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I am a 23 year old male from England, currently living in Australia. I have been getting my 88 days agricultural work done to get my second year visa. It all began 10-15 days ago. I worked outside in 35 degree heat for 10 hours picking vegestables with little water intake and no hat. A day or 2 later I got sun stroke symptoms.. flu  symptoms, extremely cold but sweating,  high temp, head aches, no appetite, very weak etc.. I can’t remember if it wasn’t after this or during this but I also got a strange feeling in my head, dizziness, no concentration, confusion and feeling of being drunk (without alcohol), questioning my decisions, struggling to see properly (although things weren’t blurry) having a lot of trouble concentrating with my eyes, they feel like they are constantly moving, feeling as though I am not inside my body or mind, not wanton the to be around many people but worried to be alone... the sun stroke/flu symptoms left the next day but these other symptoms have stayed. 

I have been to the hospital and had a CT scan and my blood taken. All came back fine.  Which has worried me even more. The hospital can’t help me so what can I do. I am so so worried this will last for a very long time if not forever. I am not sleeping and having small panic attacks, especially at night. It Feels as though I can see things but they aren’t registering in my head. It is so hard to explain. I feel like I am dying. I don’t know what to do. Someone please help. 

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Hi have you been diagnosed with Vertigo?

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You did the right thing in getting yourself checked out at the hospital. Now I think you have to stop panicking about this and let nature take its course. A lot of the symptoms you describe - I mean the ones that persisted after the heat exhaustion episode - are classic anxiety symptoms.

You also put your body under seriously excessive strain during the day you describe. You could have died! (But you won't now. If heat exhaustion progressing to heat stroke is going to be fatal, the outcome is immediate.) If that happened just 10-15 days ago, then it's normal that you would still be feeling unwell.

Try and calm down, make sure you stay well-hydrated at all times and as far as possible avoid situations where you're going to get overheated. Provided you're sensible, this will all resolve itself over the next few weeks. You're not going to stay like this for life.

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Hi,

It is very important to see NET specialist. To be sure about your diagnostic. If is Vertigo each person has different symptoms. I have been diagnosed with Vertigo since January this year. But from the first day when I felt sick I went to hospital and have a full investigation. Then for one month I done at home Eplye Monuvre ( see YouTube ) it helps a lot no more feeling lost my balance but still untill now I have tinitus in my ear. I suggest you to see NET specialist, do Eplye Monuvre and try to understand this problem and fight with . Good luck...!!!!

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Das sind wahrscheinlich Nachwirkungen eines Hitzschlags. Es wird sich in den kommenden Wochen bessern.

Pass auf dich auf. Viel Flüssigkeit.

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Hi, no. The doctors pretty much said nothing came up in the tests so they can’t do anything and to go back if it gets worse etc. I have had 3 days off work now and still the same. It seems to become more manageable in the evening say 7 o’clock onwards. But then I go to bed I feel extremely dizzy and asif I am ‘falling’ which is keeping me awake the whole night. 

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HI, thankyou for your reply. I felt very anxious and stressed out maybe 1-2 weeks before this happened. Due to the possibility of not completing my 88 days agriculture work in time, meaning I would have to leave the country. For me this was one of the first times I had been stressed in my life. So I thought maybe it could be linked with this. But it’s been happening for so long now with no improvement.

 I have had 3 days off work sitting in my room drinking water and I was drinking a lot more water than I normally would 2-3 days before not going to work. Still nothing . I went to a GP for a second opinion yesterday. It was a foreign lady, who kept prompting saying I must have been taking drugs and drinking (which I have not at all) and she was pretty much laughing at my symptoms and said I need a psychologist because I’m mentally ill. This worried me a lot . Now I don’t know whether to go back to the hospital or not. If I had some diagnosis I could deal with it but they said they basically have no idea, after ruling out the idea of dehydration etc. 

Thanks 

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HI. Thankyou for your help. I mentioned a possibility of vertigo to the hospital and they didn’t seem to believe it was this. I have had tinnitus in my ear for years and it has gotten worse since this has occurred. I will use YouTube to see what eplye monuvre is. Thank you 😊 

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Thank you Ben. I hope this is only problem. 

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Hello

i just had a read of your post and symptoms and i’m writing to you because i have experienced similar symptoms. I also experienced a very high level of being stressed before it happened which could have been the trigger. The feeling of being out of your body and not experiencing reality is called Derealisation and Depersonalization. The movement in your eyes could be nystagmus or another convergence problem which can occur with vestibular issues that being on dizziness. Being anxious does make the symptoms worse so try to distract yourself. I found swimming and being under water helpful. I can forward you the details of a specialist who deals with these issues if you’re in Sydney. A Neuro-Otologist is a specialist you should see

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Please don't attempt the Epley manoeuvre yourself. It doesn't sound to me as if you have BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) for which the Epley is the cure, but if it is that, an unsupervised Epley could make things much worse in the short term.

BPPV is the condition where the naturally occurring crystals in your inner ear get into the wrong place and start sending wrong signals about the position of your head in space. Symptoms are periods of intense vertigo (the room spinning and sensations of falling) when you tilt your head into certain positions. I think you would have noticed this.

