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

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For the past few weeks I have constant anxiety and nothing really cools me down. Im scared to death. The main thing I worry about is that something is seriously wrong with me and that I might have brain tumor or something like that. The doctors told me that im organically very healthy person (they checked my lungs, my blood, heart, head etc.), but im soo scared because they made mistakes in the past and that is the main reason I am anxious and I think that they are missing something out. Now I just can't calm myself down because I don't know if anxiety is really the only thing that is doing me all these things. I can be a bit more nervous or sometimes less but I am rarely completely calm. They are also sending me to MRI, but I have to wait for couple of months. They said that they are pretty sure that there is nothing wrong, but that they will send me, so that I can cool down and also "just in case" there is something wron with my brain.They are pretty positive everything is alright with me.

I have almost constant unbalance feeling while im walking. I have feeling like somebody is pushing me... Sometimes forwards, sometimes backwards, sometimes left... Usually it increases when I walk for longer amount of times, but not always. This happens even when im almost calm (I've been very rarely calm for the past few weeks). But on other hand I walk completely straight.

I have head pressure (not extremely strong) and not in the same location all the time. The pressure increases if I stand up and walk, but sometimes decreases if I jog. Almost every single time it decreases when I sit down for longer period of time. It is also true that I sometimes become more nervous when I start walking because I know that the pressure will increase.. but idk...

Sometimes I have very weird tingling feeling in my chest (near heart usually) and sometimes stomach, but the feeling feels good  (like butterflies in stomach). I experience this feeling usually when I calm myself down (rarely...)

I am also dizzy, but I think a bit less then I used to be. I also have feeling like im going to faint in few seconds, but never actually happens.

I also have constant shortness of breath. I feel like I don't get enough air. The results showed that my lungs are healthy and that I have enough oxygen in my blood.

I just can't completely calm myself down, because if I sit my symptoms are usually not soo strong and I constantly think about my health (still normal for anxiety?). I try to live healthy life. I eat pretty healthy and I also love doing sports. Well i used to do a lot of sports, but now I usually get very nervous because I think im going to faint if I do it and I become very dizzy. 

I just feel hopeless, because I don't know if anxiety is really a thing that is making me all these things and I can't stop worrying something is organically wrong with me. Is there really nothing to worry about ? Even if get calmer the symptoms are not necessarily going to be lighter. The symptoms are more are less all constant (maybe not when I sleep). If I knew it is 100% just anxiety I would probably be able to calm myself down. 

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    you could have an ear infectio which upsets balance  As for panic attacks  Deep breathing as deep as you can...Get the doctor th check you blood suger as if this is low you will feel faint xx
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    I get this daily it's a horrible feeling. I have had all the test and everything normal. I've been told part of anxiety but it really is ignoring and scary. Best of luck

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    These were my first symptoms for my Lyme disease and coinfections. Sad thing is the symptoms can be so many things. Try to take every angle before you leave it to anxiety.
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      Did you take the blood test for lymes? Did u test positive? I’ve had 3 lymes tests all negatives and but keep hearing that doesn’t always mean anything. I have to see a lymes specialist soon so they can look at all my symptoms and data that has been taken from me and see if lymes still a possibility    
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    Wow! I know This post is old now, I am Just happy I fell into it. About two years ago I had open heart surgery I am 37 now. Well things were great for a year then last year I got afib, Starting coping with it got meds things went well for a year and things started happening, Nights were I would get strange sweats, check Bp Go to hospital, Things were fine, Adjust meds, Repeat cycle, Then One day woke up Believe it or not I had ear buds in the night before Listening to some conformations, meditations and fell asleep. I woke up the next morning and BAM! These exact symptoms could hardly walk, shortness of breath, Not really shortness but uneasy breath. Light headed not dissy, Unable to walk due to coordination, feeling unwell and just hopeless. I thought It was over. Went to the ER and Had MRI, CT, Blood work done, and nothing...absolutely nothing...So Frustrating. Well primary doc says with what I went through it has to be PTSD? I am happy to be alive? I dont like feeling like this? This is strange. I hope you find comfort your not alone. Some days for me are better than others. I have to watch my blood pressure like a hawk, thats not fun, I dont sleep well, I have on set panic. I hate it. I feel great somedays. I had to quit my job 3 months ago due to the functions also doc said the afib was getting better with working out but I was overdoing maybe causing this panic attacks. who knows. I just keep pushing on and thankful when I wake up. I play the lotto everyday haha. I hope things are well with you know I just had another MRI and some blood work. Hope they figure I am not losing my mind. I dont do drugs or alcohol so I just do not get it. I hope maybe you have some advice by now. haha Thanks for the stumble and being brave enough to post
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    Hi Happyguy, i have the same symptoms as you.in addition, my doctor find out that i have gastritis,peptic ulcer and erosion from the intestine thru colonoscopy and endoscopy.i have to go under medication and it went well.but the dizziness,anxiety, acidic/stomach upset (butterfly in the stomach) and headaches are still there + body and head sensation/pressure...i am taking escitalopram for my anxiety and i dont think its helping me.since my doctor insisted me to take it,i am just finishing the last tablets. I went already to a neurologist, gastro doctors, psychiatrist and a bit fustrated coz no immediate heal/solutions of what im suffering.i can see the gradual improvement but not 100%.still anxiety,depression,fatigue and stomach upsets are come and go. Now im trying this nutritionist as they told me that i have food intolerance(leaky gut).i hope that we will attain our 100% recovery.

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