vertigo, blindness in both eyes?!
Question: Vertigo, blindness in both eyes?
i got mri's and cat scans and apparently everything came back normal. i have white spots on my brain but apparently "theyre just spots of liquid" which i think is bs. they think i just have migraines so im on painkillers when needed. but yesterday at 2:40 i woke up to blow my nose, and i went blind again. i was trying to get back to my bed before i went completely blind. i knocked things over trying to get there. but after 4 mins it came back
I think the neurologists diagnosis is complete BS.so im going to another doctor to get a second opinion. do you guys have any ideas what it could be? and when i lose my vision.. its completely gone. not partially.
OH! i also have 3 kinds of lyme disease. they were all treated. i have exercise induced asthma, and acid reflux. i wear contacts. i have 2 different prescriptions cuz my left eye as astigmatism. (-1.50, -1:00)
i know. im a mess lol :(
thanks!
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vaso vagal and lyme are certainly a consideration here. The diagnosis of migraines might not be too far off. There are a huge number of migraine variants which run the gamut from extremely painful, to little or no pain. The blood circulation from the basilar artery might be susceptible to changes in pressure, as when you blew your nose or walk after getting out of bed. The basilar artery contributes blood supply to the back part of the brain where the occipital lobe lives. The occipital lobe is what processes your vision, so if it is temporarily deprived of blood, the vision will go black in part or all of your visual field. The basilar artery also contributes to the cerebellum, which controls balance and coordination. If this area is deprived of blood, you can experience vertigo, clumsiness, or dizziness. What is you blood pressure like? Also consider food sensitivities, stress management and a functional neurological examination. This might reveal some more answers as to why these events are occurring.
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Sounds like a vaso vagal response, not a migraine. When it happens, just lay down on the floor for a little bit so the blood will get back to your brain and your vision should quickly come back and the dizziness should go away. You'll probably have this on and off for your life, but you shouldn't lose vision permanently from it.
Were the "white spots" on the CT or the MRI? Do you have the images?
Update: Thanks. The image is really small. Those look a little bit like multiple sclerosis lesions, but vision loss from MS usually happens over hours to days, not in minutes to seconds and it usually only affects one eyes at a time, so your symptoms don't really match MS. Do you ever have any other neuro problems?
A vasovagal response doesn't always make you pass out. My roommate in med school had this all the time. Everything would go black, he would get a little bit nauseous and feel dizzy for a few minutes and then it would go away. He went to a million doctors and that's what they came up with. He's a neurologist now and he just lays down when this happens. Funny, he also has asthma and acid reflux.
Don't get too freaked out about the MS. Just google it and watch out for the signs and symptoms and go see a doctor if you ever experience any of the symptoms. Water would be black on your MRI (like the CSF fluid you can see on the image surrounding your brain), so I'm not sure why they told you it was spots of water. Not everyone who has these lesions (Dawson's Fingers) ends up having symptoms from MS.