justagangsta
10-20-2008, 11:57 AM
Hi,
I've been suffering from headaches daily, for the better part of three years. Until recently the pain was manageable, but now it has reduced me to a mere lump of meat. I used to read much, write much and did a lot of thinking. But the last four months the pain hasn't allowed me to do anything. I'm unable to attend classes, and my school has warned me that my high absense might get me kicked out. I'm scared to death. My dream has always been to become a good doctor, but now that dream is going down the drain preceeded by my grades. I used to be a straight A student, now I can't even finish the tests, or make my assignments on time. Simple tasks, that I was able to do before, have become totally incomprehensible.
Below is list of everything that may help you explain my headache. I hope someone can save me from this.
- Chronic Headaches, all over the head and face (mostly around nose). All the time.
- Difficult to fall asleep, takes hours.
- Polyuria. I need to go all the time. Even wake up at night, sometimes even three times a night.
- Severe Acne
- Difficult to remember things.
- Difficult to pay attention in class and conversasions generally. I sometimes find myself giving a response based solely on to the facials expressions and hand gestures of the person I'm speaking with. Even though I can hear them clearly and every single word is perfectly audible, I just can't seem to make a sentence out of them frequently.
- I've always been a fast talker, but over the years I've almost lost the ability to articulate properly, and I keep hearing "What was that?" tens of times a day. Even when I rehearse what I'm going to say two or three times in my mind, I just can't speak clearly. Exceptions are when I speak loudly to a group. I don't know why.
- I frequently misreads words. As a result the sentence doesn't make sense, and I'll reread it several times, and every time I misread that same exact word. I just continue, thinking that the author formulated himself poorly. I only became aware of this when I wanted to show a book to my sister, and when she read out loud I "corrected" her because I thought she had misread. When she insisted, I looked for the word and I was shocked. I was so sure. After that, whenever a sentence doesn't make sense even after reading several times. I take a little break, and try again. Usually I find a word that i had misread.
- I see huge halos around lights, often 10 to 15 times the diameter of the lights. Traffic lights are worst. My eyesight is -1.5.
- Head worsens when I run.
- I rarely feel hungry. Sometimes I'll feel a bit hungry, and all I can eat is a single piece of bread, which takes half an hour. Other times I'll feel really, really hungry, and I can eat a lot, for example I once ordered the following that McDonalds: Two Fishburgers, one cheesburger, two large fries and a 0.5L Coke. And I was still hungry. My appetite seems to jump from one extreme to another with ever coming near the middle.
- I'm underweight, with BMI of 17.5
- I'm 18.
- I feel sleepy and tired throughout the day. Doesn't matter if i sleep 4 hours of 16 hours. Or if I sleep at regular times. Nothing helps. I trying out ZenBev, but I haven't noticed any improvement.
- I often have suicide thoughts. I see myself in different scenarios over and over again. Inside I know I want to live, and that these are just chemicals talking, but it's getting harder and harder to cope with the pain.
- I do not take any medication. I was on a Tetracycline cure (100 pills) a month ago, and my headache worsened. (Perhaps that was nocebo because I'm extremly skeptical to pills due to my upbringing. I don't think I've consumed more than 1 gram of paracetamol divided over 4 occasions, in my whole life.)
- I've become very clumsy, I keep dropping things. My hands just "act out" sometimes, and I tell myself "I didn't do that."
My doctor says I'm depressed, so has sent me to psychologist. I know I'm depressed, but I do not think that depression is the cause, but a symptom.
When I was little, I used to get bullied a lot. I was a typical geek/nerd. Fights was a daily thing. Name calling. Getting picked last. You know the deal. But, where was the depression then? Why did I not have headaches back then when I could have put them to good use and avoid school?
But NOW, when I have a lot of friends, a great school where everyone respects me and the teachers like me, and my grades were great... NOW I get depressed. Now that I have absolutely no reason to be depressed!
I don't get it.
I've gotten MRI of Head, CT of Head, Urine and Bloodtests. Everything is normal. Is there something else I should test for?
