unexplained dizziness, contstant heavy head, extreme fatigue, subtle nausea

eo333 · Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 15

It looks like they do, just based on a quick google search. For what it's worth, I had a flu shot several months into this ordeal, and around that time developed a new symptom: pain between my eyes and along my nose. (I had the flu shot on 10/10/07, and according to medical records I first reported the face pain to my doc on 10/24/07). Could be a coincidence . . . but I am fresh out of other ideas.

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I am 33 years old female that eats right and runs marathons. I had an episode of vertigo 7 days ago and ever since have a headache, dizziness or nausea every day. It's most of the day, with no pattern. Because I have an acupuncturist who is specialized in NRT (nutrition response training), he was able to find it was related to mold. He asked me if I had done anything recent to my house or had a leak in my roof. We recently had a leak come through. 90% of mold problems are found in roofs, the rest being in window frames and bathroom/kitchen fixtures. My acupuncturist has seen this before, and said it's very important to get the mold out of the house. We are having our house looked into.

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Chiari 1 Malformation is a congenital defect of the hindbrain.
The herniation of the cerebellar tonsils though the foramen magnum. Your brain slides through the hole through which your spinal chord is supposed to connect.
Symptoms (in order of most often cited):
occipital headache - headache at base of skull often associated with neck and even shoulder pain. The headaches are almost always associated with strains such as sneezing, coughing, strain during defacation, WEIGHT LIFTING (someone described these headaches perfectly and then mentioned they were a weightlifter).
Neck pain and/or neck stiffness
Feeling of heavy head

and then in no particular order:
fatigue, dizziness, unbalance, difficulty swallowing, hiccoughs, sleep apnea, and some others I'm sure I missed.

Generally this is no big deal - fairly common. Some estimates are 1:1000.

Occassionally though, the cerebellum rests on the spinal chord restricting or interfering with the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
This fluid flows up your spinal chord and around your brain (through 4 ventricals), and back out where it gets recycled.

If you have Chiari 1 malformation, it is somewhat likely that you also have the leftover canal in your spinal column which should have closed shortly after your birth. If it's there and the CSF is impeded, it can back up into your spinal column and form a cyst or syrinx. This is called hydromyelia or syringomyelia.

Symptoms:
fatigue
vertigo
dizziness
tingling in hands or feet (depending upon the location of the syrinx on your spine)

Although there is no cure for Chiari 1 malformation, surgery can sometimes relieve serious symptoms. If you have a syrinx and increasing symptoms, surgery becomes more imperative. There is a chance that the syrinx can cause irreversible damage to your spinal column including paralysis.

Why I know:
Experiencing increasing fatigue and increasing episodes of vertigo and weakness, increasing frequency of these occipital headaches I've had since puberty. Fainted/lost muscle control on Tuesday morning. Tuesday night was experiencing such vertigo and headache pain that I became nauseus and started vomiting. The pressure caused by vomiting increased the headache pain which caused more vomiting.
Dr. called in anti nausea medication.
Wednesday morning feeling worse although no longer vomiting. Went to Dr. had another fainting/drop attack in waiting room and again in exam room. Sitting upright caused extreme fatigue. Lying down caused vertigo. Change in position caused drop attack/fainting.
Blood pressure normal
Not pregnant
No flu virus
not anemic
no other cause found.
Two doctors and an emergency room visit by Thursday morning. (2 days). At this point I couldn't walk - right leg hyperreflexive (overstepping), very dizzy, head splitting...
MRI Thursday night which revealed Chiari 1 malformation and 1.5 mm cyst on my spine (syringomyelia).

Symptoms have greatly improved on their own but still can't drive and sleep 16 hours per day. Neurologist is an idiot but seeing neurosurgeon next week.

eo333 · Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 15

"Sounds like a Chiarti 1 Malformation possibly with associated syrinx.
Chiarti 1 malformation is a fairly common cogenital (birth) defect and is suspect of hereditary influence."

Hopefully that info may help some people on this board . . . but personally I have had multiple MRIs and CT scans of my brain/head/spine and they found nothing like that. (And nothing else to explain the dizziness, heavy head, fatigue, etc.)

whoadude1 · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 3

23 yr old /M
i was hanging out out at a friends one night
we were smoking pot, something i had been doing for some years now
all of a sudden i was stricken with a dizzy nauseating feeling
as i left his 11th floor appt i was in the elevator and i looked in the mirror
and my eyes were super dialated.
my eyes returned to normal
this feeling has remained for about 5 days now.
i went to the doctor on day 2 and was prescribed antivert and antibiotics

one thing i noticed was the feeling, it was familiar to be because i got it a few times prior after smoking pot out of aluminum/tin foil

while at my friends we were just smoking out of glass. but this is when i had the feeling begin.
needeless to say since then i have given up smoking pot (and cigarettes) cold turkey cause i was quite worried

over the past 5 days i havnt done much and i have fallen asleep a few times throughout the day and woken up an hour or 2 later sweating profusely.

most of the time when i wake up i feel normal , but when i get up and start moviing around the feeling creeps back into my head.

my head feels like its full of air and sometimes the back of my neck and head aches ( minor - to more severe when trying to go to sleep at night )

its day 5 and my right eye seems to be watery and earlier while on the phone with my mother ( phone on left ear ) my right ear began to gurgle.

alot of pople said its a head cold but that doesnt make sense to me because theres no sinus cavities in the back of my neck/head ( right? )

the severity of the dizzyness/nausea varies throughout the day randomly

i also have pretty much no appetite so this also worries me

also i have an area of dry tough skin at the base of my skull on the back of my head im guessing and hoping it is eczema like i have on my elbows and eyelids

thanks

whoadude1 · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 3

on the roof · Newbie Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

I have been experiencing the exact same symptoms as all of you out there. I had this for three and a half years, I am 38. For what it’s worth, upon my request, my dentist took an x-ray of my whole head and I found out that one of my wisdom teeth was growing 2 to 3 mm into my sinus cavity. This is what was causing what felt like a sinus infection that never went away. Also turns out that the root was putting pressure on my ear drum and causing the nausea, dizzy spells, woozy stomach, fainting, foggy etc… I had the tooth taken out about a month ago and I have been feeling better and better each day. Remember that it had three years of damage so it’s not going to heal over night. I am also taking Siberian gin sing to help with the healing process and it is working great. I am not a doctor so I can’t say that all of you have the same problem but I find it interesting that the majority of us are at the same age… the age of wisdom teeth coming out or getting impacted. I hope that this helps all of you… my dentist said that this happens a lot more than you can imagine.
Remember to take the gin sing!

John
Also from Kelowna Canada.

eo333 · Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 15

"I had the tooth taken out about a month ago and I have been feeling better and better each day."

John from Kelowna ... did the tooth have a filling? Just curious.
Thanks

whoadude1 · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 3

- i also recently had wisdom teeth come in ?

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