Hi, I am a long time lurker in longecity and I have attempted calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, various supplements, and vegetarianism for a bit to solve my issue that I have had but nothing nor even my doctor's recommendations have managed to resolve my issue:
My blood pools in my head. This is the only way I can describe it but I get the worst migraines imaginable where I can't stand up straight because if I straighten my back I get this horrible throb and my eyes hurt.
The really scary thing is if I bend over too much though I get an almost deadly throb, usually on the right side of my head, and the first time I felt it I was so afraid in those first moments that I had just had an aneurysm and that this was it. I've managed to survive, however I pretty much never look straight down anymore because even bending over on days that I don't have the blood pooling migraines sometimes I'll STILL get the gigantic throb in my head. It was really bad after I got sick one week and if I tried to go to the bathroom or sneeze then I would get the horrible throb. I really want to resolve this before I end up having a stroke!
I have some general other health issues as well like if I don't eat enough I go hypoglycemic and end up shivering and cold for hours (This is why I haven't kept up with calorie restriction), and I also have muscle spasms everywhere on the side of my head, on my arms, legs, neck, even weird ones near the muscles at the bottom of my ribs near my heart. My blood also pools in my hands if I stand for too long like you can visibly see swollen blue veins along my arms if I had been standing, not even working out or anything. Anyways thank you for reading and understanding how desperate I am.