is that due to anxiety or it is a neurological disorder

[javed520]

Dear brothers/sisters,

At most of the times when I sit on chair for a long time say 2-3 hours or walk I feel the undermentioned symptoms which disappears if I lay down on bed with in 10 minutes ( I become normal)

SYMPTOMS

1. Tightness in head, back side of head, heavyness in back side of neck and even the lower jaw felt heavy.
2. Little burning feeling on upper side of feet and legs lower side of knees and feeling like edema, light numbness.
3. Seems as if both the ears are blocked and sometimes it becomes normal by swallowing something.

I have been visiting many doctors and their diagnosis were quite different as under.

1. TIA
2. Anxiety
3. hypotension
4. ENT problem

Pleaes advise.

History:  I am patient of hypertension, allergic asthma, mild ischemic heart, anxiety and gallstone.

thanks

[javed520]

I am obliged Doctor sahib.

I will act upon your advice and go to some psychiatrist.

thanks

javed

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you very much for your question. If your all the investigation reports came back normal, then it is likely that it could be a panic or anxiety disorder that you have faced during last event and currently experiencing. Cause of such panic disorder mostly remain unknown but in this disorder you may feel symptoms like shortness of breath, feeling of choking, pain in the chest, nausea, stomach ache, feeling dizzy, tingling or numbness, chills /hot flashes, bounding heartbeat or fast heart rate, sweating, shaking etc. even without any underlying disorder. This disorder needs to be thoroughly assessed by a psychiatrist first since this can occur repeatedly and without warning.  Treatments may include psychological and drug treatments, and depend upon extent of severity of symptoms. Most commonly psychological treatment tried is counseling, relaxation techniques and sometimes cognitive behavior therapy. ************** depends upon treating the underlying depressive illness through anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medicines.  In addition, try to rest in a dark & quiet room, meditate, have a balanced diet, regularly exercise and avoid taking unnecessary non prescription drugs to avoid recurrence of symptoms. Hope this helps!!

[javed520]

Thanks dear!

I have been visiting Cardiologists so many times and they did not link up this symptoms with any heart problem/disease. However I am visiting a speciallist Doctor tonight again and I have written down all of my symptoms on paper including all other medical problems i am facing. Let us see what does he suggest.
I will post the symptoms on heart forum as you advised

[ggreg]

Oh, I think you need to be on medicine for your heart, and if you already are, you need to revisit your doctor about getting your medicine adjusted.  See, when you lay down, it allows the heart to rest and slow down, and so too do your symptoms.  It could be low blood pressure and/or high blood pressure, where your heart is beating erratically for some reason, maybe because of a thyroid irregularlity or your heart in general.  And the anxiety is probably coming from your heart racing.  You can post over in the heart department on this website, but eventually I think you should visit your doc again and ask him to refer you to a cardiologist and endocrinologist.