Heavy head feeling and eye focusing problem

[Nikkie Ann]

Hie, for the past 2 weeks i have had this heavy headed feeling, sometimes at the back of my head, sometimes it feels like the whole head. The feeling will be there constantly. Throughout the day, sometimes i feel throbbing pain at both sides of my temple. Apart from that, my eyes focus seems to be getting weird - don't really know how to explain the feeling, but it feels like my focus expands and then shrinks. My eyes also feels tired easily since this whole episode started. Before this happens, i've had a few other worries regarding my health, and hav been getting up several hours before i am suppose to be up. I have done a renal blood test (the doctor thought i might be anaemic) and a CT scan, both of which came back negative. I've been asked to go to an eye doctor instead. Should i be worried about brain tumour?

[suzi-q]

It can definitely be all due to anxiety.  I had similar symptoms as you.  I went to ears nose and throat doctors and to eye doctors (to look for the tumor that I thought was there...it wasn't..thank God) and Neurologists.  I had CAT scans on my head and even begged my doctor to give me an MRI!  (Took a while to find a doctor who would approve this!) IT WAS ALL DO TO DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.....I truly believed that it was physical and it wasn't.

Now for my advice, go to the eye doctor, check your vision, ask for a CAT scan if you are truly worried and then when all is fine, get to a psychiatrist or psychologist and get evaluated!

Sounds like you are one of us!!!  Best to you and keep us posted!

[Nikkie Ann]

Hello, thanks for sharing your experiences. I had done the CT/CAT scan prior to my previous posting. The specialist confirmed it was normal and had also checked my eyes. Yesterday i went to an optometrist to check my vision. My vision power has not increased though. Don't know i should beg my doctor for an MRI just to confirm things out. Like suzi, i too am afraid of any tumours that could be there. But then again, it might be the anxiety playing it's trick on me because although i don't really feel stressed and anxious, but my head is constantly thinking of worst case scenarios that could happen to me ie having tumours etc. Another possible cause of all these symptoms (according to the optometrist) is that my eyes are tired possibly due to the lack of sleep and nutrion. Using the computer for a long period of time daily does not help the condition either. So i am going to try to cut down on my computer usage, start using my specs often, and just try to relax and not worry too much. Hope it will all turn out alright.

Thanks for sharing again.

[Lightwise]

If you have been diagnosed with anxiety (or self diagnosed), all these physical symptoms you are having are possible. Anxiety, I now know can cause very real physical symptoms. I have had the heavy headed/dizzy feeling for 4 months. When my anxiety subsides, guess what ? ... so does the heavy headedness. It takes awhile (and many doctors visits) before one finally faces the reality that it could be anxiety and not a major illness causing these scary, frustrating symptoms. You want to "blame" something ! I am still in the process of getting better. I hope you find the answers you are looking for.

[suzi-q]

Trust me...the CAT scan is all you need....I was just being a total nut case so they did it to pacify me.  If they thought they needed to do more testing, it would have been done.  CAT scans cover like 95-99% of the brain..MRI's are used to get a closer look at a potential problem which you OBVIOUSLY don't have.  IF WE CAN JUST MAKE OUR BRAINS BELIEVE A LOGICAL THOUGHT!!!  Best to you.

[Nikkie Ann]

lol... yeah, if only we could make our brains to believe in the logical thought! Unfortunately, my brain still have not grasped this thought.  Best of luck to you too and thanks once again ;)

[jojo604]

I am in recovery from anxiety and have had the same similar feelings not too long ago.  It has been part of my anxiety.  I knew quite a bit of information about anxiety but never knew I could experience this heavy head syndrome, as I call it.  I had no headaches, it just felt like pressure in my head or my head was swelling and about to explode and focusing was terrible when in fact my head was still the same size.  I felt like my eyes were wondering when they obviously weren't.  What is happening is tension is building up from stress around that area.  Just like someone lifting and straining their lower back muscles, your tension and strain is surrounding your head, neck and shoulders.  Take a look in the mirror or catch yourself when your going about your daily life, is your shoulder tensed up high and not relaxed, or are you clenching your teeth unknowingly.  I did both!  

I stretched my jaw, pulled back my shoulders for a stretch a few times a day and scheduled myself for a 30 minute back, shoulder, neck and head massage followed by a relaxing bath and long sleep.  I woke up refreshed and alleviated my heavy head syndrome.  Periodically I catch myself tensing up and when I do, I force myself to go a little limp. For example, I catch myself sitting upright as I type this blog, now I'm correcting myself to lay back as I type.

Hope that helps =)

[mouse2008]

Hi i wanted to share some symptoms with you to see if anyone can relate. About 4 weeks ago I was told I had Vertigo as at different parts of the day I had a very heavy pulling on my face and my body, I felt dizzy and disorentaited. They told me to take anti dizzy/nausea pills and this continued for the next 3 weeks- they said that I might have severe vertigo which lasts up to 8 weeks. I am prone to suffer from anxiety and recenlty things have been difficult in my life though I never expected to have such PHYSICAL symptoms. I had my MRI yesturday which thank god was normal and my blood tests results will be ready on Friday though I want to know if anyone feels the following at different times of the day: Very heavy pulling feeling on the face and the body tension in the head, very heavy head, blocked ears, slightly unclear when reading, and very tired during normal hours of the day. Can this really all be down to anxiety and if so how can I rid of this I am not one to stay at home.??

