Vertebral Artery Dissection
Everyone, good afternoon. I wanted to see if anyone has dealt with something similar and what symptoms you experienced.
Lately I’ve been having neck pain, headaches, and what feels like a constant fight-or-flight reaction. I also get episodes throughout the day where I’m not sure if it’s dizziness or vertigo. At one point it even felt like my heart was fluttering, so I had an EKG done along with blood work and an MRI, but everything came back normal.
I still have this strange dull pain in the back of my neck that gets worse as the day goes on. The only time I really feel relief is when I’m lying down.
I train in jiu-jitsu and I’ve had my neck cranked a few times during training. I also crack my neck pretty often, and a few times I’ve felt a lightning-like jolt when doing it. I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar symptoms or has any insight on what it could be.
Any info would really help. Thank you.