Hello everyone. I woke up this morning with a tingling feeling at the upper left back of my head, and it's been on and off. Same spot. I'm becoming anxious about it now not sure if that is making it come back.
it's not accompanied by a headache or anything. I'm deathly scared of a brain tumor.
Other additional health info about me, 24 and female. I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia (naturally fast heart rate), and nasal allergies/sinusitis. I am close to my menses but I don't know if that could affect anything. -- I don't know if anyone could come up with some ideas as to why this is, but any input would help. Thank you all
I always hate thinking the worst I've used my monthly doctor's visit already and can't go for another three weeks.
I recently started to get head numbness and tingly on the left side of my head as well. And like you mentioned, I obsess over it and make it worse. I went to the ER 2 days ago and the nurse practitioner said it was a migraine, gave me meds and sent me on my merry way home. I won't be content until I get a ct scan.
But it's new symptom. I have had anxiety for 4 years now and now I have this new sensation on my head so now I am freaked out even more
Try to rub it with your hand and then it will go and it will come back
That is from anxiety i have it myself. You see, feeling like that usually will be under the skin, above the skull, it is the nerve my friend not the brain.
That feeling is not from the brain it is from the nerve under the skin. The feeling of pressure and tingling in anxiety is from that. As i said it is the nerve which is under the skin and above the skull.
Anxiety is always there. Some time we can deal with it and move on and sometimes we struggle. Your dream might be the trigger and maybe you woke up and your mind start to race with thoughts. When we have anxiety disorder we just need anything to trigger us even sometime when you are fine you will freak out and say will i be fine like this for ever and then the anxiety comes.
Have you tried therapy? I think it will be good for you
I've been anxious since early November - when I noticed my fast heart rate, which just turned out to be tachycardia. I had a full blown panic attack shortly after I noticed the heart was so fast. (My cousin who is younger than me passed away from a heart attack, so I was horrifically anxious).
I've been okay after finding out nothing is wrong with my heart, but now every little pain here and there always makes me think the worst. I have not tried therapy yet - I asked my doc if he could refer me to someone, but he just kind of laughed.
I hope I can sleep this off.
If you don't mind could you share how you deal with your anxiety?
Well, i have always have strange pain and sensations here and there also. Of course i was convinced that something wrong with me. And i acted like i have an illness visited 10000000 doctors and always they say i am normal in regard of what i am feeling. ( I have asthma and i am diabetic but my problems started after that so those are not the cause ) then i become an agoraphobic and could not leave the house at all. My symptoms were changing always but what i had for 27/7 were dizziness, heavy head, tingling in the back of my head and feeling sick. So after years of those symptoms and from doctor to another. I said ok maybe anxiety and i started to get treatment and then i got my life back.
In june last year, i relapsed!! And i become again agoraphobic in Dec. I started the med again in Dec ( after seeing a doctor ) because i knew it is anxiety. What i do to cope with it is just move on and they will not harm me. Yes those are scary feelings and sensations, but will not harm me and they are not a disease. I am not saying that i live normal, no i am afraid but not because of having a disease, i am afraid because of the feelings and that is why i am on med now. To overcome my agoraphobia and get back to work.
I have that same symptom sometimes with headaches, and stabbing pains all over my head, for a few months now, I used to get numb on my head but that went away a few months ago, I also get this electric shock sensations on my head, and all over my body.
I have issues with headaches too. So annoying! I have tmj so its hard to know if thats the cause. Tmd, digestive issues, eyes, sinus/allergies, neck can all cause headaches. Supposedly the brain does not even have "pain" sensors. So many things cause headaches. Lastly is sleep apnea can do this. Very hard for a doctor to pinpoint the cause. Brain tumor is not the likely cause. There are other signs for that one, look simpler. Go to the dentist first and ask about tmd. THats so common. Migraines are also common and until you rid the allergen triggering the, they keeo going. Dehydration is very big cause. And its hard to drink the 60 ounces of water recommended. So you can go down the list and see what pertains to you.
The trend is gluten right now. The new fad allergy. But who knows. Its always recommended to go on a "clean" diet and drink lots of water and walk a lot. Th clean diet takes a lot of discipline. You can test that theory in three weeks. Go and get the clean diet in the web and stick to it three weeks. See if you feel better. I did it for one summer and i did feel better. Why is stopped it ill never know. Lazy and missed the tasty foods I dont even know, probably lazy it takes a lot of effort and its in the costly end. All fresh wholesome foods with no additives, preservatives or anything.