[Roey1986]

I have the same feelings from time to time, one day i can be feeling fine and the next day all dizzy thick headed and just not myself.......  It all started when my heart raced one evening, then like you do, you start reading things in the internet as to what it could be.....  My symptons were exactly the symptoms for panic attacks, but since then ive had left leg pains around the knee, and vision problems......  im going to get checked out today to see if my heart is ticking like it should be.  oh my blood pressure is also slightly high, but anxiety can also make it high.  Anxiety is a big player in most cases, if you have a normal healthy diet in your life and excerise, im on the move all the time with my kids and things, and eat ok, cant understand sometimes what causes the odd moments where my body feels heavy like lead, and i wake up with heavy eyes...  anyway just thought id say this, will keep you up to date with results.....

[phil209]

Hello i am only a 19 year old male and have been suffering very very similar conditions for about 4 to 5 weeks now. I started ti get very bad migranes with vision loss about once evey week for 3 weeks which was brand new. THe migranes with vision looss went away adn 2 days later i felt out of it all the time. My vision was off like very fast and out of my body. I went to get eyes checked nothing wrong.  Soon after i would get consistant head aches all the time.  The headaches differ depending on the time. Laying down and standing its all different. CT scan negative as well. I also have been experiecne extreme body weakness and waking up out of breath very scary. I have MRI soon and hopefully there will be nothing there. Let me know if any1 had any results with the same symptoms

[khbronn]

Hi

I've been through every test imaginable and everything is "Normal".  I have the same type of symptoms.  Thick head, vertigo, sometimes depth perception is off, sometimes thing apear to shrink or colors change, I will get "split screen", where both eyes see a little different.  I've had heart palpatations, stroke like symptoms (numbness in face, slurred speech).  Clumsiness, falling, dropping things...all due to numbness.

I've had head CT, MRI with contrast, EKGs, EEGs, Seizure monitoring, stress tests, blood work upon blood work,

First it was stroke, then migraines, then MS, then seizures.  It's anxiety.

It's okay to make sure your body is "ok".   But sometimes you can get addicted to tests.  Get help for anxiety at the same time you are ruling other things out

Good Luck

[nursegirl6572]

Good morning to all of you.

I just wanted to also share and comiserate.  For those of you who are new to anxiety/depression....the symptoms you explain are CLASSIC.  The vision ones are VERY frustrating, and you feel that there really IS something a miss with your vision.  Been there, done that.

The symptoms range anywhere from feeling like you are watching a movie (feeling of "unreality"), to that one-sided vision, where it feels that both eyes are seeing differently, as another poster mentioned above.

Good thing, is it doesn't last forever, bad thing...is it sometimes takes a while to resolve.

I would advise anyone with these types of symptoms, to HAVE a medical work-up....ONE...it helps rule out anything phsical, and TWO...it tends to reassure you at least a LITTLE bit.

The SSRI's when they start kicking in, usually do wonders for those types of symptoms, at least in my experience they have.

Good luck to you all....I wish you peaceful days ahead.

[wiggyhoo]

I've had anxiety for the past 4 years. It is not something that you can just get over. It controls alot of your life. Anxiety has many variations and intensities. Sometimes I have anxiety where I'm just uneasy feeling. However, the other times are much stronger. Sometimes full blown panic. My eyes bother me alot with my anxiety. From being light sensitive in department stores to being unable to focus my eyes to even being extremely dizzy. It does freak you out...but the thing to keep in mind is that if all else has been ruled out... then those symptoms are just part of your anxiety disorder. It doesn't make it any better, but its nice to know that its not a tumor or something more deadly.

I'm on lexapro, which helps out some, but I keep valerian root with me at all times... for the stronger panic attacks. It really helps relax a bit.

Try your best to stay busy and keep your mind off of it and exercise. That seems to help more than anything...oh and a good night's sleep.

If you need to discuss it...feel free to contact me. It seems to help having people who understand what you are going through.
***@****

Good Luck.

[Russell508]

Hello all, I am a 19 year old male suffering from alot of the same sypmtoms that everyone else is, I was even experiencing chest pains and pressure along with vision blurr and heavy headedness feelings, I went in to the er cause it thought something horrible was happening to me but all the blood/chest x-ray/ekg where normal, I saw an eye doctor about my eyes saying I had the symptoms of early near sightedness but nothing else I was beginning to see ghost images and glare from lights in dim lit and dark areas. Anxiety really controls my life for a long section of the year or every other year ever since i was a freshman in highschool i've been having symptoms like this...hope everyone out there who suffers from the same things we do really has people there to help and love them and just remember to   be relaxed and that everything can be helped.

[Patton23]

Hello, 22 YOM
I was just looking on the net for answers to why i am dizzy all the time and have pulling on my face and throught.  I have been reading alot about it and it does sound like i have anxiety problem again.  I have had panic attacks my whole life and until about tfour years ago they went untreated.  Symptoms do sem to pop up every other year or so and just wanted to see if anyone else has had these symptoms.  (PS)no longer on paxil. thanks -Patton-

Dizzy when walking
Not feeling like myself
Always feels like i need to swallow
ear aches
Heavy head all the time
I guess its vertigo but when i stand still and look up or at the ground it looks like it is moving.
Eye seperation where one seems to over power the other in vision.  
and more.

I Have a psyc appointment next week but just want a little comfort until then.  Anyone have any Clue.

