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Hello I'm Dennis , I'm 17 ,6ft 3 ,Quite healthy and a quite calm person. Iv been feeling like I am spaced out almost as if I am not myself , like a floating sensation in my head. Sometimes It feels like I can feel parts of my body or they feel weak or numb I though it mite be adrenaline rushing through me "/ I also feel pressure in the back of my head & a feeling like my ears are blocking up the same feeling you get when your on a plane after I get this mostly I try not to panic but sometimes it don't work and then I start to feel dizzy and off balance and feel like I am going to faint or black out. I also now don't really want to go out incase i feel bad and i dont like being at home alone "/
I have been feeling like this for 4 days now, It all started when I was sitting in my living room and having a cider and then my whole world started crashing down on me and it felt weird so I paniced and had a mini panic attack or something like that. And after that iv been feeling like this "/ sometimes when my minds on other things its ok and not that bad, but when i think about it it gets worse "/ I know i should try keep my mind of it. . but its so hard to do when you know you aint feeling the way your supposed to. I am a heavy drinker and the night before it happened i was drinking heavily , im currently stopping smoking, and scince it happened to me im not looking to drink, , ,
Can someone please help me with advice of how i can keep my mind of it, If it will go away eventually, If theres any doctors i can see , WHAT THIS ACCTUALLY IS!!! if its alcohol related ? . . .and i just need somepeople to talk to i guess . . so msn (its.***@****)
I have been feeling like this for 4 days now, It all started when I was sitting in my living room and having a cider and then my whole world started crashing down on me and it felt weird so I paniced and had a mini panic attack or something like that. And after that iv been feeling like this "/ sometimes when my minds on other things its ok and not that bad, but when i think about it it gets worse "/ I know i should try keep my mind of it. . but its so hard to do when you know you aint feeling the way your supposed to. I am a heavy drinker and the night before it happened i was drinking heavily , im currently stopping smoking, and scince it happened to me im not looking to drink, , ,
Can someone please help me with advice of how i can keep my mind of it, If it will go away eventually, If theres any doctors i can see , WHAT THIS ACCTUALLY IS!!! if its alcohol related ? . . .and i just need somepeople to talk to i guess . . so msn (its.***@****)
Actually this is the same thing that happen to me. It started after a night of heavey drinking. and since then its been an on going cycle for me. '/ its really something no one can understand unless they are going through it or have been thru it. Mine started the beginning of this year.. im still trying to learn to cope with it. and trying to overcome it....... worse thing to go through..... but it doesnt help that it runs in my genes.... and getting drunk numbs it. but the next day you will feel a million times worse than you did befor. i learned the hard way ! I wish the best of luck to you. and you find a way to cope and learn to control it and not let it control you. but i let it get the best of me in the beginning, i was housebound for 3 months straight when it started..... so try to get out and dont let your self get stuck at home because thats your safe place, and you will end up not waiting to leave it.... (acrophobia) Best Wish's!!
I had these same symptoms. I was originally diagnosed with Labyrinthitis, which is an inner ear inflammation due to virus or bacteria. Turns out mine was due to lyme disease. ONce I got proper treatment, I felt much better.
Here is a message I left another on this board, but it applies to you. Check out the symptoms and suspect lyme & co's if you have a lot of them.
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Have you considered Lyme disease? I had all of the symptoms you had and was told for months that it was all stress, in my head. I was told to seek therapy and go on Prozac. I was given klonopin.
It turns out anxiety is a common side effect of disseminated lyme disease and Bartonella (a common co-infection with lyme).
See the symptom list far below. (This is only some of them...there are really more than 70.) You don't need to have all of them. But more than 15 strongly suspect lyme & co's.
The key to getting diagnosed properly is the doctor. I had a terrible time back in Feb-April of 2010 with weird symptoms, dizziness, anxiety, forgetfulness, brian fog, twitching, jaw pain, slurrred speech, etc, etc. I had dozens of tests, including a lyme ELISA test...all normal. I was told it was stress, that I had a somatization disorder, and told to go on Prozac and seek therapy. I"m only 35!
