I was wondering, has anyone ever noticed neurological issues associated with their Crohn's?
Lately, I've been getting a lot of headaches. I mean, I've also had chronic sinus issues my whole life, so I kinda just wrote it off as sinusitis. So I took some antibiotics, but they didn't really help much...I suppose it could also be seasonal allergies giving me sinus headaches. The thing is, I also have a history of migraines. And I've had a few weird episodes:
Upon waking up sometimes, when I stand up to move, my vision will just completely darken; I'll be pretty much blind, and I'll feel like I'm gonna pass out. Sometimes this will go away as quickly as it comes on, but other times it has been worse. A few times, it's taken longer for that to go away, and I'd get feeling of pressure in my head, like someone was squeezing it inside. And my ears would start ringing. And my heart rate would increase, and I'd break out into a sweat. And then finally, I vomit, and it all just goes away. Pretty weird, huh?
I went to the doctor about it, and he tested me for orthostatic hypotension (decrease in blood pressure when you change body position) and your basic neurological battery. He told me it was just migraines. Yeah sure. :S I haven't had an episode like this in months, but I keep getting headaches and blurry vision.
Just wondering, has anyone else had unexplained neurological phenomena like this?
Lately, I've been getting a lot of headaches. I mean, I've also had chronic sinus issues my whole life, so I kinda just wrote it off as sinusitis. So I took some antibiotics, but they didn't really help much...I suppose it could also be seasonal allergies giving me sinus headaches. The thing is, I also have a history of migraines. And I've had a few weird episodes:
Upon waking up sometimes, when I stand up to move, my vision will just completely darken; I'll be pretty much blind, and I'll feel like I'm gonna pass out. Sometimes this will go away as quickly as it comes on, but other times it has been worse. A few times, it's taken longer for that to go away, and I'd get feeling of pressure in my head, like someone was squeezing it inside. And my ears would start ringing. And my heart rate would increase, and I'd break out into a sweat. And then finally, I vomit, and it all just goes away. Pretty weird, huh?
I went to the doctor about it, and he tested me for orthostatic hypotension (decrease in blood pressure when you change body position) and your basic neurological battery. He told me it was just migraines. Yeah sure. :S I haven't had an episode like this in months, but I keep getting headaches and blurry vision.
Just wondering, has anyone else had unexplained neurological phenomena like this?