so hi my name is mark and saw this forums, so i had the need to post here so i could get some help.
Its a long story but i have the fear of getting a stroke or an aneurysm.
In october of 2017 my mother suddenly suffered an anneurysm and died, iwas so sad but i kept to myslef to appear strong despite the situation, since i had the need of looing strong for my sisters wich i take care f since my dad is hardworking to mantain us.
Eventually at school i got my first ever panic attack, it was so bad, a sharp sudden headache to numbness all over my body and lightheadeness, got to an ER and they told me i was fine.
However since then i havent shaked the feeling that i might get a stroke due to all these symptoms i've felt, like a constan pressure in the left part of my head,some sharp pains, sometimes dizzyness or feeling lightheaded.
Eventually i got to a doctor and diagnosed me with anxiety, ive been medicated Clonazepam, it gets the job done i guess but sometimes i still get the feeling of pressure and paranoia.
i feel like its getting tto bad for my health and i wonder if im having one, last night i had a horribel dream where i got a nasty headache that i could feel and blacked out to then suddenly wake up fine in my bed.
not noly that but im a cynical person and my grandma has taken me to to much stuff taht im not sure if is working like eletrotherapy and homeopathy.
So this is all of it, ive just been feeling worse due to this anxiety.
I just cant shake the feeling due to associating it with my mothers sudden death.
I'm sorry for your loss. So there wasn't any reason for why she had an aneurysm? Neither here nor there just because she had an aneurysm don't mean you will. All of the symptoms you are having very common with anxiety. If you've been to the er & they said you were fine then your fine.
If you want reassurance, you can see a physician or your primary care provider.
Anciety cannot kill you. It may cause problems like acid reflux, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, etc but it won't kill you that's all that matters.
Be strong for your mom & beat this. Dont let it mess your life up. Illness or not you have to move on & let go. That's just how life goes. You have to live YOUR life at the end of the day. You come first.
You're convincing yourself that you have a neurological condition & your body is reacting as such. That's all it is. Convince your brain that you are okay & your symptoms should fade. If the Clonazepam works then it's a psychological problem. Try not to worry your self too much.
Hi Mark. I am very sorry for the loss of your Mom. Unfortunately, I lost my Mom suddenly years ago so I know what you are going through, Please know, especially after, seeing a doc (which is good), that you did not and are not having what your Mom had. Anxiety causes many physical symptoms and they are very scary. I know about that too, as I am going some very bad healthy anxieties as well. I wish this site had a live chat so we could all get together to help and assure one another. Take whatever meds your doc suggested and do not abuse them. Also tell him/her anything you need to as well. Feel better .
thanks for the reply, im actually not sure if the doctormentioned something genetic as thee caues or not, wich in turn i think it made me more anxious.
but now knowing anxiety is the main cause of this makes me calm. thanks.
Hi, thanks for the reply, im currently going with a tanatologist each week, its helping with the grief and has given me some excercies to work about it.
im more concerd about other treatements im getting, im too cynical for my own good as im unsure going to electrotherapy and gettin homeopathy actually works.