Please ask for any information you might need.
Regards,
Justagangsta
I've been suffering from headaches daily, for the better part of three years. Until recently the pain was manageable, but now it has reduced me to a mere lump of meat. I used to read much, write much and did a lot of thinking. But the last four months the pain hasn't allowed me to do anything. I'm unable to attend classes, and my school has warned me that my high absense might get me kicked out. I'm scared to death. My dream has always been to become a good doctor, but now that dream is going down the drain preceeded by my grades. I used to be a straight A student, now I can't even finish the tests, or make my assignments on time. Simple tasks, that I was able to do before, have become totally incomprehensible.
Below is list of everything that may help you explain my headache. I hope someone can save me from this.
- Chronic Headaches, all over the head and face (mostly around nose). All the time.
- Difficult to fall asleep, takes hours.
- Polyuria. I need to go all the time. Even wake up at night, sometimes even three times a night.
- Severe Acne
- Difficult to remember things.
- Difficult to pay attention in class and conversasions generally. I sometimes find myself giving a response based solely on to the facials expressions and hand gestures of the person I'm speaking with. Even though I can hear them clearly and every single word is perfectly audible, I just can't seem to make a sentence out of them frequently.
- I've always been a fast talker, but over the years I've almost lost the ability to articulate properly, and I keep hearing "What was that?" tens of times a day. Even when I rehearse what I'm going to say two or three times in my mind, I just can't speak clearly. Exceptions are when I speak loudly to a group. I don't know why.
- I frequently misreads words. As a result the sentence doesn't make sense, and I'll reread it several times, and every time I misread that same exact word. I just continue, thinking that the author formulated himself poorly. I only became aware of this when I wanted to show a book to my sister, and when she read out loud I "corrected" her because I thought she had misread. When she insisted, I looked for the word and I was shocked. I was so sure. After that, whenever a sentence doesn't make sense even after reading several times. I take a little break, and try again. Usually I find a word that i had misread.
- I see huge halos around lights, often 10 to 15 times the diameter of the lights. Traffic lights are worst. My eyesight is -1.5.
- Head worsens when I run.
- I rarely feel hungry. Sometimes I'll feel a bit hungry, and all I can eat is a single piece of bread, which takes half an hour. Other times I'll feel really, really hungry, and I can eat a lot, for example I once ordered the following that McDonalds: Two Fishburgers, one cheesburger, two large fries and a 0.5L Coke. And I was still hungry. My appetite seems to jump from one extreme to another with ever coming near the middle.
- I'm underweight, with BMI of 17.5
- I'm 18.
- I feel sleepy and tired throughout the day. Doesn't matter if i sleep 4 hours of 16 hours. Or if I sleep at regular times. Nothing helps. I trying out ZenBev, but I haven't noticed any improvement.
- I often have suicide thoughts. I see myself in different scenarios over and over again. Inside I know I want to live, and that these are just chemicals talking, but it's getting harder and harder to cope with the pain.
- I do not take any medication. I was on a Tetracycline cure (100 pills) a month ago, and my headache worsened. (Perhaps that was nocebo because I'm extremly skeptical to pills due to my upbringing. I don't think I've consumed more than 1 gram of paracetamol divided over 4 occasions, in my whole life.)
- I've become very clumsy, I keep dropping things. My hands just "act out" sometimes, and I tell myself "I didn't do that."
My doctor says I'm depressed, so has sent me to psychologist. I know I'm depressed, but I do not think that depression is the cause, but a symptom.
When I was little, I used to get bullied a lot. I was a typical geek/nerd. Fights was a daily thing. Name calling. Getting picked last. You know the deal. But, where was the depression then? Why did I not have headaches back then when I could have put them to good use and avoid school?
But NOW, when I have a lot of friends, a great school where everyone respects me and the teachers like me, and my grades were great... NOW I get depressed. Now that I have absolutely no reason to be depressed!
I don't get it.
I've gotten MRI of Head, CT of Head, Urine and Bloodtests. Everything is normal. Is there something else I should test for?
Please ask for any information you might need.
