Brain tumor symptoms? Advice needed.

[GTO67]

I recently started going through bouts of brain tumor symptoms, tingling in hands and head, pressure on random places of my head, shooting pains, chills through my body, nausea, twitching and jerking of groups of muscles ( this one has bothered me the most, it has been happening for about a week and it is not constant, only one twitch at a time). All of these occour at random on and off. I also suffer from depersonalization/derealization. I have no headaches, alot of the tingling and pains occour on the right side of my head, but also happen on the left. I have also noticed within the last 6 months I have been pretty confused and slow (My mind is racing with worry) I cannot stop worrying about health.

I went to my doctor about it and he said it was anxiety, and gave me Buspar. I used to have panic disorder, wich turned into anxiety disorder. He recently put me through alot of blood tests all wich were normal, a urine test wich was normal, Blood pressure is normal, im 17,

Are these signs of a brain tumor? I dont want to go for any tests if their not.

[batina619]

I had no idea I had a brain tumor. I was told constantly that I had a sleep disorder and that's why I had such pain over my left eye. One of the key things noted was bathroom habits. I was told by the nursing staff after my brain surgery that whenever you go to the bathroom - if your pee is like water and not yellow it was a sign of pituitary tumor and you pee more that usual. There is the adrenal gland that's supposed to make a hormone that is not being made and steroids was how it was replaced. Without it could cause damage. I did some reading on pituitary tumors and there is about 6 different levels along with 5-6 different typer. I do know that the majority of pituitary tumors are not matestatic if the primary site of the tumor begins in the brain. It's curable but must be taken care of. I feel like a whole new person now  but I too also feel pretty slow and talk slow for only a minute I hope. I have been having jerking movements in my hands - theyjust drop for no reason. I wasn't sure it had anything to do with my brain though. I found out I had a brain tumor after I was picked up from a friends home due to such a migraine, I was taken to the er where they found the tumor.

[ELML]

To play it safe, I would find a physician who is willing to refer you for an MRI or CT scan.  

[Enoch Choi]

Symptoms like what you've described are more consistent with anxiety than with a tumor.

When I'm not satisfied with one physician's explanation I seek another doctor's care to get a second opinion, to reassure myself.

Enoch Choi, MD

[GTO67]

Also, when I stand up sometimes (not always) I get this pounding in my head and a pounding heart beat.