Anxiety and head problems

[anxietyellie]

Does anyone else have head issues and have been told that it is anxiety?  I am about tired of this constant head pressure/pain that I keep getting.  Its very weird.  I will wake up in the morning and feel ok, then about 1/2 hour later this pressure/pain will start on the left side of my head near the top.  It will seem to intensify and then lessen itself throughout the day with no real rhyme or reason to when it is worse or better.  If I ignore it and go about my business it seems to get slightly better but if I acknowledge it.. it seems to get worse.  Is this all from anxiety?  I am so worried that it is something so serious.  I have seen 4 different doctors and had blood work and urinalysis done and always given anxiety as diagnosis.  I am currently taking lexapro for about 3 weeks now.. seems to help a little but annoying head pressure/pain will not seem to go away.  Does anyone have any advice?

[annie25]

Reading this page has made me feel so much better. I suffer severe anxiety and have constant pressure in my head. I convince myself that i have a tumour or something. It takes over my life

[Lightning28]

I have a panic and anxiety disorder.  I get all kings of head feelings..pressure, ear plugs, ringing, constant buzz, balance, no headaches though..but feel like in the clouds.  I've been doing very well until the last couple of weeks and it all hit again.  This time dizzy and vertigo.  My doctor says I don't need a MRI but I asked for one anyways.  Had it done today - with the panic attack.  I shook like a wet dog and twitched, sweated, palpatations, got very dizzy.  Almost fell off the table when I was done cuz I got vertigo and off balanced.  I looked like a drunk.  Told the tech I have anxiety to explain myself.  Now its going to me and 0.5mg Ativan until I get my results back.  It doesn't take much to activate the anxiety.  Its a long healing process but with time it will get better.  I think we're just looking for a medical solution cuz its hard to grasp that strictly anxiety can do all of this.

[leftmyhrtinnyc]

I know how everyone feels! I'm a 23 year old female who is VERY healthy. no major problems at all. i have recently had a very stressful point in my life. i am getting married in 4 weeks, and my ex boyfriend and i just went through a horrible custody battle with our son. and on top of that i had my first medical scare of my life. my last pap came back abnormal and the ob gyn did a colposcopy and a biopsy. everything came back fine but that night i seemed to have a panic attack, which i have had before. but this was weird. its been almost a week now and i've seen 3 different doctors, even went to the ER two days in a row! they all said it was anxiety. my grandmom has battled panic attacks for her whole life basically. but its impossible for me to believe that anxiety can do this to a person physically. i seriously feel as though I'm dying. and sometimes its worse than others so i take half of my .50 xanex. it seems to get better but the pressure in my head never seems to completely go away. my ekg, blood work, urine test, and xrays all came back normal but now i feel as if i need to go get an mri or something just to see if i have a tumor or  something else terminal. i know it sounds crazy but i'm freaking out and can't relax or think about anything else. i havent even been to work all week! its so NOT like me to miss work. Someone PLEASE HELP! :)

[james052584]

I believe this tingly/pressure in head is related to xanax! do the sensations subside while the xanax is in your bloodstream ?

[pauline258]

After reading your post I swear you are descibing me to a tea and the only thing you didn't mention is the pressure on my head like I am wearing a helmut. I have had the balance problems, vertigo 3 bad attackes over the last several years.  I also noticed that when I get nervous about things (meeting, going out to dinner etc I feel more off balance than anything). Can you tell me what your outcome has been, anyone else out there is welcome to comment as well. I find that Clorazapam (not sure of the spelling) has helped me greatly and I only take it when I need it.

[Tashad321]

I have that exact feeling on the right top side of my head. it feels numb or like there's alot of pressure. but if i don't think about it, it goes away. but i've obsessed over it for days now and it's not going away. i have no other symptoms of anything wrong. just the head numbness