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alina20314
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good evening! since the age of 11 I have had problems with anxiety but I didn't know that I had it, I had problems with conscious panic attacks from the age of 13 and then I also had my first vertigo which lasted for a week, then at 16 I developed agoraphobia due to panic attacks and I was locked in the house for about 4 months, I went out with a friend with difficulty and after that a visual snow developed on my eyes (for those in the know) I saw static everywhere very strongly, in the dark I was practically blind and I forgot to specify that I also get migraines with aura since I was 13 years old. I always saw very bad, only lines and lights and floaters but I tried to live my life, I started to have vertigo, for a month or it depends (I noticed that it appeared especially during the periods when I was very stressed but it lasted 24/7) in June I had a exam and then I had a huge stress, the symptoms I have had for 2 years are: ringing in the ears, sensitive to light, pressure in the head, dizziness and vertigo and of course panic attacks with all the possible symptoms, for a month I was stuck in the house because one day I went out and started to feel very dizzy strong, I tried to ignore it as usual but the dizziness was too strong, since then I only stay at home and only in bed and look at the phone, I want to specify that I always spent a lot of time on the phone and I suspect that it affects me even worse eyes.. I went to the emergency room twice so far with these conditions and what drives me crazy is the BLURRED VISION that I have now, since I went to the emergency room, my mother says that I was probably very scared then because he took blood and I was dying of fear of doctors and everything, that day I told my mother to call an ambulance because I couldn't see anymore only in the fog and after I got to the hospital I didn't really notice, there they gave me a prazolex and they sent me home with a diagnosis of acute stress reaction and vertigo syndrome, I'm going crazy because of my eyes and I'm afraid to go to the ophthalmologist because he'll put me in drops and I'll see worse, wherever I look it's very blurry and I'm afraid that I'm going blind..I'm still thinking that I don't have MS or stroke even though 3 neurologists saw me and said that I can't see anything abnormal, I'm extremely afraid that I can't see almost anything anymore, I see this fog and I don't understand exactly how let me explain..especially in letters when I look but also in the distance so it's everywhere..do you think I'll ever see the same thing again? has anyone else experienced this? I can't watch TV or look around anymore. .I'm still using the phone even though I can hardly see anything..do you think it could be a problem? will I ever see again? I'M ONLY 18 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING CRAZY..THANK YOU!

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 alina20314

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    there are people who have acute stress reactions and have visual disturbances such as what you have. They don’t go blind. It tends to resolve once the stress level is brought down.

    The blurred vision could be caused by the stress. I have had that foggy vision myself with zigzag lines. And it looked like I was looking through steam. All from my stress, level and anxiety! it all eventually was resolved and no harm done.

    Is there a way you can get some temporary counseling so that the counselor can help you manage the stress? The more worked up you get the more you will have have these issues.

    I know you are frightened, but you can decrease your stress level.

    Get on YouTube and look for some meditations for anxiety. Go somewhere quiet, lay down and listen to them.

    Practice long slow deep breathing several times a day. You need to quiet your mind a little. I know it may be difficult at first but keep practicing it.

    I really do hope you begin to feel a better, and that your vision clears up.

    relax your mind and your body! Take care

    • alina20314
      alina20314 jan34534

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      besides that, for a month I've only been sitting in bed because I'm very dizzy (I have very strong vertigo) and when I stand for a few seconds I feel like I'm actually going everywhere... I'm afraid to get out of bed because I feel like fainting and having these dizzy spells and in bed I feel like I'm dying, I have them 24/7..it may be that I no longer have balance and feel so bad from anxiety?

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