I AM 59 YEARS OLD AND 5 YEARS AGO I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SHINGLES IN THE EAR CANAL. THERE WAS NO RASH BUT I HAD A KNIFE CUTTING FEELING IN MY LEFT EAR AND I HAD A METALLIC TASTE IN MY MOUTH. THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TONGUE HAD A SENSATION IN IT. I COULD NOT EVEN LAY MY HEAD ON THE PILLOW BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE PINS ALL IN MY HEAD, I TOOK ACYCLOVIR ANTI VIRUS MED FOR 3 MONTHS THE SINGLES AFFECTED MY JAW LINE AREA WITH SEVERE SHARPE BURNING PAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR YEARS. NOW I HAVE FLARE UPS IF I LIFT ANY THING OVER 10 POUNDS, I GET A VIBRATION THROUGH MY INSIDE BODY THAT GOES TO MY HEAD. AT NIGHT WHEN I M SLEEPING, MY BODY GETS TIGHT AND I STRETCH AND THE INSIDE VIBRATIONS START AGAIN GOING TO MY HEAD. IT GIVES ME A WEAK FEELING AND MY HEART FEELS WEAK. IT MAKES MY THINKING UNCLEAR IN THE MORNINGS. AFTER I TAKE A SHOWER IT GETS SOME BETTER. I JUST HAD A CERVICAL MRI AND WAITING FOR THE READING. I' VE HAD 4 MRI S THAT INCLUDED THE SPINE AND THE BRAIN. ONLY SHOWED A SIGNAL IN THE T1 AREA SO THAT IS WHY I HAD THE CERVICAL MRI DONE AND WAITING FOR RESULTS. I AM UNDER A LOT OF STRESS WITH ILLNESS IN MY FAMILY AND WORK RELATED ISSUES. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES? OH, MY VITAMIN D IS LOW, IT IS 24. I AM POST MENOPAUSE.
Hi Kimberly, I don’t have everything that you are suffering from however I do have many weird symptoms that effect my head and balance and thinking and a lot of weird head \ brain stuff.. And all I can say is this menopause can exasperate all of it.. So if you have a virus that keeps flaring up (and I have a lot of those) then symptoms can be off the chart bad, I just wait usually for symptoms to run their coarse and calm down., really what can we do ??? Also try l- lysine for virus flare ups it works wonders at calming everything down less flare up time.. I have low vitamin d as well supplements sunshine and milk if you can drink it all helps..
hi kimberly - first off, i am sorry you are having to deal with all of this - i found your post rather interesting because i am 7 years post menopause & while i have never been diagnosed with shingles…i suffer terribly from weird nerve sensations that seem to start in my trunk of my body & travel to my head and many times feel like the left hand side of my face is numb. i get an assortment of sensations from burning to tingling to vibrations - often my heart will pound - i have questioned whether this is my new hot flash" or what - this primarily comes on for me when i am sleeping - this has started 2 years ago & seems to be getting worse - i have been to many drs, naturopaths, acupunturists, chiros etc. no one can tell me what is going on - this has also rendered me feeling like my head & body are disconnected - i also get intense burning in my muscles, tendons, ligaments & has impacted my walking - i feel like my whole nervous system is under attack - oh & all my labs check out - like you, when i take a shower in the morning, my symptoms lessen & get better thruout the day, but nighttime is torture - it is like everything is firing -