Headache for 3 weeks on and off
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So let me begin with the start of all my anxiety.
When I was in the 8th grade I remember having an irrational fear of death, and a huge fear of doctors. One day I had a terrible panic attack and was taken to the hospital, and had multiple tests done, and was told I was perfectly healthy and had suffered a panic attack. It was the scariest experience of my life. I went to therapy, was on medicine and was finally doing great. One day I began feeling tingling... I had no idea why or what I was feeling and I googled it. After googling it I had a huge fear of a brain tumor. Every since then I've experienced tingling for YEARS. On and off and have been able to identify what triggers it. I've been doing much better the last couple of years and had finally found happiness. I'm a mother to a two year old boy, and newly married. A couple weeks ago I began experiencing tingling constantly, headaches, and muscle spasms. Im now convinced I have MS or a brain tumor. The headaches are something I've never experienced. They come and go and they're dull pains on the left side of my head. Randomly ill get sharp pains that last maybe a second, and some days I have no headaches. Im in between health insurance right now, and I have to wait till I'm approved under my husbands. We can't afford for me to go to the doctor without insurance and to be honest my headaches aren't severe or nearly bad enough for an ER visit. I wanna convince myself that this is just my anxiety coming back, but my fear is ill go to the doctor and will be told it is too late... ill leave my family and this is what scares me the most. Some advice and support is much needed right now. My husband is becoming frustrated with me because he had a brother who passed from cancer and tells me I don't understand how being sick really feels. It is so hard to find someone to relate to. please help.
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Joe79711 SaraDXO
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I suffer from anxiety too and it's tough. I can say about a month ago I had constant headaches that lasted 2-3 weeks. I went online myself and had myself convinced I had a brain tumor as well. My dr. For my own piece of mind got me an MRI of brain. I was terrified to get it but I did.
Well long story short, they found nothing. Once I was told that, the headaches just magically went away! It shows how powerful anxiety is and the symptoms it can create. Our minds are powerful things. Plus whenever one googles a symptom, it's always the most catostrophic thing that shows up first. Almost seems evil! Lol
Try not to worry, brain tumors are not that common and your chances of having one are slim. I can tell you, the more you focus on them, the longer it will last
SaraDXO Joe79711
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I can't wait until I have health insurance just to get an MRI whether I'm being ridiculous or not. I need to get it done just to have a piece of mind. It's so dumb to keep complaining I think there's something wrong, and refuse to go to the doctor because I'm scared what they'll say. I truly hope once I have one done I'll be able to laugh at all my silly fears.
Katie111888 SaraDXO
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Hi
I've suffered with anxiety since I was around 8 years old I'm now 27, happily married with a little boy. My anxiety has gotten worse since I had my son. I have major health anxiety and can fixate on something for weeks and make myself quite ill over it. I signed up to this quite a while back and haven't been on as I've been coping okay ish recently with the odd bad day but I've been set off again! This time I'm convinced I have a brain Tumor. I recently smelt burnt rubber whilst sat in my front room (with no obvious explanation to why it's there) since this can be a symptom I'm not convinced it's an early warning! I get headaches like anyone else, the odd one here and there but nothing bad...I'm due an eye test and keep putting it off (this is down to most of my aches if I get any) now I've sent myself into a panic due to smelling that smell! I live not far from an industrial estate so you may think it came from there but it hasn't put me at ease. I sound crazy! I've always had rubbish balance from being young and I get tinglings in my face and hands occasionally which again I've had that for years so I don't worry about that too much but now I'm thinking 'is it a tumor' I can totally relate to you! I hate feeling this way it makes me feel so down, it's all I think about.
SaraDXO Katie111888
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The funny thing is a couple months ago I swore I kept smelling oranges... especially when in the car. I researched it and of course brain tumor came up and I had such a bad panic attack I had to pull of to the side of the road. I later realized when cleaning my car I had an orange scented cleaner in the back seat... silly me lol. This might be a weird thing to say but what comforts me about the Brain tumor thing is that I've had symptoms for years! If I had a Brain tumor back then when I thought I'd be expremely sick and would have progressing symptoms. My headaches aren't nearly bad enough to go to the ER. They're very slight dull pains i get in random parts of my face and head. This can't easily related to sinus build up or stress. I guess the best way to get over your fear is to laugh about it. Just tell yourself if something was really wrong you'd know. I have a hard time too when I find something a little off I can't seem to get my mind off of it. Maybe my headaches have lasted so long because when I don't have them I think to myself, " wow I don't have a headache today" and then of course after fixating on it I start getting one again. Like the user above said, the mind is a powerful thing!
Katie111888 SaraDXO
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Your so right! My window is open so smell could have come from outside but I just can't shake off the thought it led a Tumor! I've always had numbness in my head (mainly left side) also I get the aches in my temples a lot and back of my eyes. I don't get headaches to the point of needing to visit the hospital...I've only ever had a few migraines in my life. I get lightheaded a lot and sometimes feel a little dizzy but I've always past it off as nothing but will later think about it and it sends me into a panic. I get tingling down my left arm but again I've always had that. I think I need glasses and this could be down to why I feel dizzy sometimes but my brain doesn't work like that...it's never anything simple it's got to be the worst case I can think of. I've done the worst and googled it!! Bad move. I've only smelt the burnt rubber once...but I'm so worried I'll smell it again with no explanation.
SaraDXO Katie111888
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Well try your best not to think about it! Just remind yourself that you're okay. If you're really worried about it have you had an MRI?