am I actually suffering from Anxiety?

[jan2281]

I have had it pretty rough the last few months, but in my lifetime i have been threw much worse..in september my husband lost his job so we had to move into my sisters house ..yeah its been tough because we have like no money and we cant find work in this town so we have to move. I have four children all under the age of six..but I have a good support system..anyway since October I have had this pressure, tingling and stabbing pain in my head and its 24/7 i get no rest from it....its in the same spot i had a ct scan last week and it came back fine, an mri/mra was done in september and all was good as well....i have been given so much Medication, I dont know what to take at the end of this letter I will post every thing I have been give since June and you can see why im not sure what to take.I had another MRI done today i may have the results tomarrow...im very scare what do you think the chances are that there could be something wrong...this headache is taking over my life, I need help...im thinking I should see some one..i look at my children and think I may not be around for very long and i just start to cry, everything was fine till the pressure in my head started..can anyone give me any advice on what this headache might be? has anyone experienced them before? My headache gets better if I lay On the side with the pressure(right) or sometimes if I lay on my back...there is not much pain its the pressure thats the biggest bother, it just NEVER goes away..could this all be just Anxiety?

my Medication
Lyrica
Fioricet
Toradol
Flexeril
Amitriptyline
Paxil
Darvocet
Neurontin
Vicodin
Klonipin


the Paxil i think gave me nerve damage
the Amitriptyline didnt do anything for me
the Neurontin i had a bad reaction too. so my doctor kept trying to give me somthing better but nothing worked for me so I have stoped taking ALL medication, I was never On any of the medication for too long and I talked to my doctor before going off them. Can anyone tell me what might work better for me?  PLEASE i will take any advice I can get...

[KevinNJ25]

Also, if I may add my two cents.  When I get tension headaches I like to take a warm shower and massage the lower couple inches of my neck.  After a few minutes you can feel the relief!  

[candi03]

Yes anxiety can cause headache and pressure. Feels like you head is gonna explode. Its one of my symptomes and I hate it. More than likely its due to you neck and shoulders tensed up which creates spasms. Trying to relax is easier said than done. My suggestion to you is get a massage, and continue going to your doctor to see if you can't ease you pain and anxiety.
Take care and I really don't know much about meds except that paxil is for anxiety/depession and Lyrica is for pain I belive people with fibro take it.Darvocet and Vicodin are also for pain. Take care