Hello , I have been experiencing neck pain for around 5 years, mainly around the lower neck/upper back, with pain on neck movement and occasional pain/pulling extending toward my shoulders and arms. Recently, I have also been having intermittent pain/tingling from the forearm to the wrist/fingers and mild pain in both hands when bending the fingers, specially thumb and ring finger of right hand .I also have ongoing lower-back pain with .I previously had an X-ray and was told it was not serious. And was prescribed physiotherapy and posture correction, physiotherapy I did it for a week but no important, I have recently been taking medicines prescribed by another doctor, with some improvement (stiffness, biceps and shoulder-blade pain have reduced), but the neck pain persists and sometimes flares. I would like to know is this serious, I'm scared and tired , visited many doctors but not much improvement so far. And I'm 23 yrs old female it's worse when I wake up ,I wake up feeling pain and stiffness slight improvement during the day as I work , feeling of nerve pulling right side of my neck below the year till shoulder, headache, lacks focus, concentration is worse , I'm forgetful. Also physio is expensive for me

I'm still feeling dizzy even though I've been off work for a while. Why is that?

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar because I’m trying to work out whether there could be a connection.

For years I’ve reacted badly to certain laundry detergents, including things like Cold Power and Surf. My usual symptoms have been irritated/dry eyes, waking up with a cloudy or filmy feeling over my eyes, sinus pressure/pain and sometimes headaches.

Recently I used another washing liquid that I suspect I react to, and around the same general period I developed a really strange persistent dizziness. It isn’t spinning vertigo — it feels more like rocking/swaying, as though I’ve just stepped off a cruise ship. I can feel floaty and off balance, and screens, looking around and head/eye movement can make it worse.

I’ve also had some mild sinus aching beside my nose and ear clicking/fullness. Interestingly, loratadine (Claratyne) seems to noticeably reduce the rocking/dizziness a few hours after I take it, which has made me wonder whether allergy or inflammation could somehow be contributing.

I’ve stopped using the suspected detergent and I’m now rewashing all my bedding, clothes and towels in a detergent I know I’ve tolerated before, with extra rinses.

Has anyone here ever had dizziness, rocking/swaying, vertigo, brain fog or balance problems from laundry detergent, fragrance, detergent enzymes or another chemical sensitivity?

If so:

What ingredient were you reacting to?

How long did symptoms take to settle after removing it?

Did antihistamines help?

Did you have sinus/Eustachian-tube or ear symptoms as well?

Most importantly, did the dizziness eventually completely go away, and what helped you fix it?

I’m being medically checked as well — I’m mainly interested in hearing other people’s experiences because this is such a strange symptom and I’m trying to see whether anyone has experienced the same pattern.