[Shaun913]

I have been panicing for a couple of weeks as i thort that i had some kind of tumor then all sorts of things started poping up on tv that made it worse. i went to the doctor and told him that i have had headaches dizzy spells and now its full on dizzy and my eyes dont focus at all when i look far away. Is this anxiety

[nursegirl6572]

Check out the posts others have made about their experiences...you may even want to start a seperate thread so your doesn't get lost in the mix.  The eye thing may be related to derealization...check out the thread I started today about that.

Sounds like anxiety to me....why not start a thread, share a bit more if you are  comfortable in doing so...and we'll support you....you can learn a lot from others.

Gald you found your way here!

[Stanwee]

Anxiety can be one of the scariest feelings... I still suffer from it but i am in the process of finding someone who can help. All of these symptoms such as pulling sensations in the head or head pains, body pains, racing heart, etc. are all feelings of anxiety. IF you feel that your pains or sensations are affecting your lifestyle and they change who you are and where you go because you are scared then you need help. Anxiety and panic attacks are hard to deal with especailly if you don't know what is happening to your body. Reading up on it on the internet and stuff can help, it helps me, meditation and learning certain breathing techniques also help me. I try not to take medication because i believe everything can be fixed without it. Just know if you are dealing with anxiety there are so many other people who go through the same thing...try not to think the worst, try to get yourself out of this panic mode, the truth is you will come out alive. That is my biggest fear when i have an attack is that im dying...then i breath and i think about it for a second and im ok. Your mind is a crazy thing and it can be so powerful, it can alarm your body without anything even happening to you, but just remember to breath and everything will be ok. Its awesome to know that other people understand what im going through because people who don't have anxiety just don't understand the fear that the brain causes. Keep posting it is good to read other stories, and try to rid and deal with the stress you have in your life it WILL help!

[help9116]

I experienced all the symptoms mentioned above.  Pressure in my head, neck and face.  My head, neck, and shoulder is heavy. Something like my face is numb.  I don't understand.  But i do not take medication.  My bp is up. I can hear some annoying noise from my ear.  I can see ghost shadows. I am undergoing divorce and no job right now, so i figure it out that it is stress and anxiety related.  I am sad about this.  I am in my 30s.  Thank you for all your post.  

[dae06]

Boy, these are the same things I am experiencing. I was just walking down the hall at work and had the (now almost normal) pressure in my head, my vision seemed wierd and had a little dizziness, not enough to think I will fall but enough to know it's not normal. I've hard heart palpations for a quite a few months and many times a feeling of my throat closing. I usually don't sleep through the night very well either. So I feel I too am have anxiety/panic attacks. My doctor has had me on Beta blockers for a couple of months now and I really don't know if these are helping. I just don't feel like myself and realy want to get back to normal. I am a 43 year old Male with a great wife and two kids.

Now the big question: What helps? I've read all the symptoms people have, but what have people had done to relieve the symptoms?

[ativan]

Hi there,
I have the same heavy head and vision problems, and I also have the health issues, IM terrified, but you have had the cat scan if there was anything wrong it would have showed up, I know in the u.s you have to pay for your visits to the e.r and for all your scans and treatments but I was amazed at how fast you can get them and the results that must be reasurring? Hear in england although we pay our money to the heath service it is so hard to get help, I have asked 7 doctors for a brain scan and all have refused even when I said I would pay for it myself,
sorry for going on a bit but be happy and try not to get worked up, but I do have the same heavy head and eyes they say ANXIETY?
take care
janis.

[nozmeg]

hi there same thing constant head and eye pain and rushing sound in my left ear it drives me mad scares me to death had mri but refused cta said its health related anxiety asa ativan says hard to get scans here as were an nhs system i even waljed into our a/e with cash for them to scan me was that scared didnt wk they said i need councilling your symtoms fit classic anxiety  hun if tests r clear your ok take care now

[JC39]

Everything is posted I have. the head, dizzy heavy feeling in the eyes and I think sometimes I`m going to dy due to a fatal health problem. All this is Stress and Anxiety. I had several Blood tests and all came negative, I also had an MRI and I had nothing. I still get this symtoms and Now I know I Stress and Anxiety.

Someone told me to fight it with Vitam. C, Bannana (Potassium) Protein, lots of water and the favorite Gym 30 minutes a day and 7 or 8 hours of good sliip

[TALEELA]

Hi i am a 19 year ol female and all these symptoms feel like they control my life..i have had hundred of trips to the er. thw thing is i know its the anxiety but i just cant help it. i thought i had high blood pressure from the dizziness and disorientation...everthing was fine. but i just getr the feeling that something is wrong. im always thinking about the worst thing that could possibly happen to anyone and i worry uncontrollably.i dont sleep at night and during the day i pay for it.the heavy head and tensness i have it all.sometimes i catch myself and other times i cant. my family thinks im litterally crazy.... one little thing happens and im bouncing of the walls.i feel like the world weight is on my shoulder and stress about everything. my mind runs going 90 to nothing AND I NEED HELP:(. ** if anyone has any advice anything that you think would help .PLEASE EMAIL ME. WWW.***@**** this is really enough of me ot having control of the matter!!!

[seejackrunguitar]

hey nikki ann, just wanted to reassure you a bit more that it's not a tumor. i have had severe anxiety issues now for a while and have had the same symptoms. I've even had the same worries about a brain tumor, but i researched it and the symptoms for a brain tumor are very severe and you would definetely know for sure. You should look it up too because it's reassuring when you read what they cause and realize that it's not happening to you.

