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Suggest Treatment For Shooting Pain In Head And Dizzy Spells

Let me give you some background about me I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 14 in 1994, was put on tegretol and remained on it until 2005 when I became pregnant with my first son, my medication was changed to phenobarbital, at the same time I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and put on synthroid. I remained on the phenobarbital until after my second son was born and I seen a neurologist for migraines and she but me on topamax and took me off phenobarbital. So now I am on topomax and synthroid. I am 31, 5 10 , and weigh 230lbs. Ever since I had my second son in May of 2009 I have been suffering from dizzy spells. I will get a bad pressure feeling on the left side of my head in the middle of the night or the morning and then I will be dizzy all day long. I will also experience sharp shooting pains throughout my head that come and go, they only last for about 5-8 seconds at a time. I always feel like it is taking all I have to concentrate, like everything is fuzzy and confusing, I fear I am going crazy. My endocrinolgist says its my thyroid and since getting my medication adjusted it could take up to 2 years to get everything back to normal, but since my synthroid levels are normal, I don t feel anything different. I am still not getting my menstrual cycle, the last one I had was 5/27/11. I also get a tingly numb feeling in my fingers and toes every once in awhile. I just want to know if should keep waiting it out, or if I should get some other testing done. I want to be there for my kids but there is not much I can do when I am so dizzy I can t walk straight. Thanks for anything you can tell me.
Fri, 15 May 2020
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Hi,

You should undergo a detailed evaluation, including MRI brain and EEG. The medication may need adjustment. Topamac alone may not be effective, Additional drugs may be needed after evaluation.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist
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Suggest Treatment For Shooting Pain In Head And Dizzy Spells

Hi, You should undergo a detailed evaluation, including MRI brain and EEG. The medication may need adjustment. Topamac alone may not be effective, Additional drugs may be needed after evaluation. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist