I am actually about to give up. I feel so awful, this has been going on for about two or so months now and I actually can't stand it anymore. There ALWAYS seems to be something wrong. Whether it's anxiety or something more sinister I don't know. I am constantly off balanced, I feel like I'm drunk, swaying/moving when I'm not, the ground feels like it's moving from under me, and it's honestly making me lose my mind. I can't work or anything. I've had that many different tests done and nobody seems to know what is going on. I was put on Valium which helped for the anxiety but I didn't want to become reliant on it so I stopped taking it and now I'm going through withdrawal and my brain won't stop zapping and I'm sweating. My body often feels tingly, numb, twitchy and all round weird. My head feels weird, my eyes feel weird and my body feels weird, I feel faint, and I actually low key feel like I'm going mental, I can't even explain it properly. I just don't know what to do anymore, there's just too much to say. It seems the doctors don't even know anymore and it really scares me. I think I am losing it. Sorry about the long post, I just had to vent. :(
just wanted you to know your not alone i have everything your talking about, its been bad since oct im in bed alot as im scared to be up moving around my head is so floaty if that makes any sense. wish i had an answer for you hugs to you I know how scary and hard this is
dont give up on yourself. you are on this journey and these onstacles were put in front of you bc youre steong enough to overcome them. go our for walks , do home workouts , drink lots of water , meditate , talk to people. this is all anxiety and i know how you feel because i have been feeling awful but everyday i wake up with the wsnt to do better and to do better as bad as it feels some days. you got this!
hi anxious, 1st…DON’T GIVE UP!!
I promise this WILL pass.
I don’t know how much valium you were on and for how long. buy you CAN’T just quit! that has to be tapered slowly with guidance from your doctor. you risk having a seizure otherwise!
I’ve been on valium for years, and it’s been a Godsend for me! I DON’T ever take more than I’m prescribed, and frequently don’t even take more than half the dosage. I’m probably addicted to it, but since I’ve got no adverse side effects, and take it responsibly…I’ll probably take it indefinitely. it’s made a huge difference in my life.
again, I can’t express enough, you’ve GOT TO BE RESPONSIBLE with it!!
as far as all the other symptoms you listed, I’ve had them all as well. had all the appropriate tests, and nothing was abnormal.
over the last couple of years, they’ve all but disappeared.
so, good luck and hang in there! please keep me posted!
These are all very common anxiety symptoms and whilst they are very unpleasant they won’t harm or kill you. My advice is if the meds are helping you then to carry on taking them. After all if you had for example an under active thyroid or something would you stop taking meds coz you didn’t want to rely on them? Of course you wouldn’t! There is no difference.
Thank you so much for your reply! I just can’t seem to get it through my head that it is all anxiety. I have never experienced such physical symptoms of anxiety before, but I think it must be because the doctors can’t find anything. It’s mainly the unbalanced feeling that’s stressing me out so much because it is constant and I feel like I can’t do anything. Can anxiety make you feel like you’re moving when you’re not? It’s all just messing with my head so much.
Hey Lynda, thank you for your reply!
I am trying really hard not to give up, I’m just so over all the physical symptoms. I was prescribed 5mg of Valium and told to take it every 6 hours, however at first I only took half a tablet when needed, and then went up to the full 5mg when half wasn’t enough, I never took more than two 5mg a day and more than 6 hours apart, I also didn’t take them everyday, only when needed and I think all up I was on them for a month or so. I was getting withdrawal like symptoms even when I was still on them but I think it was because I wasn’t taking them consistently?
Although it saddens me that you’ve also experienced these symptoms, I have to admit it helps knowing I am not alone and others have also been through it. I just feel like I am going crazy because of the balance issues, it is constant and I am scared that I am going to be stuck like this forever. I so hope my symptoms disappear as well.
Once again, thank you so much for your reply and I will definitely keep you posted! x
Aw, thank you so much for your kind words. I need to keep telling myself that I can do this and that I can push through it all. It’s just so hard with all the physical symptoms, they really mess with my head, I can’t seem to believe it’s all anxiety, because even when I don’t feel anxious, the balance issues are still there.
I’m sorry that you’ve also been feeling awful, but it is good that you wake up with the want to do better, I need to try and be like that!
Thank you for your reply! It truly helps to know that I am not alone, I am sorry that you are also experiencing this though, it’s just awful. I am in bed a lot too, because I am so scared that I am going to feel off balanced. I also feel floaty and weird in the head, it’s really scary and convinces me that something is definitely wrong. Do you ever feel like you are moving when you are not?
Hugs to you too, fingers crossed we feel better soon! x
You are welcome. Google anxiety symptoms and you might be surprised at the physical effects it can have on your body. Also look at YouTube as there are some great videos there. x