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I feel nervous and my mind makes me think the floor and walls are moving!
All started when as a kid I would get nervous bcause i thought the room was moving and i think my head made me think that way. A couple months ago i started taking #1 Brain Function Booster Nootropic - Super Ginkgo Biloba complex with St John's Wort & Bacopin - Supports Mental clarity, Focus, Memory & more
Where I experienced very bad symptoms of this feeling. I remember after taking two servings of this supplement I had to drive to Los Angeles Airport to pick up my father from the airport and that’s when I had some very horrible feelings. I felt as if when I was driving, someone would be pulling the floor under me as if I were in a video game. It was a terrible feeling and the only way of alleviating it was to focus and distract my eyes on other things in my peripheral vision area. I felt as if the car was stationary and the road in front of me was being pulled from under me. I managed to get to the airport however on the way back I stated having these episodes again. It was a non-stop feeling that did not feel normal at all. I thought I may have been sleepy so I drank two energy drinks to see if that would help these feelings. Truth be told it made it worse. I felt the same only that my heart was now racing with caffeine. I couldn’t make it all the way home so I asked my father who had been awake for the last 24+ hours to take over because I was very dizzy and felt abnormal. When we arrived at the house I was freaking out but managed to get into bed and sleep. When I woke up I still felt that terrible sensation as If I was going to pass out or as if I was looking at life as if it was a dream. I tried to rest some more but I had work later that day so I drove to work which made me feel the same was I felt the night before. My job consisted at the time of making rounds through a residential hall which made me very dizzy. I felt as if I could barely hold my balance. The only thing that would help was to lay down looking upright. A couple of days went by and I eventually started feeling better and did not feel the same dizzy and out of it feeling that I felt before. After a couple of weeks my regular symptoms about rooms moving and my fears returned to normal however I noticed that when I drove I would feel very strange. I felt that during straight highways or high speed roads the road was again like a treadmill and my car was stationary however that was not the case. It was still manageable but uncomfortable at times because it would make me panic.
It wasn’t until recently when the biggest fear of my life occurred. On September 14th I was very upset because I spent a lot of time on social media but not enough on homework (I had a big test the next day). I deleted to delete ALL social media including face book, Instagram, and snapchat. I did not think of it much at first because I had that exam on Thursday. When Thursday came along I spent all day on the computer (since 6:30am) which I don’t often do. I took my exam in the evening and ended up passing. I was so excited that I told my mom at about 9pm that I was going to visit my friend Rito at his work. When I arrived, we were talking and I felt the same feelings I would feel as if I was in a classroom. I overlooked the parking lot and felt as if it was moving. I tried to snap out of it and told my friend I was going to walk to the gas station to get some energy drinks because I felt sleepy (I assumed those weird feelings has to do with me waking up early and taking my exam). It was then about 10 pm and I bought two monster energy drinks. I took the energy drinks and finished drinking them at about 12 am. I felt the same feelings as before the energy drinks only this time I started feeling weirder and not all there. I told my friend that I was going to drive home and I was not even on the road for more than one minute when I felt the same feeling that I felt when I drove back from the airport. Only this time it was worse. I managed to pull into a gas station. I was panicking! I felt as if I was going to die. I have never had an anxiety attack however I felt my heart racing, my head thinking this was the end. It was a terrible feeling. I tried to call my friend and told him to pick me up because I felt as if I was dying. He arrived soon after and I was very panicked. I kept thinking I was going to die and everything seemed like it was moving. I could not stand to look at the road so I ditched my car there and my friend took me home. At home I kept feeling as if at any moment I was going to pass out. I tried breathing exercises however that only made it worse because it made me more lightheaded. I battled out the night and only managed to get 1 hour of sleep because I would keep thinking the room was spinning and I was not seeing through my real life. The following morning, I got the courage to go to the doctor however as I drove, within less than one mile my heart rate started speeding and I felt as if I couldn’t see straight. I told my mom to take the wheel and take me home immediately. I was panicked and I ended up calling 911 at home when we got back. I felt very strange like if I wasn’t seeing through the same eyes that I usually seen through. When the paramedics arrived, I was panicked even more because seeing them made me think I was going to die and so I started breathing heavy and felt as if I was very close to passing out. The paramedics kept telling me that my vitals were normal and nothing physically was wrong with me. That it was all in my head. I started to breathe more relaxed because of their reassurance and they told me to see my general doctor immediately. My parents took me and the ride there was terrible. I had to keep my eyes closed and listen to meditation videos because I was panicked. (please note that ever since the anxiety attack at the gas station I never felt normal, I felt like I couldn’t be normal because I ws so scared worrying about my next attack) The doctor told me to go to the emergency room for the caffeine I had drank and my EKG came back normal. My vitals were good and my urine and bloodwork was also normal. That led the nurse practitioner to claim it was anxiety disorder and sent me on my way with hydroxyzine 50mg. after taking the pills I still did not feel normal. I felt as if I was always looking at life differently and at any moment I could pass out.
Because the pills were not making me feel normal, that Sunday I went to the urgent care were I told the doctor all my feelings and let it be noted leaving my front door was catastrophic for me. I would always feel as if I was going to faint or die. Well the doctor gave me Xanax 0.5mg and meclizine 25mg because he thought I suffered from vertigo. He said to see a psychiatrist which I will be seeing in the following week but even with Xanax and the other medication I STILL FEEL LIKE IM OUT OF IT. My dad took me to drive around the block and I felt scared but I managed to drive without handing him the wheel. I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I think I always feel like I’m seeing my life through a dream. I wish I felt alive and good. Now I don’t leave my home without holding my parents and wishing I was back at home. Can anyone please help me? I know I’m not fried in the brain because I am very smart and recall everything I’ve ever done in my life. I just feel scared and when I’m not on the medication I feel my heart starting to pound harder and my thoughts of “what if” start to revolve around my mind. I’m a 20-year-old healthy male with no diseases and no drug or alcohol consumption.
