neck strain leading to panic

[groton]

i have allergies(perenial) When they are bad the make my skull base sore and kind of weak feeling
For the past month, when i move my head side to side or up and down, i get dizzy. If i move it a lot(im a painter/carpenter)it gets strained and the strain radiates into my skull and is the passing out feeling you get when you have a panic attack. I went to hospital they did ct scan,corodid and vertibral artery ultrasound,
and neck x-ray. everything clear but i have a slight slipped (c4) disk. doc said that would not cause the dizziness. also went to ent and he said it is not from an ear problem. i havent been able to work longer tha two hours at a time for three weeks. this neck thing brings on the worse panic attacks i've ever had and i've been having them for 19 years. have to take xanax everyday cause i have a panic attack or two every single day. I have 7 children and i need some help. I am self employed so i have the flexability to work around the xanax. If anyone can tell me anything that can help. thanks,Matt

[sue-aloo]

I am no expert on neck pain and slipped discs, however, I am an expert on anxiety!  I have suffered with anxiety/panic attacks for more than 10 years.  I take the medication called buspar.  It has helped so much for the anxiety and that lightheaded feeling.  I know how terrible that can be.  If your lightheadedness is from anxiety, an anti-anxiety medication can be the answer.  I take it everyday and am able to function just fine, however, medications can affect people differently.  Go and see your physician and have a complete physical, if all is well, then go see a pyschiatrist or pharmacologist.  This doctor will be able to best diagnose what you are feeling and prescribe what you may need.

[1954Beau]

Check to make sure that you do not have an inner ear disorder. Can cause everything from dizziness, to vision problem, to anxiety, to stiff and sore neck....