Anxiety and head problems

[anxietyellie]

Does anyone else have head issues and have been told that it is anxiety?  I am about tired of this constant head pressure/pain that I keep getting.  Its very weird.  I will wake up in the morning and feel ok, then about 1/2 hour later this pressure/pain will start on the left side of my head near the top.  It will seem to intensify and then lessen itself throughout the day with no real rhyme or reason to when it is worse or better.  If I ignore it and go about my business it seems to get slightly better but if I acknowledge it.. it seems to get worse.  Is this all from anxiety?  I am so worried that it is something so serious.  I have seen 4 different doctors and had blood work and urinalysis done and always given anxiety as diagnosis.  I am currently taking lexapro for about 3 weeks now.. seems to help a little but annoying head pressure/pain will not seem to go away.  Does anyone have any advice?

[video52]

Hi, just came across your entry on this forum... I know this is a few years later, but just wondered how you are doing now?

[video52]

Hi, this is only like 6 years after seeing your post ! Im wondering how you are as you could have been describing me, but I do have M.E. and anxiety.

[srs_lcsw]

My daughter has similar symptoms. She has been dx. w/depression and anxiety.  She and her friend thought it would be a good idea to eat brownies laced w/marijuana.  My daughter had never tried any drugs before then and I think the mj, coupled w/my daughter already having mild depression and anxiety really did a number on her brain chemistry.  She has had a difficult time since then.  She had even thought about taking a hiatus from school, but stuck out, and she should grauduate in May.  She's tried lots of meds.  She is currenlty on Klonipin PRN and concerta.  Until she ate the marijuan, she never had a problem w/her concentration, but was proned to high anxiety, especially in social situations.  She is truly a paradox.  She could perform on stage and on the field in flag corps, but would panic at the thought of doing a presentation or having a one on one conversation w/someone she did not know well.  The med that worked best for her was Paxil, but it ended up making her manic.  She also tried Effexor, which made her psychotic.  She's doing really well in school(3.89 GPA, has been asked and even won writing contests) but she struggles to concentrate or even stay on topic during a converstation.  Like you, she says her head feels heavy, mostly in the mornings.  Also has tingling at the crown of her head.  She has had a full medical workup, including an MRI, but in he back of her mind, I know she still believes there is something medically wrong and the doctors just can't find it.  I am going to let her know that the Lexapro has worked well for you and that this maybe an option for her as well.  Hang in there.

[mikehiggs]

My GP has said that i don't need an MRI but because of this anxiety i have convinced myself that I need one.
I have had vision problems, still have head pressure and chronic neck pain.I have had 2 full blood counts done,where nothing bad showed up,but i have convinced myself that there is still something there that they are missing.
I used to have heart palpatations,and jump out of bed and get pissed off but since i have seen a cardiologist,he has told me nothing serious is there, i have relaxed a little and have not felt many of these heart palpatations....but the problem remains with my neck and head pressure,usually when i am lying down..
I think the big thing is the fear of the unknown which can fill your head with all this garbage...
I used to wear daily disposable lenses constantly for weeks at a time,whick is stupid..and maybe this has something to do with it...although i can admit i worry too much and I am definitely anxious...Anyway i could go on for hours..but i feel a little better telling someone i don't know about my problems...take it easy.

[JennyG1985]

Hey Chevy, glad to hear you're feeling better!!! Your posts have given me so much hope. I've been prescribed Klonopin for my head pressure and anxiety, but it doesn't seem to work for the pressure. I've been using it less and less since I've heard about all the withdrawal nightmares, and I'd just like to get this head pressure gone for good. Sounds like Cipralex might be worth trying. How much do you take and how often? Was it terrible the first few weeks of taking it?

Thanks so much for any info! I really appreciate it :-D
Jennifer

[Laura1010]

i was read alot of the comments  but i see i am feeling alot of the same things u guys are but i have some no one said - i feel like my head wights nothing and it fell to the back or the side for a sec then i am fine  i am also haveing chest pain I DONT KNOW IF THIS NOMAL but i cant go to the doctor cause my anxiety  goes crazy if anyone feels this or know what it is  please let me know i feel like i am going to die everyday or end up in the hosp  i hate feeling like this  i want go back to my old self  PLEASE HELP    I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO ANYONE ON THE PHONE I NEED FRIENDS

[Katie82123]

Do you still feel this way!? I need friends who are suffering from this too because I can't really connect with those who are not affected by anxiety and depression because they don't understand