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I think I have a brain tumour

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kieran_19467
kieran_19467

I've been suffering from headaches and muscle twitches for the past 4 months. The headaches are sometimes sometimes stabbing pains, shooting pains or pains which last a few seconds an also just general aching pains. The muscle twitches are all over my body and sometimes I can see the twitching. I went to the hospital and told the doctor about all of this and he shined a light in my eye, checked my reflexes of my knees and other walking tests and facial movements. I'm worried I have a brain tumour. Does anyone else get this?

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  • lynne82155
    lynne82155 kieran_19467

    Posted

    CBT  will teach you that there is a switch in your brain that is broken it is telling you your in danger when your not,you have to fix that broken switch through therapy

    It is common to think you are ill with anxiety but it is all psychosimatic

    Stay Strongcool

    • kieran_19467
      kieran_19467 lynne82155

      Posted

      Yeah I know but I just think that the doctor May of missed something because my symptoms to me suggest that I have a brain tumour. Other people like my friends an family says that year are very common symptoms of stress an anxiety
    • lynne82155
      lynne82155 kieran_19467

      Posted

      I dont think you have a brain tumour it is anxiety.

      Get a 2nd opionion from another doctor

    • kieran_19467
      kieran_19467 lynne82155

      Posted

      I've had 4 or 5 opinions from other health professionals. I just dont think stress an anxiety can cause muscle twitches
  • kieran_19467
    kieran_19467

    Posted

    I'm just really worried. As I'm only 16 and I don't want to die at a young age😩
    • kieran_19467
      kieran_19467 lynne82155

      Posted

      I have, they were the ones who took me to medical appointments. One of the doctors said to me try and forget about it or I will turn my self into a hypochondriac. The other doctor said at the hospital if I forget about it the headaches will go. Of course I haven't forgot about it as they're still present
    • lynne82155
      lynne82155 kieran_19467

      Posted

      You have to pay more attention at CBT because that teaches you how to cope with anxiety panic

      You have health anxiet  which is just another word for hypochondriac

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 kieran_19467

    Posted

    Honestly it sounds like you have low magnessium levels and an anxiety disorder. Theres many high magnessium foods or you can get like avacadoes, bananas..etc. or you can buy magnesium glycinate and follow  the instructions or ask your gp or doctor how much to take. Keep very hydrated as well. Stress does things inside of the body. Every adrenaline rush when its done depletes the body of magnessium, it ends up being peed out. So yes anxiety can do this, honestly it can do anything because the mind has a habit of validating anything you believe to be true via mimicing symptoms. You are not dealing with low level anxiety, this is an anxiety disorder they are not the same thing. Your anxiety triggers an extreme response in your body called fight or flight, its an intense reacton. You would react the same way if a lion was chasing you. So understand when you say how can this be anxiety, its a disorder and not plain ole anxiety.
    • kieran_19467
      kieran_19467 lisalisa67

      Posted

      Thank you for the advice😊 Just that it's went on for 4 months. The doctor told me that it's rare for a brain tumour to affect someone like me
  • jennifer85396
    jennifer85396 kieran_19467

    Posted

    Hello Kieran,

    I am not a doctor, however, I do know two people who have had brain tumors.  They both had slurred speech, blacked out, had trouble writing..and being uncorrdinated when walking.  The stabbing pains in your head are called ice pick headaches.  I suffer from chron migraine disease.  I get twitching also, could be anxiety.  In my opinion I dont' think you have a brain tumor, but if you are very upset ask your doctor for a CT scan,  and go to a neurologist. Good luck

    • kieran_19467
      kieran_19467 jennifer85396

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      The muscle twitches worry me because I keep thinking that aren't related to stress and anxiety and the muscle twitches are due to a seizure because of the tumour. The doctor also said to me I can't get a CT scan because I had a normal neurological examination and everything was fine inside of my eyes. I've also been to the opticians and the doctors checked my blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels.
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