination so im thinking it comes from there. My doc said that when you have an inner ear infection/problem the common associated feelings/symptoms are all those stated above (bar the breathing problems). The infection was helped with anti-biotics and alot of sleep however since then my balance and co-ordination has worsened and all these symptoms continue to come back. If anyone has anymore information regarding please email me at ralizzi@hotmail.com. I'm only 25 and dont want to live with this for the rest of my life. Thanks Smile

shan01 · Newbie Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

I'm also 25 and have had most of the same problems as everyone above. I have gone for CT, MRI, ENG, balance tests, allergist, neurologist, etc.. everything comes back fine. I have had this over a year and a half, with a few periods better for no specific reason. The best and longest free of this was from Jan to late march earlier this year. The latest thought by docs was a neurologist said he thinks it started out as inflamation in my sinuses (as I started with more pressure in my cheeks and forhead) but then anxiety kicked in and would agrivate symptoms. Some days different things seem to help(ibuprophen, decongestant, anxiety meds, nasal sprays), some times nothing helps. I had been on celexa for 2 months now, and though I am not as depressed about my sickness as much, the celexa is having less effects now and I feel foggy lots of days again with a heaviness over my head.. sort of like feeling there isn't enough air circulating in my head. I am going to try b12 and iron pills (though i was normal, just on the lower side of normal) and then back to the neurologist. then going to try a naturopath. If anyone has any progress please post.. everywhere! hah.
Its comforting to know I am not alone with these problems, but frustrating at the same time that a doctor hasn't found a cure, or even bothered to look.
Good luck everyone

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