Constant unbalance feeling/head pressure/tingling/dizziness/shortness of breath. Very scared, help.

I think when you went to your doc, you didn't tell him or her just how over the top this has gotten. The head is the problem.You are always in a state of angst. It is anxiety that has you feeling this way. Sounds so familiar. I had anxiety and panic for years and I was a mess. I knew I was checking out. Then I woke up one day and thought my head was going to burst. I had dizzyness, and was so light headed that I thought I was going to pass out constantly. How your able to run or play sports is a miracle. I think you are having anxiety with tension headache. Tension headaches when combined with anxiety is the worst. I act like I know because of suffering with this for 8 years and 2 neurologist later,MRI and cat scan. makes me a pro.This will not go away by itself,and you will suffer for a long time if you don't get  proactive with this. Call your doc immediately and tell them you are having major anxiety and you head is a mess. This is interfaring with your life. please get on anxiety meds right away.If it doesn't take it completely away, then go right back. Keep doing that till head get's right and you are not feeling anxious. I am on 60mg of Cymbalta, and 20 mg of ambitriptyline. I am completely better. Will be on these  forever, which is fine with me.Now at some point if these would stop working then I will go to another. What ever works I say. You can do this, and you will be a happyguy,I promise

I don't think I knew you were not on any meds. In a nutshell, because Kimberly said it all so very well, the very first thing all of us need to do is get some relief so we can even think straight. That rrelief is an anti anxiety med. Many people have to try a few before the right one is found. I was lucky first time out, but had to go back to the doctor twice to up the dose. Now it is perfect. What a relief. I thought I would die or go crazy before I finally went to urgent care at the clinic. Again I was very lucky. I was seen quickly and diagnosed quickly. Please do yourself the best favor of your life. See your doctor. And, let us know what is happening and how you are doing. We all care. Hugs to you, Happyguy.

Hi Happyguy,

I know from personal experience how frustrating you symptoms can be. It's like no one understands you. I've been there and want you to know that no one ever died from anxiety or panic attacks. You may feel like fainting and some do but it is self corrective. You may feel shortness of breath but no worry because your lungs work on their own and you are getting plenty of air to breathe. What's important though is to fin out hats causing your depression/anxiety which leads to panic attacks eventually. Some experts believe it's reserved depressed feelings, and or guilt , some believe it's chemical imbalance, whichever one it is that is making you feel this way, there is help for it. 

As long as you primary doctor cleared you medically then your only option is visit with a psychiatist and see if some prescribed meication for your symptoms helps. Just remember Psych. medications do not work right away, most takes about 2-3 weeks to work. They build up in your system slowly but once you reach the level you will feel brand new. Good luck

Hey there everybody. So, I want to share the program that helps me the most with my anxiety. It is "Panic away" by Joe Barry. The program has a very unique way of facing anxiety and since I've been using it I feel more relaxed and I can stop my panic attacks easily. Take a look at it online it might help anybody.

Still, what usually makes me anxious again is that the symptoms are still there. I saw small improvement in unbalance feeling and felt a bit less dizzy and felt less like im gonna faint just aftet one day. All of my other symptoms are still there and this really makes me very anxious sometimes again.

I think I have general anxiety disorder. Again, I heard that if you have GAD for some time that it can take quite some time to fully recover. Can anybody confirm this ? I have almost constant symptoms.

​I wanted to share a small success I have had doing accupuncture.  It has eliminated the dizziness that I was feeling.  I have severe muscle tension in my neck and shoulders and this is increased by anxiety and the fact that I sit at a computer all day.  I was having dizziness that I can best describe as constantly feeling off-balance when I stood or walked.  After a few sessions of accupuncture, the dizziness went away.  My provider explained that when you have muscle tension, it impeeds even blood flow and can cause the dizzy feeling.  Accupuncture can help to get the blood flowing evenly again, relieving the symptoms.  My insurance program (Kaiser) covered it as well. 

​It might be worth a try for those having the same symptoms.