I then found another doctor who happened to be an ILADS trained LLMD (Lyme Literate MD). She did a Western Blot test from a lab called Igenex. I came back highly positive for lyme and some "co-infections" (Bartonella and Babesia.) I never had a rash nor do I remember a bite. Lyme is in all 50 states.
I'm now in treatment and am 90% better! I have a few more months to go. All of my anxiety / brain fog is GONE!
Just a word of caution...lyme is very controversial. The mainstream doctors and infectious disease guru's deny that Chronic Lyme exists and feel it is easy to diagnose with good tests and easy to treat with 2-3 weeks of antibiotics. This just isn't true and there have been no double blinded studies to show that lyme is eradicated from the body with a short course of antibiotics.
This is why you need an ILADS trained doctor. You can go to their website and download Dr. Burrascano's treatment guideline. It is the "bible" of lyme. Regular doctors will say these aren't symptoms and that it is in your head.
Not saying you have lyme...but anxiety is a common symptom. I've met people who've been told they've had ALS, Anxiety, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue for 10 years when it was really lyme. They got well once going to an LLMD and getting proper, agressive treatment.
Check out the documentary Under Our Skin (google it). There are also clips on youtube. You can probably rent from your local library.
You can get well! lymenet is a good resource also.
Cheers
Lyme Disease Symptoms List
1. Unexplained fevers, sweats, chills, or flushing
2. Unexplained weight change--loss or gain
3. Fatigue, tiredness, poor stamina
4. Unexplained hair loss
5. Swollen glands: list areas____
6. Sore throat
7. Testicular pain/pelvic pain
8. Unexplained menstrual irregularity
9. Unexplained milk production: breast pain
10.Irritable bladder or bladder dysfunction
11.Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido
12.Upset stomach
13.Change in bowel function-constipation, diarrhea
14.Chest pain or rib soreness
15.Shortness of breath, cough
16.Heart palpitations, pulse skips, heart block
17.Any history of a heart murmur or valve prolapse?
18.Joint pain or swelling: list joints_____________
19.Stiffness of the joints, neck, or back
20.Muscle pain or cramps
21.Twitching of the face or other muscles
22.Headache
23.Neck creeks and cracks, neck stiffness, neck pain
24.Tingling, numbness, burning or stabbing sensations, shooting pains
25.Facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy)
26.Eyes/Vision: double, blurry, increased floaters, light sensitivity
27.Ears/Hearing: buzzing, ringing, ear pain, sound sensitivity
28.lncreased motion sickness, vertigo, poor balance
29.Lightheadedness, wooziness
30.Tremor
31.Confusion, difficulty in thinking
32.Diffculty with concentration, reading
33.Forgetfuiness, poor short term memory
34.Disorientation: getting lost, going to wrong places
35.Difficulty with speech or writing
36.Mood swings, irritability, depression
37.Disturbed sleep-too much, too little, early awakening
38.Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol
Symptoms for Bartonella and Babesia (common co-infections with lyme)
Bartonellosis symptoms:
Common symptoms of bartonellosis include:
___Fatigue (often with agitation, unlike Lyme disease, which is more exhaustion)
___Low grade fevers, especially morning and/or late afternoon, often associated with feelings of "coming down with the flu or a virus"
___Sweats, often morning or late afternoon (sometimes at night) - often described as "thick" or "sticky" in nature
___Headaches, especially frontal (often confused with sinus) or on top of head
___Eye symptoms including episodes of blurred vision, red eyes, dry eyes
___Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and sometimes hearing problems (decreased or even increased sensitivity - so-called hyperacusis)
___Sore throats (recurring)
___Swollen glands, especially neck and under arms
___Anxiety and worry attacks; others perceive as "very anxious"
___Episodes of confusion and disorientation that are usually transient (and very scary); often can be seizure-like in nature
___Poor sleep (especially difficulty falling asleep); poor sleep quality
___Joint pain and stiffness (often both Left and Right sides as opposed to Lyme which is often on one side only with pain and stiffness that changes locations)
___Muscle pains especially the calves; may be twitching and cramping also
___Foot pain, more in the morning involving the heels or soles of the feet (sometimes misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis)
