Feeling spaced out and constantly tired dizziness and irritation

It's horrible I just feel like I'm living detached from everything else and my head is just out of it and spaced out I'd give anything to feel myself. Let me know how you get on

My first appt went ok, she was more concerned with pupils than I was hoping she was but she did say the Celexa(citalopram) could be the cause of this burnt sucks having on eye not totally focused all the time which honestly could be causeing my weird head feeling I'm getting sent to an eye specialist and they will call me tmw to let me know when that is, hopefully I'll have more news when that appt comes but i also have a physciatrist appt on Friday but for now I have to come off my Celexa so this will be fun lol

Isn't it awful! Ok thank you I found this really helpful like I've had so many answers from people mostly being about depersonalisation or like eyesight problems and I'm Definitely going to get my vit D levels checked. I have had a normal blood test to check everything and it was fine I'm not too sure if they checked my vitamin D I just hate feeling like this it's dreadful and It's really starting to interfere with my every day life

I know it was interferring with my life too. I couldnt take it anymore, I couldnt sleep at night because when I closed my eyes I would see things and my mind would start going CRAZY! One day I didnt even want to lift my arm to grab my fork to eat. Other days I felt like I was watching myself like I was there but I wasnt really there. My vision was blurry and I always felt like my head was full of pressure. I had burning/tingling sensations in my body. Sometimes my hands started to cramp up. I thought for sure I was dying. This is why after I found the answer to all of my problems, I had to come on here and tell someone about it. When tests come back "normal" doctors love to tell people its just anxiety, calm down, youll be fine, or take this anti-depression pill. I am so thankful I didnt go that route. It will get better, I promise!!

The thing that worries me the most is my heart it constantly is beating rapidly I don't know if it's because of the anxiety and the way I'm feeling or if something is wrong with my heart I'm such a worrier my anxiety always gets the better of me. to be honest I guess I'm going to have to push myself to go and get some tests done even though I'm scared fingers crossed it's something minor that can be treated

I would have the worst chest pains! My heart felt like it was beating so fast..thats what brought me to the ER. After ekg's and chest x rays were normal I knew there had to be something more then just anxiety. Dont get me wrong, Im still someone that worries constantly, BUT I no longer have the physical pain or detachment from reality. It doesnt hurt to take Vitamin D and see if it will help you at all if you're not quite up for taking a trip to the doctor. But maybe try and get yourself to give a doctor a call to make an appointment, worse thing that can happen is they find something wrong and you can work on fixing it! Best thing is you're fine or its just something minor like a deficiency. Try and take it easy. 

I'm going to do that! Thank you ever so much I really appreciate it you've really helped me out. Just nice to know I'm not the only one going through this!

Tde,

Same thing with me to! What kind of vitamin D do you take??

Hi tina,

Is your vitamin D low as well? What symptoms did/do you get?

Hi Annie. I was getting stressed with work and school and life...I got very stomach sick then cold sick then stomach sick again. When that happens to me I know my anxiety is taking s turn for the worse I was losing energy by the min once I decided to take time off work, soon i could barely take a few steps without stoping for the day . So then I decided to go back on meds . Doctor finally took my blood Panal 2 weeks ago and emailed me the next day saying i was low in vitamin d. I quickly ran out and got the gummy kinds from sprouts. (I got gummies cuz my body is sensitive and I’m always nauseous. ) but I don’t think they worked so my friend got me some vitamin d from her doctors office and I’m gonna try it but I haven’t eaten very much so I’m scared to take vitamins till I eat more. 

I know what you mean I worry about taking vitamins as well. I’ve jush had my Vitamin D checked but I took multivitamins a few days before now I’m worried nothing will show up cos I had vitamin D lol. Hoping it went out my system by then so they can find the cause of why I’m feeling the way I am. Thankyou for telling me how you felt, I feel the same things such horrible feelings I hope you feel better v soon x

Has the vitamin D work for you? 

Hi. Yes it has. I think overtime you get used to the feeling and as you accept it and stop getting stressed about it, it starts to lift. And then the vitamin D also helps with all this. So you should probably get a blood test. The vitamin D tablets have definitely helped. But first you need to stop getting depressed about the feeling? 

