Anyone feel weird ALL THE TIME?

[niamac]

Hello everyone,
Just want to know whether anyone else here feels strange 100% of the time? I know that when you have panic attacks you can get numbness and tingling and headache......... but i seem to have it most of the time, pretty much all day. I just feel like im in a dream all the time, im scared all the time, does anyone else get this?
I took myself into ER earlier today in the hope that someone could help but they didnt even examin me, they just said to go home and calm down, why cant they just reassure me? Am i really going crazy?
Thnks again.

[Jikan]

Namaste,

Unfortunately, I've felt "strange" all my life. Actually, it is more a feeling of being "different" or "out of place" than the deelings you describe, although I have experienced them also.

I have had long periods where I would feel totally "out of it" and feel this sense of impending doom, even though I had no reason to suspect anything bad was going  to happen.

What you describe sounds to me like some of the sensations I have when I'm having a panic attack or sometimes just from generalized anxiety.

If these feeling continue or are overly bothersome, contact a mental health provider so that a thorough history and evaluation can be completed and that appropriate theraputic remedies can be initiated.

Let us know how you're doing and take care of yourself!

Michael

[Mama_Mich1]

I feel the exact same way... I thought I was dying of some horrible disease.... I feel edgy all the time I have lost interest in my daily activities and I feel  like I am numb and am trembling all the time... I often feel like I am going crazy... guess I'm not alone... I came online in search of an answer to your very same question. I also have the fear that I am dying because of this very same feeling it really freaks me out...I am so scared too...I have gone to the ER many times...they haven't been able to find anything wrong so far (I've been 4 times this past year) I also find that I pay close attention to my breathing. I don't know what you feel like exactly but why is it not reassuring that your having a panic attack when your having  a panic attack???

[To_Young_2_Be_Going_Crazy]

I also feel like you do. I have been "normal" all my life until I turned 30 then it all hit me at once. I now suffer from anxiety, panic disorder...a little bit of depression and I believe that I am partially a hypocondriact. I am constantly going to the doctor, urgent care and ER to find out that "there's nothing wrong with me" and to "go home". I'm looking for answers and not getting any. I feel Strange all day long, everyday for some time now. I refuse to take any medications cuz I'm scared of the side effects. The only thing I take is Xanex and it's only .05 and it's a half of pill. Now I have been having this horrible head pain and I'm once again ready to hit Urgent Care tomorrow.

So, your not alone. I hope you get the answers your looking for.

[hales25]

yeh ive had that it is defo anexiety feeling lyk ur not ere and ur dreaming somtimes as if ur drunk and not with it lyk urur in a foggy glass bottle all the time . i get a presure in my ears and head all the time not always with an head ache can anyone help me with this as ve been told by my doc its anxiety and i just think its sumit more serious i hadit a few years bk and was told the same thing just dont stop me worrying xxxx

[leezy21]

yes that is normal i have severe severe anxiety i felt werid all the time  and it was scary i  would have panik attack like everyday. i started taking effexor xr which has really helped me at first it was scary though the side effects were crazay. i still get some anxiety symptoms liek the hot flashes where it feels like my whole body has icy hot on it and the weird feelings but its normal. it everntually goes away effexor really helps. But a few days ago i wound up in the emergency room i had a weird panic attack now i drink alot of alchole though and i didnt for  a few days i think i had a bad with drawl or something so they gave me a ativan and perscribed me xanax everything is  all good but  no i have this strange feeling in my throat almost liek there is something stuck in it and it feels tight does anyone know what that is  i freakin hate it i just want it to go away when i went to the emergency room they said it was normal and it could could take days to go away but damn i wnat it to go away it makes me anxius and start getting attacks when i go to sleep

does anyone know what it is or how to make it go away .. any imput would be help full

thnaks

[Robyn15]

yes! i've had anxiety since i was around 8 years old. i am very much a hypochondriac. i always think that i am dying. my body feels tense and sick all the time! i have a HUMUNGOUS fear of seizures, for no reason. i have never had one and have no history of epilepsy whatsoever. very random, but is one of my biggest fears.

[Robyn15]

and 24/7 I am in fear of falling over and having a seizure for no reason. being a hypochondriac is crazy!

