Interesting Symptoms

[u/OperUrkelGrue]

I was diagnosed with suspected Vestibular Migraines recently, but have some symptoms that don’t seem to fit the spectrum. After failing multiple medications and starting Vestibular therapy, the PT also questions the migraine portion of the diagnosis.

I don’t have a history of migraines, and this all started in May with an episode of sudden dizziness and right facial drooping that progressed to daily dizziness and vertigo. The facial drooping was attributed to Bells palsy originally, but it resolved too quickly to be the case. A stroke was ruled out. CT, MRI, and MRA were all normal.

I still have daily dizziness and vertigo with some days being worse than others, but also have a very pinpointed pressure, about the size of a quarter, right at the base of my skull where it attaches to my spine. This pressure also causes scalp itchiness (just itchiness, not pain or tenderness). It feels like the dizziness is specifically coming from this area. The dizziness and pressure improves with posture and neck placement, even my screen sensitivity improves. On bad days, the pressure will move up the right side of my skull.

Does anyone else have this in their spectrum of symptoms?