Regards,
Justagangsta
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dolysods
10-20-2008, 01:13 PM
have you ever had any allergy tests? Some of what you describe could be a food allergy. Sinusitis also has some of the symptoms.
justagangsta
10-20-2008, 02:13 PM
have you ever had any allergy tests? Some of what you describe could be a food allergy. Sinusitis also has some of the symptoms.
Hi,
I tested positive for grass-pollen allergy, but no food allergies. Is there a specific food group you have in mind?
How does one test for sinusitis?
Justagangsta
Hi,
I tested positive for grass-pollen allergy, but no food allergies. Is there a specific food group you have in mind?
How does one test for sinusitis?
Justagangsta
dolysods
10-20-2008, 03:23 PM
Wheat. I don't react to the skin test but do when my naturapath puts it on the biomeridian scale and retests my sinuses. You might want to get a blood test for allergies, or just try eliminated wheat for a couple of weeks. It is really hard especially since i do not have a good diet to begin with ( i really don't care for veggies)
Sinusitis just the fatigue, brain fog i have. Although, my CT scan came back normal also... that was discouraging. I just keep irrigating and that helps my headaches. I kept a journal for over a year that tracked how i felt from the time i got up and pain level, weather etc. I found through that that a lot of my sinus pain was due to dry sinuses and i didn't really need tylenol or other meds.. just irrigate.
Sinusitis just the fatigue, brain fog i have. Although, my CT scan came back normal also... that was discouraging. I just keep irrigating and that helps my headaches. I kept a journal for over a year that tracked how i felt from the time i got up and pain level, weather etc. I found through that that a lot of my sinus pain was due to dry sinuses and i didn't really need tylenol or other meds.. just irrigate.
justagangsta
10-21-2008, 05:20 AM
Wheat. I don't react to the skin test but do when my naturapath puts it on the biomeridian scale and retests my sinuses. You might want to get a blood test for allergies, or just try eliminated wheat for a couple of weeks. It is really hard especially since i do not have a good diet to begin with ( i really don't care for veggies)
Sinusitis just the fatigue, brain fog i have. Although, my CT scan came back normal also... that was discouraging. I just keep irrigating and that helps my headaches. I kept a journal for over a year that tracked how i felt from the time i got up and pain level, weather etc. I found through that that a lot of my sinus pain was due to dry sinuses and i didn't really need tylenol or other meds.. just irrigate.
Hi,
I've been eating wheat all my life, howcome I haven't had these headaches before?
But, I'll test, just in case.
I have tried nasal irrigation. My mother bought one of those things after seeing Dr. Oz recommend them on Oprah. Though, I must admit I didn't keep up with it. But if the results are as good as you say, then I will give it another go.
I forgot to mention in my first post that most of the time my eyes feel like they are burning, and sometimes they'll water and drip for no reason. Even if I haven't used a computer or watched tv for days.
I also get cramps very easily, I have had them in the weirdest places. Because of this, I never learned how to swim; just couldn't keep my arms and legs moving long enough before I got cramps.
Justagangsta
Sinusitis just the fatigue, brain fog i have. Although, my CT scan came back normal also... that was discouraging. I just keep irrigating and that helps my headaches. I kept a journal for over a year that tracked how i felt from the time i got up and pain level, weather etc. I found through that that a lot of my sinus pain was due to dry sinuses and i didn't really need tylenol or other meds.. just irrigate.
Hi,
I've been eating wheat all my life, howcome I haven't had these headaches before?
But, I'll test, just in case.
I have tried nasal irrigation. My mother bought one of those things after seeing Dr. Oz recommend them on Oprah. Though, I must admit I didn't keep up with it. But if the results are as good as you say, then I will give it another go.
I forgot to mention in my first post that most of the time my eyes feel like they are burning, and sometimes they'll water and drip for no reason. Even if I haven't used a computer or watched tv for days.
I also get cramps very easily, I have had them in the weirdest places. Because of this, I never learned how to swim; just couldn't keep my arms and legs moving long enough before I got cramps.