___Nerve irritation symptoms which can be described as burning, vibrating, numb, shooting, etc.
___Tremors and/or muscle twitching
___Heart palpitations and strange chest pains
___Episodes of breathlessness
___Strange rashes recurring on the body often, red stretch marks, and peculiar tender lumps and nodules along the sides of the legs or arms, spider veins
___Gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain and acid reflux
___Shin bone pain and tenderness
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Babesiosis
As with other co-infections, there is a lot of overlap of symptoms between Lyme disease and Babesiosis. An accumulation of the following signs and symptoms probably warrant testing and/or treatment of Babesiosis:
___Chills
___Fatigue and often excessive sleepiness
___High fever at onset of illness
___Night sweats that are often drenching and profuse
___Severe muscle pains, especially the large muscles of the legs (quads, buttocks, etc.)
___Neurological symptoms often described as "dizzy, tipsy, and spaciness," similar to a sensation of "floating" or "walking off the top of a mountain onto a cloud"
___Depression
___Episodes of breathlessness, "air hunger", and/or cough
___Decreased appetite and/or nausea
___Spleen and/or liver enlargement
___Abnormal labs (low white blood count, low platelet counts, mild elevation of liver enzymes, and elevated sed rate)
___Headaches (migraine-like, persistent, and especially involving the back of the head and upper neck areas)
___Joint pain (more common with Lyme and Bartonella)
___anxiety/panic (more common with Bartonella)
___Lymph gland swelling (more common with Bartonella and Lyme)
Here is a message I left another on this board, but it applies to you. Check out the symptoms and suspect lyme & co's if you have a lot of them.
_____________
Have you considered Lyme disease? I had all of the symptoms you had and was told for months that it was all stress, in my head. I was told to seek therapy and go on Prozac. I was given klonopin.
It turns out anxiety is a common side effect of disseminated lyme disease and Bartonella (a common co-infection with lyme).
See the symptom list far below. (This is only some of them...there are really more than 70.) You don't need to have all of them. But more than 15 strongly suspect lyme & co's.
The key to getting diagnosed properly is the doctor. I had a terrible time back in Feb-April of 2010 with weird symptoms, dizziness, anxiety, forgetfulness, brian fog, twitching, jaw pain, slurrred speech, etc, etc. I had dozens of tests, including a lyme ELISA test...all normal. I was told it was stress, that I had a somatization disorder, and told to go on Prozac and seek therapy. I"m only 35!
I then found another doctor who happened to be an ILADS trained LLMD (Lyme Literate MD). She did a Western Blot test from a lab called Igenex. I came back highly positive for lyme and some "co-infections" (Bartonella and Babesia.) I never had a rash nor do I remember a bite. Lyme is in all 50 states.
I'm now in treatment and am 90% better! I have a few more months to go. All of my anxiety / brain fog is GONE!
Just a word of caution...lyme is very controversial. The mainstream doctors and infectious disease guru's deny that Chronic Lyme exists and feel it is easy to diagnose with good tests and easy to treat with 2-3 weeks of antibiotics. This just isn't true and there have been no double blinded studies to show that lyme is eradicated from the body with a short course of antibiotics.
This is why you need an ILADS trained doctor. You can go to their website and download Dr. Burrascano's treatment guideline. It is the "bible" of lyme. Regular doctors will say these aren't symptoms and that it is in your head.
Not saying you have lyme...but anxiety is a common symptom. I've met people who've been told they've had ALS, Anxiety, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue for 10 years when it was really lyme. They got well once going to an LLMD and getting proper, agressive treatment.
Check out the documentary Under Our Skin (google it). There are also clips on youtube. You can probably rent from your local library.
You can get well! lymenet is a good resource also.
