Weird Feeling in Head/Brain

 This all started for me when I was in my 20s. I am now in my 50s and I still do get the spacey foggy brain feeling when I'm really stressed out. Imagine back when I was in my 20s I didn't have the Internet and I was terrified because I did not have this kind of online support!  I felt I was the only one in the world with these weird feelings. Anyway, unfortunately it is a symptom of anxiety because along with that I also had many other anxiety symptoms. Well like I said I'm in my 50s and I'm still here so it definitely is something you can live with but it's  very annoying and feels horrible. I always advise visiting with your family doctor just to get things checked out but it's really not a symptom of a brain tumor. 

 I know exactly how it feels and yes mine can go on all day or for several days. Sometimes medications can take up to six weeks until you feel the full benefit sometime sooner than that.  Try it for the full six weeks to see if it works. If not your doctor can try something else. 

 Believe me, you are not alone! There are thousands and thousands if not millions of people experience this as well as other symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety is the number one reason people visit therapist which by the way has really helped me. 

I can find some great free meditative audios on YouTube or just Google meditation for anxiety, negative thinking. You can also Google positiveself affirmations.  Your brain will believe anything that is repeated over and over whether it's positive or negative. I hope you feel better 

Hi! I just had my 2nd baby 7 weeks ago and about 2 weeks ago I had my first period since having her. I had her via c section and also had a tubal ligation. My period was a little bit heavy but hardly no cramps so it wasn't that bad. But when I started I was very dizzy, spaced out and just felt really weird. I've recently started having pressure on the left side of my head (not headache, just pressure.) I suffer from anxiety and overthink everything negatively of course so I also am thinking "omg brain tumor?" I've had my lab work done and all my levels are normal, no fever, no nausea...just the spaced out almost like fainty feeling (but I haven't fainted.) I just recently started Wellbutrin because with my first child I had a little postpartum depression which was taken care of and completely under control so it wasn't that bad. I'm waiting on those to kick in as I've only been on them for a week. I've heard to NEVER look things up on the internet because you will just scare yourself or worry more. But having anxiety you can't help it lol my Dr recently gave me medicine to help with inflammation in the head like sinuses and stuff so hopefully it will help. If it doesn't then he said he would refer me to an ENT. This is just really weird because I'm 26 and I've never had anything wrong with my ears my whole life. Not even a single ear infection. I've recently found out though that anxiety and stress will cause head pressure and numerous other physical symptoms. My doctor thinks I've just physically worried myself sick. I feel if he thought something was really wrong he would have wanted to do further test so that makes me feel a little better. I'm convinced it's hormones and brain chemicals just trying to get back to normal from having a baby and waiting on meds to kick in on top of anxiety. I hope you find a solution and that everything is okay!!!

Hi I feel exactly the same as you, it's been going in for 3 months.. Did this ever go away for you?

I have a bizarre feeling too! My pscyh says neither he, nor his collegues have ever encountered it. He cannot treat it except to keep me on my depression/anxiety meds. Now THANKFULLY it is almost 99.99% gone, but I still wonder what it was and am always a bit afraid it will returen.

Not sure it's the exact same thing, but I want to find out.

Mine is not a physical sensation, like the feeling that there is "something" in my head like a tumor. It feels more like a huge blanket has wrapped me up and time has stopped or Im in another dimension. I get EXTREMELY tired and sleeping made it go away. It started gradually and then at it's worse, it lasted two straight weeks with no break. I thought I'd go mad! I called my ex-husband and best friend and told them I might crack-up and needed help.

Now, the background of this is that I had had 10 years of tortuous pressure. Losing my home and being thrust into extreme poverty was the beginning of the craziness. I told my psych that my symptoms were ONLY due to my external life. He didn't agree.

After the two week "bullies" (that's what I ended up calling the thing), I tried every health trick I could find. I ate walnuts, broccoli, salmon, etc. I swam. I slept a lot!!! ... often with "ambient" music. I stayed on my meds. My external life began to calm down. I found work and I had hope again. It has been about a 2-1/2 year journey. It rose slowly, peaked and then declined slowly.

Every day I thank God it's gone! Does this help anyone?? Peace to you! Have hope and fight it hard!

Does this help anyone

I am so relieved to hear that I am not alone in this. I have had this exact spaced out of my body like I'm not real feeling and it is beyond horrible. My exact thoughts were if I had a brain tumor as well. It is so scary experiencing this. I was hoping it was just a reaction to coming off bad anxiety meds but now I'm worried that this may continue until I get on the right meds.

i have a really woerd sorta tight and my head feels like there's a lot going on, it's a awful feeling and i it causes a huge panick attack. i went to go see my doctor and she did all the test she said it's just anxiety, but i'd really like if someone could relate with me on this because i worry that i have a aneurysm or tumor and i really need reassuring.