[anxious642]

yeah,i feel the same way too.I've always been a nervous person.But about 2 years ago i experienced my first panic attack.I made a appointment with a doctor he ran all kinds of bloodwork.Everything came back just fine.Soo he decides to put me on Celexa and Xanax,as soon as i took the Celexa i thought i was going to die,so that ended me up in the ER,once again they ran all the bloodwork and it was fine.Also had EKG(fine).The doctor came in and told me i need a behavioral doctor,and a check up with normal doctor.I was mad they didn't give me MRI,and just assumed again it was ANXIETY.
   Since then i have tried new doctor and it's the same thing ANXIETY and told to go to counseling.Only prob is I have a hard time excepting that this is all ANXIETY.

[janety33]

I have anxiety pretty much all the time. I am afraid of taking prescription drugs because of the side effects. Does anyone know of any herbal or natural products that can help?

[chaddy2201]

yes me too i feel weard all the time hard to describe iv been to doctors, walk in centres, a&e (ER) they keep saying its panic attacks they referd me to a stress relief clinic but i didnt go cos i faught i will be ok now 9 months down the line im allot worse off. when i have a drink of ale the day after the hangover sometimes makes them 100 times worse and it lasts all week so im trying to avoid alcohol but i like a drink.

thanks for reading.

[keith1569]

I used ti feel wierd all the time but then I upped my zoloft to 100mg

[SummerRae]

Hello. I'm a 22 year old female and this all sounds way too familiar.
I'm posting to help sufferers of anxiety. And to also tell you that there is hope and you will recover! You just need to take the right steps.
Let me tell you about my experience. I'll try to keep it as short as possible.
I started with my first "panic attack" about 9 months ago. At the time, I didnt think it was an anxiety attack, but thought i was dying of a heart attack. I became lightheaded, dizzy, weak and couldnt even stand up. My heart was beating out of my chest and I called 911 bc I was alone and truly thought I was going to die right then and there.
Going to the hospital, they did not say it was anxiety to begin with. They thought I was dehydrated, but nothing more severe than that.
After this episode, I had two more following that brought me to the ER both times. Finally, after my frequent visits with the same symptoms and normal bloodwork, brain mri's, ekgs, etc. they decided I was having panic attacks and prescibed me Ativan. Taking the ativan definitely calmed me down for the time being, but soon enough, the panic feelings would return out of nowhere. After the third attack I began experiencing anxiety and it's symptoms CONSTANTLY. And I believe i probably had most of the symptoms you can possibly have! Ex. heart rate at around 120 resting, head dizziness, feeling like i was in a dream, disoriented, insomnia, felt like i had a serious disease and that I was going to die, crying all of the time, loss of appetite(no appetite at all actually and i dropped 20 lbs.) trembling, scared of everything, worried about unreasonable things, lightheadedness, blurred vision, sensitive to lighting, etc.... etc.... it was the WORST experience of my life.
Zoloft was prescribed to me by a Dr. at Mayo Clinic. i was prescribed 100 mg along with occasional(when needed) .5 dosages of Klonopin. After 4 weeks of Zoloft  my symptoms were almost completely gone.
I know that some people are scared of anti-depressants, but i will tell you that life would not be the same if i had never done it. I did not want to be on it, but the fact is that there is a chemical imbalance that makes you feel these things. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT 'ANXIETY' CAN BE THE CAUSE OF THESE HORRIBLE AND DEBILITATING SYMPTOMS. But I am here to tell you that anxiety is all it is. Along with my zoloft, working out (cardio exercise) and drinking my new found Xango juice, I have become 99% anxiety free. i still experience the head tingling once in a while, but nothing compared to anything I was experiencing 9 months ago. Life is good again.
If there are any questions, please feel free to post to me! I would love to help!!!
Summer

[ahansma9]

I need to know what is wrong with me..i use to be "normal" my whole like but when i turned 20 and had my second child i just started feeling weird all the time..i always feel out of it,when im around people i get really hot and dizzy i feel like whatever this is that is happening is taking over my life. Im not the person i use to be, i can't even go out in public without feeling like everyone is staring at me? Can anyone please help me?

