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Very anxious about brain scan

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cattowo
cattowo

After 2 years of struggling with some strange symptoms I've finally plucked up the courage to go to a doctor. He seemed concerned and I'm not surprised, apparently all my symptoms describe a tumour in the left side of my brain to the T. He straight away referred me to a brain scan, although I don't know when my appointment is yet. I'm scared and kinda hate myself for waiting so long to see someone.

Oh and apparently sleeping next to a WiFi router is a big no, which is what I've been doing for 8 years now, like 3 feet from the left side of my head... So now I'm really thinking I don't have much hope that this isn't a tumour.

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  • annette93565
    annette93565 cattowo

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    what are you symptoms, I have awful head symptoms for over a year now, many tests but no answers from Dr's. much luck to you

    • cattowo
      cattowo annette93565

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      Thanks for the luck! I was looking at your posts and from my own experience I really think a lot of what you're going through it medication related. I also had a lot of those symptoms (they still come up sometimes as I'm not fully healed yet) after withdrawing from Celexa. A lot of what you're describing is akathisia (sickness in brain, adrenaline rushes etc), I had those too. I really reccomend joining an akathisia support group on Facebook, and also looking at the website survivingantidepressants. It's a huge relief seeing you're not alone, plus you'll see lots of people recover from these things either by eliminating the cause or just with time. I've almost fully recovered from tardive akathisia in a year now. Feel free to message if you need any more info!

  • jan34534
    jan34534 cattowo

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    i’m sorry you are going through this. Try not to think negative because it might not be what you think it is. I know it’s difficult to think positive but it will really help you while you are waiting. Turn on some positive affirmations or meditations on YouTube. It will help and distract you from the negativity. Our thoughts can get real fearful but that doesn’t mean our thoughts are correct. our thoughts are not based on fact only fear.

    what symptoms are you having?

    please let us know how you are doing. We are here for you!❤

  • cattowo
    cattowo

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    Thank you both, I definitely need to try more positivity and meditation, thank you jan!

    These are my symptoms, some happened suddenly one day and have gradually gotten worse over 2 years, some are more recent and some come and go:

    • muddled speech, mixing words up with similar sounds or meanings or tenses. Saying words in the wrong order, making new words, forgetting what things are called. This happens with my thinking, and when I read and write (writing this properly takes some effort). I talk as if English isn't my native tongue.
    • persistent headache on left side
    • extreme tiredness and sleepiness that comes and goes, lasts for a few weeks or months at a time. It was worse at first where I was falling asleep in the day.
    • sensitivity and bitter taste at the back of my mouth
    • possible seizures (I think they're going to look into them after the brain scan)
    • seeing black dots all the time
    • sudden onset of clinical depression
    • waves of extreme dizziness that lasts for hours, I can't even move when it comes on.
    • random waves of nausea (although I think this is supposed to be a persistent symptom as far as I know but mine comes and goes)
    • slight hearing loss in left ear
    • confusion, more difficulty understanding and following things
    • pins and needles that lasts days in random parts of my body (usually legs or tongue)

    That's all I can think of right now but I'm pretty sure there's more. 😦

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