weakness, lightheadedness, tingling, pain

by keshia whiteside
(russell, ks, usa)

i was exercising after my second child was born...i over did myself and i got hot and dizzy and it never stopped...i suffered six months of uncontrollable anxiety that medicine couldn't even stop...it went away for the most part after a year...then i began experiencing severe fatigue that doesn't go away...muscle and joint pain...tingling in all my extremities including my eyes....visual changes have already changed to eye glass prescriptions in two years...then i began having headaches...everyday neck pain that extended into my shoulders and now weakness....i have had 3 brain mri's...a couple neck cat scans...come to find out they say i have 3 levels of degeneration in my neck...and 2 slightly herniated discs also...plus found out i have occult congenital spinabifida since i was born...all of this they say isn't causing any of my symptoms...i am desperate for answers cuz the doctors think i'm crazy...but the chiropractors i have seen say differently...the main symptoms is me feeling lightheaded or dizzy twenty four seven to the point i feel like i am going to pass out...nausea that doesn't stop ever..and have had my stomach scoped for many things which came up normal...what i'm asking is..is it possible that my neck is causing all these symptoms?!!!! especially the dizziness,fatigue, muscle pain, and weakness? i am scared to death that i might has multiple sclerosis or lupus...which they say i don't...i really think i'm dying...it's to the point i can hardly function and have went into deep depression cuz nobody can seem to give me any answers...please if you could give me your HONEST input i would appreciate it...i am looking for the light at the end of the tunnel...it's been three years and this is putting major strain and stress on me and every aspect or my life as well as my children...i feel 70 years old and decrepit when i shouldn't..i am only 24 almost 25 years old...hope to hear from you soon...thank

-keshia

Hello Keshia,
No you aren't going crazy, but there are most likely different things going on here.
Firstly, if you had a condition like MS it would certainly have showed up on the scans, so RELAX!

Most unlikely that the spina bifida occulta is causing your symptoms. At what level is it?

Dizziness. Does standing up up suddenly make you dizzy? Is your blood pressure low? Does turning your head, and especially looking up or down simultaneously make you dizzy?

Fatigue, muscle pain, headaches, neck pain, signs of degenerative changes in the neck. I would suspect you have the typical symptoms that chiropractors treat on a daily basis. I certainly do. Only because it's going on so long, it's wearing you down.

Gather all your X-rays and scans and start looking for a careful thorough chiropractor. Have none of the chiropractors who have treated you helped? Talk to friends and family, even your doctor for another...

I feel sure you can be helped.

No jaw joint pain? Clicking or popping?

I hope this has contributed. Let me know how you get on.

Dr B
PS: Vegetarian? Perhaps 3-5 vitamin B injections.