Justagangsta
Monkey7935
10-21-2008, 08:14 AM
I really suggest taking a diary of everything you eat, drink, when your migraine happens, what you did right when you got it. And demand a 2nd opionion. This is ruling your life--dont let it honey. And dont be afraid of the medication. You need a doctor that listens. Go to as many as you need to to find that doctor. As far as your absences, if you can get a doctor to write you a note..you will be protected under the American Disability Act. Also, tests can be "Normal" but adnormal at the same time.... secret: the tests have a "normal range". Ie: a persons hemo globe is 5.8 shows that its normal and they are not diabetic. 5.8 is on the HIGH END of normal... and in that person's case, I was diabetic and it took 6 months to diagnose. Because the test showed "normal". Need to look what its actually saying. The diary can help you to find triggers...by process of elemination. Too much caffince and bananas give me migraines
justagangsta
10-21-2008, 11:51 AM
I really suggest taking a diary of everything you eat, drink, when your migraine happens, what you did right when you got it. And demand a 2nd opionion. This is ruling your life--dont let it honey. And dont be afraid of the medication. You need a doctor that listens. Go to as many as you need to to find that doctor. As far as your absences, if you can get a doctor to write you a note..you will be protected under the American Disability Act. Also, tests can be "Normal" but adnormal at the same time.... secret: the tests have a "normal range". Ie: a persons hemo globe is 5.8 shows that its normal and they are not diabetic. 5.8 is on the HIGH END of normal... and in that person's case, I was diabetic and it took 6 months to diagnose. Because the test showed "normal". Need to look what its actually saying. The diary can help you to find triggers...by process of elemination. Too much caffince and bananas give me migraines
Hi,
I'm already keeping a diary due to the polyuria. I think I'll expand it.
I have taken tens of blood tests. Here are the results of one (the ones near the edges are bolded):
HGB: 16.7 (Ref: 13.4 - 17.0)
SR: 4 MM (Ref: 1 - 20)
White: 8.0 10.9/L (Ref: 3.5 - 11.0)
ASAT: 25 U/L (Ref: 15 - 45)
ALAT: 19 (Ref: 10 - 70)
Gamma GT: 10 U/L (Ref: 10 - 115)
Transferri: 2.4 G/L (Ref: 2.0 - 3.3)
Cholesterol: 3.7 MMOL/L (ref: 2.9 - 7.8)
HDL-Chol: 1.4 MMOL/L (ref: 0.8 - 2.1)
Creatinin: 77 UMOL/L (ref: 60 - 105)
Glucose: 5.4 -MMOL/L (ref: 4 - 6)
Ferritin: 138 UG/L (ref: 32 - 355)
TSH: 2.8 (Ref: 0.2 - 4.0)
LH: 3.9 U/L (ref: 1.5 - 9.3)
FSH: 1.6 (Ref: 1.5 - 10)
Prolaktin: 126 mU/L (ref: 50 - 360)
Iron: 27.3 UMOL/L (ref: 9 - 34)
Transferrin Saturation: 45% (ref: 15 - 45)
I've also tested for B12 and Homocystein, but the results aren't back yet.
Does anyone see anything in my bloodtest that is wrong?
Justagangsta
Hi,
I'm already keeping a diary due to the polyuria. I think I'll expand it.
I have taken tens of blood tests. Here are the results of one (the ones near the edges are bolded):
HGB: 16.7 (Ref: 13.4 - 17.0)
SR: 4 MM (Ref: 1 - 20)
White: 8.0 10.9/L (Ref: 3.5 - 11.0)
ASAT: 25 U/L (Ref: 15 - 45)
ALAT: 19 (Ref: 10 - 70)
Gamma GT: 10 U/L (Ref: 10 - 115)
Transferri: 2.4 G/L (Ref: 2.0 - 3.3)
Cholesterol: 3.7 MMOL/L (ref: 2.9 - 7.8)
HDL-Chol: 1.4 MMOL/L (ref: 0.8 - 2.1)
Creatinin: 77 UMOL/L (ref: 60 - 105)
Glucose: 5.4 -MMOL/L (ref: 4 - 6)
Ferritin: 138 UG/L (ref: 32 - 355)
TSH: 2.8 (Ref: 0.2 - 4.0)
LH: 3.9 U/L (ref: 1.5 - 9.3)
FSH: 1.6 (Ref: 1.5 - 10)
Prolaktin: 126 mU/L (ref: 50 - 360)
Iron: 27.3 UMOL/L (ref: 9 - 34)
Transferrin Saturation: 45% (ref: 15 - 45)
I've also tested for B12 and Homocystein, but the results aren't back yet.