[Jenny717]

I have anxiety and mild depresssion.  I had the racy thoughts, band around my head, and "Brain Fog". Dr. put me on lexapro, but made me nervess and had the jitters and made me feel sad sometimes and now I'm on 15 buspar twice a day, but still have Brain Fog and worse when I get upset or nervess or overthinking.  My face and eyes  feels numb too.  Used to feel clear headed after a walk but still have the "Brain Fog".  Does anyone else feel this too??? Dr wants me to try lorezepan, but may be additing and zolfot.  Not sure what to do.  

[lynn57]

SSRI's all affect you differently.  Even though Lexapro didn't work there are others that may. Lorazepam is a fast acting benzo and works great at the onset of a panic attack.  Not the best benzo if you may need it long term or for generalized anxiety.  Klonopin or Valium may be better choices. They are longer acting and prevent anxiety without the quicker tolerance issues.

[joaninha_sem_lacinho]

Hi everyone. The heavy head and the vision thing (that i could never explain) happen to me too sometimes. It seems like I´m getting stupid.... I can´t think, I cant concentrate. It´s like my brain is submerged in a heavy, sticky jelly, and everything is really slow.
After reading these posts, something crossed my mind. I have MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE and I´ve done some research and I found out that this condition is for some reason (the scientists don´t really know why or how) related to anxiety. Now i´m thinking that these symptoms may be related to this condition. So you might want to check this out with a cardiologist. If anyone wants to know more about this condition e-mail me at joaquim.***@****

[hektor2511]

hey people i just read all your things! i am one of you and i know all your symptoms! all of u that have written here have had a stressed situation and maybe that situation "have put" your life at risk ! lol! its not like that brothers! It has pass about one year that i had a cannabis cigarette and make me feel like i would be dead and i would go crazy! it was just a panic attac. but i did not believe that so i went to a hundred doctors with a lot of symptoms and they just wanted to make me to beleive that my health was perfect! but no... i was afraid having any tumor or being schizophrenic cause they were making me mad! browsing the net was my only illness lol! i read  a lot on net and i believed that i had a hundred illnesses and so i was in total panic! i could not focus my eyes and i focused in a littttttle thing and i was just continuing seeing there, i have (in this moment) dizziness, tinitus, headache and i have thought that these are the symptoms of a tumor! but i didnt no take any cat or mri! once i was browsing ans normaly the google lol! i just found a thoughts illness that was called HYPERCHONDRIASIS i do not know if u know this but i will explain in a few words! it just a worry about your health that makes u thnk that u have a serious illness and you would die but nooooooooo people! all u people that has these syptoms (symptoms) about 6 months and continue to worry do not panic cause it just that kind of hyperchondriasis ( damn it when it is born lol). and do u know what is the real risk of this hyperchondriasis? just your money goes away from you and u spend a lot in your docs and in those laboratory! i am from albania in southeast of europe and this has take a lot money from me and now i am happy in knowing that i have not to worry anymore! just life your life brothers! and smth else. whenever ur thoughs controls you u have to say with yourself or with loud just "stoppppppppppppppppp" that makes me feel good! so do not panic! b happy brothers and i think that u are happy that in this world there is someone that suffers from the same syptoms (symptoms)! i know that ... lol! best regards from Hektor Pogradec/Albania!

[Jen828]

I feel a little better after reading I'm not alone with these weird sensations.  I woke up feeling fine and a couple of hours later I was driving my daughter to a volleyball tournament and started feeling very strange.  I told my husband my eyes were weird when I was driving and I felt really dizzy and my head was heavy.  I tried to continue on with my normal activities only to realize I couldn't.  I closed all of the blinds in the house and laid down eventually falling asleep.  When I woke up I felt a little better until I stood up and got really dizzy again.  Even reading all of these posts is very difficult right now.  If this is a sign of stress and anxiety I guess it would be understadable in my current circumstances.  My mother who I take care of has been in ICU and now in Rehab on a ventilator for a month now.  Yesterday when I went to see her it was horrible.  Her anxiety and distress as well as having a horrible nurse put me over the edge.  I have not been able to feel well enough to go see her today.  She depends on me to come see her daily and help her communicate her needs to others. She says I keep her calm and offer a diversion to her circumstances.  I think I need to slow down a little and give it a few days.  If symptoms persist I will go see the doctor. Over the years I get tired of going and there is never anything wrong, feels like a waste of time and money, so I usually don't go.  Her nurse just called and asked when I was coming.  I feel bad but I just won't be able to make it today I guess.

[pupihead]

hi! i dont even know how or where to start, but i really really need help :(... i am 19 yrz old.. and im suffering alot...i've never been this worried in my life before, i feel like i have any kind of serious illnesses.. at the moment am suffering from pressure on the back of my head.. today i went to the gp and asked him 2 refer me 2 a neurologist and he did but it made me even more scared now and i'm really worried..ive had this pressure on the back of my head for about 2 months nw...it increases when i lay my head flat on the pillow.. sometimes when i go out and enjoy myself then it disappeares... when am at home and sleep alot then the pressure increases... its at the back of my head, and nothing to do with pain... and i cant get rid of my negative thoughts... i had a bloodtest which was very normal, i have been to ear nose and throat and tht was normal too.. a week ago i got prescribed glasses im short sighted but i dont think thats what it is... coz am wearing the glasses now and it's still there :(

am really depressed and worried... someone help me please if you've been experiencing something similar.. thanksssss

[kristine9190]

I can relate to everything everyone is saying, all of your symptoms sounds like my symptoms. I feel like I go through everyday with a headache, or a heavy feeling, my ears bother me, and often times my hearing goes muffled and I get ringing in my ears. I have had an MRI on my head as well and everything came back fine, I went to the ENT and my ears and everything is fine. I have suffered from Anxiety for about a year now and have definitely chocked these feelings up to that, as annoying as it is, if I put too much thought into "what it might be", I will drive myself nuts. With this economy, and the stresses of life in general, my anxiety has certainly become more apparent again!

