[BlueJay49]

Hi everyone

I've been having some sort of "episode" every so often for the past 3-4 months. Sometimes it feels like it has gone into remission and I'll feel anywhere from just "ok" to "pretty good" only to be hit with it again. These episodes can last a few days or a few weeks with various degrees of intensity. I have a history of Allergic Rhinitis, Chronic Sinusitis, a deviated septum, GAD, OCD, Hypochindria, Tourettes Syndrome, GERD, IBS, Cervical Arthritis and Panic Disorder. My Tourettes causes me to jerk my head back and forth and side-to-side many times each day and as you can imagine, this is not good when you have cervical arthritis and a bone spur. I can sometimes hear a crack or pop when my Tourettes is really bad or when I turn my head to far the wrong way.

Anyway, these episodes always seem to start out with an on-again/off-again fatigued feeling that seems to originate in my head and lasts a few hours (even though I've had plenty of sleep) followed by mild to moderate waves of dizziness. Sometimes I feel like I'm about to go mad and jump right out of my head or I'll start to have a panic attack. Then, after awhile, I start sneezing and my nose starts dripping. Sometimes my left eye will water. My eyes also feel really bugged out and un-focused during these episodes and I get this intense "brain fog" (almost a burning feeling). A few times I've taken my temperature a few hours after all of this started up and it was anywhere from 98.0 to 99.4 (but I do have a 2-decade long history of having "low-grade fevers of unknown origin").

I've got shoeboxes full of all kinds of tests (almost all of them normal). I've seen many different specialists. The only meds I take are Ativan (05mg 2 x per day) and occassionally, I'll take Prevacid.

I really can't think of anything else I can add at the moment. Has anyone here had similar symptoms?. Sigh. I don't know what to do or where to run anymore. Thanks kindly for any input!.

- BlueJay

[Aunt Donna]

It really sounds like allergies to me. It seems everyone in my family has to take allergy meds.

[Travelinglady]

Hope you feel better soon. I wouldn't think all that head jerking from the Tourette's would be helpful to any of these concerns, especially dizziness. I agree that allergies could be involved as well. I take Allegra, an over-the-counter med.

[BlueJay49]

Thanks for the replies. For the last 3 days the dizziness has been hitting me off and on. I also have this stunned, dazed, swirly, loopy feeling in my head (very intense at times) that can last all or part of the day. Sometimes, it gets so bad I start obsessing about it and wondering if it could be something else. I've had tons of tests and it looks on paper like I'm the perfect picture of health. I just wish I felt that way!.

The doctor gave me some saline drops. A lot of people seem to swear by this. Does it really work that well?.

[kirbydog156]

I would eliminate all gluten and dairy products for a week and see how you feel. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, oats and barley. I find gluten gives me major brain for and increases my depressive symptoms. Dairy is not great for any sinus or GERD issue. Just observe how you feel, or better yet, track your symptoms in a journal where you also record your food intake and see if you can detect any correlation. Also, testing negatively for food sensitivities doesn't mean a whole lot, as you can still have all the symptoms.