depression, sinuses, or stress???

[TexasJeep]

I am taking allergy shots, flonase, aquatab D, and now celexa.
I don't really feel depressed. My Allergist thanks that I suffer from mild depression. He said most people won't know they suffer from it.
I think him and my ENT are not convinced it is sinus because sinus headaches have facial pain and the headaches are on your forehead. I don't have facial pain and my headaches are mainly on the sides and on my temples. This area usually means tension headaches.
I also don't really have any congestion, just post nasal drip.

I have the fatugue and post nasal drip year around. It is not seasonal.
I had a cat scan done it does show some blockage but my ENT does not see anything that looks severe enough.

I don't think it is migrains unless they can be mild and from I understand they usually are severe headaches. I don't ever really take anything for them because the pain is not that bad. Just constant. I have a hard time concentrating and focusing.

Thank you for all the replies.

[Theresa15]

Sounds like a sinus infection that has moved back into your ears. I had all those symptoms not too long ago and that was what the doctor told me I had. The thing that I don't think anyone is taking heed to is the ear popping. Usually if your ear feels clogged and it pops a lot, it means that it is infected. Go to a doctor, he/she will most likely give you antibiotics. It will help you pull through the illness since your body can't fight it all off by itself. Good luck and keep us updated.

[TexasJeep]

Theresa,

Did you have that heavy head feeling?
I guess an infection can last a long time if your body can not fight it off and it is not treated?

Even if I have an infection, I don't think taking antibotics will help with everything. Some of these symptoms have gone on for a year and half. I have taken antibotics atleast twice in the past. That was before the ear popping started though. I will try taking an antibotic and see what all it can do to help me.
I have also had blood work done. Would anything in the results point towards an infection?

[Jay Tor]

Ear popping - try the TMJ topics just to see if those people's symptoms sound familiar.

You may be suffering from more than one condition which happen to have similar symptoms. I've had allergies, sinus problems and migraines for years. Although each has its own cycle, occasionally they overlap and obscure the clinical picture.

It's possible to have migraine without facial pain. Suggest you read articles on migraine on both MedLinePlus and emedicine. As you probably know, migraines are vascular headaches that also elicit a very strong inflamatory response. Migraine therefore can account for a good portion of your symptoms.

The people I personally know that have migraine tend to have low or low-normal blood pressure, are very sensitive to nitrates in foods [usu. deli-type meats esp. hot dogs], tannins and MSG. Many are also exceptionally sensitive to barometric changes; a somewhat smaller proportion have orthostatic hypotension, hyperacuity/tinnitis and/or vertigo.

[Mica09]

TexasJeep,


Go see the allergy postings, maybe you will find an answer there.

I seems that everyone who complains about either fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness etc. are told that they suffer from anxiety or depression!!!

Good luck!