Best of Luck to you All!
Kristine

[blueberry703]

Its funny because I have MVP too!! I have terrible anxiety but it just doesnt feel like it could be because i feel so bad. I also have this huge drip in the back of my throat that ive had forever. The heavy neck, head, throat, and jaw... feeling has just kicked in and ive been dizzy alot. I will also have trouble breathing and swallowing its really weird. My arms and legs feel weak and my right arm gets sharp pains and really bad weakness etc. I feel confused, depressed and i have lost my appetite and have dropped a few pounds. I also have heart palpatations every now and then too. i get nervous it could be something more but ive been to the doctor, and the er and have had two full cbc's blood tests, ekg, emg, flu and mono test, strep test,and xrays and all have come out negative. I feel like i have a brain tumor or a heart attack or my breathing will just cut off i feel this lumpy feeling in my neck and neck and shoulder pain. i get terrible migraines and headaches and its hard to beleive its all in my head. If anyone out there has advice plz plz help me. i am extremely active and i have danced forever and just now have stopped so maybe my body not used to the no exercise ive been trying everything and nothing seems to be helping. the last thing i wanna do is be put on medication... i am seeing a phyciatrist person and it helps but once i get back to reality.. it all goes bad. PLZ GIVE ADVICE

[pupihead]

i have MVP too i was diagnosed with it this summer... i was on holiday and i dnt know what happened to me i started getting panick attacks, and felt soooo breathless... pressure on my chest... anxious.. terrible days...i was worrying about getting a heartattack.. and since then i havent been completely normal... i keep thinking i have some ungdiagnosed illness.. but now it's to do with my head.. the pressure won't go :( and im thinking the worst.. and i have ringing in my ear too... im only 19 i feel am too young to worry about my health like this but i cant help it.. and my anxiety comes from my symptoms.. when i dont have any symptoms then i feel normal and force myself to forget about the negative thoughts... but i really dont know what to do i feel like im going to live with this and am really suffering! please help if u have any advice thanks

[blueberry703]

hey i know exactly what ur going through.. I have had multiple tests done too.... blood tests, ekg, eeg, tested for mono, flu, strep, bronchitus (bronchitis), ebv virus, thyroid, xyrays everything and nothing has seemed to convince me this is just anxiety and stress... My vision has just gotten blurry and i would get terrible headaches.. if its not one thing it seems to always be the other.. i ve been really anxious always worried it culd be a tumor or something serious and i always prepare myself for the worst, My advice: get a phycologist or someone to talk to.. it helps soo much because you can get it all out. Im getting an eye exam tomorrow and an mri just to be sure but if all turns out negative, then i know this is just my brain being stupid. everything has turned out negative thus far, i also look back on where the anxiety took me,.... The ER!!! theres a waste of 1000 bucks hahaha. It does feel good knowing and narrowing down what u DONT have... I have every symptom your thinking of and its always another disease i think i have.. first it was lumpy in my neck, then i thought i was getting MS then leukemia anyurism brain tumor heart attack u name it!! im surprised im not in the institution for crazy people haha thats not really funny its kinda scary and im getting all these tests just to appease me and know im fine.. as of right now... i get terrible migraines, blurry eye vision in one eye, random chest pains, dizzy, heavy headed, cold hands and feet almost all the time, heart palpataions, neck and back pain, achey (achy) muscles, tingly head feeling and in arms and legs,.... and guess what.. ITS ALL ANXIETY AND STRESS!! i feel like im dying and this is the end what ive been waiting for and nothing..... all im trying to say is this is nothing to worry about. your brain is the most powerful thing and you have to control your body and not let your brain take control of you it will affect you physically, emotionally, any way u can think and you just have to take a breath and tell yourself this is the anxiety and im not gonna let it take over my life. The worst possible thing that could happen is you could die but your not sooo its anxiety. tell the voice in the back of your head that u have the worst possible disease to back off and take a hike cuz ur not buying it!!! just had to let it all out!! Best wishes and good luck!! and remember your fine!!

[pupihead]

thanks i know exactly what ur talking about, with me it started off with my heart, i thought i was gonna have a heartattack, then i thought i had angina or any other serious disease... ive been through alot and now it's my head... i do wanna get a scan done but at the same time im a bit scared :| when u went to visit a neuro how long did it take till they gave u AN MRI?? and was u scared till the results came out.. how long did it take for the results to come out? my neuro appointment is next month... and i feel like this is all long... and btw how did u develop this anxiety issue?? anything serious happend in ur life before or did it just come out of the blue?? its good to see that there's others who are experiencing the same as there's people out there who can understand u... my family think that ive gone crazy literally... and if i tell them i need a psychologist they will think thats it i've lost it... lool.. but i do think i need one.. i dont know if its the same with u... but dont u get over worried as well at times? not just bout health but other things.. u feel palpitations.. coz this is a new thing 2 me as well.. i get over worried bout things.... ahhhhhh.. is this ever gonna go? i wanna go bak 2 my normal self :( and do u socialise with friends & family? i noticed when am out socialising i kinda forget bout my issues and symptoms...dnno if this means anything... argh but anyways thanks and good luck with ur tests let us know about the results taake caare

