Light headed, headache, spacey feeling. Tons of tests done, no result.

I have these symptoms also. First got them about 15 years ago. After many trips to the Docs, I discovered that Chlorotrimeton completely relieved my symptoms. I had been problem free until about 1 month ago when my symptoms suddenly returned. I figure that my body finally 'got used' to Chloritrimeton. I am currently trying a bunch of different antihistimines. I am getting some relief from the nasal spray Nasalcrom combined with Tavist.....But not much.... Chlorotrimeton did work for a number of folks on a forum I was on about 15 years ago. Try it!. It's cheap, OTC and safe.

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I have these symptoms also. First got them about 15 years ago. After many trips to the Docs, I discovered that Chlorotrimeton completely relieved my symptoms. Diagnosis was allergies to molds. They are Constant, Worldwide and year round.

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I had been problem free until about 1 month ago when my symptoms suddenly returned. I figure that my body finally 'got used' to Chloritrimeton. I am currently trying a bunch of different antihistimines. I am getting some relief from the nasal spray Nasalcrom combined with Tavist.....But not much.... Chlorotrimeton did work for a number of folks on a forum I was on about 15 years ago. Try it!. It's cheap, OTC and safe.

 

One piece of advice.... Doctors are pretty much worthless when it comes to this condition.

Im a 36 yr old female and I have these symptoms also.  I began having neck pain in October 2011.  In December 2011I had a really bad head cold...felt like my ears were plugged and could hear myself talk!  Several weeks later, half my vision greyed out, then half of my peripheral vision greyed out!  A week later, i began getting blurry vision when I bent my head down or back.  I thought it was all related to a bad head cold.  I had an MRI done to check for tumors, etc.  The test came back negative, but the radiologist noticed some gray area in my neck.  Several months later, I had a CT Angiogram done.  That's when they found that my left carotid artery was fully occluded and my right carotid artery was partially occluded!  The Doctors diagnosed me Takayasus's Arteritis.  My bloodwork was perfect with no inflammatory markers present, but that's what they came up with.  I began high doses of Prednisone and was absolutely miserable.  I got a 2nd opinion from Johns Hopkins University in MD and they too thought TA.  I began seeing a Chiropractor that performs B.E.S.T....I am happy to report I haven't had a problem since! 

yes, it can stay occluded. if you're lucky (I was), you're body will make a work around. I've had similar issues to what everyone is saying...an MRI revealed a total occlusion of my left carotid artery and partial occlusion of my right carotid artery. I was lucky I didn't have a stroke!! FYI, I'm only 36 yrs old.

hi - chlor trimeton? only a 4 hour relief pill - so maybe I'm missing something, because it says to only take for 7 days

i actually take welbutrin in the morning and 1500mg of Nuerontin (for anxiety) and i feel great after 12 years off the feelings everyone has described.

originally the only time i felt "clear" and myself was when i was one cymbalta (a multi use drug) and hydrocone

unfortunately it seems for all of us it's going to depend on whats going on with the body, and every doctor I have seen over ten years, thinks its something different, and all tests always come back as negative - mri, cat scans, anemia check, thyroid check, vitamin deficiency checks....

thoughts? im seeing my psychiatrist friday to see about his thoughts on maintaining the neurontin medication

Chlorotrimeton is the brand name for the generic chlorpheniramine maleate. It can be had in 12 mg for 12 hour timed release relief as well as 4 mg.

Not sure where you heard you can only take it for 7 days. Understand, I have allergies and this drug has been around for over 50 years. My allergist told me they call it the 'Old Standby'. Unfortuantely my body has gotten 'used' to it and it is not working for me anymore. I took it everyday for about 15 years.

sorry i just 'googled' because i was interested in learning more. the information i found must have been from the manufacturer that produces a 4mg tab - on the box it states, "do not take for more than 7 days"

i guess whats difficult here and what the doctors always say ' the symptoms fall under a broad spectrum ' and they can hardly diagnose, they just start throwing pills our way

i'll try and grab the chloro and see if there is any effect, that would be a much easier fix - so what can you take now, some alternate has to be out there.

I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE FIX SINCE 2000

It may say not to take for more than 7 days, without doctors advice. Catch-all warning. I just looked at my bottle and it has no warnings at all. It's been an OTC Drug for a long time.

I went through the whole 'Medical Merry go-round' about 15 years ago. Docs looking for Brain Tumors, MS etc. etc. --- I gave up when they started blaming me... Stress etc. I am retired now and have zero stress in my life.

I knew I was allergic to pollen in the spring and one spring I didn't have my allergy medicine handy (I was in Italy) I bought some OTC Chlorotrimeton at a drug store for the Itchy nose and sneezy symptoms. Within about 1 hour I felt better than I did in 2 years. So, that is how I was diagnosed. By Myself !!

