For the past month now I've been dealing with this horrible, consistent feeling of being off balanced... especially when I stand I feel like I'm gonna fall over and I stay with this brain fog/lightheaded pressure feeling constantly and my legs are like jello. Even sometimes when I'm sitting or laying down I feel like I'm on a boat or something.My back even feels kind of weak. I've also been waking up at night shaking/vibrating all over with my heart racing. I'm 24, I have a toddler and I have super bad health anxiety and panic disorder so it doesn't help it... I'm so scared that something is wrong. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago and had my Zoloft dosed up to 50 and it's helped a little but this steady head symptoms aren't going away. I'm becoming terrified to be alone, to stand up and to especially go out anywhere in public. Is this just anxiety? I need some reassurance. Has anyone of you ever experienced this?? Thanks.
hi hope you doing well i just saw your post and all i cam say is that uour not alone feeling like this i also got all of yoir symptoms snd its on and off i tried to find solution for it but unfortunelly we jist have to learn to deal with it .some days are better some are worse i have two kids as well so i know jow does ot feels like to struggle each day
These can be all symptoms of high anxiety but have you had your bloods done to check iron, ferritin, vitamin b12 and your magnesium, potassium etc if not please get them checked as low levels of these can make you feel quite poorly.
This is exactly what happens to me when I’m over-stressed. My head begins to feel like it’s in a vice, the world takes on a ‘dream-like’ hue, my heart races, my blood pressure shoots up as does my blood sugar. I am currently recovering from my third episode. It took me 36 months to fully recover from episode one and about 15 months to recover from episode two. I am six months into this episode, and I notice a significant improvement, quicker than in the previous episodes. It is just anxiety, and I do understand how frightening and upsetting the head pressure can be, believe me. My only advice is to try not to focus so intently on it. The more you respond in anxiety to symptoms of anxiety, the worse they feel and the longer they last. I have always recovered from these episodes fully in the past and have no reason to believe I won’t do so this time. I find that propranolol, prescribed by my doctor, helps alleviate the racing pulse, the short, rapid breathing and while it doesn’t get rid of the pressure in the head, it certainly diminishes it somewhat. My therapist says it’s adrenal stress mechanism hyper-stimulation, where your adrenal glands continue to flood your system with stress hormones in response to virtually anything. I know it’s really, really unpleasant and frightening, but it will pass, over time. Try to continue with your normal life. Don’t be afraid of doing things you normally like, that is part of re-training your brain to differentiate between real stressors and perceived ones. Your system will eventually reset itself to normal and these feelings will pass. They’re only feelings, however unpleasant. If you have someone you trust, talk to them about it. You’re NOT going mad.