Anxiety symptoms 24/7!!!!

Hi Jenny, my anxiety started with headaches, strated on top of my head, and then more on front and forehead 24/7. Later I have other symptoms: chest pain, very tired and depression. My psychiatrist said I have severe anxiety.

i just dont feel like myself anymore. i feel like his zombie type person all the time since the headaches started. it makes sad because i was this cheerful, nice, and great person. but now i feel like im lost, i feel like dont know who i am anymore. im depressed and i over analyze myself. literally i over analyze myself with everything i do. the lumbar puncture put me in a state of mind that there was something wrong. its been traumatic for me because from day one the headaches would not stop. since the would not stop, i guess my mind made myself believe i was dying and that i would never recover. in a way that has always stayed with me for 3 months now. i feel like my anxiety makes me believe that i dont know where im at even though i know where i am. i sometimes get chest pains too, but its not very often.

I had the same feeling as you. My family, my co-workers were surprised that I was sad and cried every day. The headaches were terrible, 24/7, I could not do anything. If your doctor said you have anxiety, so you do.

do you get dizziness with your symptoms? idk its more like a drunk/ you might have take a pill or something type of dizziness. do you get a numbing type of feeling in your head?

No, I don't get dizziness or numbing on my head. I just get head pains like millions needles pinching or like burning on my head.Anxiety symptoms are different in people.

i did feel that once when my migraines barely began. i was freaking out because of the pain i was feeling. i went into an anxiety attack and i felt burning, pins and needles all over my head. scared me even more and it got more intense. i then searched it online, and it said that if you feel that, you need to relax in order for your nervous system to reset. i did some breathing exercises and i relaxed and it did, it went away. i havent really felt it since. i just these stupid migraines everyday. i get really anxious because i wish everything would go back to normal. never in my life would i have thought i would be going through this. im only 26 and i feel like my world is ending.

You might not have migraines. It might be your anxiety symptoms. I was diagnosed with migraines, too. I took medication for migraines for 6 months, but got worse. My life was terrible in that 6 months.

It is up to you to go to non-medical route or medical route for your anxiety. I am using both. But, you should not get too deep into depression.

the thing is that i feel like this heavy feeling on top of my head and it feels like someone is pushing down on it. it kinda feels like that with the front part of my head and on the sides. it makes me feel out of it. throbbing is also something that happens. the thing is that i have never had an visual changes like most people have with migraines. its pretty much just been a headache where it feels like my brain is being compressed. this started happening after that stupid lumbar puncture. sure i did have headaches prior to it. i have a high stressful job, but once i would leave the work area, it would go away, but they never felt like the headaches i have now. what has helped you? im super desperate to get better and not feel anymore headaches. i need to get out of this weird, numb, zombie feeling. i feel like zoned out all the time, it freaks me out.

I have the similar pains on head as you. I did not have sensitive to lights or noises. Suddenly, I had sensoring hearing lost on my left ear, and then I had headaches after that. About 4 months later, the chest pains were added.

How is about your sleep? Do you get enough sleep? I used to stay up all night.

If you think your symptoms are getting worse, you cannot handle it any more, I would go see a psychiatrist. If your doctor gives you an antidepressant, you should ask for benzodiazepines (xanax, ativan,..) to help you until the antidepressant kicks in.

I am taking antidepressant Duloxetine, sleeping pill ambien, and xanax as needed. I work , too. I have anxiety during work hours, so I take xanax to help me with chest pain and headaches. It takes a long time for antidepressants to work.

because i also get this stabbing like feeling too and it hurts. but yeah i cant take it anymore. i have really bad anxiety over it. i did see a psychiatrist like 2 months ago and she have me a low dose of xanax. i have only taken it a couple times because im afraid to get addicted. my doctor wants me to try venlafaxine because it helps with headaches and also it helps with the anxiety and stuff. but yeah she said about 6 weeks it when they usually start to kick in.

Do you feel very tired and not want to do anything? No energy to do anything? I felt that.

Yes, after 6 weeks, you will see affects of the dosage you are taking. If your dosage is too low, you will increase the dose, then waiting for another 6 weeks. I have been taking Duloxetine for 20 weeks, raised dose 4 times. Now, I feel better, the headaches are less intense, but still have anxiety.

If you take Xanax with responsibility, you will be ok, not addicted. Your doctor gave it to you to help you with anxiety. My doctor gave me 2 × 0.5 mg per day. My job needs a lot of thinking and concentration, and I have anxiety all day. So, I take 1/4 of pill in morning and afternoon when I am at work. The most I take is one pill per day, never 2 pills. But, I have to take it every day, otherwise I could not do anything.

When are you going to see your psychiatrist again? If you still feel bad after 8 weeks, maybe you have to raise the dose of Venlafaxine. I see my psychiatrist after 6 weeks.

i used to feel that way, i just feel unmotivated by the way i feel. idk why but this fear of me losing my memory has dug its way in. so sometimes i just like omg do i know where im at? im just like wtf girl, you need to stop with all this, and like control yourself. i just dont feel alive anymore. i feel weird all the time. i miss being myself. its like when you go dull and you feel no emotion, or thats how it seems to feel for me. my beautiful brain feels like its been put to sleep.

my sleeping schedule has always been off. its always been that way since i can remember. im having chest pains today like right over my heart. im trying to ignore it because i dont want to start crying and freaking out. im scared and im terrified of what in going through. all i want is to be okay, and it all seems impossible.

i havent seen the psychiatrist. i just saw her once, but pretty much my doctor is the one who is perscribing the medication rn.

You said you miss yourselves, it means your emotion did not go away. Your brain is fine, should not be worry. I am still feeling the same as you. I am not back to the old me, yet.

You have severe anxiety disorders and a little depression. Depression takes away our interesting to do things. It makes us just want to be sad, cry, not want to watch movies or go out, ... I have 3 friends (from 40 to 45 years old) who have GAD, 2 of them had to be off work for 1 year. This mental illness is scary.

I am not a doctor. I just asked experience from my friends. Did you take your Venlafaxine? Usually, after 4 weeks, you feel more calm and less sad. If you don't feel any changes or better after 6 weeks, you should call in. Your doctor might increase dosage or change medication. The medication will help to control your anxiety. Your headaches will decrease, but it does slowly.

How much Xanax did your doctor give you? I would take Xanax to help anxiety for now. It helps you to be less suffer and go on with your daily life. A whole pill (0.5 mg) makes me sleepy, so I took 1/4 or 1/2 in day time. Xanax makes your brain calm, help with your chest pain and headaches.

(Sorry for my writing errors, English is not my native language.)

yeah i couldnt leave my house for like a week because my head hurt so bad and thats when my anxiety started because of the pain but then i slowly was able to start going out, but going to the mall was unbearable. rn im fine with going out. its just these dumb headaches. i get really anxious because of the pain. but the xanax is the same dose as yours. i take half aswell, but no more than that. they just barely upped mt does for the venlafaxine. i'll see how it works out. right now it's just finding what works to bring down the headaches.

Hi Jenny, how are your headaches? Are they gone? do you still take Venlafaxine?

i still have headaches and the dizziness. i didnt continue with the venlafaxine. the bigger dose didnt fit me well. i felt like i was going to die. i had a really bad scare because i was having a hard time breathing because it started to slow down my breathing. i ended up in the hospital and with a major headache. oh tracey, i just want this to go away. i should of been grateful with life before and maybe this wouldnt have happened. i have done better, i look forward to stuff and i go out. but its those times where you just wish things would go back to normal. i remain hopeful that eventual things will work out.