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Q: Pressure In Head
asked by: delancey on May 10th, 2006
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Whenever I bend forwards I get pressure in my head, in addition to my face turning red and the blood vessels in my temples standing out.
I also get a feeling of nausea.
It doesn't just happen when I hang upside down but happens just from leaning fowards so my face is looking towards the ground.
It seems to happen more often when i'm feeling faint and I also get postural hypotension (lightheadedness when standing up).
I'm completely worn down and exhausted from constant anxiety and I don't get enough sleep.
I used to feel very healthy and now I just feel like i'm dieing.
I'm only 16, what could be the cause of the pressure?
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chuawa
replied on May 11th, 2006
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Hi delancey,

do you have low blood pressure? I have that and its a common thing for me to stand up and get dizzy. If you have anxiety then it might be a common sympton to feel like having a brick stuck in your head. And feel like your head is gonna explode :) I feel then often too.

Usally my head are clearer after meditation or a brisk aerobic exercise. My task nowadays is to clear up my head. Gonna try more meditation and exercise. ...Breathing , posture etc...
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delancey
replied on May 11th, 2006
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Hi chuawa, I haven't actually been diagnosed with low blood pressure, but I do get dizzy when I stand up so the answer is yes, I get postural hypotension and it occurs more when i'm stressed and anxious.
I guess that could be a cause of the pressure due to the blood entering the head when I bend down.
Thanks for your reply.
Does anyone else get this pressure in their head?
I guess it's normal if you hang upside down but it seems to occur way more easily at the moment for me.
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Matt53
replied on November 4th, 2007
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I'm not sure if it's the same problem, but I got this right up until my 20's. One symptom as a child was that if I jumped off something high it really hurt the soles of my feet and jarred in my head. For me it was a lactose/whey sensitivity, and I found that if I cut out dairy it went away. I also slept better and had far less depression. Dairy was the last thing I wouldhave suspected as a culprit for it, I'm a vegetarian and used to eat cheese all the time without getting what I thought was a reaction from it. Now in my 50's, if I have dairy I cough, my nose gets a little blocked, and I start to feel very sleepy. Do you have any other symptoms apart from what you say above?

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