Constant Groggyness - Related to head injury? Posted: 02-11-08 06:38am
Around 3 months ago I had a drunken fall
onto a concrete floor, hitting my forehead
hard and splitting the skin open. A day
later I started getting vertigo. Every
time I sat up from lying down or
vice-versa, the room would spin really
badly. This recovered after about a week,
but i still had other symptoms that
remained until a month after the fall such
as feeling disconnected, brain-fog,
groggyness.
My doctor put me on Prochlorperazine for a
week as he said I had 'mild residual
vertigo' and a day after coming off the
tablets I felt back to normal for a day.
That evening I took a Diazepam for a crick
in my neck that had developed during the
day and the next day I woke up feeling
fatigued.
The fatigue has continued since then
(about 2 months) but along with it I have
a groggy feeling like being slightly tipsy
and a kind of brain fog where I don't feel
completely with it. I also get occasional
fellings of falling or shifting that last
for a second or two about 5 or 6 times a
day. On top of this I have a tension at my
temples which feels like someone is
pressing on them constantly. My eyes also
feel like the cannot focus properly too.
The symptoms vary in severity but the
brain-fog; groggyness and tiredness are
always there to some degree. When I am in
a situation with lots going on (for
example looking for something specific in
a large; busy; unfamilier shop) They
symptoms get worse and I feel overwhelmed
and as if I am drunk.
I have been to my GP had a CT scan and
blood tests which have all come back
clear. I have also seen a consultant
neurologist who told me that there was
nothing wrong with me; that it was brought
on by anxiety and that I sould stop
worrying so much.
I don't thin it is anxiety as the nly
times I feel anxious are when I think
about my symptoms. The anxiety may be
making things worse, but I think it is
brought on the by the presence of the
symptoms.
My co-ordination, memory etc all seem
unaffected, which make it difficult for
the doctors to understand what I am
feeling
Does anyone know if this could be related
to the head injury or if it is likely to
be something else and the timing is just
co-incidental?
It doesn't seem to be debilitating in any
physical way, but it's absolutely
horrible, and the reaction I have to busy
places has made me somewhat reclusive.
Thanks loads.
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Fairy*Godmother
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Hi Posted: 07-16-08 18:54pm
Its NOT all in your head............I feel
you should get a second opinion. Find a
neurologist who will listen to you. You
mentioned CAT scan. DId you not have MRI
or MRA? These are two test that can also
see into your head. Head injury is a hard
thing for some doctors......
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juwe
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Hi Posted: 08-20-08 05:57am
Hi,
I have the exact symptom..Every time I sat
up from lying down or vice-versa, the room
would spin really badly and also if I'm
lying down and I tilt my head around the
room would also spin.
About 5 years ago I was in a car accident
in which I was a passanger. The car
flipped and I ended up landing on my head
- I had about 10 stitches to my scalp,
they found a small blood clt whichthen
went away but ever since then I'd sometime
feel the room would spin when I lay down
or get up quickly.
It gets worst on days when I'm tired and
my head hurts when the weather is cold. I
also get regular headaches.
I've had CT and MRI scans..but it all came
out ok?
The reason I serched this up is because
the symptoms just got really bad in the
last week as EVERYTIME I lay down or get
up the room would spin and I'm really
scared that there is something wrong with
me..
Like you I want to know if anyone know if
this could be related to the head injury
or if it is likely to be something else
but I don't think it is just
co-incidental..
Thanks,
Julie
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Hi Posted: 08-20-08 07:37am
Julie, when was the last time you saw a
physican (neurologist) about these
problems? If you have not been seen by
one, I'd strongly suggest getting an
appointment. Its better to be safe than
sorry, and if you are having problems now,
nip it in the bud. Do not wait or put off
something that could turn bad. Has inner
ear been ruled out? Do you have sinus
problems? These two things as well can
casue these type of vertigo.
