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1104160 tn?1291519916

Wondering if its anxiety or not

Hi everyone im new to the forum and hopeing to find answers to my symptoms. It all started about a year ago on and off mostly when in a store i would start feeling like i was very sleepy and weak and would become dizzy more of a off balance feeling then dizzy realy but that off course would send me into a panic attack becuase i think im dying. But almost as soon as i left the store i would feel much better and it was no big deal and i could carry on with life. But about four months ago now I had a very bad panic attack out of the blue while waiting in my truck on my gf to come out from a ged test its a long test so i was waiting a while. It was set off by a sharp head pain that I automaticly freaked about and thought it was a tumor or stroke or something that was going to kill me. I recoverd from that after a good 3 hours of telling myself i was fine and felt great once again. About a week later me and my family were going on vaction and in the days leading up to leaving i started haveing the sharp pain in my head again i tried to just blow it off and say im fine but was convencied i had a tumor or somthing. It went away about a day before vacation so i was happy and ready to have good time. I woke and hit the road for vacation but just never felt like i could fully wake up and just had a bad fog in my head. Once to my hotel I still felt strange but i didnt think much off it and went to go have a good time, that didnt happen instead i had extreme panic and off balence feelings for the whole trip and since then I have been stuck feeling like i felt in the begining of my post 24/7 just constant foggy head, off balance, sleepy, panic attacks, always affraid I am dying but thinking if i was wouldnt I be dead by now, sometimes it feels like the floor drops down when im standing and sends me into panic, and i would like to know if this sounds like anxiety to anyone and if yes how come i have it 24/7 with out a break for 4 months? I feel like my life is over and starting to become very depressed at the fact that nothing i do seems to make it go away any advice or help would be great thanks.
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I suffered from constant dizziness and light headed all the time..the only time i felt better are on my bed,sigh thats so frustrating,done bloodwork twice nothing special
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1104160 tn?1291519916
just a little update went to the doc finally the other day he said he thinks its just anxiety after hearing my story but he did not do any test or such wich make it hard to swallow for me but he has been my pcp for a very long time and i respect his opinion very much but still hard to belive anxiety can cuase all of this anyways he gave me a presciption for sertraline 100mg but now im scared out of my mind to take them lol is it normall to start out at 100mg? but yeah still scared out of my mind any advice would realy be great thanks
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i have been noticing my body lately i reallize there are 3 lymph node that i can feel but non painful,they r not larger than 1 cm,at my jaw bone,at the back of my neck to the side and behind my ears.,and i have notice that the hair on my head its lighter meaning not really coarse anymore(easier to handle)and the hair on my skin seem to be growing not really growing but some taller than some weird, stuffy head,skin rash like heat rash and sometime when i eat certain food some ants bite looking bumps arise itchy. i have been going through stress and visit doctor alot of time for anxiety,i have relationship problems,hiv worried,cancer and others.what you guys think i should do
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i am a 22years old female,i been through some stressful time in my life,ever since i was teen are even younger,and didnt realize until last year.i had a terrible depression about my boyfriend leaving to another  country when he came back,we had a terrible argument,i ended out in a panic attack,that was my first panic attack,i ran to the hosital and was told,go back home and talk over problem.secondly it came without warning.when my boy friend left again i was still stress,i was involve with this other guy,and i get imtimate being so stress and stupid i had unprotected sex with him and he discharge in me,i then ask him if he is sure he is not hiv positive and he said no,i got even more stress worrying about my future,i was even worried about pregnancy even though i took a morning after pill.i was so worried a week after i felt itching on my skin and went to the doctor she said its stress but i should get tested,i took a blood test not only for but for other std.and they allcame negetive.i felt a relieve for a few hours then came back the worries,about hiv,becauses they said it took about three months before it can be shown,and i tok it nine days after.about two month after i catch a flu give me more stress,i got a terrible cough,fever,my tongue were sore,sore throat,weakness in joint,and alot of mucus.my baby also catch the flu,i had the fever for about a week,and the cough for about three weeks,after during that period i got a wart.i dont have flu since then june 2009.now recently i had a painless lymph node in my neck i wouldnt say its swollen because its about 1cm or less and it doesnt get any bigger,its round in shape its got tender about one week back and only stay for one day,it is moveable when touch and slight pain when squeeze,about one month ago i keep getting itching on my skin flat raisen bumps,and stuffy nose,i went to the doctor and she said to stop worry,and give me b vitamin and a pill for seasonal allergy,the itching stop now i dont take pill it came back,i have been suffering from anxiety disorder since then till now,am worried brain tumor,lymphoma,hiv,are some undetected illnesses,i dont know what to do ,i dont have any money to do test,and dont want to go back an do a hiv test am scared.these are my symptom;chills,hot flashes,heart palpitation,tingling in body,lightheaded,heavy headed,unsteadiness,sudden urge for sex during and before period,tension in head,weakness in hands and feet,internal and external trembling,funny feelings in eyes,sensitive to light,dryness of eyse,throbbing pain in body and head,depression,fear of dying,deje vu,short term memory,difficulty learnind new things,adopting other personality and style,chest pain,shortness of breath,gas belching and bloating,noise in head and ears,ears feel block,blurr vision,frequent urination,sudden urge to deficate,difficult concentrating,forgetfulness,feeling detach from myself,feeling like am in a world to myself,mind talking in my head,negetive thoughts,difficult sleeping,are staying asleep,feeling like i am the worst in the world
,confusion and more i went through all anxiety disorder,panic disorder,gad,obsessive compulsory disorder,trauntmatic stress disorder,i dont know wat to do any more.i jus feel like giving up.i have a daughter and my boyfriend who is keeping me and god who forgive me but i jus cant forgive myself.i dont know wat to do.
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Hi

Every symptom you described sounds like a symptoms of anxiety. Brain fog especially is very common.

I suggest you see 2 doctors. A family doctor and a psychiatrist. Family doctor to do some tests to rule out a physical cause (very unlikely) and a psychiatrist to treat your possible anxiety.

You should ask your family doc for blood work including thyroid function and vitamin b12. Those 2 can cause severe anxiety and depression. Also maybe a brain CT scan would be a good idea just to make sure but I don't think you have physical problem in your head.

Why do you have it 24/7? Because you are not treating it. I had it 24/7 for 4 years because I couldn't treat it during Bosnian war.

Please see a doc.
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1104160 tn?1291519916
also i have vision disturbences like static sparkles every now and then and have head pressure at times once again thanks for any advice
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