Help - brush size stuck at 1px

I'm using Photoshop CS5 with a Wacom cintiq,
and the brush size is stuck at 1 px, it won't change size no matter what -
even if the brush size is set to 1000 px, the brush will paint a scraggly thin line..
I don't know what to do- anyone has any ideas how to fix this error?
I've changed brushes/ opacity/ flow/ pen pressure/ restarted photoshop/ restarted computer/ shut down, etc. It doesn't change
It works just fine in the mixer brush tool, but not the regular brush tool..
halp...

Solved: in the windows tab, brush options, "dual brush" needed to be de-selected...

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