hi im 38 yrs of age and i have suffered with severe migraines for years and take imigran injections as and when i need them .but over the last few months ive had a very different continuous headache .my other symptoms are as follows ,tingling and numbness of my face (mainly down the center of my face) this comes and goes and varies in intensity but i have it every day,i can hear my heart beat in my ears , dizzyness , a feeling of bubbles going up the back of my head,i have trouble concentrating and my coordination is not as good as it was (i cant do fiddly things very well),sometimes i slurr my words or mumble ,i cant cope with daily tasks such as shopping and housework as i feel very disorientated , my blood pressure is around 130/98 when my normal blood pressure is 120/65 on average ,im also very drained and short tempered .
in august of this year i was admitted to hospital because my blood pressure was high and my mouth had drooped down oneside and i had partial paralyses of my face . i was sent home to await a ct scan . ct scan showed excessive fluid on my brain .the drs kept checking my eyes and said they where ok . i then had a lumbar puncture done and the pressure was 31.5, i had some fluid drained off and was diagnosed with bih. i was sent home with acetazolamide tablets and told i would be referred to neurology.
next day i was admitted with a very bad post lumbar puncture headache and was violently sick for 5 days . they then done a blood patch and was sent home .
ive since seen my neurologist this week and he told me that this is because of my migraines and i asked if the migraines could make my csf pressure high , he said no and said the reading must of been high because i was nervous !!!!!!!!!! he said behind my eyes is fine and my pressure must be fine now BUT MY EYES HAVE BEEN FINE ALL ALONG.(even when the pressure was high)
im now totally confused , unable to function as i would normally . i still have my original symptoms and when my head hurts really bad and my face tingles strongly ,my mouth droops down slightly.
has anyone any advise or help please x
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