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

coverd it all this is exactly how i feel for a year n 2 months now its hard to do things feeling like this.

Hi everyone thanks for these post, I am having the same probelms also started about 4 days ago, it is very scarey at times, I too thought that it maybe stress have not worked for a while, hope this feeling goes away, very interesting reading everyone's post. hope everyone feels better and we find something that works for us...

I've had similar symptoms for over a week now. At first I thought I had a second hang over, the 2nd day I thought "Jesus, this is a longer hangover", and the 3rd day I thought to myself "hang on a minute!"

What I'm feeling is vague dizziness and eye strain. I feel some pressure on my eyes, but not an excessive amount.

What gets me is that I wake up fine, come a few hours awake I can give or take the symptoms, they're almost non-noticeable, but come 3pm onwards I feel awful, especially as the day goes on.

The problem is I work on a PC, so I'm working from at least 9-5, then when I finish work I probably spend another good hour of leisure on the computer. I'm wondering if sitting looking at a screen is exemplifying what I'm feeling.

I've had anxiety and depression before and this doesn't feel like anxiety or depression, but I'll tell you what it feels like, it feels like what taking anxiety medication for the first time feels like! When you first start with anxiety medication(I was on citalopram) for the first few days you feel just as many of you here feel.

It's a feeling of being drugged, or poisoned. Not to a ridiculous extent, but just a mild poisoning. In fact, when 3 days had passed and I dismissed a hangover as the cause that was my second aha moment, I thought I had mushroom poisoning from eating some button mushrooms that had gone a bit funky.

It's now been 10 days and I don't feel any better. However some days are better than others, and when I'm away from the computer I feel better. When I'm working, especially after working for hours already, I feel at my worst. Which makes me wonder if what I'm feeling is the symptom of stress, although I wouldn't have thought it was, but it might be. Then again I wouldn't say I'm stressed out with work, I'm actually very comfortable with what I do and work at my own pace, there's little pressure as I'm one of the better workers.

As the day goes on the symptoms get worse and I become agitated by sudden noises, people banging plates, cupboard doors, that sort of thing. I struggle to hold down conversations too, even simple ones. I can tell that my Mum has noticed I'm sometimes not all there. It's as if I'm in 2 minds, with 1 mind focusing on 1 thing and the other on the conversation, except I can't seem to keep up with my mind and I'm stalling a lot, generally sounding like an air head who's having a conversation subconsciously, almost like I'm in autopilot mode.

That's at the worst, after a full day of work in front of a glaring PC screen. If I work till late I almost have to force myself to focus on the screen, real bad eye strain, I keep having to change where I'm positioned, head wise. So i move my head about, looking at the screen from different angles.

And sometimes at night I'm lying there and get a shooting paid in my head which stops me as I'm about to drift off. Not a headache, I would consider a headache a constant, this isn't constant, it's something that's happened maybe 4 times in bed. And when it happens it's a bit of a shock like "wtf", and you sit awake anticipating something else to happen but it doesn't.

Unlike other people alcohol does not make my symptoms worse. On the occasions I've drank I've felt better, not on the whole, but in regards to my eyes, when I was drunk the other night I didn't feel as worn.

I'll give it another week and then go to the doctors. The only problem is the symptoms are all so vague, so so vague, this could be any of 100 things, and in the last week I've read 100 different things that my symptoms are.

I would say for now my symptoms are manageable, dismissible, I can live with them - except for the fact I'm sat in front of a glaring computer screen, which magnifies the problems.

And also the fact I just woke up with these problems, there was no build up, I just woke up one day with several problems, and I can't think of any triggering point to them.

Oh, I should also add I've also had a strange sensation in my cheeks up to my temple. It's a very weird sensation, you don't notice it unless you touch it. I would say it feels kind of like what it is to touch grazed skin, only a lot milder. So take a running leap face first across your carpet floor, feel your face, and I have maybe 5% of that feeling on my cheeks/side of my face. Calling it a pain would be incorrect though, it's more of a mild tingling sensation.

I think important for me and some others I've spoken to at least is that the symptoms do not exist in the morning, they get progressively worse as they day goes on. That seems to be the trademark.

Thanks so much for this, I will look into it.. I have been having such weird lightheadness and dizzy feelings for weeks. My ears I have to constantly pop as they get clogged, and I am so worn out...



I get something feels like a rubberband snapping in my arms and hands sometimes. not painful, just weird feeling.