Right now I am taking some nose spray Nasalcrom and believe it provides a little relief. Also trying different anithistimines, but Have pretty much been light headed for a month. Cocktail hour helps, as my allergist says it blocks 'brain receptors'. The good news is I can drink wine a little early since I retired. So, cocktail hour is pleasant. 15 years ago, I used to have to work with these symptoms, now at least I don't have to deal with that.

My plan is to stay off the Chlorotrimeton for a couple years and see if it works again down the road. Or, run into someone on this forum that has a bright idea. As I said Doctors are pretty much worthless. I've been to the best allergists in the U.S. and while they agree that I am allergic to something, they don't have a solution for me. They've never really identified the Mold that I am allergic to.

I had previously made my own post here and wanted to reply to this. I think this, or atleast what I am going through is a combination of things. Like a domino effect. When I start getting the light headed symptoms, dull headache, confusion, general malaise - its usually at work towards the middle or end of the day. Now I think for sure there are some environmental issues at work, which allergists could not pin point of course. It causes laboring breathing and mild congestion. i recently watched a show where a guy was in high altitude and described a stubmling and bumbling feeling when he was up there due to lack of air/O2. I know i start breathing really shallow and drinking coffee and caffine to help which makes the confusion and head stuff worse after it wears off. A kind of adrenal exhaustion almost. Allegra works but has side effects that sometimes are just as bad. I started bringing a saline nasal spray to work which seems to be allowing the drainage to flow. Which tastes like dirt and dust in the back of my throat BTW. This really stinks to say least. All of the symptoms have been, if not ruining my life but ruining aspects of it. Its this building I work in I believe. Over reaction to allergens I am sensitive to that no one else around me is. Immunity is lowered due to bodys focus on trying to rid me of those invaders and making me tired and leaving me susceptible to every other cold virus I come in contact with.

Thats pretty interesting. when I drink the symptoms get worse. im going to pick some up tonight. if you break it down, the pollutants out there in this day and age could be a huge factor to our stress and feelings - the food we eat is full of c**p as someone mentioned before

i'll head to cvs and see what i can grab - fingers crossed - but hey thats what the post is for. thanks for replying

the best i had ever felt was on a pain killer and anti-anxiety so I always assumed it was stress and anxiety

I think pain killers might make you feel better if you got shot in battle too......The 'fall back' diagnoses for doctors when they don't have a clue is "stress and anxiety'.

Let us know how it goes.

I know some of you will think I am crazy when I post this but here it goes. 

I am a 35 year old healthy male except for the weir symptoms we are all having, read all 13 pages of this post because I have suffered from this problem for years Recently it got really really bad.  (going home at 2 p.m. exhausted not able to work).  My problem come to find out after keeping a food calendar and feeling calendar……  My LED 70” Aquous Big screen tv at home, and my viewsonic 32” LCD wide screen at work. 

I don’t know what it is but the LED screen messes with me.  I found one persons post about vertical lines and blinds messing with him, and I remember having a TV when I was a kid that gave me headaches.  I changed my monitor at work with my old one and in two days I was good.  Then on the weekend I got sick from my 70” tv and now I do not go into that room (in the process of trading my big screen with a friends). 

I don’t know if it screens accelerate whatever the problem is, but no more headaches no more dizzy and no more feeling like I am in a dream all day long.  One more note about this, my wife’s cell phone screen messes with me and mine doesn’t.  I think it has something to do with the back light of the new screens or the hz flicker rate.  That is why when I wear glasses the effects take longer to kick (but it still kicks), I am thinking it is from the UV coating on the glasses that reduces the effects (not sure).

Other weird facts about me

I get car sick when reading in the car very easily

I have an eye stigmatism

I have just slightly high cholesterol

Other than that I am in perfect health

On another note it was not EMF for me!  I actually had a sensor at work and checked the cordless phones and yes off the charts (I was shocked 20 Gauss WTF … and I could see two cell towers from my office but that was not my problem.

I have the exact same problems. I was recently diagnosed with POTS, so you might want to look into that especially if you have chronic fatigue. But this seems to be something else maybe.

I also have the same type of problem and have difficulty going down stairs.

I got some relief by going to a chiropractor who did an adjustment on my neck. No cracking etc. and that seemed to help for several weeks and also I found that drinking a lot of water helped.

I am still having them but nowhere as severe and will go back to the chiropractor a couple of times and see if that helps more. Regular MD did tests and just threw pills at the problem.

If it is a pinched nerve then you have to move the problem.

I am 5 months out from open heart.