Constant Head Pressure and Pain from Anxiety?
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Backstory: I found a bump on my forehead near a mole that concerned me the beginning of June that I was postive was a brain tumor. I had no other symptoms or anything concerning besides the bump. I had been diagnosed with GAD about 10 years ago but have been off meds for 5 years. I began having panic attacks and was constantly thinking about the bump on my head and researching what it could be. I put off going to the doctor until the end of June (so a whole month of intense anxiety and stress went by.) Both the dermatoligst and doctor I went to said it was nothing to be concerned about but I didn't believe them. Around that time I began to feel a constant dull pressure that was near my left temple.
Fast forward, I've been dealing with the same head pressure for the past 5 weeks thats getting worse. It's always there and has been hurting more lately and feels like its spreading. It sometimes pulsates/ throbs near my left temple and radiates throughout my forehead. It doesn't feel like a normal headache since I've had a few during this and they go away with OTC and this is much more pressure related. I feel lethargic and no longer want to workout or do anything because the pain is there. I've tried OTC pain medicine,decongansts, amoxicillin since I thought it was sinus related at first but nothing has helped. I've had a normal sinus CT scan and MRI which found nothing acute. I've also had SED rate checked and am waiting on neuro appt this week.
The only thing that eases the pressure is wearing a hat sometimes, massaging the spot, or laying on a pillow. It's really the only symptom I'm expereiencing and its constant. If I close my left eye I can feel it tighten up above my temple.
So my question is can all of this really be from anxiety? I've told myself lately I was having major anxiety for over a month before the pressure and pain began so it has to be related. But part of me when I feel the pain and I'm not thinking about it, I think it has to be something else that was missed on the MRI as the pain is too real and constant.
Has anyone experienced similar symptoms or have ideas?
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emilylawless TJ5555
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I have a almost constant head pressure! Sometimes it's only on the top of my head and for head but usually it's every where and it's so funny u say that because it started just on my left temple about a year ago and I thought that was just from my wisdom teeth coming in. So now I've had pressure all over for a few months. And it causes me to not be able to concentrate and rises anxiety.... I got a ct scan about 2 months ago they said was good and I just got an MRI the other day and I have an apointmet tomorrow to get the results. The only thing that helps with me is a hot shower just letting the water run over my head
TJ5555 emilylawless
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Yeah a shower helps mine as well. It's funny because right after my MRI results came back normal 7/20 I had a really good weekend and then I went back to work and it began throbbing and causing so much pain again. The past week has been the worse and I haven't felt like doing anything besides rubbing my head and resting.
Are you on any anxiety medications or doing anything to relieve the pressure?
emilylawless TJ5555
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I was given Zoloft but I took it for 3 days and it made me so tired I couldn't hold my eyes open all day like I couldn't even fight it. I go back in a couple weeks to see a psychiatrist and hopefully he will give me something else. I'm really trying I get on something that works for anxiety and add and is not addicting
lisalisa67 TJ5555
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mackie12135 TJ5555
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I'm new to the anxiety game
Started about 3 months ago or so. I went to Vegas early July, had the trip planned since last July. As the trip approached I got kinda worried because I didn't know how it would go because of my new anxiety
Part of me didn't wanna go. I went and had a blast. Had some moments of anxiety but nothing major. Recently I've been getting headaches and dizziness common anxiety symptoms I know but never experienced them bf. I'm still able 2 work
I work in a kitchen at an outdoor Centre. It's just annoying and if it gets 2 bad I just sit down. I hope those symptoms headaches and dizziness are just from anxiety. I've had blood tests done and nothing came up. Went for a chest X ray and levels were normal
I had a heart monitor on me for 24 hours haven't got the results but it's been over a month and if there was anything wrong you think I would a heard about it. Last week I went for a carding ram off my heart. Blood pressure was high but not ridiculous high. I get nervous when I go to hospitals doctors etc so hopefully that's just it. I'm going for a stress test on my heart tommoro. My doc just wants 2 rule out any heart issue's. I'm 5 ft 10 210 lbs or so so I'm not some 300 pound guy to give you perspective..
Anyways hopefully this is all just anxiety
I was given pills bf Vegas but didn't take any cause you can't while drinking alcohol. I haven't taken any yet because I'm worried about side effects and not a big pill guy.
New 2 this forum but interested to hear other ppl stories and if you guys are having similar symptoms...
Take care all