[blueberry703]

haha yea my family thinks im a nutcase as well but i would go ahead and talk about a phycologist because it could really help u out ....alot. My anxiety really just came out of the blue when my heart swtarted beating really fast one day and it just started from there. Some of my symptoms have dissapeared but i have numerous headaches which have died down and my vision in my right eye was blurry.. I went to the eye doctor yesterday and nothing could be found because i was worried i had a tumor or something.. they didnt find anything that would make them suspicious that i should get an mri... i wanted one but he thinks there is nothing to worry about.i am always worried it could be serious like all these diseases.. ive been to the er and doctors offices and clinics and have had  numerous tests blood tests, ekgs, eegs, xrays, tested for flu, mono, brochitus, ebc, thyroid everything possible and everything is negative. so that goes to show what a worried mess i am. all of it seems to be anxiety and i have to tell myself that its my brain telling me something is wrong when there really isnt. i do socialize with my family and friends as much as possible because it gets my mind off the anxiety but when im by myself i seem to have an issue with thinking about all the diseases i could have and it ***** ik trust me!! i had to cry myself to sleep thinking i was dying i do get depressed  and have mood swings also. i get shakey and i feel this feeling thats unreal like im not even here its soo weird and it comes randomly. idk if you feel this but its anxiety also. so so far everything is negative and im still convinced something is wrong but i have to tell myself otherwise. do you ever feel shakey in ur arms and legs??? cuz i get that, heavy head, dizzy, and that unreal feeling.. thnx comment back asap!!!

[pupihead]

i find that so annoying when they just wont give u scan... in a way it is reassuring making u think that there's nothing serious going on to have an mri... but at the same time ur still not 100% reassured... and u know what i hate.. is when ur releived from one symptom thinking ye its goin away and ur trying to get back to your normal self.. but then a new one comes up...and same with me my anxiety came from my heart beating fast all of a sudden and pressure on my chest and heavy breathing.. until this day i dont know what caused that happening.. it was while i was on holiday... and i had it constantly for 10 days i spent my time in the hotel in the dr's room.. and since then it began.. and affected me phsyically and emotionally and i couldnt eat for good 5-7 days i was literally forced  to swallow things down and i had the heart scan over there they said my heart is normal and was diagnosed with mvp.. i remember my left arm and legg would go numb and weak..and i felt like i couldnt pick up or lift anything coz it would hurt my heart.. but eventually i got better.. then this head problem came.. and ye i get that heavy headed feeling, but most of the time its on the back of my head just above the neck.. and sometimes the whole head.. the pressure is really uncomortable...sometimes i feel a bit dizzy... and now i feel weird.. there's no pressure at the moment.. bt all of a sudden i feel tht my brain is shaking, i cant describe it.. something dodgy is happening like my head feels weak or shaky.. and thats exactly like me, only time i forget bout my health issues is when am socialising with friends and family... when am  on my own i think of 200 diseases.. and yday i had sharp type of pains in my heart underneath my left chest especially wen i lied down.. and it took time till it went and heart was beating fast i got scared.. sometimes i tell myself that its dehydration :S
i really thought i was the only one like this, how old r u btw? the other day my chair broke and i dropped on my back bt after i gt worried thinking did i hit my head.. and it feels like i did coz wen i touch it it feels as if its been hit then it got me worried of havin a brain tumour for real.. i think ive lost it completely.. and no1 seems to understand exactly what am going through.. and same with me i cried myself to sleep as well before thinking am gnna die loool ahhh... so ur not alone, the question is.. if this is really anxiety, do u think its ever gonna go? are we gonna go back to our normal selves?
take careeee =) and remember... its ur brain, nothing wrong with you

[MetalMania]

Well pple i m feelin the same problem from 3 years and now that i am 19 years old. It started somehow in a sudden that I started feeling like dizzy heavy head focusing problem etc.it does not go at anytime. it did affect my memory.frm 3 years i have been trying to find out a cure i never had it cured. i had CT scan had lots of antidepressants etc every time i though this will go now. But Nothing helped even then i went to a physcatrist who gave me antidepressants,anxiety pills. i took them for about 3 months but den i found out 0 percent affect. So wut i wil ask u guys are the following questions simplified.
1- r u not having proper sleep at night.
2-when ever u wake up do u always think about ur illness get cured and always get a "No" by yourself
3-Do u guys have a time in a day when for a hour u feel that Ur headache has exceed its limit at that time u feel nothing gud. U dont even think about treating URself, Want every1 to go to hell. A feeling in which U dont have any feeling about any think.Just confusion. and then it goes 1 hour or 2 hour den u had the same type heavy head feeling again and think about it will be alright i have to find a cure ,i have to stay as i am(Note even though Some pple here says that the feeling becomes little when they r busy but by my observation it remains the same but its just a little trick of ur brain that U try to realize it in a low manner)
4-Do u think that there was a time when U were 100 percent right. and u cant even predict a single clue of how ur feeling suddenly changed.
5-Do u think that whenever u visit a doctor or u discussed ur disease to any1 u always failed to tell ur disease symptoms in a way that u r feeling
6-Do u think u feel like a dream world all the time in real life((means not seeing clearly and like that U r not on ur own-( means the same feeling u got on dreams back when u were alright)) and worse than dream in sleeping.
(7-this point does happen to mee for sure donno if it could be related with u)- has u doctor asked u to check u eyesight. IF not then its a must case to do Like other tests U tried. I checked my eyesight i was expecting that it will be alright but believe my I was wrong. i got a little prescription in plus near1.00 and 1.25.But again i have not finished yet
8-  for those u got bad eyesight-dont u feel  that after wearing glasses U feel Like dat its not the main cauz of ur headache and dat U cant see clearly even through it U feels the same feeling again even though if its increasing ur focusing power u got a 0 effect on ur disease(lol for the past three years my dctor has died to convince me to wear glasses  and that it will be cured if u do so for some time. I did the experiment for a month but nothing happened. even now doctor tells me to do so but i feel it waste of time for curing dat problem.


