I need reassurance
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hi everyone i will try to make this as brief as possible.
i have been suffering from anxiety and ocd since i was in my late teens im 32 now.
all my life i only suffered mentally and the only occasional physical symptom of heart palpitations.
begining of this year however has been different. i started getting dizzy which later became constant head pressure is the only way i can describe it, and the most mysterious symptom was and still is facial tightness pressure pulling feeling that starts anywhere from between my eyes, forehead and sinus area. please keep in mind that i have visited so many doctors and have undergone numerous tests all of them said i am fine.
i will list the physical symtoms that i got this year.
- facial tightness (forehead, between eyes)
- aching jaw
- head tightness pressure
- heart racing and palpitations
- finger numbness and toe numbness usually on right arm and foot
- head tingling
- blurred vision
- throat and chest tightness
- tense muscless sometimes all over
- lost tons of weight
i am currently taking zoloft for the past 8 weeks and honestly has helped i would say by 50 % and has helped some of the above symptoms.
my question is are these physical
symptoms really anxiety related ? especially the face forhead tightness, tingling or pressure ?
the reason im asking is because the above symptoms happen to me even if im not anxious and in fact id be relaxed mentally and it will hit me it doesnt matter if im stressed or not.
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Sinkingheart Aj1986
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My story is like u aj. What i do. Every second day i m aleast in hospital emergency. 5 year ago dr did my eps to reduce my heart beat. 5 year ago i had ct angio that was normal. Now from almost 4 year i feel jeart sinking. My heart is so weak. Its muscels r so weak. Dr did my echo that is 60 percent. Many cardiologist checked me. They did my blood tests that r normal. Ecg is normal.
I have pain in.my left arms veins in jaws. Dr did me prothiaden 25 mg inderal 10 mg and awardin plus 50 mg. I asked many times to cardiologist tell me the true story. The said my heart is ok. Dr advise me daily walk 1 hour. But i cannot walk above 20 mint. When i take rest after walk my heart start badly sinking.
Now my current condition is i walk 20 mint and my heart has pain not severe . Pain in left arm veins. Many of times i told this to my cardiologist but they dont notice it. When i go in emergency in hospital they took my ecg and if it is ok they send me back.
But i am very much worry about . All time weeping. I m 38 year old. I m afraid of my symptoms. My all symptoms lead to heart failure. I cannot smoke now. My heart cannot tolerate it. When i walk and then do rest i feel very upset heart. I cannot pick 10 kg weight and walk 20 steps. But i dont know why dr dont take me serious. Or they know i my going to pass. I changed dr. Same answer. Please i request u what i do. Do i need angio graphy
Please which test is necessery to check my heart strength. Why my heart is so weak in 38 year of age. Do i need transplant. I request u please advise me what next step i have to take. Because day by day my condition in going bad.
Aj1986 Sinkingheart
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i am on the same boat as you and dont know except that if you have been cleared by more than one doctor i would suggest seeing psychiatrist doctor.
Sinkingheart Aj1986
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More than 20 doctors cardiologist psychrist check me.
crispy76 Aj1986
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Hi,
Like many of the other thread posters I suffer from head pressure (not painful but a like a squeezing / tightening behind the eyes), dizziness, off-balance and head rushes. If it is of any re-assurance have had MRI seen doctors / neurologist all came back clean and was prescribed with amitriptyline for the tension style headaches. I seem to suffer the symptoms when around uncomfortable environments (such as workplace / busy shops etc) and the problem seems to subside when I am at home or where I am comfortable.
My biggest source of anxiety seems to be other people..... when I am surrounded by loud / small-minded / ignorant / moronic people I can feel the head pressure building - like a fog moving over my head.
Aj1986 crispy76
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hi crispy, exactly the same i hate it.
how do you cope do you take any medication ?
crispy76 Aj1986
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Hi Aj,
I would call it surviving rather than coping 😕 I take amitriptyline which does help to reduce the head pressure but I don't like taking it due to side effects (excessive sweating - it's embarrassing). The head pressure I feel seems to be behind the eyes building steadily during the day, sometimes the working day feels like climbing a mountain ...
Aj1986 crispy76
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oh man can i relate. i went through that for a solid 3 months. it comes and goes now.
the only that has helped me was xanax it completely took it away.
do you also get a sort of confusion feeling when you get the head pressure ?
crispy76 Aj1986
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The worst I have felt is the room virtually spinning like feeling drunk but I had not touched a drop of alcohol. I like using the gym and was having real trouble on placing my feet when using the treadmill which was quite disturbing.
Can't wait until the Christmas break !
Philly89 Aj1986
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Yep! I have had ALL of those symptoms from anxiety!
Blackpoolwolf Aj1986
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Hey
so I went for an eye exam today after not getting much help from Drs about blurred vision and weird eye/head pressure.
The optician said both my eyes where in perfect health and more importantly he couldn't see any pressure or tumour warning signs behind each eye.
He thinks blurryness is down to too much mucus and dry eye. He said he couldn't see anything else causing it.
I know I should now be put at ease after having good blood test results and now being told there's no issues behind my eyes, but i am still sat here stressing and feeling weird in my face and eye area thinking there's something they have missed.