Anxiety, un-balanced, and pressure in my head and ears... Help

[circuit]

Hi there,
i have just noticed this forum today and was hoping someone could give me some advice.This is going to be long.. Four years ago i started to have servere dizzyness it would last for about 5 to 10 seconds, my ears would feel blocked and my head felt so much pressure and then it would dissapear. I was under the E/N/T specialist for 2 years and had various tests, such as balance, MRI scan and a nerves test and all came back o.k. I was taking medication for Menieres Disease for 18 months but this did nothing and now after all this time i am starting to have Anxiety Attacks constantly thinking about my breathing and feel like i am hyperventilating slightly. I have started to take beta blockers for the anxitey but it does not seem to help. The dizzy episodes are more like an unbalanced feeling, things are not spinning but they do seem to move slightly and if i try to walk i walk like i am drunk. I am thinking of trying Hopi ear candles to see if it can help my balance. I am sure unless i can find out what is causing me to feel pressure in my head and ears and also off balance i will always suffer from this anxiety.

Any suggestions are greatfully received.

[m_sully]

Have had strange head and neck pressure, muscle tightness, ear fullness, cheek pressure, fizzing sounds in my neck etc. for the past 23 years.  I have become so used to it, I don't think about it anymore.  It hasn't ruined my brain.  It hasn't killed me.  It's annoying as all hell but I have learned to adapt.  Don't know if it is allergy, anxiety or a combo of both.  If I think about it and worry and fixate (I know, it's hard not to do) it makes it worse.  I'm 41 and have had it since I was 18.  Go figure.  *****, but I've gotten on with life.

Hang in there.

[Aquariuss35]

I am a generalized anxiety with panic attacks sufferer. I recently have been getting out of the blue pressure in my head ears and the front of my face. Then if feels like my throat is going to close and I start to freak out! I have had vertigo before a couple years ago and they were testing me for various things. I am wondering if I should go to the doctor, for it is affecting my performance at work. The doctors wanted to put my on anti depressants to help with my anxiety but I am not depressed and do not wish to go on those. Is there anything else I can take that someone else is on? I have tried proper diet and l thyenine pills that are natural but it only worked for so long. I am very worried and can't stop panicking about it!...:(:(

[JavierQ]

hey guys, ive read all of your posts and i feel for each and every one of you or should i say us. im 22 and ive been experiencing anxiety for a month now and to say the least it has sucked big time. I sit alone most of the say in front of the tv but not really watching, because i have this like spaced out feeling you know? like i cant stop thinking about what im feeling internally. My dad constantly yells at me and tells me to just stop thinking about it and just go out more and hang with my friends like i used to. But i dont feel like it i dread going out of my house but if i dont go out then i find myself just sitting and thinking and what new symptoms im feeling at the moment. Until now ive had cold sweats, cold hands, cold feet, cold sweaty feet and hands. i feel this pressure on my head that feels like it doesnt let me think clearly, i have tingly feelings in both the left and the right sides of my head, i have minor ear pressure and a little ear pain in my right ear, i feel nauseous which makes me not wanna eat most of the time. i have tingly feelins all over my body, i do feel fatigued and tired, my eyes feel fatigued and i sometimes feel like i have to strain them to see, or they feel sensitive to light, i have distorted vision sometimes blurry and whats worse is that i see like wavy lines all over the place all day long, i went to the eye doc and she said my eyes are fine. I am deathly afraid i have an undiagnosed brain tumor and that one day soon im just gonna collapse and die, i am also deathly afraid of leaving my family and friends behind because i sincerely feel that something is wrong with me and that no one really knows what it is and that will lead me to die. PLEASE GUYS DO ANY OF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS, COULD THESE SYMPTOMS REALLY BE A BRAIN TUMOR??? SHOULD I GET MRIS AND CTS AND ALL THOSE TESTS DONE ON ME, OR IS IT JUST ANXIETY?? AM I DYING AND I DONT KNOW IT? I JUST NEED HELP...

[notcrazy62]

Wow, I'm glad I found this forum too. Good to see there's so many of "us" out there. I had a major breakdown at age 25 after my father in law passed away at age 53 suddenly of a heart attack. It blew me away, and the whole mortality thing sort of slapped me upside the head, and threw me into a panic. I literally thought every day I was going to die. I had every test imaginable, all showing nothing. I did find a wonderful psycotherapist eventually, who helped me with visual imagery, positive self talk, and guided meditation. All of which were very, very hard. I constantly felt like I was having a heart attack, and it would happen out of the blue for no reason. Not like I was thinking about something that would cause anxiety, just any time, any where, and sometimes, when I was relaxed and enjoying myself. Things would suddenly sound different, I'd feel dizzy, lightheaded, become very aware of my breathing, and then unable to breathe normally, my heart would seem to be pounding out of my chest. It was horrible. I never let on to anyone close what was really happening. I went to a naturopathic doctor, and he put me on supplements and changed my diet drastically. I quit drinking and smoking pot (at 25 those were my favorite past times)  and eventually the symptoms slowly went away. However, more than 15 years later, I started having slight symptoms again.  I had a ton of stress in my life due to work. I worked at slowly myself down, meditating, reassuring myself that I was fine and the feelings I was having were normal anxiety related feelings and would pass. Now, another 10 years later, I have once again had to fight the symptoms. I find it reoccurs when there is a lot of stress. Atter years of working with doctors, holistic practitioners and therapists, what I have come to learn is that we all have "buttons" that start at a very, very young age where we encounter something "scary" but are not comforted properly to feel safe. These stay stored in our subconscious and resurface in life when again feel unsafe, unsure, and we have inbalances in our life. They are often triggered by things so subtle we'd never notice them. Diet, lifestyle, handling stress, meditation, talking to someone, and having a healthy balance to offset life's stresses have been a major part of my "healing." The biggest help to me as of late has been finding and strengthening my faith. I have worked on developing my "relationship" with our Creator, read a lot of Joyce Meyer etc. books and am able now to find additional comfort in knowing there is something beyond what we see that is with us at all times, that is all powerful and all love. This happened when my dad got sick with Alzheimer's and my brother and I were the ones to deal with most of the brunt of the disease and the changes it forced in all our lives. My only crutch then was a bible verse that I saw on a website "I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me." I never memorized it before, but that began the journey of developing my faith and my walk with the Lord, and has been the thing that has tipped the balance for me to live more healthy on a more consistent basis. I still have moments that come, often from no where, when I have to remember to practice techniques that counter the anxiety. I still like to have a drink and have fun, but as I've aged, I realize, my body can only handle so much. It's still something I have to work at, but it has become so much easier. I hope this helps others out there. We are not alone in our struggles, obviously, by the amount of others sharing their stories, and by the number of people we probably all know, especially young adults, that are lost in this dark world of anxiety. I hope others can find their way out to the light the way I have. Still a daily struggle and lots of work, but worth everything you put into it. God bless.

[ricky1984]

i have had the balance and pressure problems for ten years and i have been all over to sort it i know its my inner ear damaged and can cause all of this.> stand on a spot close your eyes and hold your hands directly infront of you. march your legs up and down quite high. for 1 minute if your ears are damaged you will have rotated a completley different direction without even knowing. (dont peep)

[Soldiablo]

I am SO thankful to have found this forum.  I also suffer from these symptoms, and just don't know what to do about them.  They come on so suddenly, and I just admit, my doctor just brushed me off.  I don't know if I should continue to pursue a cause, or just try to calm my anxiety.  I do have a lot of pressure/stress right now...

I'm just not sure what to do at this point.  I do sympathize with all of you and wish you all well.