If you really want to do a manoeuvre - which I'm not convinced will help - look up the half-somersault manoeuvre for vertigo. This one is more suitable for unsupervised home use.

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Sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience with the GP. I can, however, understand her concerns that alcohol or recreational drugs may have been involved, even though she clearly got it wrong on this occasion.

I suspect she was taking a light-hearted approach to reassure you that your symptoms were nothing to worry about, but pitched it wrong, maybe because of language issues.

Anxiety is indeed a mental illness, but it's one we all suffer from at times in our lives. It can cause all kinds of physical symptoms, many of which are due to unconscious hyperventilation. (You can google that.) I suspected from the start that you were quite young, and that this was indeed your first experience of extreme psychological stress, as you say in your post. I'm afraid we all have to learn to cope with these events, and the physical symptoms they can produce, in the course of our life.

You say this has "been happening for so long now with no improvement", but in reality you're well within the normal recovery period after a severe attack of heat exhaustion. In your first post, just one day ago, you said it had all started 10-15 days earlier. That means it's only been going on for a couple of weeks, which is quite normal.

I don't think you need to spend any more money on doctors just for the moment, having had blood tests, a CT scan, then a further medical check. If, however, you're still feeling seriously dizzy and unsteady after another month or so, then it might be an idea to consult a neurotologist. ENT doctors aren't very knowledgeable about vertigo, if that's what you really have. (I'm speaking from personal experience here, having had several episodes of BPPV during my life.)

In any case, there's no urgency, given that nothing showed up on the CT scan. Give your body a few more weeks to recover before going any further. I do appreciate that you're under stress if you're still trying to fulfil your 88-day requirement, but even if you don't there'll be other opportunities, either in Australia or elsewhere. At your age, the world is still your oyster!

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Hallo dort

Ich habe Ihren Beitrag gefunden, indem ich nach meinen eigenen Symptomen gesucht habe.

Ich kann mich voll und ganz damit identifizieren, wie Sie sich fühlen.

Ist es bei Ihnen inzwischen besser geworden?

Ich leide seit 2013 immer wieder unter diesen Symptomen.

Ich befinde mich derzeit in dem, was ich als Supernebel bezeichne, und fühle mich schon seit Anfang November so. Auch ich bin bereits mehrfach getestet worden, und mein Arzt hält mich für eine verrückte Person. Das ist sehr schwer zu ertragen.

Ich würde mich freuen, mich noch weiter mit Ihnen zu unterhalten.

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I too get these Symptoms however i also get dizziness, nausea & sometimes confusion. I get crazy thoughts, racing thoughts & feeling like i cant complete the simplest task.

Iv had multible CT scans, Dr’s tell me i have Anxiety etc & make me feel stupid.

Im trying so hard to hold it together

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Me too! 

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HI. I am still experiencing the same things. Although symptoms may have changed slightly which I find weird. I’ve had spells where a morning is my worst. Now mornings are usually my best. Very strange. 

I believe it’s extreme anxiety and depersonalisation. I’ve noticed my mood changes all the time. Feeling low and sad all the time. Needing to be fixed

Hope you’re doing well

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Ich habe kürzlich drei meiner Nebenschilddrüsen entfernen lassen, weil sie Tumore hatten. Ich habe das Gefühl, von meinem Körper getrennt zu sein. Mein Psychiatriker sagte, dass dies eine seltene Nebenwirkung der Operation sei und dass es ein schweres chemisches Ungleichgewicht in meinem Körper ist, das mein Gehirn beeinflusst. Ich habe auch mit einer Krankenschwester gesprochen, die sagte, dass ihr Sohn die gleiche Operation hatte und die gleiche Nebenwirkung erlebte. Ich nehme Medikamente und ich (gleiche mich aus). Sie sollten so schnell wie möglich einen Endokrinologen aufsuchen, um Ihre Schilddrüse und Nebenschilddrüsen sowie Ihre Hormonspiegel zu überprüfen. Wenn es notwendig ist, suchen Sie danach einen Psychiatriker auf. Ich werde jeden Tag besser, dies ist meine zweite Woche. Ich hoffe, diese Informationen helfen Ihnen. Geben Sie es weiter, und ich werde Sie in meinen Gebeten behalten.

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Ich fühle mich genauso 😔; bitte lass es mich wissen, wenn du etwas Hilfreiches gefunden hast....wurdest du auf Lyme getestet?? Warst du vor dem Auftreten der Symptome in medikamentöser Behandlung?? Bitte lass es uns wissen ​....

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did u ever recover from this? i am currently experiencing the exact same thing. its been going on for 3 weeks now and seems to be getting worse. its like someone has stuffed my head with cotton wool. every small head/eye movement sets off a weird fuzziness in my head. my head also feels heavy as if its swaying even though its not. i’m more forgetful, seem to be knocking in to things more than i should… and extremely tired, even though i’m sleeping fine.

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hi, i don’t know if anyone is still active here but I am experiencing similar symptoms. I’ve been struggling with bad insomnia for about 15 years… and I started feeling that detached feeling along with other things for a long time now but it only seems to be getting worse. I have been to doctors too and also referred to psychologists. I am a very high stressed person so I also think it might be a severe case of anxiety. Thus I come to the internet for answers but I seem to be unable to find the answers.