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Feels like floor is moving
I haven't been diagnosed with anxiety... yet. But was curious if anyone who has been diagnosed, do you have these symptoms ? Basically this happens only when I'm walking, or sometimes standing. As I'm walking, I feel a sudden intense feeling as if the floor just dropped an inch. It's almost similar to the feeling you get when on an elevator and it has reached it's destination, and you feel a sudden jerk, down then up. Another way to describe it is like when your walking on a boat dock, and as you step, the floor is wobbly. I don't feel dizzy like the room is spinning, and it happens suddenly, then is gone after a second. It's quite frightening, it almost also feels like my body just stopped working for a split second, and almost like I'm going to faint. It happened this morning when I got out of bed a couple of times, and a few more times as I made my way to work. It's off and on, sometimes I don't feel it all day, other times it can happen many times in a day. I have been having other anxiety symtpoms as well, including mild panic attacks. Is this a symptom of anxiety that any of you have experienced ? Is there anything that helps it ?
I have similar symptoms for almost 5 years. It started with a syncope (black out) one night as a result of which I fell with my head hitting against my wash basin. 2 panic attacks then ensued when I had to rush to Emergency. Subsequent checks on my heart, brain, kidney, liver and etc at the hospital all turned out negative. The conclusion was anxiety. My neurologist wanted to prescribe me medication but I declined fearing that my body might develop an over-dependency on medicine in future. So, I went for acupuncture instead. I have had at least 100 acupuncture sessions since then. In each of the sessions, I am given a 3-day course of herbal mixture. The arrangement works very well for me and I am now almost back to normal though I still see or feel things moving at times. I realize if I would occupy myself with lots of activities, the likelihood of it recurring is reduced substantially. In other words, a proper lifestyle can help.
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