Weird sensations in head.

[TonyL]

I'm new to the boards looking for support.Ive hade undiagnosed  anxiety sense I was in my teens.I'm 26 135lbs 5'8.Only other health problems is skipped beats(PAC) Holter monitor caught them.Was working in stadium hosted Rodeo's,roping,horse shows,etc (dusty and dirty).Was working in heat doing some carpentry work using woodfinisher(stain),polyurathan.Not shure if there cause of my problems or helped cause.Shortly after thats when my symptoms begin.I feel woozy sensations like my brains shakes for a sec. accompanyed by nausea,floating feeling while walking was worse at first.A slight head pressure like a books on top of my head at times.Lightheaded like my heads full of blood or not getting enough oxygen to brain.I get these tingly feeling in my head,shoulders, and arms.Not the same tingly u get when your arms asleep more like a rush of energy to my arms and shoulders makes me feel unsteady while standing.I have been to ER 3 times CT normal accept slightly clogged sinus.Blood work and all other workup normal.I also get these weird sensations in my nose maybe my sinuses feels like blood is rushing to my nose.No vertigo no syncope yet.Blood pressure is usually normal but at last ER doc says it was marginal.Been to volunteer clinic because I'm poor they are in a long (mounth and a half now)process of getting me a an apointment for nuero in OKC.3 mounths of these symptoms coming and going and my anxiety is at an all time high.I'm in fear of my symptoms.Only time they dont accure is when showering,driving, and playing my guitar.Looking for answers.

[momof3jts]

The first time I had a panic attack was a few years ago. I felt like I was going to faint or something. It made me feel really weird. At the time I was taking Chantix to quit smoking. In the meantime I also had some respiratory issues while using Chantix so the doctor told me to quit taking it. Recently I was prescribed Wellbutrin SR to quit smoking and had been taking it for about 3 weeks then all of the sudden I was showing my supervisor how to do something at work and all of the sudden I felt this weird sensation in the right side of my head and felt like I was gonna faint or like I was having an aneurysm or something. It scared me to death. I also have weird sensations in my arms, feel like my legs are gonna give out on me, my neck hurts on the back, my head feels really weird, and I sometimes shake and get very cold. I went to our wellness center and saw the doctor and she told me it was a panic attack and prescribed me xanax which helped. Then last week I had another one and it came on all of the sudden again but this time I also felt nausea with it and they sent me home and told me to rest. Then it dawned on me that I didn't start having these attacks until about 3 weeks after I started taking the Wellbutrin so thats what I have linked it to so I stopped taking it last Tuesday (btw way when I went home that day I looked up the side effects of Wellbutrin SR and sure enough the first two under the "call your doctor immediately and stop use if you experience these symptoms" was anxiety and panic attacks) I don't have them every day but I don't like the way they make me feel. I too am a worry wart and have been on anti-anxiety meds for probably about 5 yrs. The most recent one being Effexor but I weaned myself off of it and have not been taking it for about 2 months so I don't think these weird feelings are from not taking that.I'm hoping that after the Wellbutrin is out of my system I will stop having these attacks. Btw does anyone know how long it takes for wellbutrin to get out of your system? I hope real soon!!! I do go to the doctor tomorrow to talk about this. I will keep you posted on what I find out!!!

[edsel6]

Opps sorry about the prior post.

Glad to see I am not alone here. Actually I am not glad everyone has the same issues.

I am a 44 male with the same issues. It started about 3-4 years ago wen I was driving I hit a dip in the road and thought I was going to pass out. Ever since then symptoms have gotten worse. As I am sitting here typing this I feel like my head is in a vise and someone is turning it tighter. Pressure on both sides of my head. If had burning in my left cheek, numb sensations on the left side of my head, numb feeling running along the back of my head from left to right and right to left, pain in my left neck and shoulder. I've had stomache pains which I have been diagnosed with Acid Reflux and prescribed Nexium.

Sometimes when I turn my head or tilt it I hear grinding in my neck similar that sounds like there is sand in there. I go to sleep and wake with pains in my head like a pool of liquid has settled on the side my head is resting on. I have slight ringing in my left ear and pressure on and off on my left nostril. I have been to an ENT and been told I am a slightly deviated septum in the left nostril, had my hearing checked and been told that is fine.

I am at the point of trying anything - I may try to irrigate my nasal cavities with a medi-pot. I can live with the nasal and ear issues but the pressure and tingly in my head is driving me nuts.

I have also had some out of body experiences where I actually have almost blacked out - I saw floaters in my eyes and felt like I was having a stroke.

Its scary stuff but I have to keep plugging away to make a living to support my family. Sometimes I feel like curling up in a hole somewhere and just closing my eyes for good.

I'm convinced it is stress and the environment we live in. The air is so polluted and we are under constant stress throughout our daily routines.

I wish everyone luck in trying to overcome this dreaded unnamed disease we all suffer from.

[edsel6]

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[shelley221]

hi my name is michelle and i'm getting really weird feelings in the head i've had aCT scan done and they said it was normal,but they never sent me for a MRI,i was a little upset with that because how do they know what is wrong just by looking at a CT scan.I have a sensation in my head,it feels like it's bleeding inside and very sore to touch.This is scaring me because i have a beautiful little girl that i have to bring up all on my own and i don't want anything to happen to me.
I see all the articles that everyone wrote and i see that the doctors said it's anxiety,i hope that all it is and nothing elese

[Ki3r]

Right then lets just start i woke up brain dead ..... i honestly can say i have a brain toumor or something critical like that. i went out taking drugs and drinking a lot of alcohol and always have anxiety the next day then would be perfectly fine but this 12 night i went out and woke up with a numb head numb brain physically and shooting pains constantly so obv went to the doctors and told him every thing he says you hav not got any brain damage because you wouldnt be walking i  here speeking like i am se says depression and anxiety, now all i can smell is cronic burning and a sense of ROTTING from my brain i am loosing my mind its geting serious my body goes numb and my hands are so diffrent feel dissconected i reel retarded from it all . i am waitin to go for a mri scan but i am un pasant and keep writing letter to doctors. i have been to a shyciatrsit becuas ei read on here about anxiety & skitzo frenia came up _ bipolor _ becuase of my ppians and loosing totch = brain tomor or a sign of epelepsy i have had fits but been tested a long time ago yea hope fully im praying to god its only anxiety but how can it make u smell burning and cronic memory loss and diffrent kind of brain  pains and make you feel retarded ???. i just can not get it what is wrong with me ! ? feels like iv triggered a brain disorder and can not at all cope !!  please reply

[debi_wilcox]

I have all these systems and more.. I believe it is high anxiety .
very scary feeling.. the only thing that helps is having supportive environmental and trying very hard to keep my mind on present thoughts like playing music. drugs are in option but i lake to stay drug free..