Hi im 31 yrs old and have had chronic fatigue since I was in my teens, it has gotten unbelievably worse about 6 years ago. I get incredibly dizzy when im in stores like Costco, Walmart or Home Depot. I have a hard time driving, its hard to concentrate, I end up zoning out almost instantly and after I snap out of it, I instantly go back into zoning out again. Like im on constant cruise control. I always feel like I could just sleep for days. I could sleep at any time of day, im just always so tired. I had my thyroid checked, MRI, and tons of other tests. It seemed to get the worse when 6 years ago I had mono. The mono went away but these symptoms remained. I feel like I have had my life stolen from me. I've gone through the antidepressants route, those never did anything. I haven't been on anything for a few years but still have these symptoms. I dont drink, but if I ever do, the symptoms worsen. My balance is always off and I have leg pain and dry eyes. Im glad im not alone.

I've had this problem as well it just started about 4 days ago. My skin feels like it would if I was high, I get light headaches easily. It starts shortly after I wake up and lasts pretty much the whole day. I only seem to be able to feel temperature and pressure. I feel spaced-out a little, and I have smoked weed before, maybe I'm having withdrawals, but I'm not wanting to smoke again; I'm not addicted. I wish I knew what was wrong because my boyfriend is worrying telling me to go to a doctor. I'm afraid to, because the THC will still show in my blood and whatnot.

Having same troubles. All tests normal except a little raise in csf on brain mri. Seeing neurologist. Possible idiopathic intracrainial hypertension is what they think. Look it up, not a good diagnosis to get, but sounds like a lot of the same symptoms. More possible than migraines that never go away

Check our low potassium and silent migraines. I am experienceing many of these symptoms, with occasional slurred speech as well, and these are the best conclusions I can draw.

Internal med doc thinks silent migraines as well but is sending me to neurologist to make sure not intracranial hypertension. Silent migraine to me sounds crazy if it never goes away. Going on 8 weeks for me. Extra fluid in brain not draining makes more common sense. he did not even mention low potasium, but anything could b possible at this point.

Same exact case for me. And with most of the replies. I wish I knew. And yah once I started getting neck pain is when it really started to kick in. I had really bad acne and thought that maybe if I stop resting my head on my arm that the acne would slow down so I went about two days of not resting my head at all and I got really really bad joint pain around the spinal chord. Ever since then I've been getting dizzy. It usually happens to me whenever I stand up from sitting for a while. I just feel like I'm in a dream. I wish I could help ya and you're not alone. Better yet I know I'M not alone. Also I too have clicking in my jaw.

I also have tmj O.o

The symptoms you describe, such as what you experience in stores and looking at things going by sounds a lot like Cervicogenic Dizziness/Vertigo. It is not an inner ear thing, but has to do with the neck receptors (of which there are many) and the body maintaining a sense of balance. I deal with it myself after a chiropractic neck adjustment that didn't go so well. Look up Cervicogenic Dizziness and Cervicogenic Vertigo symptoms and see if you don't recognize your symptoms. The fix? Well I'm still working on it, but I do believe it may have something to do with spine alignment, in particular the atlas and axis. Whatever you do, AVOID anyone that does high-velocity neck adjustments. Possibly some manual therapy from a therapist with a Phd and experience in these disorders. Again, some will likely want to treat it as if it is vestibular (inner ear) but I believe it is cervical spine related. Safely strengthening the neck muscles and doing some gentle stretching may help, along with massage to help the neck realign itself. Also, be very aware of your posture at the computer (extending the neck forward) by setting the monitor in front of you and close enough to where you don't lean and extend your neck forward. Also have the monitor at eye level and raise your keyboard so that, if you're like me, you can minimize the degree to which you have to look down while typing. I hope this is of value.

The anxiety that comes with not knowing is a real you know what. Proper nutrition including a balance of amino acids to nourish the brain (keep it in a problem solving mode and not a problem finding state). Fish oils are helpful in calming the body. Eat protein first to balance blood sugar, and break up your day/week to balance those times of high stress.

For those having a drop in energy with an onset of symptoms, make sure you eat small meals at least every three hours (with protein first) to maintain/balance blood sugar levels. Even slight low blood sugar can cause an adrenal (epinephrine) release to compensate for the low blood sugar, causing anxiety from the adrenaline. Also, over time, the adrenal glands can get fatigued affecting cortisol levels as well.

Hey i was wondering if you have found a cure yet to the drugged feeling? Im suffering this too I just want my old life back =(

@Meeka,
I have been having this feeling for about 3 days. Almost like I cant keep my head still, and I am floating. Did you start any new supplements? I recently started Magnesium, and Im wondering if this is what it could be. I have recently felt extra stressed! Have you had any stress issues?