Brief background I suffer from health anxiety and dizziness is my main symptoms that annoys me so much and it occurs when I'm very stressed. It's not a spinning kind it's a lightheaded feeling like my legs are going to give out kind. I don't have a thyroid or heart condition.
I've been on sertaline 50mg for a week and I had no appetite but it's slowly coming back I have always been an advocate of drinking a lot of water and I drink a lot of healthy smoothies I make myself, I still feel dreadful during the day to be honest i really dislike the summer longer days and shorter nights make my anxiety worse I know it's usually the other way around with winter but I love fall and winter I'm usually more calm but anyways since taking the sertaline my head feels heavy and my legs feel wobbly lightheaded but I manage to walk straight.
I did workout today and I didn't feel dizzy at all I felt great so I guess that's a good thing. I just can't stop thinking about it I'm scared I might have MS or Lyme disease or a brain tumor or something I saw a neurologist back in 2014 and had an EEG done it came back fine. I'm just so tired of feeling this way I don't get panic attacks anymore thanks to the Meds but the dizzy off balance feeling makes me sad. I'm going to my GP and going to see a neurologist.
I've been feeling the same dizziness like weird floaty feeling and headaches and very anxious.i also eat healthy and manage the gym spinning classes which I feel fine for yet afterwards the feelings come back.i can't stop thinking about how I feel and going back to my Gp tomorrow for the second time in a few days either that or I will end up taking myself to a&e.
Jen, one of the worst and highest on the list of symptoms for anxiety is thoughts that you are dying, have a disease, will never get better, etc. In other words, your mind is doing this to you. I have responded to 3 or 4 people afraid they have a brain tumor just today. Everyone with high anxiety has these thoughts. The trick is, first to recognize that it's just a thought, and the other is to deal with the thoughts. I say to the thought, "Oh no you don't, you are just a thought, get lost", then I shift my focus to something else like playing with the dog, cooking, taking a walk, etc. something physical. It works. Doesn't mean it won't come back, just deal with it each time. It will help a great deal to feel like the thoughts aren't taking you over. They will if we let them. You might want to look into yoga or tai chi. Both very good for the mind, body and soul.
You are more alright than you know. Remember, they are only thoughts, Jen. You picked a great place to come for help. It has helped me a great deal.
I've had a dizziness for about 6 years now. The first 3 years I just got dizzy on and off. Usually when feeling stressed or anxious. I never messes airily had a anxiety problem tho, I could deal with it. But for the past 3 years it has never gone away and in the third year started getting bad anxiety attacks and getting so dizzy I thought I was going to pass out. My doctor tried a few different anxiety medications but nothing really helped. He sent me to a neurologist and he put me on cimbalta which has actually helped a bit, and I am a very small dose right now. I find mine gets much worse after a night of drinking. I'm no doctor so I couldn't say foresure we have the same thing but to me it sounds very similar. Personally I don't think it's a tumor or anything, just anxiety. Thinking that was only makes the anxiety worse wich for me makes my dizziness worse. Think positively! My dad has the same symptoms and his is slowly getting better. Do you find yours gets worse after drinking too? Just curious. Hope your neurologist can find something that helps you too!