Where I experienced very bad symptoms of this feeling. I remember after taking two servings of this supplement I had to drive to Los Angeles Airport to pick up my father from the airport and that’s when I had some very horrible feelings. I felt as if when I was driving, someone would be pulling the floor under me as if I were in a video game. It was a terrible feeling and the only way of alleviating it was to focus and distract my eyes on other things in my peripheral vision area. I felt as if the car was stationary and the road in front of me was being pulled from under me. I managed to get to the airport however on the way back I stated having these episodes again. It was a non-stop feeling that did not feel normal at all. I thought I may have been sleepy so I drank two energy drinks to see if that would help these feelings. Truth be told it made it worse. I felt the same only that my heart was now racing with caffeine. I couldn’t make it all the way home so I asked my father who had been awake for the last 24+ hours to take over because I was very dizzy and felt abnormal. When we arrived at the house I was freaking out but managed to get into bed and sleep. When I woke up I still felt that terrible sensation as If I was going to pass out or as if I was looking at life as if it was a dream. I tried to rest some more but I had work later that day so I drove to work which made me feel the same was I felt the night before. My job consisted at the time of making rounds through a residential hall which made me very dizzy. I felt as if I could barely hold my balance. The only thing that would help was to lay down looking upright. A couple of days went by and I eventually started feeling better and did not feel the same dizzy and out of it feeling that I felt before. After a couple of weeks my regular symptoms about rooms moving and my fears returned to normal however I noticed that when I drove I would feel very strange. I felt that during straight highways or high speed roads the road was again like a treadmill and my car was stationary however that was not the case. It was still manageable but uncomfortable at times because it would make me panic.
It wasn’t until recently when the biggest fear of my life occurred. On September 14th I was very upset because I spent a lot of time on social media but not enough on homework (I had a big test the next day). I deleted to delete ALL social media including face book, Instagram, and snapchat. I did not think of it much at first because I had that exam on Thursday. When Thursday came along I spent all day on the computer (since 6:30am) which I don’t often do. I took my exam in the evening and ended up passing. I was so excited that I told my mom at about 9pm that I was going to visit my friend Rito at his work. When I arrived, we were talking and I felt the same feelings I would feel as if I was in a classroom. I overlooked the parking lot and felt as if it was moving. I tried to snap out of it and told my friend I was going to walk to the gas station to get some energy drinks because I felt sleepy (I assumed those weird feelings has to do with me waking up early and taking my exam). It was then about 10 pm and I bought two monster energy drinks. I took the energy drinks and finished drinking them at about 12 am. I felt the same feelings as before the energy drinks only this time I started feeling weirder and not all there. I told my friend that I was going to drive home and I was not even on the road for more than one minute when I felt the same feeling that I felt when I drove back from the airport. Only this time it was worse. I managed to pull into a gas station. I was panicking! I felt as if I was going to die. I have never had an anxiety attack however I felt my heart racing, my head thinking this was the end. It was a terrible feeling. I tried to call my friend and told him to pick me up because I felt as if I was dying. He arrived soon after and I was very panicked. I kept thinking I was going to die and everything seemed like it was moving. I could not stand to look at the road so I ditched my car there and my friend took me home. At home I kept feeling as if at any moment I was going to pass out. I tried breathing exercises however that only made it worse because it made me more lightheaded. I battled out the night and only managed to get 1 hour of sleep because I would keep thinking the room was spinning and I was not seeing through my real life. The following morning, I got the courage to go to the doctor however as I drove, within less than one mile my heart rate started speeding and I felt as if I couldn’t see straight. I told my mom to take the wheel and take me home immediately. I was panicked and I ended up calling 911 at home when we got back. I felt very strange like if I wasn’t seeing through the same eyes that I usually seen through. When the paramedics arrived, I was panicked even more because seeing them made me think I was going to die and so I started breathing heavy and felt as if I was very close to passing out. The paramedics kept telling me that my vitals were normal and nothing physically was wrong with me. That it was all in my head. I started to breathe more relaxed because of their reassurance and they told me to see my general doctor immediately. My parents took me and the ride there was terrible. I had to keep my eyes closed and listen to meditation videos because I was panicked. (please note that ever since the anxiety attack at the gas station I never felt normal, I felt like I couldn’t be normal because I ws so scared worrying about my next attack) The doctor told me to go to the emergency room for the caffeine I had drank and my EKG came back normal. My vitals were good and my urine and bloodwork was also normal. That led the nurse practitioner to claim it was anxiety disorder and sent me on my way with hydroxyzine 50mg. after taking the pills I still did not feel normal. I felt as if I was always looking at life differently and at any moment I could pass out.
Because the pills were not making me feel normal, that Sunday I went to the urgent care were I told the doctor all my feelings and let it be noted leaving my front door was catastrophic for me. I would always feel as if I was going to faint or die. Well the doctor gave me Xanax 0.5mg and meclizine 25mg because he thought I suffered from vertigo. He said to see a psychiatrist which I will be seeing in the following week but even with Xanax and the other medication I STILL FEEL LIKE IM OUT OF IT. My dad took me to drive around the block and I felt scared but I managed to drive without handing him the wheel. I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I think I always feel like I’m seeing my life through a dream. I wish I felt alive and good. Now I don’t leave my home without holding my parents and wishing I was back at home. Can anyone please help me? I know I’m not fried in the brain because I am very smart and recall everything I’ve ever done in my life. I just feel scared and when I’m not on the medication I feel my heart starting to pound harder and my thoughts of “what if” start to revolve around my mind. I’m a 20-year-old healthy male with no diseases and no drug or alcohol consumption.
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