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Q: Lightheadedness, Is It Anxiety??? :-o

asked by: WISHING* on May 15th, 2006

New User

Well I am a 22 y/o hispanic female. Let me jsut go a head and give you my history...Its a short story so here goes my first chapter ;-)

it all started one day when I had gone to go visit my friend at the hospitaln( I was 15 y/o then). I suddenly felt like I could not breathe. It was weird because I had never experienced this at all. I felt like I had to get out of there. As I got up, I felt like I could not move. I felt really stiff. Then I noticed my hands were in a fist. I could not open them. My face then started to twitch. Like I was going to be parylized or something. I felt my toungue starting to go numb. This lasted about 5 minutes then went away. I was left with a tingling feeling all over my body. I went to the er and they said I had had a panic attack. They gave me a tranquilizer and I went home. After that happened, I stopped going out. I was scared that that might happen again and that I was going to die. I felt as if I was only safe at home. That lasted about 6 months or so. But somehow I started going out again. Then my symptoms went away.

Fast forward to about 2 years ago. I lived with my mom and my step dad. I just could not get along with him. We had a huge fight and I left. I remember that night so well. Icould not stop crying. I went to go live with my cousin which was about 10 minutes away. Ive been there now ever since.

My symptoms started 1 year ago. I had a cheeseburger from ________. Well I got food poisoning. I did not know that. I went to the doctor & had some lab work. My liver enzymes came out high. The doctor said he was going to re test me in 3 months to see if they went down, and if not he was going to test me for hepatitis. !What hepatitis!...Thats all I had to hear. I diagnosed myself with hepatits and was constantly looking at my eyes to check if they were yellow & also comparing them to every one elses. 3 months later tests came back fine.

But ever since then I have had this lightheadedness that will not go away. I thought I might have a brain tumor so I had a ct of the brain, negative. Had a complete blood work, everything came out fine. No anemia, thyroid good. So then my doctor tells me its anxiety. But how can anxiety make me feel this bad? I started going to counseling and the therapist said it was because I miss my mom, which I do, but I dont think it because of that.

So my doctor put me on fluoxetine. It helped with my panic attacks but not with the lightheadedness. So I look up at web md. Then I find multiple sclerosis. I think back to when I was 15 and think if that was my first attack? So there I go diagnosing myself. Went for an mri, negative. ( by the way, I dont have ins. So all this im paying cash). I have a\had an ekg, normal.

Im so lost. I dont know what else it can be. Im lucky that I have a boyfriend who is there by my side and listens to my problems. We still go out. To the movies the beach, dinner. I try to keep as active as ican. I see it this way "i've been like this for a year, and luckily nothing has happened to me, yet. God knows what he has in store for me." I will not let this anxiety or what ever it is get the best of me!! Please feel free to comment.

Last edited by WISHING* on May 16th, 2006 04:26 PM; edited 2 times in total

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marrypoppins

replied on May 15th, 2006

New User

Well

I would agree with the doctors diagnosis, but if you are utterly worried that there is someother condition, then go for a second opinion. If you've already gone to a second, maybe even third doctor. Then you most likely have severe anxiety, and you may have different two different types of conditions, normally an anxiety problem comes with a different problem like depression social axiety, etc. You my just have a hypocondriac condition. I would recommend talking to a regesterd hypnotist, and have him/her help you through the anxiety. You may just be making the condition worse by worrying, I was once told 50% of pain is mental. That may not be exact, but it is a bit mental. Thats really all I can do for you, I am not a doctor, nor an adult. I do have a family member whom suffers from anxiety though, and it seems rather hard to handle. I hope things get better.

WISHING*

replied on May 15th, 2006

New User

:d thanks for the reply. You know ive seen another m.D. About 5 months into this lightheadedness. He has a rep for being a really good doctor. My mom told me hes so good he can diagnose you just by listening to your symptoms. Well, he told me I had an inner ear infection, but he didnt even look at my ears. He also told me that he thought I was a little bit bipolar. But I think how can someone who has seen me for not even 10 minutes already say im bipolar? Ive gone to my doctor for the lightheadedness many times. She tells me ive had all the tests that I can possibly have. It just anxiety. I hate that word 8-}i also went to an ent to see if it was something with my ears. But when I went I was feeling fine. He did a neurological test on me ( walk heel to toe, finger to nose) & he said everything seemed fine. I dont know though if I had to be feeling lightheaded. He just told me to exercise. So im just taking it a day at a time. My boyfriend tells me im the reason why theyre going to ban web md..Lol

WISHING*

replied on May 16th, 2006

New User

More Into Detail...

