"My problem is that since nothing showed up on my CT scan, the neurologist says there is nothing wrong with me. All I wanted was justification that its ok to feel the way I do. My physio says she believes me and has seen how it affects me as she is also one of my tutors. Have any of you been told that its not true since nothing shows up on scans?"

Aleesea:

A normal CT scan doesn't mean that nothing is wrong. My teenage daughter had a series of concussions with subsequent CT scans (4 times) and each one showed no abnormality. But she continued to suffer from PCS (vertigo, fatigue, difficulty concentrating/focusing, headaches, sound and light sensitivity, near-fainting spells). It was so frustrating dealing with so-called "experts" who concluded that it was all in her head. (Ha ha ha.) Since they had never come across this, and her CT scans were normal -- this is going back 3 years -- they diagnosed her symptoms as being emotionally-based. We had her checked out by two shrinks who both said that she was the most emotionally healthy adolescent they've ever seen. This forum has been crucial in helping to validate that what she was going through was real.

I'm happy to report that she's been symptom-free for about 5 months and off all meds for about 2 months. You can check my previous posts, but the treatments that worked for her (not all simultaneously) were:
1-Antivert for the vertigo; 2-Effexor to help re-establish nerve pathways; 3-Acupunture; 4-Homeeopathy; and 5-Osteopathy.

Good luck to you, dear.