Head sensations

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Hi has any one else suffering aniexty had the weird head sensations such as tightness pressure tender scalp tingling burning sensation sharp pains ??

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    Hi Nicola. Yes!!!! Unfortunately this is just another thing that people with anxiety may experience... I had the exact same problems as you. I also felt like I have something moving in my skull... obviously wanted to go to hospital but my bf managed to convince me to stay in. It turned out to be it was anxiety! Very scary but it was JUST anxiety. I suffer from chronic migraines so I was worried I have a tumor but of course that wasn't the case!

    So hang on there girl! You will be just fine!! I had all the symptoms you described and they were all anxiety related. Hope you feel better soon.

    PS. Try regular OTC painkillers, it should take the edge of the pain.

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      Tanks for ur reply smile I been to my doctors and he said he just another sympton of my aniexty I still find hard to believe this al aniexty once I get over one sympton another comes along and I always tink the worst now I tinken worst bout me head and wake up every morning tinken it wil end up Tinking something bad am only 24 sad I wanna get a ct scan but doctor wil prob jus say o don't need it ...

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      I totally understand you and I am really sorry that you feel this way...

      I feel like you are writing about me... thank God it was me about 2 mnths ago as I have improved since!

      It is very hard to wake and start scanning your body straight away for issues but that's what people with anxiety do! I used be worried to go to sleep - I thought I won't wake! And one day I said - f*** it. I am goimg to sleep and if I die then tough one!!! And here I am replying to your message smile Nothing from my worries turned out to be the issue - and I thought I had heart attack, stroke, brain tumor or damage, some auto immune illness, etc etc. None of it was true! I have just anxiety. Nicole, you should try to educate yourself as much as you can on anxiety as that will help settle your fear that it is normal what you are experiencing.

      I had all sorts of symptoms - you name it. Pain that travels.... living hell. Started acupuncture now to retrain my body to deal with stress. Feels much better!

      Also I am thinking of recording my own videos to help people like me, explain all this anxiety to them. I will be translating it from another language so will take time but I hope it will help people! You will be gine, you will laugh at it one day smile

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      Oh and re CT scan - I know it will come back clear but chance your dr to send you to one as knowing that notjing is there may hugely help your anxiety levels. Good luck x
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      That's mirror of me with going to sleep and waken up and scanning my body .. I been come so fixed on my head lately did u ever feel as doh your head was bruised ? rolleyes weird feeling .. do u mind me asking what kinda symptoms u had .. yeah I tink it would hugely help and let me finely deal with my aniexty smile tank u for al your helpful tips in last post smile 

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      There you go hun... that's what anxiety does to us sad It's amazing how in general all anxiety cases are so similiar... We all follow the same pattern girl! 😉 And yes I had the same sesnsation as you...

      Oh would be prob easier to say what symptom I didn't have ha ha

      In 3 months time I experienced: abdomen pains: stabbing pain at the end of my rib cage on the right side first, then on the left, my stomach felt like one big knot, I felt sick for 2 weeks but never actually got sick, constant diarrohea for 10 days, lost my apetite, I was forcing food in myself even tho normally I love food, I was crying when eating, lost 7kg in 3 weeks, then I started having chest pains, like a band around my chest, stabbing pain in my heart area esp with deeper breaths, pain shooting to my shoulder blades and between them, left arm numbness and tingling, dizziness, stiff neck, foggy brain, derealisation and depersonalization, insomnia (I went over 72hrs with no sleep once), intrusive thoughts, skippead heart beats, twitching in my abdomen, lump in my throat, difficulty catching deep breath, breathing off, eyelid twitching, headaches every day, pressure at the back near where the skull ends, pain in my temples, burning sensation on the top of the head, pain behind my eye, dry cough that would appear with anxiety, waking up at night with heart palpitations, back pain. I can't even remember now if there was anything else but as you can see the list is extensive...

      How long are you struggling with anxiety for?

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      So glad that I found some one that has the same symptoms as me I basically had every symptom u described I always muscle tension in arm and legs and shooting pains.. but list u said is basically every thing I had like🙈 I always been a anxious person and nervous .. but round 4month I started been sick one night and got the tingling in hands and feet and it al started from ther I believe now my sick stomach was set of from wile of been stressed then al the rest physical symptoms came along sad 

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      I'm really sorry to hear that you are going through this sad I know it can be scary.... I am here if you ever need to vent wink

      This is very possible that your upset stomach is from stress, I didn't believe my dr when he told me and had scan done and all came back clear... I never realised this until I got sick in July that I was an anxious person but then when I thought about it, I put the puzzles together and it all started making sense... it was just time for my body to say: "Hey, that's enough! I can't take this anymore" and I ended up with anxiety!! I have been through loss of job after 10.5 years, divorce with my ex who was abusing me for 11 years and I had a miscarriage in April. No wonder my body said enough!

      But we will get there!!!

      I try to stay positive no matter what.

      Therapy was a big one for me but also doing any necessary medical tests that were needed, to rule out physical issues. Not once they came back with any issue but had to be done for peace of mind smile We are all in this together and we will all get out of it. We just need to kerp trying! smile

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    I thought I was the only one who had this feeling in my head, I have the same experiences wanted to go to the doctors but convince myself it's only anxiety creating new symptoms, stay positivesmile

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      I feel pressure on both sides of my head and I have pins sensations. And then I feel a heat feeling on top of my head , and sometimes I feel like a pinch of pain, you think it's due to anxiety?

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    Anybody not taking meds just to take the edge. All the symptoms you mentioned., I’ve experienced it too. I was in the emergency room twice thinking I had heart attack. I had cysts here and there and Thank God the one in my ovary is not there anymore. I take Xanax .25 mg lowest dose to help me sleep at night or else I’ll be a walking zombie and I had to wake up early for my daughter and get to my work. 

    Also,  I’m doing some breathing exercises and sometimes medication and most importantly praying ... pray pray.,, try to stay in the moment... easy said but I’m trying everyday. My anxiety started when 10 things happened to me at the same time. 

    My first anxiety was when I had my car accident and they put in a stretcher and ambulance took me and put something in my neck and I can hardly breath... that was like 2 years or more ago, but when all things crashing to me to months ago including a break up ... anxiety started to manifest. Heat sensations on my body and Dr told me I had GERD... which I doubly I think it was all anxiety related. Try to know what triggers your anxiety.

    My friend told me when anxiety about to strike ... sit and put your head in between your legs and do deep breathing exercise, I start walking, also when I start to think of bad thoughts, I said

    CANCeL , cancel cancel and ask myself. Is this useful? 

    May God bless us all. With anxiety it’s debulitating.  The people that I encounter everyday.... I become more compassionate with them.,, you never know what everyone is going thru in endurance life. 

    God bless us all.

    Lord just say the word and I shall be healed.

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