HI, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND...I'M 28 YR. OLD FEMALE. I SUFFER FROM ANXIETY/PANIC ATTACKS DUE TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S DEATH FROM OVARIAN CANCER. SLIGHT HYPOCONDRIAC TOO (HUGE FEAR OF CANCER). I TEND TO RUSH OFF TO EVERY DOCTOR, FEAR THE WORST (CANCER) AND DWELL. JUST STARTED TAKING ALLEGRA-D LAST WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH NASONEX. I WENT TO MY GP ABOUT A WEEK & HALF AGO SINCE I WAS HAVING SLIGHT EARACHE (GONE NOW) & A FEELING OF THE FLOOR MOVING OR BOUNCING WITH ME WHEN I WOULD WALK (THIS FEELING STARTED A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO AFTER FLYING TO CANCUN). SHE SAID THAT I HAD FLUID IN MY EAR TO TAKE ALLEGRA-D, NASONEX AND TRY TO POP MY EARS AT LEAST 3 X A DAY. WELL THE FEELING ISN'T NEAR AS BAD AS IT WAS A WEEK AGO OR EVEN A FEW DAYS AGO BUT ITS STILL THERE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I WAKE UP IN THE MORNINGS, START MY TYPICAL MORNINGS AND I FEEL GREAT-NORMAL. THEN I WILL THINK ABOUT MY EAR & THE BOUNCING FEELING AND THE FEELING STARTS TO RETURN. KINDA LIKE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE SYMPTOMS START APPEARING BUT IF I KEEP MY MIND BUSY, I FEEL GREAT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I DRINK A FEW GLASSES OF WINE, THE BOUNCY FEELING IS GONE TOO. GOOD OR BAD I HAVE ALSO TRIED PUTTING RUBBING ALCOHOL IN MY EAR AND LETTING IT DRAIN OUT. I HAVE NO FEVER, NO HEARING LOSS OR HEARING PROBLEMS THAT I CAN TELL,NO RINGING IN MY EARS, NO SORE THROAT, NO EYE PROBLEMS, NO HEADACHES, NO WEIGHT LOSS, NO SPINNING SENSATION, OCCASSIONAL NAUSEA (TUMS HELPS THAT). MY NOSE DOESN'T FEEL STUFY ANYMORE BUT STILL HAVE A LITTLE DRAINAGE DOWN THE BACK OF MY THROAT. JUST FEELS LIKE I AM ON A AIRPLANE OR BOAT, MOTION WISE. MY QUESTIONS ARE:
1. CAN IT TAKE THIS LONG FOR AN AVERAGE 28 YR. OLD TO GET FLUID TO DRAIN OR DRY UP? JUST STARTING TO FEEL PANICED SINCE I STILL HAVE THIS FEELING AND I CAN'T GET INTO SEE MY ENT DR. FOR A MONTH.
2. CAN THIS ALSO BE A ANXIETY SYMPTOM? (TRYING NOT TO TAKE XANAX, HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN A LITTLE OVER 3 WEEKS)
3. IS IT CONSIDERED A GOOD SIGN THAT WHEN I WAKE UP, I DONT HAVE THAT BOUNCING FEELING AND THAT ITS NOT A CONSTANT FEELING (COMES AND GOES) AND THAT ITS NOT AS BAD AS IT WAS A WEEK OR EVEN A FEW DAYS AGO? I DO REMEMBER NOT HAVING THIS FEELING FOR A WEEK BACK IN MID-JUNE THEN ITS LIKE IT JUST REAPPEARED. IF IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WOULDN'T THE FEELING ALWAYS BE WITH ME (EX. LIKE WHEN WAKING UP)?
4. I KNOW THAT I DO OVERREACT, FREAK OUT AND DWELL ON MY ALIMENTS SO WITH THAT SAID... IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, SHOULD I BE CONCERNED (CANCER)? I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T DIAGNOSE VIA INTERNET BUT DOES THIS SOUND LIKE ANYTHING EXTREMELY SERIOUS TO YOU? SORRY SO LENGTHY AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.