Where to start. About two weeks ago I was on the way home from Florida, when I had a very scary episode. I’m a 31 y/o male who stays in pretty decent shape. I was about five hours in when I started getting really light headed. This was accompanied by some hot flashes, clammy hands, racing heartbeat, and almost a sense of "out of body." I had to immediately pull over as I thought I was going to pass out. I had limited sleep the night before and took a 5 hour energy to help me out. I felt like that for about 15-20 minutes and then had my wife finish the trip. Once returning home a few hours later, I had that same exact episode. At that point I thought it was worth an ER visit.
Upon arriving at the ER, my heart rate was a little elevated (around 140) for a few minutes, but quickly came down. They performed an EKG, and even tested my lungs to make sure I didn’t have a clot due to the long drive. They didn’t see anything. They also took some labs and came up with nothing. They chalked it up to no sleep, dehydration from the beach, pumped me up with some fluids and sent me on my way.
Ever since that day I haven’t been right. Two days later I was back in the ER as the same attack came on again. This time they though it was more neurological. I was starting to have some tingling in my face, neck, and left arm. They did a quick scan and didn’t find anything. They ended up doing an MRI, and still found nothing. I've spend a few days with the neurologist going over different little tests, but he hasn’t been able to find anything. The next step is an MRI on my neck, and testing my blood for several deficiencies. They gave me a test for sugar, but it was fine. I've also been through a vertigo test, which they ruled out. They have also ruled out a mini stroke.
As of today these are the symptoms I deal with on a daily basis.
1. Almost constant light headedness. If I walk too fast or drive, it gets a lot worse.
2. Episodes where I get tingling in my face, left side of my neck, and sometimes to my arm.
3. My heart will race a little here and there, but nothing like that first day.
4. There are times when I will get light headed, then get some hot flashes, and really feel like I’m on the verge of passing out.
As I stated above, I stay in decent shape. It's nothing to run 2-3 miles in a day. I can’t even walk 100 feet without having to stop right now. It's starting to get a little scary for me. While I'd hate to find something wrong, I'm honestly open to that at this point. At least then I could move forward with treating it. Any thoughts?