Cheers
Lyme Disease Symptoms List
1. Unexplained fevers, sweats, chills, or flushing
2. Unexplained weight change--loss or gain
3. Fatigue, tiredness, poor stamina
4. Unexplained hair loss
5. Swollen glands: list areas____
6. Sore throat
7. Testicular pain/pelvic pain
8. Unexplained menstrual irregularity
9. Unexplained milk production: breast pain
10.Irritable bladder or bladder dysfunction
11.Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido
12.Upset stomach
13.Change in bowel function-constipation, diarrhea
14.Chest pain or rib soreness
15.Shortness of breath, cough
16.Heart palpitations, pulse skips, heart block
17.Any history of a heart murmur or valve prolapse?
18.Joint pain or swelling: list joints_____________
19.Stiffness of the joints, neck, or back
20.Muscle pain or cramps
21.Twitching of the face or other muscles
22.Headache
23.Neck creeks and cracks, neck stiffness, neck pain
24.Tingling, numbness, burning or stabbing sensations, shooting pains
25.Facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy)
26.Eyes/Vision: double, blurry, increased floaters, light sensitivity
27.Ears/Hearing: buzzing, ringing, ear pain, sound sensitivity
28.lncreased motion sickness, vertigo, poor balance
29.Lightheadedness, wooziness
30.Tremor
31.Confusion, difficulty in thinking
32.Diffculty with concentration, reading
33.Forgetfuiness, poor short term memory
34.Disorientation: getting lost, going to wrong places
35.Difficulty with speech or writing
36.Mood swings, irritability, depression
37.Disturbed sleep-too much, too little, early awakening
38.Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol
Symptoms for Bartonella and Babesia (common co-infections with lyme)
Bartonellosis symptoms:
Common symptoms of bartonellosis include:
___Fatigue (often with agitation, unlike Lyme disease, which is more exhaustion)
___Low grade fevers, especially morning and/or late afternoon, often associated with feelings of "coming down with the flu or a virus"
___Sweats, often morning or late afternoon (sometimes at night) - often described as "thick" or "sticky" in nature
___Headaches, especially frontal (often confused with sinus) or on top of head
___Eye symptoms including episodes of blurred vision, red eyes, dry eyes
___Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and sometimes hearing problems (decreased or even increased sensitivity - so-called hyperacusis)
___Sore throats (recurring)
___Swollen glands, especially neck and under arms
___Anxiety and worry attacks; others perceive as "very anxious"
___Episodes of confusion and disorientation that are usually transient (and very scary); often can be seizure-like in nature
___Poor sleep (especially difficulty falling asleep); poor sleep quality
___Joint pain and stiffness (often both Left and Right sides as opposed to Lyme which is often on one side only with pain and stiffness that changes locations)
___Muscle pains especially the calves; may be twitching and cramping also
___Foot pain, more in the morning involving the heels or soles of the feet (sometimes misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis)
___Nerve irritation symptoms which can be described as burning, vibrating, numb, shooting, etc.
___Tremors and/or muscle twitching
___Heart palpitations and strange chest pains
___Episodes of breathlessness
___Strange rashes recurring on the body often, red stretch marks, and peculiar tender lumps and nodules along the sides of the legs or arms, spider veins
___Gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain and acid reflux
___Shin bone pain and tenderness
------------------------------------------------------
Babesiosis
As with other co-infections, there is a lot of overlap of symptoms between Lyme disease and Babesiosis. An accumulation of the following signs and symptoms probably warrant testing and/or treatment of Babesiosis:
___Chills
___Fatigue and often excessive sleepiness
___High fever at onset of illness
___Night sweats that are often drenching and profuse
___Severe muscle pains, especially the large muscles of the legs (quads, buttocks, etc.)
___Neurological symptoms often described as "dizzy, tipsy, and spaciness," similar to a sensation of "floating" or "walking off the top of a mountain onto a cloud"
___Depression
___Episodes of breathlessness, "air hunger", and/or cough
___Decreased appetite and/or nausea
___Spleen and/or liver enlargement
___Abnormal labs (low white blood count, low platelet counts, mild elevation of liver enzymes, and elevated sed rate)
___Headaches (migraine-like, persistent, and especially involving the back of the head and upper neck areas)
___Joint pain (more common with Lyme and Bartonella)
___anxiety/panic (more common with Bartonella)
___Lymph gland swelling (more common with Bartonella and Lyme)
Get your electrolytes checked out, including magnesium. Something might or might not show up, even if there is a shortage.
