Yes, I have the headaches and spaced-out feeling; it is not pleasant to say the least when your job depends on concentration and focus such as mine.
May I ask, how old are you? You mentioned parents and physician "laughed" this off. Well, they are not the ones living in this condition; it is very difficult. If you are under 18, there is not much you can do without your parent's consent if you are in the USA.
Have you had psych issues in the past? I do not know why your parents and physician are not interested in investigating this.
Yes, Londres70, headaches and feeling lightheaded are some of the symptoms for Labyrinthitis. Good news is it can be viral, that means it goes away...bad news is it can be chronic! I still don't know what I have for sure, will find out next week hopefully.
Just wish I could have some answers. 3 months feeling this unwell without knowing why is very distressful.
Yeah I've run into labyrinthis before while googling, and it looked quite possible, but as usual I mentioned it to my parents/doctors and they all laughed, because have no idea of what it is, and aren't even interested, but I'm willing to do what it takes to get off this debilitating state, and I will get the treatment I need.
But just wondering, can labyrinthis cause headaches/spaced out feeling?
I agree with mizat and ggreg totally. I have unresolved labyrinthitis and been battling it for 10 months now. I have the SAME exact symptoms you have. I had two physicians tried to pin a somatic diagnosis on me; the psych card, just like they have done with you.
Have you had any ENT testing? I think it is your inner ear too. Google labyrinthitis. Usually it resolves, but mine has not. Guess I am one of the lucky ones; NOT.
I've looked up the symptoms of dysautonomia and it mentions excessive thirst, which is something that I don't have, at all. I never drink water, I'd say I drink about a glass of water per week.. This is actually one of my symptoms, I used to drink loads of water, I was always thirsty, then all of a sudden I stopped drinking.
Well there are a number of tests like the tilt table tests, but mostly its a diagnosis of exclusion I guess...still learning it all. She had so many tests that were normal results...finding a cardiologist or neurologist who knows anything about it will be helpful! check out dinet.org also.
Hope this helps!!