Does anyone see anything in my bloodtest that is wrong?
Justagangsta
conanld
10-26-2008, 11:16 PM
My suggestion would be to take yourself to a neurologist right away! Some of your symptoms could be related to a serious central lesion. You should eliminate some of the more serious possibilities first I think. Dropping things, combined with clumsiness, or motor coordination problems could be indicative of a serious condition.
All the best -
LD
Hi,
I've been suffering from headaches daily, for the better part of three years. Until recently the pain was manageable, but now it has reduced me to a mere lump of meat. I used to read much, write much and did a lot of thinking. But the last four months the pain hasn't allowed me to do anything. I'm unable to attend classes, and my school has warned me that my high absense might get me kicked out. I'm scared to death. My dream has always been to become a good doctor, but now that dream is going down the drain preceeded by my grades. I used to be a straight A student, now I can't even finish the tests, or make my assignments on time. Simple tasks, that I was able to do before, have become totally incomprehensible.
Below is list of everything that may help you explain my headache. I hope someone can save me from this.
- Chronic Headaches, all over the head and face (mostly around nose). All the time.
- Difficult to fall asleep, takes hours.
- Polyuria. I need to go all the time. Even wake up at night, sometimes even three times a night.
- Severe Acne
- Difficult to remember things.
- Difficult to pay attention in class and conversasions generally. I sometimes find myself giving a response based solely on to the facials expressions and hand gestures of the person I'm speaking with. Even though I can hear them clearly and every single word is perfectly audible, I just can't seem to make a sentence out of them frequently.
- I've always been a fast talker, but over the years I've almost lost the ability to articulate properly, and I keep hearing "What was that?" tens of times a day. Even when I rehearse what I'm going to say two or three times in my mind, I just can't speak clearly. Exceptions are when I speak loudly to a group. I don't know why.
- I frequently misreads words. As a result the sentence doesn't make sense, and I'll reread it several times, and every time I misread that same exact word. I just continue, thinking that the author formulated himself poorly. I only became aware of this when I wanted to show a book to my sister, and when she read out loud I "corrected" her because I thought she had misread. When she insisted, I looked for the word and I was shocked. I was so sure. After that, whenever a sentence doesn't make sense even after reading several times. I take a little break, and try again. Usually I find a word that i had misread.
- I see huge halos around lights, often 10 to 15 times the diameter of the lights. Traffic lights are worst. My eyesight is -1.5.
- Head worsens when I run.
- I rarely feel hungry. Sometimes I'll feel a bit hungry, and all I can eat is a single piece of bread, which takes half an hour. Other times I'll feel really, really hungry, and I can eat a lot, for example I once ordered the following that McDonalds: Two Fishburgers, one cheesburger, two large fries and a 0.5L Coke. And I was still hungry. My appetite seems to jump from one extreme to another with ever coming near the middle.
- I'm underweight, with BMI of 17.5
- I'm 18.
- I feel sleepy and tired throughout the day. Doesn't matter if i sleep 4 hours of 16 hours. Or if I sleep at regular times. Nothing helps. I trying out ZenBev, but I haven't noticed any improvement.
- I often have suicide thoughts. I see myself in different scenarios over and over again. Inside I know I want to live, and that these are just chemicals talking, but it's getting harder and harder to cope with the pain.
- I do not take any medication. I was on a Tetracycline cure (100 pills) a month ago, and my headache worsened. (Perhaps that was nocebo because I'm extremly skeptical to pills due to my upbringing. I don't think I've consumed more than 1 gram of paracetamol divided over 4 occasions, in my whole life.)