Alcohol can deplete your body of various nutrients, and magnesium is an important one. This could explain the anxiety and panic feelings. Have a look into this.
Alcohol can deplete your body of various nutrients, and magnesium is an important one. This could explain the anxiety and panic feelings. Have a look into this.
I am glad to hear that you are doing alittle better. You did the right thing by having your mom take you for the test.
Things will get even better once you know for sure there is nothing else going on with you and you don't focus on the "symptoms" so much.
The one thing I would suggest is that you don't give into your fear of going too far from home, etc because that could cause more anxiety for you. If that continues you might really want to talk to a therapist because you need to get a handle on that now before it gets too out of control.
I am glad that you are doing things with your friends. Take it one day at a time and it will get easier for you.
Keep us posted....
Things will get even better once you know for sure there is nothing else going on with you and you don't focus on the "symptoms" so much.
The one thing I would suggest is that you don't give into your fear of going too far from home, etc because that could cause more anxiety for you. If that continues you might really want to talk to a therapist because you need to get a handle on that now before it gets too out of control.
I am glad that you are doing things with your friends. Take it one day at a time and it will get easier for you.
Keep us posted....
Hey thanks for the advice the first 5 days or so where like really hard and i felt really spaced and bad and wen i even walked it felt like everything in my head was going outa place n shaking , now its like cooled down but i still feel spaced and sorta floaty the main thing now is that its just kinda depressing me "/ and im wondering if ill stay like this forever if u get wat i mean . . i know im probably over reacting but i cant help it from time to time. Im trying to stay positive as much as i can and just do things go out with friends or play my play station to keep me concentrated on other things . . The doctors send me for a ECG and chest x rays im hopefully going to hear from them in the next couple of days and sent me for alot of blood tests my mum called and asked about them and they said they seem fine atm but they will tell me for sure when they are done. . but i cant help to stress thinking that thats not the problem and its something with my head. Hopefully next time i go to the doctor im going to ask if i could get a scan done to make sure it isnt anything else.
"/ i kinda find it hard to do things i usually used to do i used to love going out ffar into the main part of the city with my friends but i kinda think that if im far away and sumthing happens it would be more trouble : / ? so i kinda avoid that but apart from that iv been going to college and hanging with my friends normally . . . . Havent been smoking or drinking
"/ i kinda find it hard to do things i usually used to do i used to love going out ffar into the main part of the city with my friends but i kinda think that if im far away and sumthing happens it would be more trouble : / ? so i kinda avoid that but apart from that iv been going to college and hanging with my friends normally . . . . Havent been smoking or drinking
Sorry you are feeling so bad. I agree that you need to go to your doctor. It very well could be anxiety but you should have a physical with a complete bloodwork up just to make sure it isn't anything else.
I would also suggest you talk to your parents about seeing a therapist. They can help you learn coping skills and figure out a treatment plan that is right for you.
Please stay away from the alcohol. It is only going to make things worse for you.
Lots of luck....please keep us posted on your progress....
I would also suggest you talk to your parents about seeing a therapist. They can help you learn coping skills and figure out a treatment plan that is right for you.
Please stay away from the alcohol. It is only going to make things worse for you.
Lots of luck....please keep us posted on your progress....
Although you have symptoms of anxiety, you need to see your doctor to rule out other causes for these symptoms. Drinking increases anxiety, so this is doing you no good, plus it's a form of self medicating which will take you down a slippery slope to worse things. Talk to your parents about this so they can get you the help you need. If it is anxiety, there is lots of help for you, and a lot of support here. If everything else checks out okay, please stay with us for help and support as you work on your anxiety. We all understand and are always here. Take care...
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