I’ve been suffering with long bouts of lightheadedness for about the last couple of months. This has started to make me feel very anxious and I’ve paid several visits to the doctors and even seen a cardiologist. All my bloods have come back normal other than my iron being slightly low.
I feel like I’m on a downward spiral as I have anxiety over my health anyway and I’m always googling every little symptom and end up fearing the worst!
Doctors can only assume this lightheadedness is being caused by my anxiety even though it started with me being anxious because I was lightheaded in the first place!
Does anyone else feel like this? I feel like it even when I don’t actually feel anxious about anything..I’m considering having counselling &/or CBT. It’s really taking over my life I wake up each day dreading how I’m going to feel! My head feels woozy and my legs feel like jelly and it’s an effort to do anything. I’ve even started to turn down going to places in case I come over feeling weird!
I’d love to overcome this if it’s not medical then there must be a way!
Would love to hear if anyone’s had this problem and how they are dealing with it.
Hello,
If this is of any help I too have had problems with light-headedness, head pressure and an off balance feeling which is very difficult to describe. Have been to see doctors, neurologist and MRI scan and so far nothing physically has been found wrong with me (am currently awaiting the scan results however). I was prescribed some meds (amitrpyline ?) for what I have been diagnosed with tension headaches due to anxiety / depression.
I undertsand the need to reject social invites, at a recent evening meal out i felt really out of it and terrible dizzy couldn't wait to get out and back home - it sounds miserable but at the moment I too will refuse similar type events where I feel I may lose control. The meds certainly have helped me get through the working day, but don't want to rely on them forever - maybe your GP can prescribe something similar or you can identify what is causing your anxiety and try to reduce it ?
Thanks for your reply.
I’ve been making myself do things and to be honest it’s the best thing as I often feel better when my mind is elsewhere.
I know what’s making me anxious it’s health related I constantly worry there’s something wrong with me! The thing is I need to accept when the doc says I’m ok but I carry on looking for other things!
I don’t really want to turn to medication just yet. I’m going to try some sort of counselling CBT.