Hi NikkiSly713 I'm new to dailystrength too. I was diagnosed with a neurological/autoimmune illness in 2015. I became sick after living in a house saturated in "Black mold" for 9 1/2 years. It took many doctors several years to finally determine a diagnosis. I went through a year of tests, scans, MRI's everything! My specialists/doctors were very confused by my symptoms in the beginning. I moved into the house and within 2 weeks I developed a runny nose, sneezing, and terrible itching everywhere. A typical scenario for a person with environmental allergies. I had no idea at the time why I started getting sick. Black mold is highly toxic! It can cause very serious neurological, and immune disorders. I have multiple diagnoses now as a result of the Black mold. My life has been turned upside down, and inside out. Unfortunately for me it's now too late for any traditional medical treatment. I had to leave my husband after 42 1/2 years. He still lives in the "mold" house. He's sick all the time. Please try to find a specialist in Environmental Medicine in your area. A typical "Allergy" doctor will not understand allergies or reactions to exposure from Black mold. I worked for every doctor from A-Z for over 26 years. You will need to research Black mold and learn all that you can. The only treatment I was offered was a trial of steroids and IVIG therapy. My last specialists who trained at the Mayo Clinic doubted that any medications would help me. He felt the damage to my body was too advanced. I did ask him what he knew about Black mold. He said he knew very little if anything about Black mold and it's toxic effect. Don't give up, pursue all options! You need to become your own advocate. Many doctors ignore or disagree with Black mold (Mycotoxin) exposure related illnesses. I wish you the best!

Hi.... I got the same illness. And I recovered part of my health. I'm functional now. It takes time and effort, but it Is possible.

I recently got bad allergies and had a fullness in one ear. Id assume the lightheadedness could be a symptom but id check with your dr.

Has anyone heard of histamine intolerance or allergy? I have the same issues. I go outside and feel post nasal drip and dizziness but when I go back inside, i feel I get swelling in my sinus behind my eyes and basically my whole head. The head issue makes it hard for me to concentrate and basically hurts to look far away. Not a great head feeling when bending over. Skin hurts and joints hurt as well as muscles in arms and legs. I live in a basically new apt so I have ruled out mold exposure but who knows. It's giving me anxiety. And at this point I feel like I might have a sinus infection. Wondered about histamine intolerance. Whatever I have is def aggravated by ragweed and dust / mold outside but why do I get different symptoms when coming back inside? Pressure all over my face. Misrible. At least when I'm outside, the sinus drain. Could it be that I do have a sinus infection that is being made worse by the allergies in the air?

Hi, I too have extreme environmental allergies & auto immune issues. I know from personal experience that the ear fullness can mess with equilibrium causing lightheaded feelings, dizziness etc. it helps me to apply moist heat to my neck. Often when I do that I can feel the fluid draining. Hope this helps.

I removed carpet from my house and use a dehumidifier to drive down humidity and it kills all dust mites for a week and do much better

Test for mold yourself. Here is what you do: Scrub a potato. Leave the peel on. Cut three, thin slices -- about 1/8" thick. Put each slice in a clean saucer. Add a little water -- about 1/2 tsp. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for a few minutes until the potato slices LOOK like they are cooked. If steam from the water boiling makes the plastic wrap pop, start over and let the plastic wrap "sag" a little so it can expand. Cool the saucers to room temperature. Take two of the saucers to an area where you are concerned about mold. Peel back the plastic wrap and expose for a period of time you select: 5 - 10 minutes, or longer. It is up to you, but record how long and the date. Then close the wrap again. Mark them as "sample" and "duplicate." Allow to incubate, preferably in a dark closet or pantry. Keep the unexposed sample -- the control --with them, but do not open it! Check the saucers after a couple of days. If no growth, return to the closet and check in another couple of days. If there is growth on the control, it means you didn't microwave long enough to kill any preexisting organisms, and you should repeat the experiment. Even so, if you find organisms on the sample plates that are different from those on the control, you have data! At that point you have choices to make. If you want me to identify the organisms for you, I will. Soon I expect to be able to determine what mycotoxins are being released by the organisms, if any. That information will enable an allergist to determine what treatment you will need. Presently, I'm not charging for my service. When I'm completely set-up, I will be charging VERY reasonable rates. (I'm really new on this group and don't know if there are rules against posting email addresses or not. If not, you can contact me if you wish at "abinc@aolcom") If yes, just send your reply here and when I check-in, I'll see it. Good luck.