Well I feel good if im lying down. Once I stand up I kinda get lightheaded. It feels like im not steady when I walk, its hard to explain. I know im walking fine, but I feel like im not grounded...I dont know if that makes sense. It comes and goes. But I do see that the more I worry about it the more intense it gets. My blood pressure ranges from 100/60 to 110/70. Its always been kinda low. I dont think its hypotension because if not then wouldnt I be feeling like this all the time. Tere are day that I dont feel the lightheadedness.

mitch7654

replied on May 16th, 2006

Experienced User

You know what I never had this symptm before but recently ive getting the exact same thing it feels like im walking but im light headed it seems like if I turn ill turn too mcuh or somehting like a car on ice ..Yeah thats it its like im walking on ice or soemthing I totaly feel you and I dont like it it feels weird I mean I know anxiety causes a lot of things but still being like this almost constanly sucks.

pip2000

replied on May 16th, 2006

Experienced User

Wishing

Iv had aniety/panick attacks now for 5years,it started when I was told I had an underactive thyroid problem,i felt dizzy,affraid to go out on my own,it was unreall,then afterbeing put on fluoxatine I felt great ,but every month period time I get dizzy,make a note of when you feel dizzy,keep a diary,i also had a low blood pressure reading,have u ever had a thyroid reading ? Good luck dont worry coz it makes u feel worse xx

WISHING*

replied on May 17th, 2006

New User

?????

I just have 1 question. Overall I feel good. I have not missed a day of work for the past 10 months. I go to work full time. I dont really get sick. Its just this lightheadedness that I get. Now I have had every test I can possibly have, I think. Now can anxiety cause this? I also have frequent urination, sometimes my palms get sweaty, I always have to be aware of where the exits are at. Im a nervous person, but come on..Not every nervous person walks around feeling lightheaded, right?

marrypoppins

replied on May 17th, 2006

New User

There Is Another Possibility

You could have vertigo, the inner ear infection goes right with that... If you havent considered that or had it eliminated than you should check it out. The diziness goes with it also, do some internet research which im sure you'll do if you havent already.

WISHING*

replied on May 19th, 2006

New User

Happy Friday Evryone!

Thank god its friday :d

design.savvy

replied on June 12th, 2008

New User

I need help

I have been feeling lightheaded now for 5 years!!...everyday!! It never really goes away, some days are better than others and sometimes I have spats that lay me out, literally, for a good three to five days! I have a 4 1/2 year old daughter, and it's really tough for me to feel ill like this. I still take her for bike rides, play basketball with her, etc, etc, the list goes on! I have been to numurous doctors...to list a few tests I''ve had, here we go... tilt table (to check my heart), ENT specialists and neurologists. I do not have menieres, or an ear infection, it's not caused by migranes, or headaches and I'm even on an antidepressant (it is not helping the lightheadedness at all)...all I want is to experience what it feels like to be "steady" again!!! Funny thing is that I do remember what it feels like to feel even just "good" on a daily basis, I would almost rather die that feel like this for another day...thoughts anyone?...please?

Tichma

replied on June 13th, 2008

New User

Anxeity and stress

I can only tell what I've read and researched and used myself. I too have had some of the same symptoms. And I've been in the hospital 2X. ER ,4X's. I've had cardio test also. What has helped me was a super B Complex,Extra B 12,Magnesium, A great Multi.,Mineral, Stresstame from Jarrow for stress and anxiety (but you can't do meds and naturals like stresstame together). It's possible it could be a clogged artery. Lecethin and cayenne god with circulation. Check your meds side effects. Migaines I,ve used B2, and butterbur.

Tichma

replied on June 13th, 2008

New User

vertigo and dizziness

Ginger and cellfood for oxygen and circulation. by Linda Page

Anonymous

replied on December 20th, 2008

i been thru a lot

first of all i didnt really know i was being abuse becuz he would say its only family problems , when i got into 4 auto accidents that was my first panic or anxiety , the first auto accidents almost killing my 6 months old baby , a yr later i lost my baby in my belly then i got pf=g again she was also 1 years old that 3 rd auto accidents almost killed her . my son was w/ me w/ all the accidents....then 4 years later they hit us again , how we live thru it all i dont know , in the mean time my husband still abuse us ,,,i was so scared to leave him now my son 19 and daughter 16 years old . i got breast cancer and my husband would just laugh at me , i went thru the radiation only w/ my kids ,,then my father pass away , he (husband would stress me out alot .i left him just 3 years ago w/ GODS help....i praise and thank the lord every chance i can to bad my kids want to stay w/ the abuser , they said he CHANGE , to me i still see evil in him ,,,,,when my mom pass away he wouldnt let us go to her funeral ...i was the hurtest person in the whole wide world , i hate this man i was married 20 yrs all this marriages he cheated on me w/ very young girls in hawaii. who knows what he did ...but you know what i do try hard to do the right thing day by day, i wish i can say more but , thankx for listening . anna

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