I take xanax but still can't be around large crowds and my head shakes when I walk and loud noises hurt my head. Don't know what will make all this go away. I don't know if I should try wellubtruin like my doc suggested or not. I'm always afraid of antidepressants. wellubutrin could cause ceaser. Do u know how to find a good therapist? thanks llonley2002 from tennessee female age 44

I have the exact symptoms you do. I think we experiance these symptoms and then we start fearing them which brings them on. The problem is we expect to feel this way and it feeds into our subconscous. I am a lot better then I was a year. I read you can retrain your subconcous mind by repeating positive words when your relaxed. I also put a cd on right before I fall asleep which plays soft music with healing scriptures in english and hebrew ( I also have one with scriptures about fear).

I have felt like that the past few days I do not take any meds but, I have felt scared like my head is going to fly away or I am going to pass out.. I understand..

I dont feel like a crazy to see a therapist if he can help me. I visited a shrink today and we have set a game plan. I took a xanex .25 in the afternoon and it eased the symptoms. I have zanex and if i need one every once in a while i will take it. I hope you find someone to talk to and see and i think if you don't abuse these drugs they can bring you back best of luck to you.

Hi there,
Your symptoms are just about exactly the same as mine. I have had the same anxiety this spring and I am wondering if allergies trigger my migraines (I don't get the headaches just the auras and other symptoms). I have felt off balance all week and especially today. I feel like I am on the verge of a seizure or something (have never had one) or that I am going to fall over. It is frightening which makes my anxiety worse.
I can so relate and my heart goes out to you.
hang in there!

Sorry to hear you have the same as me but maybe we can conquer it.
I went to a headache clinic last week and he is starting me on Magnesium 400mgs a day, Riboflavin 400 mgs a day and CoQ10 100 mgs a day. I am also seeing a shrink. I saw him yesterday and we have mapped out a plan. He does want me to do some meditation so i will try that also. As far as meds go I am on toprol for a heart thing and I take .375 of klonopin at night and he wants me to take a .25 of xanex if head symptoms and stuff bother me. I see him in two weeks. I have a chart also he wants me to fill out daily. So that is going to be my plan right now. Hope you are feeling better. Steve

I have suffered these and many,many more symptoms...I see a shrink, and am on Zoloft. Spent years of these horrible feelings never knowing what was happening to me, learning allergies can be caused by anxiety too! My whole body inside and out was a mess, aches and pains, head very heavy, dizzy spells, and my really bad times were when I would get so sick and shake and throw up and have burning sensations up and down my arms. Once I went to the store, parked, have my car turned off in park emergency brake on, but felt as I was rolling into the car in front of me!! I paniced pressing so hard on the brake! Then finally realizing I wasn't moving at all! My doc says Xanax is only a quick fix, and never would want me on it, not meant for the folks like me with constant panic/anxiety, it is quick acting, but the comedown can be worse then the actual attack. Zoloft and many others are a stready balance, and although the hardest part was first to trust him and go on anything at all, and then waiting the 2-3 weeks for it to get into my system and hopefully work. I am on the smallest dose, and during the wait period he had me also on Rispidel (sp) which helped me sleep and get through the attacks while waiting for the Zoloft to get into my system. It is 6 years now and I am still on the Zoloft, have the Rispidol for emergency's since yes I still have my moments from time to time, like when I have to fly, or when my daily life is so stressful and sets me into a panic attack. Everyone is different though, I read, watch many sitcoms especially at bedtime to make me laugh, my mind just works way to much when not kept busy, so my nights are the worse time for me....but I haven't been to ER in 6 years!! I spent so much of my life there before the Zoloft, and now just knowing that it isn't just me, and I am not dying. Wishing you all a great peaceful holiday weekend.

Those are typical symptoms of anxiety. Whenit happens just accept the feeling. (OK my head feels heavy. it is anxiety, I wil let it happen, It can/t hurt me. It will pass) Give yourself permission to feel anxious. Then breathe slowly through your nose. Take/count to four in, four out. Do it a couple of times. Calm yourself with positive talk, I know I am healthy and strong. This will pass. My feet, legs body feel strong and healthy. I went for a 2.5 mile hike. I am probably just tired and dehydrated. Then distract your self. Read, write, talk to someone. use that adrenalin to do something positive-sweep, dishes, rake whatever. Don't let a bad moment or day scare you. I bet it didn't last and you know this feeling will pass. It will go away.

I have read that magnesium helps with migraines and also calms your nervous system.

woke up today at 6 read the paper anxiety low went out to breakfast and anxiety started to climb. After breakfast went to play golf anxiety up a little so i took a .25 xanex which knocked the anxiety down and I played a more comfortable round of golf 76 Home now watching tv and will go out to eat something tonight
Anxiety after the xanex is very mild

Well i played golf today without the use of xanex during or before the round. I survived however irritability was there and some low grade anxiety. I hate it. I ate lunch on porch and then went home and took .25 xanex to see if head symptoms are anxiety laced. I think they are.
However later i feel tired and a little zombie like. I am supposed to take .375 klonopin at night so I took the dose at 930. I guess this is just one of the bad times i am battling. Playing in a golf tournament with stress is not the best but dispite the problems i am tied for first going into tommorrow. I wish i could get rid of the anxiety and irritablility. I am going to look next week for meditation classes as my doctor suggested. Best to all of you. Steve