Skylar Storm
04-06-14, 16:41
Hello all, I'm new to this site and I would like to explain my symptoms and see if anyone has any idea what they mean!
I'm a 31 y/o female and in October 2012 I woke up one morning and I felt a little woozy. I was hungry so grabbed something to eat and didn't think much of it. I began to get this woozy feeling regularly, I seemed to get hungry every 2 hours or so and instead of my tummy rumbling like usual to indicate the hunger, I felt it it inside my head. It was like something was squeezing my brain from the inside and I would feel pressure behind my eyes and in my nose. I felt a little unsteady on my feet but I didn't exactly feel dizzy. It is very hard to explain. It's almost like the feeling you get when you get a headache after not eating for a long time. Eating until I was full eased the feeling but it didn't go completely, it was just much worse when I was hungry. I went to the docs who said I had labyrinthitis and gave me some anti sickness medication which I took but it did nothing. I didn't have labyrinthitis. I went back again and they said I had blocked ears so had them syringed..that didn't help. I then had blood tests for diabetes, low blood sugar, kidney function, hormone imbalances, celiac disease, IBS, thyroid problem, I got sent to an ENT to look at my sinuses..all normal. I ended up putting on 2 stone in weight because of having to eat so often. My life became about when my next meal was going to be so I didn't feel so rotten. This went on for over a year with no diagnosis at all, the doctors have no idea. Then one day last year I felt normal, no fuzzy head, no pressure behind my eyes, actual hunger pangs instead of this intense gripping squeezing feeling in my head and when I ate a meal I felt full until the next sensible eating time.
I saw a nutritionist and hired a personal trainer to help lose the weight I had gained and learn more about the correct foods that my body needed. I changed my diet drastically and lifestyle and became very active for over a year, working out lots, strength training and getting really fit. The fuzzy head thing goes away when I exercise but it comes back when I stop. I haven't lost any inches either, I've put on a lot of muscle but haven't lost the fat. I still get hungry constantly and have to eat every 2-3 hours. This leads me to think that something else is going on. like my body burning food too quickly or something. I also had my eyes tested and found out I needed glasses but it only eased the wooziness a little and it came back fairly soon after that along with the hunger feelings that go to my head. I am at a loss really. I feel like i'm constantly fighting every day, trying to walk up a downward escalator. My nutritionist said it could be my body having a strange reaction to grief as my mother passed away suddenly about 7 months before this started happening and I am putting it all down to anxiety because no one has been able to shed light on it. I have actually been called a 'medical anomaly'. If anyone has any ideas I would be really grateful.
I'm a 31 y/o female and in October 2012 I woke up one morning and I felt a little woozy. I was hungry so grabbed something to eat and didn't think much of it. I began to get this woozy feeling regularly, I seemed to get hungry every 2 hours or so and instead of my tummy rumbling like usual to indicate the hunger, I felt it it inside my head. It was like something was squeezing my brain from the inside and I would feel pressure behind my eyes and in my nose. I felt a little unsteady on my feet but I didn't exactly feel dizzy. It is very hard to explain. It's almost like the feeling you get when you get a headache after not eating for a long time. Eating until I was full eased the feeling but it didn't go completely, it was just much worse when I was hungry. I went to the docs who said I had labyrinthitis and gave me some anti sickness medication which I took but it did nothing. I didn't have labyrinthitis. I went back again and they said I had blocked ears so had them syringed..that didn't help. I then had blood tests for diabetes, low blood sugar, kidney function, hormone imbalances, celiac disease, IBS, thyroid problem, I got sent to an ENT to look at my sinuses..all normal. I ended up putting on 2 stone in weight because of having to eat so often. My life became about when my next meal was going to be so I didn't feel so rotten. This went on for over a year with no diagnosis at all, the doctors have no idea. Then one day last year I felt normal, no fuzzy head, no pressure behind my eyes, actual hunger pangs instead of this intense gripping squeezing feeling in my head and when I ate a meal I felt full until the next sensible eating time.
I saw a nutritionist and hired a personal trainer to help lose the weight I had gained and learn more about the correct foods that my body needed. I changed my diet drastically and lifestyle and became very active for over a year, working out lots, strength training and getting really fit. The fuzzy head thing goes away when I exercise but it comes back when I stop. I haven't lost any inches either, I've put on a lot of muscle but haven't lost the fat. I still get hungry constantly and have to eat every 2-3 hours. This leads me to think that something else is going on. like my body burning food too quickly or something. I also had my eyes tested and found out I needed glasses but it only eased the wooziness a little and it came back fairly soon after that along with the hunger feelings that go to my head. I am at a loss really. I feel like i'm constantly fighting every day, trying to walk up a downward escalator. My nutritionist said it could be my body having a strange reaction to grief as my mother passed away suddenly about 7 months before this started happening and I am putting it all down to anxiety because no one has been able to shed light on it. I have actually been called a 'medical anomaly'. If anyone has any ideas I would be really grateful.