Weird feelings in the head

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Hello, I am 35 years old and somehow started suffering very badly from anxiety 4 years ago. I struggle with heart palpitations but seem to be under control. My most concern is the feeling I get in my upper stomach that makes me have a sick feeling and then it seems to relieve by making my heart flutter and sending a gas feeling to my head were all the wired things happen. I will feel like I am going to panic, faint, become week, and collapse.. it leaves me with a flushed face or a hot face with a funny feeling in my head. Sometimes it feels cloudy and sometimes it feels like I am going to go crazy and die.!There are more symptoms that are just hard to explain. What is weird it can come and go or hang around for an hour and completely ruin my day. My doc seems to think it is all anxiety. If I go for a jog or work really hard it seems like it doesn’t mess with me a whole lot. 

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    If you have had tests and they cannot find any explanation, it is most likely anxiety. Of course, when you mentioned panic, then that is a dead-giveaway. Several things, psychosomatic symptoms are very real, but are reactions to nerves; they can make you feel very weird. All people who suffer or have suffered from anxiety have had the same complaints, that it is difficult to impossible to explain the symptoms, with the exception of heart palpitations, heart fluttering, weird feelings in the head, etc. You are among good company. I suffer from general anxiety, but it is often in reaction to things or situations that I am uncomfortable in or do not want to face. Exercise is good for anxiety. I used to work out at the late Bally's Health club. Many people with anxiety are so health conscious,that they are afraid to work out. I used to be like that when I had my first major panic attacks at the age of 17. However, I didn't understand. Now, years later and after reading and experiencing anxiety, I understand more. Cognitive therapy teaches that our thoughts affect our feelings; I believe there is some truth to this. However, our mind, body, and environment interact. This is why medication can help with anxiety, it may be cognitive in nature, but there is overlap. Best wishes. 

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    I also wanted to comment on the weird feelings in the head and stomach. These are prime areas that are impacted by anxiety. Digestive problems, nausea, muscle-tightness, a feeling of a tight band around the head, sudden dizziness, etc., etc., If you have panic or fear about things, feelings of uneasiness, excessive worry, it is a good indication that you are suffering from anxiety. I have experienced what I can only describe as, "head zaps" or sudden feelings like I am moving sideways very quickly and losing control. This has happened when I was driving. I have read about this symptom, so there are others who experience it. The cloudy feeling is sometimes referred to as "brain fog," a feeling like you are out of it, so to speak. I have said many times over the years, at different times, that I feel as if I am going crazy. Sometimes, the feelings are very uneasy and I fear  that they will last for several days. Then, they will disappear when my attention is drawn to something else, or I am at work. Anxious people focused inward too much. I have been told that I live in my head, etc. As far as feelings of going crazy, I once had a cognitive therapist tell me something that I have written in several posts, "before you admit yourself, admit to yourself." What he meant was, when you feel you are going crazy and want to admit yourself to a hospital, admit to yourself what you are thinking that is causing you to feel the way you do. This does help, because I will start to think about what I am thinking that is driving me nuts. It is just better when you have someone who is trained to help you with the process.  When you visit a counselor, if you haven't already, you will notice that they do not focus so much on feelings, as what is going on in your life; they know that anxiety is a reaction to fears about real or imagined situations. 

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      Hi Gary 

      Reading your post has helped me so much 

      I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks for years. It’s escalated again. No reason I can pin point. I am at a certain age. So I have heard it can be menopausal. 

      I frequently have the feelings of being pushed sideways as you say like a brain zap. If this happens it makes me panic. Is this a anxeity symptom. 

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    Yeah that is 100% anxiety and you are experiencing mild panic attacks frightening I know 

    Everyone suffers in a different way but physical symptoms apply along with mental in the negative thought process 

    The way forward is to deal with the anxiety at source what triggers your anxiety attacks and I would advise to stay away from medication and go for a therapist 

    Look at your lifestyle 

    Excerise 

    Diet 

    Sleeping pattern 

    Social activity 

    Other items that can fuel anxiety 

    Such as Alcohol , smoking, masturbating, work overload 

    Also educate your self on anxiety this helps because your mind can tell your body this is anxiety and it can reduce the level of an atta k as you can tell your self these are symptoms of anxiety 

    Seeing a therapist and working on lifestyle changes can overcome this 

    It’s all about training your mind and thought pathways not  subconsciously to think negative and activate flight or flight mode which gets your body ready for attack and this overload your body with Adrenalin you don’t need because their is no attack to fear so your mind tricks your body 

    Heart palpitations are very normal problem breathing tight chest feeling of going crazy sweating, feeling of panic feeling of wanting to be alone in your own thoughts 

    All standard symptoms scary I know but they won’t hurt you and they will pass but will continue to return unless you deal with the problem at the source

    Therapy helped me massively hard at first but after 6 months I was in a really good place found the root of my anxiety worked through it trained my mind and slowly negative thinking disappears and replace by more logical thinking that keeps you in more relax mode clear mind 

    Clearing yourself of negative thinking and anxiety is bliss you don’t realize just how much energy physical and mentally you need to live with anxiety 

    Sorry for the long message I have been where you are and thought a detailed reply may give you some comfort and a way through smile

    Take care stay strong 

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    Keeping busy i find helps me... but sometimes i struggle to motivate myself and I stay in it.. ive started getting the sick feeling.. and it makes me heave.. how often do you get it?
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      Hello, it seems like it effects me one to three times a day -morning, noon, and evening. Some days are good and some days it bothers me when I first get up and before or after I eat. It will hit me hard and then go away. 
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    Hey mark

    I have similar symptoms with upper abdomen I find myself constantly having heart burn and a pressure on my right rib occasionally left and with back pain.. I’ve had all tests done and getting colon/endo done next week but the doctor could not find anything and explained to me it’s essential all in my head and my nerves are send these signals to my body which causes the pain! Im trying my best to deal with the pain and over come this! Hope you can as well smile

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    I get that too and it’s hard to think it’s just anxiety but that’s what I’ve been told many times. Anxiety starts in the gut most often so it does make sense. The heart flutter I get as well most likely due to the digestive process. The head stuff is the craziest for me ... heightens my anxiety even further !! It’s a crazy thing called anxiety sad. Gotta love it ... nope... as many years as I’ve suffered various symptoms over the years , I still can’t find total relief knowing it’s anxiety. Manageable but not cured. Good luck to you! Breathing exercises help me tremendously . 
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      Thank you for your response! Whatever this is, is a terrible thing! Sorry you are going through it too. It is so weird, I keep thinking it’s more than anxiety, but it don’t matter how hard it hits me it goes away for awhile and then it will get me by surprise again. Just hate the feeling of my stomach and all the other stuff that follows. Doctor was going to set me up to see a GI but had a heart to heart with me and said that there really needs to be more serious signs like bleeding, actual throwing up and long lasting pain symptoms especially since I have been dealing with it for almost 5 years.  She told me how chemical imbalances/anxiety cause all types of stomach heart and head issues. because it hits me hard like I am going to die and then it goes away! It’s a terrible thing! I have been trying 2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar not sure if it’s doing anything but hear it is really good to have. Hope you get over this soon as well!

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