This feeling just happened out of no where and i don’t know what to do. I’m so stressed out because of it. 

Hi lauryn 

please don’t worry! I was stressed out so much too and I still have it now but I don’t notice it anymore and the stress has gone. First, you need to stop panicking and tell yourself that anything that harms your body means there is a problem in your physical body and system OR that there is a problem in your phsycological area. Get a blood test and ask them to look at your vitamin d levels. Meanwhile, reflect Deeply on absolutely ANYTHING that could have been stressing you out or making you depressed before this feeling. Even the most mild thing can cause this feeling. You probably feel alone but you are NOT!!! Just make sure you get on with your daily life, stay hydrated, keep excersising and don’t stop working. If you stay stressed about this feeling, it will keep getting worse and never go away. Bye!

Did you have muscle spasms and weakness?  

Hmmm, no muscle spasms but yes there was weakness and I wasn’t motivated to do anything

I get muscle spasms x

Did you take any other vitamins with the vitamin D? 

After how long did you start to feel better? Help. 

Hi. I’m really sorry but unfortunately I haven’t felt better yet. The vitamin d isn’t really helping. It is just making me less tired but this spaced out feeling hasn’t gone yet

however, the longer it lasts, the more I get used to it and most times I don’t even notice that it is there. Also, looking at patient sites and seeing comments about it lasting a long time in ppl doesn’t make it better. It will only make you more anxious and stressed out. Good luck

We will all get through this

Thank you and yes we will. Don’t give in to this and let you anxiety or irritation take over.

I have blurred vision and spaced out. My vitamin d was low , I've been on supplements for a year now and no improvement in those symptoms unfortunately

Same with me. I took the vitamin d tablets for a while and no improvement 

Did the feeling ever go away for you? It’s been 2 months and I’m still going thru it. 

Hi

Did you ever figure out a solution? I’ve been having this issue for past few months and it’s a affecting my job android whole social life  

Thank you 

Get your blood tested for all hormones. I gotta get my testerone checked when I looked up the symptoms of it it matched mine perfectly, I’m getting my thyroid hormones and a full vitamin test 

hi, i've noticed this post is around three years old. in the original post i have word for word the same symptoms, can i please get an update as to if you have any success in feeling better? thank you

i was told i have major depression even ptsd and dissociation even got put on sertaline but nothing has helped its been 4 months!

and all my tests came back fine even with my heart def going to ask about my vitamin d levels ( im 18)

I have been struggling with the same thing for so many years and still have no answers. Have either one of you had any success? I try and find answers almost every day?

hi, i have been taking vitamin d for about two weeks now, any other recommendations?

I used to scour these forums for a solution to feeling space out. Trying suggestions like vitamin deficiencies, low potassium, magnesium & coconut oil etc. But none of these helped.

It would always come on after breakfast for me. After something as simple as a bowl of cornflakes. About 20 minutes later.. Bang - my vision would start to go a bit blurry, this pressure would build behind my eyes making it feel like my brain was starting to freeze and my concentration went right out the window. Just walking along felt like I was floating.

It took me years to figure out (in my case anyway) it’s all down to sugars.

Now I’ve had all the tests done at the docs. Diabetes & blood tests. They came back normal except for my potassium was a bit low and so were my fatty acids. But changing these didn’t help, and I tried for months.

One thing I did notice which is a little strange. When making a diet change or a bit of a life change, the symptoms may not be so bad for the next few days, which makes you feel like you’ve found the solution, but sure enough eventually I’d end up spaced out again feeling like I was drunk (which is only good if you want a cheap night out!)

When I say sugars I don’t just mean things high in sugar like candy & granulated sugar, but foods that convert quickly to sugar and foods medium to high in sugar, even ones that say they’re low in sugar but are on the high end of low.

I don’t eat bread in any shape or form, no sliced, burger buns, not a crumb. Also, no pasta. The more natural I keep my diet the better. These foods convert to sugar quickly so you may as well just eat a tablespoon of syrup (which is a bad idea!)

