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...

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sdwill 05/15/2008

I have been feeling ok with the exception of a stuffy feeling head. My ears feel stopped up. It feels like my brain is swollen. Don't know if it is anxiety symptom or something else.

4mytasha 05/15/2008

A cold. (?)

deleted_user 05/15/2008

probably is anxiety, i get this alot, just had a bad episode of this the other day and could not unblock my ears!..... so annoying, and yes it does feel like your brain is swollen.

deleted_user 05/15/2008

could be anxiety hun i get like that all the time and its usually my anxiety kicking in so i wouldnt worry too much about it unless it gets worse then maybe talk to your doctor just to be sure

Karl42 05/15/2008

Hi yes its anxiety ,i feel like that alot of the time but in different severity depending on the level of anxiety,blood is directed to the arms and legs as part of the fight or flight response so the hearing and other senses are not getting the blood flow,nothing to worry about ! but unpleasant.

sdwill 05/15/2008

Thanks, guys, just needed a little reassurance.

deleted_user 05/15/2008

i used to get this alot, but since changing my meds,the fluffy/buzzy head has gone, i feel like my head is clearer,and less heavy....x

deleted_user 08/03/2011

I am so thankful to read this. My ears feeling stuffy was my first clue in 1997 about having anxiety. I kept going to get my ears checked, and taking guaifenesin to help loosen up any congestion. Of course, it didn't help much. My docs were at a loss at first. One wonderful woman thought it was anxiety, and put me on Paxil What a blessing! I still get breakthrough anxiety sometimes, but it's easier to deal with now.

I'm so glad you all are here. It's helped me so much just to be able to read.

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