Dizziness/Confusion/Numbness/Head pressure

[sharpshoot3r]

I self-diagnosed with depersonalization/derealization about 8 months ago, and it has been torturing me ever since (the causes are unknown).
Recently (about a month ago or so) , I've been getting many symptoms such as :

Dizziness - Feel like I'm on a boat, I kinda shake at the rythm of my heartbeat
Confusion - I have terrible memory loss, and I often feel spaced out
Numbness - Affects the top of my head mainly, and the rest of my body
Head pressure - I feel sort of a pressure/numbness on the top of my head and forehead
Fast heartbeat

Every single doctor says I have nothing, that I'm perfectly healthy and that I should calm down (get rid of anxiety) , but the problem is, I'm not even that anxious. I often feel bad even when I'm super relaxed.

I'd be really appreciated if you people could either share your stories (if you have the same symptoms) , or tell me what's possibly going on with me.

[sharpshoot3r]

How's dysautonomia diagnosed?

[tdavidson]

Have you looked into dysautonomia at all? My daughter has all of these symptoms and she was diagnoed with dysautonomia. She also has peripheral neuropathy.  There is a forum here on dysautonomia - check it out.

[sharpshoot3r]

Thanks a lot for the replies.

I went to see the dentist because I've always had a weird cracking whenever I opened my mouth, and it turned into painful cracking a few months later. Recently, I've found out that this could be related to TMJ disorder, and I thought it could have something to do with some of my symptoms (except for weakness/muscle pain/fast heartbeat. He told me to do some scan or whatever, which I will in a few days, but he said it shouldn't be causing these symptoms.

I'm going to the ENT soon though, and probably the neurologist after if nothing comes up because I'm really tired of this

[ggreg]

If it's not panic disorder, then I agree with Mizat's post.  When your inner ear has an infection or some other problem, this can cause that boat-rocking sensation, that strange feeling of unreality, the heart gets to beating fast, and the numbness and dizziness means you are actually close to passing out.  The inner ear is where the balance mechanism is, and if it's not working right, you get unsteady, and this automatically causes the heart to start racing, and rapid heartrate is what makes you feel separated from self, and the dizziness happens just before you might faint.  My husband has it, and I've seen just how hard vertigo can be on him when it's happening, and he's as tough as they come.

As Mizat said, he's getting those inner ear tests.  Usually this is treated either with just anti-motion-sickness type medicine, like meclazine, or if you have a bad infection, an ear nose throat ENT doc will clean out your ear and give you ear drops too.  Normally this goes away after a period of time, but with others, it can go on for years.  In the movie, "The Right Stuff," an astronaut had this, he passed out cold from the dizziness, and he was not able to go on any of the Apollo flights he was scheduled for.  But years later, an operation for his inner ear was perfected, and this made his vertigo go away, and he managed to get on the space shuttle before he retired.

Sharpshoot, I have no idea why your docs have not pegged you with vertigo, but for heaven's sake, since they apparently missed medical school's Inner Ear 101, go to an ear nose throat ENT doc, and he'll know what you got right off the bat, he can do similar tests as what Mizat is having done, and hopefully you'll get to feeling better real soon.  While you wait to see one of those ENT docs, go into a drugstore and buy some motion sickness medicine, try meclazine if it's there, and see if that doesn't help you get thru the time until your appointment.  Even if it doesn't help, still go to the ENT, becuz like I said, could be you got several other things wrong with your inner ear.

[mizat]

Hi, I'm new here, trying to find some answers to my problem. I have all that and pins and needles as well, it's just horrible.
And no, I am not anxious!

I have been visiting doctors for the past 3 months, I am having a test in two weeks because it may be Labyrinthitis or Meniere's disease. Check the synptoms out, they are all the same.

Good luck

[sharpshoot3r]

First of all, thanks a lot for the reply.

But could this be related to depersonalization? Because as I've mentioned in my first post, I don't feel anxious at all. I've also been getting some ear related issues, such as an annoying ringing that comes and goes, short loss of hearing, constant headaches and muscle pain. I tried to get a relation between all these and sinus infection (which I do have, but doctors said it's not severe) and TMJ, which I do have as well, but it just wouldn't explain all of the symptoms listed.