Hello,

i'm new on this forum. I'm a 26 years old guy from holland which have some strange complaint for about 6 year. They say its about chronical hyperventilation and axiety. When my complaints started I only was sometimes dizzy, felt very unreal and was afraid of dying. After the dcotor gave me some sleeping aid and anti-dizziness drug it al stayed the same. Then after a while I got a chronical heade ache which was in the center of my head just above my nose and in the corners of my eyes (also just beside the nose).

After a while the doctor decided to gave me antidepressants (paxil, paroxetine). Since then my live changed. When I first took them I was with dad and my sister and they were laughing at me because I was talking so stupid! That was a little bit funny but what happened after that was terrible. Instead of the headache above my nose I got a tingling, numbded painful burning sensation from my ears till my nose. Afther half a year I did quit those meds because of side effects. Now, about 5 years later I still have this feeling in my head 24/7. Now I sometimes have the feeling that in my head that a vain that was blocked or so gets open and that blood flows again. (this is the best way to describe it I think)

because of all this the doctor wanted me to use paxil again, I was terribly against it but after a few times I decided maybe its going to make my life a bit better. The paxil didnt work and the first 3 weeks of starting again were a hell, despite to that I continued the meds. The paxil didnt work so I got luvox (fluvoxamine) instead, which I built up till 250 mg a day without good effects.

Now my psychiatrist put me on zyprexa (olanzapine) since two weeks. The first week only 2,5 mg, since past week 5 mg. Since 1,5 week I am downgrading the luvox as well, I am now on 50 mg a day. My dodctor now suggets to upgrade the zyprexa and augment with clomimpramine. Is this a good idea? I now the luvox had interactions so its logical to quit the luvox.

Could these headaches really be a sympton of anxety? I am afraid its because of something different, like maybe me body cannot convert tryptofan to 5htp or so or mayeb I are oversensitive to things. I notice in the winter I always feel much worse. Even when its cloudy or sunny I notice the difference. I'm so sensitive to weather.

What do you guys advice, what can I do to this sensitivity. Are the meds a good idea? What are other causes you think?

Thank for your reply.