remember people that u wont be curing urself by any of the methods told here like any anxiety problem, depression problem,taking medicines will just take up ur time nd will make u sad by having no result at the end.
So what i came to some conclusion is that U first have to face it and realize that UR like what u r and u will be like that.
ITS just on ur luck that u get the cure of this disease(maybe 1 day god helped US.
but what i came to conclusion for sure is to continue struggling in a way that we will continue our life in a way dat we r born like this.In the same time we will continue our struggle with that approach towards curing the disease.Remember  that We r different and only our power of unity could cure our life.We have to coorporate with each other in this case we have to continue telling the symptoms through this website or through email other.the more we get data to the disease the faster we will be towards cure(IF god helps us).AND the most important think I can pass to U is that the most important and the only  way of getting cure to the disease IS to first make urself sure about what is the symptom-ie where u r feeling pain. what type of pain even if it took a lot of time. den only u can go for the possible treatment.RMMBER U wont get a cure of UR disease TILL u r sure about the detail of ur pain area like where r u feleling headache etc.dat i can gaurantee U for 100%.
if u want to contact me my email address is
       "hassaan_ahmad2000***@****"
plz let me know about the new ideas nd stuff. and remember.Every1 u visit this website keep visiting this website often giviving new suggestiong and new finding. I AGAIN SUGGEST PLZ DONT QUIT THE website as its our only way left>ND DONT LET THE WORLD BRING U DOWN NT EVERY1 here is dat **** tough and cool remember why u came and why u r alive experience the world BIG foot u grow>GOOD LUCK

[DEEP306]

HEY GUYES HAV A LOOK AT THIS SITE... I WILL HELP U A LOT..

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm

[mik323]

I wouldn't be worried about a brain tumor if they have already done a CT scan. They would have seen it already. I would suggest getting on an excersise program and channeling some of your concern into a healthier lifestyle. This will help you sleep better too. I would also like to add to see someone in a Seventh-day adventist church about their healthier life style. They have great suggestions that will really help you.

[mik323]

Your symptoms sound like labyrinthitis.  Look it up on Google and I will also give you a site online to quickly read. Heavy head, heavy eyes, dizziness, tired, weak feeling...etc. See if you think it describes you. Also, lack of water can cause this feeling too (dehydration) and also lack of iron.

[mik323]

The site is http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=174

[mik323]

Hi,
I read your comment and thought wow!! I want you to start off by saying that I felt like you once. I know this is a few months old, so I don't know how you feel now, but what you described, I did feel.
14 years ago, I became a Christian. I discovered what my purpose here on earth was, because up till I became a Christian, life on earth seemed to make no sense, especially with all the pain and suffering that always went on. What was life all about anyway? Now I know the point, and this fact alone changed my life. I had a sense of being and knew why I was here. If you are a reader, I would urge you to find a copy of a book called Steps to Christ. It's a small book packed with very good information and it's written by a lady named Ellen White. You can pick up a copy from any Seventh-day adventist church free of charge. The church holds services on Saturdays as they follow the seventh-day Sabbath. They are a bible based church only.
You sound like you are depressed and are experiencing physical symptoms from this. Please remember that what we take into our brains, such as music choice, t.v. choice, etc. affects how we feel.

[mik323]

hi,
Yes anxiety will go away. I want to say the same thing to all of you who are experiencing anxiety...as I did too on the same level.
When we don't know our purpose here on this earth, are anxiety becomes heightened. We need to know our creator! There is a bigger battle going on than all of us put together and we are in the middle of it. The enemy (satan) just feeds off of our anxiety, depression, addictions, etc as he uses these things to keep us focused on ourselves and not the bigger picture. We are part of God's army. "Cast all your cares on Him because he cares for you". 1 peter 5:7. God knows what your experiencing. He knows your pain and your suffering. He knows your thoughts. He knows your needs. God is on trial. We have the ability to choose as God didn't create robots. He is ending this pain very soon after he has proven himself to be just. You are only her but a little while longer and during this time, help spread the good news and help those who have suffered like you, by pointing them to the creator who they can cast their anxiety on. He can take it away from you. READ "Steps to Christ" by Ellen White

[mik323]

I'm sorry if I have come across strong in my beliefs, but what good is it to know the truth about our existence and to know the good news, and not share it. We are called to share the good news and I pray that you all will find peace in knowing the truth and knowing you have a God who loves you and wants to help you.

