Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hi just a bit of background. I have had m.e/cfs for 10yrs and since having this i also have anxiety problems. My problem is when i get a new symptom i start getting anxious about it and think it's something serious being missed by the gp. My period was late a couple of months ago and when it came it was very light,i thought i wasn't worrying about it but i knew subconsciously i was. I then started feeling nauseas,feeling full,wind pains,diarrhea,insomnia,headaches,feeling off balance etc. I kept going to my gp and he said i had anxiety and ibs but sent me for a pelvic scan. I had a small cyst on my left ovary. Anyway i feel awful now and my head symptoms are horrendous,when i am sitting it feels like my head is swaying side to side,headaches,numb fingers, keep feeling faint. I have had all my bloods done and they were all ok. My gp and family all think it's anxiety and i want to believe them but i can't accept that it is because i feel so ill. I have even been to the opticians and my eyes and pressure were fine.
Can anxiety cause me to feel off balance every day even when i don't feel anxious?
Its a vicious circle if the off balance/headaches would go i wouldn't be worried but if it is with worry and anxiety they won't go!!
Can anxiety cause me to feel off balance every day even when i don't feel anxious?
Its a vicious circle if the off balance/headaches would go i wouldn't be worried but if it is with worry and anxiety they won't go!!
It is not anxiety. Even if you think that you did not take any of neuroleptic drugs it is still most likely sideefecct of some medication. Go on internet, type into search the name of medication you take and find one by one what side effects they cause.Head is swaying side to side sounds a lot like neuroleptics. In any case you are having overdose of something or take too much medications all together. I just recently had all of that because I took too much of Elavil and did not drink any water. My father psychiatrist but he also did not give to it any attention. I read myself on internet what sideefects of Elavil is and it terned out that I was having overdose-numb fingers is signal that your heart having problems. I had it two days ago so I reduced Elavil from 3 pills to two and try to drink more water. All drugs have sideeffects like diarrea or constupation but when it gets more serious your doctor should or reduce dosage of the drug or change the drug. Like for example overdose of Elavil can be deadly so it is not recomended for people over 60 years old or those who has heart problems. Obviously I started panic when I read that feelings I have are close to those that describe overdose of it. I am sure in any way that it is not anxiety, everybody will get anxious if these symptos are so severe.
Anxiety it is when you have fear of death for a while than it goes away or when you are restless all the time. But your symptoms is not anxiety. I had anxiety a lot so I know what it feels like.