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About a week ago, I started having a weird sensation in my head throughout the day. I find it really difficult to explain, it's just like a wave that lasts less than a second. Then a few days ago I had a very mild headache and my vision started to go blurry every now and then (this does happen on occasion, but was happening more frequently). The thing that worried me the most was that I would also get a feeling that I needed to quickly stretch my arms and legs. I couldn't sleep at night because my eyes were moving around and the slightest sound would wake me. I slept better last night, but when I woke up every muscle in my body felt heavy and achy. I keep getting heart palpitations (which I've been to hospital for many times only to be told everything is fine)
I sometimes feel presure behind my nose and eyes as well. I do suffer from crippling anxiety, but I wasn't anymore stressed out than usual when it started to happen. I completely went off of cigarettes and tea which I drink often. I went to my Doctor and she told me all this was due to a tension headache caused by anxiety. She checked my eyes, blood pressure and heart beat and told me to come back in the week for antidepressants. I tried to explain that I didn't even really have that much of a headache, just that weird wave going through my brain, but she didn't seem concerned.
Today I was feeling more dizzy than yesterday and I was walking through the supermarket and had a disagreement with my partner. I felt that I had no control over my anger and my heart started to flutter and I got lightheaded and then I suddenly felt that I wasn't in my body anymore. I was moving really slowly. It didn't feel that I was outside of my body, it was like I was in there just not understanding what was going on.
Could anyone just let me know if they think this is anxiety? I keep thinking it's a problem with my brain because I should not be having these strange waves along with poor vision all of a sudden. I don't have any pain, I'm just more worried than anything. I do have a hell of a lot of anxiety symptoms, but these have just come on suddenly in the last week.
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Courtney1633 TreeFiddy
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infact im at work alone now and im experiencing a pulse through my entire body and my stomach keeps flipping, and i keep getting little rushes of adrenaline through my chest. im so scared and i dont understand why i cant reason with myself.
The doctors have told me its anxiety, although i havent been tested for naything like MS with scarely seem to have all the same symptoms
im terrified of being alone, and dying when im on my own, do you get this too?
Hope your feeling okay xx
TreeFiddy Courtney1633
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The feelings you have described there are feelings I have had before and been to the Doctors AND hospital for. I had 5 different doctors tell me they were positive it's anxiety and went on to describe what happens to the body due to it. Sometimes we will read about a symptom of an illness and we end up with it a few days later.
I do fear dropping dead when I'm alone, that is definitely due to anxiety so you're not alone. xx
Courtney1633 TreeFiddy
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I get that too! i will read a symptom and then a few days later get it! its ridiculous how the mind works!
Have yo had any treatment for your anxiety? xxxx
TreeFiddy Courtney1633
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Courtney1633 TreeFiddy
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i rarely actually emotionally feel anxious, i always seem to be physically anxious, it freaks me out ALOT
joan152 TreeFiddy
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it does sound like anxiety and panic attack in the supermarket,they are scary Ihave had many of them.It is hard to accept that anxiety can cause so many symptons but it does,and the more we focus on them the more anxious we get a vicious circle.
You probably have nothing more than anxiety I don't say that loosely because as you probably know anxiety is not nice.
Try to do some deep breathing,and perhaps a relaxation cd.
By coming on here you will find it helps to know you are not alone.
Always somebody will answer you.
take care
Joan
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