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Dizziness and pressure in the back of my head

I've been living a nightmare for the last 4 months. I had an attack of vertigo for the first time in November and nothing has been the same since. I was diagnosed with BPPV, and with some excercised given by an ENT I saw the vertigo subsided. However since I've had this weird pressure in the back of my head and feeling dizzy and lightheaded. I feel it a lot when I close my eyes and when I open them nothing is spinning! I'm always nauseous and because of all this I've had an increase in anxiety as well. I've been to the ER twice and seen my GP more times that I can count and have no answer. It's ruining my life, I feel faint all the time, I've lost weight. I take .5mg of Ativan to sleep for the last two months because all this gave me insomnia. I must note before the vertigo I did not have any sinus or ear issues, I just woke up like that! I feel like these odd sensations in my head (mostly when I lay down) are going to drive me mad! Please anyone have a word of advice!?
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I'm waiting for an MRI, I did get a CT scan back in November for my head and neck which came back normal. However I didn't have as much issues then as I do now, just the vertigo.
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Have you had a CT scan or MRI on your neck?
It could be a "pinched nerve"...it could be almost anything...hence the need for full tests such as those.
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