[rascalking]

Its truly amazing that we basically have the same symptoms.  Im 46m ad have had these types of symptoms for past year.  BEfore then - at age 18 -- had other anxiety symptoms - panic attacks - thought i was having a heart attack - thought i had cancer - etc et etc - and every time when i 'lick that ailment' - my head says - 'ok hes not buying it any longer' and goes someplace else.  This time - its the dizziness - headaches - blurry vision - neck pain - depersonalization etc.  My doc - who is a great guy and knows me for a long time said exactly what I said above - its the mind - its 'us' thinking negative thoughts.  YES - something very real brings it on - for me - for this latest episode of daily agony - it was my parents going in and out of the hospital over the past 2 years.  Sometimes life throws us curve balls - and I think we react to things a little differently.  For some - they may get a headache due to the tension and stress of dealing with mom and pop in the hospital - for us - its a headache - then a stomach ache - then maybe IBS - then diziness -- then a viscious cycle for us thinkers - which just gets us down and increases the anxiety.  At that pint your nervous system/muscles and frame of mind is so worn down and your endorphins depleted that it takes a very long time to regain feeling well - and for us - we rarely feel well - because everyday life and our bodies stress us differently...

Ill tell you - exercse helped me immensely a few years ago and im gonna get back on track tomorrow.  Try it.

One question though -- of all the people here - im wondering how many hours you use a computer a day?  Me - over 12 hours a day - its my job - and I get tons of stress from my job AND staring at the computer.  Im very curious if this is causing some of our issues....

Everyone - be well - its a battle - im miserable most days - its been going on for so long - you truly feel like there is something very very wrong with you.  Ive done all the tests - im done with docs and the tests.  Im taking xanax daily - not too much - and it has seemed to help me -- lately though - not so well.  The depersonalization and foggy head - along with vision issues and headaches is driving me crazy...  Computer usage?  I wonder my dear friends, I wonder!

be well!  Dont stop fighting!

[roccas]

Hello...I am so happy to have stumbled on this forum.  I have been having these same symptoms which are very difficult to explain.  The heavy head, inability to focus, tension.  I had blood work done..all good...I had my eyes checked again...all good. So now I'm going for an MRI in 2 weeks...I'm going crazy in the meantime...the same things cross my mind... you know the worst of course.... However, I am trying to focus on the positive.  And...you know until I found you guys... anxiety had never crossed my mind... thank you so much for putting my mind at ease for the time being.

[SMabel329]

My name is Sandy and I'm 23 years old female. I have weird symptoms. Don't really know if it's my head playing tricks on me but I felt like I was going to passs out. While driving I got scared like really scared my left arm was hurting my hands were sweating and so was my feet, I didn't feel myself at all. I had a really bad pain in my head it was throbbing and for some reason I felt blood around my head it's weird while writing this I feel my head throbbing on both sides of my temple and also the back is weird because is eveywhere pn my head then I start thinking bad stuff n scary stufff, I haven't been tested for cat scan or anything else. What can it be? Someone help!!!

[deborahec]

ive suffered anxiety for about a year , the inital time was incredibly scarey i have two beauitful daughters , trying to deal with my family and my head felt very wrong being selfish ! i lost my parents very close together  had much to deal with .i always thought i was a very strong person until my mind let me down .the fuzziness the tiredness anxiety headaches my entire family thnk im nuts !! i always suffer from a very heavy eye feels like ive had a stroke only one ,wierd . have been on various anti depressients but none work had awful time on ventaflaxine dont do it !!!!!

[yoonhee0226]

Hi everyone
i need help...i had anxiety for 3-4 yrs..for three years i have been taking xanax...and i stop taking it fior 3-4 month cause i thought i didnt need it anymore.and then i start to get mental fog..like difficulty thinking,speaking,forming thoughts,following conversations..and i have really bad concentration also cant really focus..sometime when im around people i feel like im watching a anime without subtitle...and im afraid that im forgeting how use things..and peoples faces,also feel like im forgeting how to speak english/korean language..all these i think im having xanax withdrawn symptom or it could just be anxiety disorder..but i feel like im getting dumb..and right now im taking buspar..but its not working that well for me..what should i do...PLEASE HELP ME..sorry for really bad grammer..

[thevoodoothatido]

Heavy head. Popping ears. Dizzy. Anxious. Panicky. Heavy feeling in chest. Knot in stomach. Hard to breathe. Vomiting. Pains stomache or lower belly. Vision problems. Itching. Post nasal drip. This all could be anxiety, however, you may also have food allergies or a histamine intolerance.
For instance, do you experience anxiety after eating tomatoes, cheese, spinach, eggplant, alcohol, choclate, anything pickled or milk? Each of these foods are not only high in histamines, they are histamine releasing foods. If you already carry to many histamines in your body, consuming these foods could cause something that mirrors high anxiety or a full blown panic attack.
Another diagnosis could be an underactive thriod. The symptoms, along with weight gain, done shaking in the hands and thin hair, will also mirror a panic attack or high anxiety.
Before you think you have a bran tumor, please consider the more obvious senerio.

[Aj9984]

i've been having these same symptoms as everyone, the dreamy like state and tispy numb feeling, to the point i could not focus or even drive some days because I felt like i was body was off and unbalanced to point where it was starting to drive me crazy!!! I thought it was a bunch of things and had a lot of tests and it wasn't until I tried the Neti pot which is used for people who have bad sinuses and once I tried it (  which all you do is put the saline solution with warm water and rinse your nostrils out) almost with a couple of hours I felt better and was regaining my focus back and the back of my head wasn't as tense, this is my first time using it and i hope this can help somebody because it really helped me!!! Now i know i'm not crazy because every person and doctor I tried to explain this to thought i was stressed or had anxiety, when it was just my sinuses!!!