Brain tumor or Hypochondria? Posted: 09-08-06 12:06pm
I have always had a fear of something
being wrong with me. Here lately I have
been dizzy, not like veritgo or can't walk
just dizzy. I have went to nurmous
doctors and they all say it is axiety.
They do blood work, urine sample and
finally did a ct scan all came back
normal. I had previoulsy taken paxil and
went back on it do to this. I read a ct
would not show all tumor to get a mri (as
I think I may have a brain tumor). can I
get your advice. This has been happening
for about 4 years now. It will completely
go away for a year and then happen again.
If it was a brain tumor symptoms wouldn't
go away for a year and then come back
would they?
According to the symptoms you report
(“fear of something being wrong with
you”, atypical dizziness, numerous
doctors’ visits with no results) it
seems that you are experiencing
hypochondria rather than some type of
brain tumor. If you had a brain tumor,
your condition would get worse in time and
I don’t believe you would have survived
4 years. You may request an MRI but it
doesn’t seem likely that a brain tumor
will be identified. Hypochondria is a
neurotic disease wherein a patient is
preoccupied with hi/hers health and thinks
that s/he has some incurable disease. If
the MRI is OK, you might consider a visit
to a psychiatrist for further treatment.
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