Q: Dizziness With Panic Attacks
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slappybabs
on December 1st, 2005
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| 7ducks wrote: |
hey guys,
i have been fighting constant dizziness for over 12 years now, and noone seems to know what's wrong with me so I thought i’d post and see if anyone had some clever ideas.
My symptoms began during study for the hsc in 1993 and have been continuously with me ever since. The ‘dizziness’ itself is an intense groggy heavyheadedness like being hungover or having a head cold 24/7, and all the constant fatigue and headaches that goes with it. I don’t experience vertigo or any other motion type dizziness.
Other major symptoms (as well as low energy and frequent headaches) include: dry, sore, itchy eyes; poor memory and concentration; and neck tension and pain (and inflexibility).
I also experience anxiety, particularly when I have to speak formally in front of others or am stressed, and I have been diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder or social phobia. Although I have been told that anxiety could be a cause for the constant heavyheadedness, I reckon that the anxiety is a symptom of the primary issue, whatever that is. The main reasons i’m not convinced it’s anxiety is that I rarely feel anxious (although i’m dizzy all the time), when I do get anxious I feel a different type of dizziness like a lightheaded buzzing feeling, and the grogginess never lets up and rarely fluctuates once i’m up for the day, no matter where I am or what I am doing … I could be wrong tho.
One last thing is that sleep seems to be the main thing that makes me have either a day where I can get up and function and get to work etc, or when I don’t sleep well, i’m a complete mess and barely able to think through the grogginess.
So, i’m at a loss what to try next. Does anyone think I might be wrong about it not being anxiety? Any suggestions?
Many thanks |
this is exactly how I feel and am feeling for the last 2 years. This effects my life every day and will effect my up and coming job as a police officer. I need to know if anyone has any ideas how to make it better, I have yet to try anxiety medication and have seen doctors for 2 years strait and have accomplished nothing. Please help me if you can
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