I'm sorry this is happening to you I get the same feeling. It starts as just that "out of body" feeling. Like you're there but you aren't really "all there"... then I feel almost light headed and dizzy. Usually I just try to sit down and breathe. Concentrate on one thought and realize it's all in your head. Usually for me it goes away in 10 minutes. Which isn't really awesome but at least it goes away. That "out of body" sensation is common in anxiety attacks, as my doctor said.

True, and if you want to read up on it it's techincally called depersonalization or derealization. Interesting stuff. However, again, I must ask if you were tested for any physical problems?

yes been tested for all sorts... and I know when thinking rationally that its anxiety and panic disorder but at the time its life threatening and soul destroying!

Thanks so much for your replies

K x

I get that feeling too... I have not had a panic attack in about 2 weeks, but keep on getting the dizzy feeling and get pressure in the right side of my head. I have seen several doctors and they say its anxiety. I know that's what it is, but it just blows me away that stress can cause so many problems! I just want to feel completely normal again! I guess it's just something you have to work on... I will keep reading my books about handling anxiety and will just try to relax.

I've been reading up on this stuff called threelac that gets rid of the yeast overgrowth in the instestine. Check out candidafree.net. I took the quiz thing and tested off the charts for this kind of stuff. Oh and I feel the same way you guys feel.

hey...I have had anxiety on and off for years and I rarely panic anymore, but have that head feeling too, my blood tests are all normal but I just feel odd in my head, spacey, like I will lose my balance but I don't, like if I turn my head quickly it takes me a while to catch up to where I am (make sense?)...very uncomfortable...what can you do about it? Has anything worked that you have tried...I meditate often and it helps, but then the feeling returns...

my head has more of a buzzy feeling. I am not really that dizzy, but almost "hear" a buzzing sound. they have been more frequent now that my anxiety level is up. is this anything you have experienced?

Has anyone ever had this spacey headed feeling almost constantly, it's pretty much always with me. Sometimes less sometimes more. I would appriciate any info.

Ok so I have anxiety/panick attacks and depression. But about a year ago I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Hypersomnia. To this day I can't really tell which illness is playing a role on the extreme spacey, dizzy, and slow reactions I feel. I used to have anxiety and panic attacks all the time. Haven't had any in a while, but everyday I have this spacey everything seems far away I feel like I am always in a dream. I react very slowly my head gets all foggy and I can't focus or concentrate. My memory is horrible. A lot of that has to do with my sleep disorder. I don't have any insurance at this time and therefore have no medication for my sleep disorder. I always advise people to not always just think it's one condition it could be something else too. That's what I thought and that's what got me to my sleep disorder diagnosis. But I do have other medical problems. It all starts with one thing and other things start coming up.

Cali, That happened to me too. When I started to get the spacey feeling, I did not have any more panic attacks or chest pain, So weird, I know I must have something else, it's more than just anxiety. I feel for you not having insurance, I don't either and have been freaking out not being able to afford a diagnosis since march. I am getting insurance this December and plan to see a good doctor.

Well, I wish you lots of luck and make sure to do a sleep study too. Let me know what happens. I hope to have insurance sometime in the beginning of next year.

I have the same problem. I remember having it on and off as a kid. Not knowing what it was is the worst thing as it makes you so anxious just thinking what it could be. Since I was diagnosed it has been alot better. I think because I know its not something like a brain tumour!!! I would never have thought I was anxious but now looking back in my life at times where it was really bad it definately was related to stress. Last time I had it it was a full 3 weeks of this distant, In a dream feeling. I could not even look after my baby. I hope you get better soon.

My life was turned upside down last November (1 year). The panic attacks started around January and have snowballed to being an every day occurance. Especially when I have to commute to my job I have now (since January) in NYC, which of course adds to my stress. It is so frightening and debilitating that I almost lose hope. Every I start my work day I get up, start to feel my heart rate increase, palms sweat. Light up the first smoke. Self medication begins. If it's really bad I'll have to have a drink or two. Dizzyness that makes me feel like I'll fall down. Mind racing and panicking . Finally went to a shrink and he gave me Lexapro. Bad. First dose and I had to call in sick to work. The side effects were so bad I couldn't leave my apartment. I've since asked for a low dose Valium. Hoping this will work better.