Numbness in head and face - Brain & Nervous System Disorders Message Board

syling · 01-12-2003, 08:42 AM

I have been having tension headaches since june 2001 and often have a heavy feeling head. I get insomnia at times and visited a family doctor and he prescribed relaxants but my prob came back once i get off the medicine so i stopped seeing him. i went to see chiropractors last yr but the condition did not improve. They say it's due to poor blood circulation. Recently after i had some late nights cramming projects and examinations for school, my symtoms changed. The heaviness went away but it changed into that of numbness in my head and face and i find it hard to smile. When this happened i went to see the chiropractor again and he discovered that my blood pressure dropped a lot..... i have low blood pressure now and very poor blood circulation. This is affecting my life greatly- i can't concentrate and always feel tired. Even though i exercise and eat properly i still feel terrible. I tried acupunture and take many supplements the chiropractor suggested but to no avail. Can anyone help me please.... life is hard to carry on..... thank you so much.....

Kamden · 01-13-2003, 09:59 AM

Are you male or female?

syling · 01-14-2003, 03:40 AM

I'm a 20 yr old female. with the poor blood circulation, i always feel cold all over and my hands and feet are always icy cold in air-con rooms. i have difficulty concentrating and i always feel tensed, esp from shoulders up. i really hope this can get cured asap..... feel really terrible.......
Can anyone pls help me, any advice will be much appreciated! Thanks.....

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angel444 · 01-16-2003, 10:40 PM

really if i was you i would ask for a thyroid check as it sounds like underactive thyroid to me

Kamden · 01-17-2003, 01:04 PM

Syling, these are major symptoms of thyroid and adrenal disorders. I have hypothyrodism, the low blood pressure, cold all the time, tiredness, trouble concentrating, are major symptoms. Also, when your blood pressure drops like this, it is a major sign of adrenal dysfunction, some call it addisons disease. You need to go to the doc and specifically ask to have your thyroid levels checked, your iron, and ask to be checked for adrenal dysfunction. I have heard that it can be hard for docs to diagnose addisons, but when you have some of the major symptoms, you need to ask and start treatment right away. Also, go to the thyroid forum, they can tell you more about adrenal dysfunction. But your regular doc can perform these tests, the thyroid is by a blood test, the adrenal is different, please get this done though. It is very hard to live like this if undiagnosed, as you know.

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