For breakfast now I buy sugar free cornflakes. I get them online from Doves Farm. They are a bit pricey and may not be as tasty and crispy as “normal” cornflakes, but that’s because my tastebuds were being saturated with needless sugars before.

I’ll add a tablespoon of protein powder to my cornflakes just because I find it gives a little more sustenance. But not protein with added sugar. I use protein which has been extracted from brown rice. It does taste like death at first, but you get used to it. Not too much milk on breakfast, just enough to get it down you.

I cook up a bolognese or chilli which lasts a few days and have this for lunch and dinner. It’s made using mince turkey to keep the fat down, onions, peppers etc, stock and tinned tomatoes. No off-the-shelf sauces as these have too many sugars. I usually microwave a Ben’s rice (formerly Uncle Ben’s before the “woke” virus) either one made from whole grain rice or long grain, but not basmati rice. Basmati seems to let some of the spaced outedness back in. Try to find a rice under 2.5g of sugar, anything over that is borderline for me.

Sometimes in the evening for a snack I’ll make a little porridge and stir in some peanut butter with no added sugar. Stops me eating biscuits & cakes.

And that’s it! Making sure to eat regularly was also key for me, so no longer than 3 hour gaps between meals. The bolognese works well cause you can make it in batches and take some to work & microwave some rice. And no naughty snack throughout the day. I actually lost a lot of weight eating like this too.

I realise this has gotten a little long, so I’ll end there but feel free to ask any questions. I hope this helps someone else too.

hi,

I've really started looking into gut health more as i feel my poor diet is impacting my mental health. i have severe health anxiety and feel exactly like people describe, the fuzziness, head pressure, nausea, literally feeling like im trapped and dying.

i deffinately feel as though food is related and causing these symptoms. exactly as you describe, worse after eating.

blood test and doctors calls all result in the same response, though i am on folate and vitamin d supplements now which currently arn't doing anything.

i feel like im two steps away from someone locking me up and im on a downward spiral i cant get off.

ive come here to seek reassurance, which i know isnt the answer but the moments of relief i get are better then nothing.

any advice you give, any conversation, i would be so greatful.

Hi Chelsea,

I did used to feel as if I was going mad almost as if I’d taken a drug I shouldn’t have and my mind was going out of control. But since changing my diet I feel a lot more with-it. Before I’d feel vacant and even friends would comment that I didn’t seem all there.

I am a thinker. I over analyse and over worry. So when I felt spaced-out I’d worry more and I think it would make things worse. Sometimes just 20 minutes alone with my eyes shut would calm me down. The important thing to remember is you’re not going loopy.

My docs did tell me I had slightly low blood pressure and advised a bit more salt in my diet, which may have been part of the spaced-out feeling. But as I mentioned in my last post sugar was the key (however i do add a bit more salt to my food now)

I did used to have a poor diet. I worked nights so my body clock was out of whack and I’d eat fast food. Also with your body clock being all over the place it can change how your body processes and uses sugars.

I’m no doctor though but how it was explained to me is that when you ingest too many sugars in one sitting your liver kicks in and mops the sugar up, making your blood sugar low and ultimately depriving your brain of fuel.

So the aim is to give your body a steady supply of sugars to avoid the liver getting all crazy on you. Fast food went out the window as sauces are high sugar and bread converts quickly to sugar. Also fruit has natural sugars, but this is still sugar and ultimately had to go.

It took a few days after changing my diet to notice a difference, but that’s because my body had been on a rollercoaster ride for so long. I guess you could say it was my turkey bolognese that made me sane! lol

I put lots of veggies in it, it’s low in fat so I have no problems eating it regularly, low in sugar as I just put chopped tomatoes & stock in for sauce, and natural rice as opposed to pasta.

On a side note I also experienced a lot of ectopic heartbeats before changing my diet. Controlling what I eat has made these very rare now. I think because the spaced out feeling has stopped I’m a lot more relaxed now too.

My posts keep turning into essays, I do apologise 😃