I have been ill since July - feeling sick and very very drained. The doctors said this was due to my infected piercing so I got that taken out. I've always had anxiety and it's gradually gotten worse I now can not leave the house and the doctors have given me some anti-depressants. However the past 2 weeks my head has felt like loads of pressure is being squashed down on it and sometimes a draining feeling? I've been having headaches daily and so scared it's a brain tumour! Also blurred vision and no energy at all! Please tell me if you think this is a brain tumour or just anxiety?
What you are experiencing is high levels of anxiety. Your headaches are a mix of turmoil, dehydration, medicine, vascular changes. And exhaustion. Bery very classic of an anxiety disorder/depression. Anti depressants can take 5-6 weeks to balance out in your body and work. You can always call and check with your go if you feel you are not doing well, that is their job.
many many jump straight to brain tumors, stroke, heart attacks as a real assumptions. They arent at all. None of those have an anxiety attack as a pre requisite. So forget all that and focus on what is really going in inside you and hopefully you are recieving therapy whilst in the medication. Meds are not a cure they are helpful to get you out of a crisis situation to absorb the therapy properly so you can get all this manageable.
theres tons and tons of remedies and self help on the internet. Search for it. Utube, ointerest they all explain it and have helpful hints.
feel better
Hi lisalisa67, thank you for the reply! I have a constant fear that I'm dying and I just can't seem to ease it. I'm always thinking what if? I am going to start therapy soon so I'm hoping this will all clear up.
The therapy will explain whats happening and how to manage it. It is scary when you do not understand it all. It is called the fight or flight response. Your mind and body think they are in serious danger and react that way. Only there is no danger so you get stuck getting terrible symptoms because you body is preparing to survive some danger. Blood pools to your organs to save them but makes heart race, light headed and funny dpfeeling limbs. Ahh so much happens, but you are safe and healthy. It is actually a survival mode mechanism in the body. It wont actually harm you its the fear part that stinks. Therapy will take you thru it and how to self calm yourself.
Ince the cycle starts and the adrenaline is released you get all these symptoms big time and you cant really stop it in its tracks. Its a ten minute cycle. You have to let it wash over you and not have any emotions about it. If you get scared then you are reinforcing theres dangers the body will keep wigging out. The goal will be to catch it at the very start of it and self calm so it doesnt escalte to a panic attack. It takes patient and time to retrain yourself, but many many learn to manage it and know not to get scared of it. Your therapist should be very helpful. Some people, even teens end up on some medicine if they cant do it themselves but that is up to the GP or therapist to deciede. It will get better in time. There really isnt a quick fix. It will not cause you to die. It wont. It is a survival mode. Doesnt feel like that but that is what it is, so there wont be any dying, tumors or heart attacks at all.
Today has been much worse then before. Yesterday I felt completely fine but today the headaches are so bad and heavy I just feel like I'm going to pass out because I'm so dizzy I'm really trying not to pannic but can't stop crying because I'm scared