- I've become very clumsy, I keep dropping things. My hands just "act out" sometimes, and I tell myself "I didn't do that."
My doctor says I'm depressed, so has sent me to psychologist. I know I'm depressed, but I do not think that depression is the cause, but a symptom.
When I was little, I used to get bullied a lot. I was a typical geek/nerd. Fights was a daily thing. Name calling. Getting picked last. You know the deal. But, where was the depression then? Why did I not have headaches back then when I could have put them to good use and avoid school?
But NOW, when I have a lot of friends, a great school where everyone respects me and the teachers like me, and my grades were great... NOW I get depressed. Now that I have absolutely no reason to be depressed!
I don't get it.
I've gotten MRI of Head, CT of Head, Urine and Bloodtests. Everything is normal. Is there something else I should test for?
Please ask for any information you might need.
Regards,
Justagangsta
All the best -
LD
Hi,
I've been suffering from headaches daily, for the better part of three years. Until recently the pain was manageable, but now it has reduced me to a mere lump of meat. I used to read much, write much and did a lot of thinking. But the last four months the pain hasn't allowed me to do anything. I'm unable to attend classes, and my school has warned me that my high absense might get me kicked out. I'm scared to death. My dream has always been to become a good doctor, but now that dream is going down the drain preceeded by my grades. I used to be a straight A student, now I can't even finish the tests, or make my assignments on time. Simple tasks, that I was able to do before, have become totally incomprehensible.
Below is list of everything that may help you explain my headache. I hope someone can save me from this.
- Chronic Headaches, all over the head and face (mostly around nose). All the time.
- Difficult to fall asleep, takes hours.
- Polyuria. I need to go all the time. Even wake up at night, sometimes even three times a night.
- Severe Acne
- Difficult to remember things.
- Difficult to pay attention in class and conversasions generally. I sometimes find myself giving a response based solely on to the facials expressions and hand gestures of the person I'm speaking with. Even though I can hear them clearly and every single word is perfectly audible, I just can't seem to make a sentence out of them frequently.
- I've always been a fast talker, but over the years I've almost lost the ability to articulate properly, and I keep hearing "What was that?" tens of times a day. Even when I rehearse what I'm going to say two or three times in my mind, I just can't speak clearly. Exceptions are when I speak loudly to a group. I don't know why.
- I frequently misreads words. As a result the sentence doesn't make sense, and I'll reread it several times, and every time I misread that same exact word. I just continue, thinking that the author formulated himself poorly. I only became aware of this when I wanted to show a book to my sister, and when she read out loud I "corrected" her because I thought she had misread. When she insisted, I looked for the word and I was shocked. I was so sure. After that, whenever a sentence doesn't make sense even after reading several times. I take a little break, and try again. Usually I find a word that i had misread.
- I see huge halos around lights, often 10 to 15 times the diameter of the lights. Traffic lights are worst. My eyesight is -1.5.
- Head worsens when I run.
- I rarely feel hungry. Sometimes I'll feel a bit hungry, and all I can eat is a single piece of bread, which takes half an hour. Other times I'll feel really, really hungry, and I can eat a lot, for example I once ordered the following that McDonalds: Two Fishburgers, one cheesburger, two large fries and a 0.5L Coke. And I was still hungry. My appetite seems to jump from one extreme to another with ever coming near the middle.
- I'm underweight, with BMI of 17.5
- I'm 18.
- I feel sleepy and tired throughout the day. Doesn't matter if i sleep 4 hours of 16 hours. Or if I sleep at regular times. Nothing helps. I trying out ZenBev, but I haven't noticed any improvement.
- I often have suicide thoughts. I see myself in different scenarios over and over again. Inside I know I want to live, and that these are just chemicals talking, but it's getting harder and harder to cope with the pain.