[nell007]

Thank you soo much for your information. it gives me hope that i will get over this.. my anxiety started due to ceasing the contraceptive pill combined with a hell of a lot of stress.. its been 3 months since it started and im still in the stages of getting better. i have come a long way from what i was but still getting the tension in shoulders, neck head and blurry eyes.. (have just been given glasses to wear for this to help ease the headaches). Still not able to drive any great distance because i fear i wont be able to get home due to the tension in my body.

Ive been taking Cipralex for 5 weeks now and still getting these tensions but compared to before i am heaps better. am going to look at possibly changing over to something else that is more for anxiety then an antidepressant.. not sure though..
just wish that it doesnt happen.

Hopefully all of us suffering with anxiety find the way to get over this.

[r9c]

Its depersonalisation cause by Severe Anxiety,thats its when u constant keep thinking about ur anxiety problem nonstop.then all the nerves got tired...all those information process in ur brain are delayed

[nell007]

thanks for that.. how can i get over it.. have you had issues with it... its certainly not pleasant...

[ozi59]

Your post has been very helpful to me. You are such a young person to experience all these symptoms but you have great insight.
I'm fifty and female and my problems started in August when I had my first major anxiety attack which ended me in ER. My symptoms were weakness, slight nose bleed, heart racing(140beat per minute). I thought I was dying. They took all the required tests and told me all was fine but since then I have had on and off extreme anxiety and dreadful dreadful symptoms that feel totally real and are similar to the ones you experienced.The difference with you is that I decided to embark on psychotherapy rather than drug therapy, it's harder but the Anti Depressants all made me sicker than I was. I know people say the side effects become less and less troublesome but I couldn't live like that (Zoloft, Paxil and Cipramil). I wish there was a drug that works for me, I have no objections to take it, I have been taking Oxazepam almost daily. Well, I'm talking to my therapist twice a week and going to start Cognitive behavioral therapy next week and hopefully I''ll get better. Knowing that other people, younger than me experience very similar symptoms, and you are right to say t's all anxiety but it does not feel that way when you are in the situation, you just feel sick, weak, depressed and hopeless.

[Donoman]

Hi I also suffer from severe anxiety, along with depression, ADD, panic disorder, and from a self diagnosis depersonalization. I'm only 18 but I've suffered from from most of these disorders my entire life (aside from the depersonalization, which i assume might be from past drug abuse). I feel like I'm always in zoned out, or in a dream, and nothing really seems real anymore. Much of what you've described. Also I feel a sharp pinch in my heart area multiple times a day, but they seem to fade when I relax and rub it. I have constant thoughts that I am dying of some type of disease or have a heart condition and don't even know it. I had an EKG done 5 months ago and it came back normal. My doctor and counselor thinks its just my anxiety, but it feels much worse than that. Everyday has now become a struggle to keep positive thoughts and just brush my pains and aches aside. I've been on lexapro and prozac and neither seemed to help much but make me feel crazier. I know it's harder to do than this but try to relax and just accept the things in which we don't have any control over. Medications can be a life saver it's just trying to find the one's which help you out the most, because everyone is different. I'm a newfound Christian and have found a lot of peace through reading the Bible and praying. Not sure of your religious beliefs but it might be something to consider. I hope you are able to find peace, and don't forget your not the only one thats going through this.Much Love.

[thygirl]

Yes, I had that for several years. Felt like I was in a "dream" state or half asleep. My perception of everything felt off and I felt like I was moving in slow motion at times. Also had depersonalization where I felt like I was sort of "out of my body" like I knew I was walking but didn't really "feel" it. I sometimes had actual panic attacks but these feelings happened outside of the attacks, pretty much 24/7. I also had headaches, fatigue, and felt flu like. I had so many medical tests. Finally was put on prozac and little by little symptoms started improving to where I felt normal. I have been on maintenance does of prozac for many years. When I taper off I start feeling the symptoms again so I think I might need to be on it for life. Small price to pay for feeling normal.

[nicksad]

I am starting to think that much of the "dreamy" "strange" feeling is the blood being restricted to the brain from consistently tight muscles in the neck.  I have been off meds for a long while and notice that when under stress my throat is tight, my neck and back are tight, and within a day or so the weird feelings come back.  After a day or so of the weird feelings the anxiety state rises and it seems to become a feedback cycle feeding on itself to continue it.  I wonder if anyone else has been able to notice this.