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What Causes Severe Headache, Numbness On The Chest, Dizziness And Blurred Vision?

I have been experiencing a severe headache (pressure in the frontal part and temporal lobes with tension in the neck) for the last 7 days, random numbness in the chest, dizziness, nausea, and blurred/spotted vision, difficulty concentrating and numbness on the right side of my head, I am having trouble remembering normal things and OTC medications are not helping the pain. I am also having bright red blood with my stools, abdominal pain, lower back pain, frequent urination, and I generally just do not feel like myself and have bilateral ear pain. I have also been crying daily and usually content.
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Hi there, I would seek emergent medical attention without delay. Given your symptoms of severe headache, visual changes, neck stiffness, dizziness as well as mental status changes like difficulty concentrating and remembering normal things, I am very concerned for either an infectious process like meningitis, or other potentially life threatening causes like aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. I cannot be certain what might be causing the numbness in your chest, the bloody stool, abdominal pain, back pain and frequent urination that you mentioned, but I am concerned enough given the symptoms you have listed that you may be suffering from a potentially life threatening process. My recommendation is that you go to an emergency room without delay and seek immediate evaluation by a physician. I wish you all the best and hope my answer has been helpful to you.
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What Causes Severe Headache, Numbness On The Chest, Dizziness And Blurred Vision?

Hi there, I would seek emergent medical attention without delay. Given your symptoms of severe headache, visual changes, neck stiffness, dizziness as well as mental status changes like difficulty concentrating and remembering normal things, I am very concerned for either an infectious process like meningitis, or other potentially life threatening causes like aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. I cannot be certain what might be causing the numbness in your chest, the bloody stool, abdominal pain, back pain and frequent urination that you mentioned, but I am concerned enough given the symptoms you have listed that you may be suffering from a potentially life threatening process. My recommendation is that you go to an emergency room without delay and seek immediate evaluation by a physician. I wish you all the best and hope my answer has been helpful to you.