- I do not take any medication. I was on a Tetracycline cure (100 pills) a month ago, and my headache worsened. (Perhaps that was nocebo because I'm extremly skeptical to pills due to my upbringing. I don't think I've consumed more than 1 gram of paracetamol divided over 4 occasions, in my whole life.)
- I've become very clumsy, I keep dropping things. My hands just "act out" sometimes, and I tell myself "I didn't do that."
My doctor says I'm depressed, so has sent me to psychologist. I know I'm depressed, but I do not think that depression is the cause, but a symptom.
When I was little, I used to get bullied a lot. I was a typical geek/nerd. Fights was a daily thing. Name calling. Getting picked last. You know the deal. But, where was the depression then? Why did I not have headaches back then when I could have put them to good use and avoid school?
But NOW, when I have a lot of friends, a great school where everyone respects me and the teachers like me, and my grades were great... NOW I get depressed. Now that I have absolutely no reason to be depressed!
I don't get it.
I've gotten MRI of Head, CT of Head, Urine and Bloodtests. Everything is normal. Is there something else I should test for?
Please ask for any information you might need.
Regards,
Justagangsta
ramal2005
01-17-2009, 01:47 PM
Alot of your symptoms are indicative of a thyroid problem. Even though your TSH is 2.8,
technically within the "normal" range, a lot of doctors are now leaning toward a TSH of less than 2.O. I would request a full Thyroid panel to hopefully get to the bottom of your problems. Good Luck
technically within the "normal" range, a lot of doctors are now leaning toward a TSH of less than 2.O. I would request a full Thyroid panel to hopefully get to the bottom of your problems. Good Luck
rondac35
01-19-2009, 10:37 PM
The MRI you had done, was it with contrast? I just had a contrast MRI of my brain today to rule out a Schwannoma. I have suffered from migraines for 8 years and also unexplained hearing loss in one ear. 6months ago I started having slurred speech and I get tongue tied or have to concentrate on enunciation, dizziness, blurred vision, swallowing difficulties. all these symptoms are occasional except the migraines...I now have one every single day. ....Anyway, I heard about Schwannomas and started researching. Depending on what cranial nerve this benign tumor is on and the size of it..you could develop a wide range of strange symptoms that may not seem at all related.These tumors are hard to detect and a contrast MRI is needed to detect it.
chiclero
01-20-2009, 04:22 PM
Some of your symptoms may be coincidental -- I remember when I first started getting headaches and I suddenly became aware of a lot of different sensations, to the point where one time while in the doctor's office the lights suddenly dimmed a bit and I had to ask if it was just me or if he saw it too (he did).
Are the perceptual and motor problems all related?
For instance seeing halos around things is usually from irritation of the cornea -- i.e., after wearing contacts, or swimming in chlorinated water... Is there an alternate explanation for this?
Could the clumsiness and reading problems be the result of having a headache -- headache decreases your focus, you are having problems reading etc.?
On the other hand, perhaps the acne might be related -- the increased testosterone at puberty causes acne -- perhaps it causes headache too?
I'm guessing a sinus infection is not the problem, based on the antibiotics not improving things (was the tetracycline to rule out sinus infection or for something else?).
Have you seen a neurologist about this? Chronic headache conditions are well beyond the expertise of a general practitioner.
What about anxiety disorder? Anxiety causes headaches, insomnia, and decreased concentration.
Are you getting enough exercise?
Are the perceptual and motor problems all related?
For instance seeing halos around things is usually from irritation of the cornea -- i.e., after wearing contacts, or swimming in chlorinated water... Is there an alternate explanation for this?
Could the clumsiness and reading problems be the result of having a headache -- headache decreases your focus, you are having problems reading etc.?
On the other hand, perhaps the acne might be related -- the increased testosterone at puberty causes acne -- perhaps it causes headache too?
I'm guessing a sinus infection is not the problem, based on the antibiotics not improving things (was the tetracycline to rule out sinus infection or for something else?).
Have you seen a neurologist about this? Chronic headache conditions are well beyond the expertise of a general practitioner.
What about anxiety disorder? Anxiety causes headaches, insomnia, and decreased concentration.
Are you getting enough exercise?