I know i am irrational a lot of the time, but im afraid of an aneurysm. Ok so a few days ago i felt this pain in my neck (right side) and idk if it was muscle pain, but it seemed that whenever i did turn my head to the right it would hurt a little bit more. I was feeling it for maybe 2 days. Now I feel a pain in my forehead (right side). I woke this morning and it started maybe 15 mins after i woke up (it did not wake me up from my sleep). Its on and off now. What can this be? Is it a regular headache?
My blood pressure is normal. It does feel like my eyes are sensitive to the brightness, for the past few days. I'm not congested or anything. No nausea, no weakness, i do feel a little lightheaded.
my anxiety is not making anything better, im worrying
What risk factors do you have for an aneurism?
The big risk factors are
1) Smoking
2) Age
3) taking a long haul flight
4) lack of exercise
Do any of these apply to you?
I don't smoke, I hate traveling by plane (last time was in 2003), I'm 19 years old and the only one that really applies to me is lack of exercise. I used to exercise (sedentary-moderately) in the beginning of the year but since my panic attack and my anxiety got bad, I've been afraid to do anything.
You'd have to have been sitting in a cramped seat with no leg room for over 2 hours to cause the pooling of blood which causes a clot to form. Have you been doing that?
An aneurism which is caused by immobility is called a DVT. It forms in the calf and would present with a lot of pain in the lower leg.
If you have been relatively mobile and don't have any lower calf pain, stop worrying! Xxxx