hi claire - by god i have had this - when i first gor depressed and my anxiety was at its worst i had this - i kept saying its like a fuzzy feelin in my head but nobody could understand what i mean - the headaches were constant and i felt like i was watching me drive my car (thats was the wierdest feeling ever) and i went so far as to insist a mri scan - obvously nothing showed up!! BUT i can assure you it is all anxiety related - i dont get that as much these days but when i get a bad flare up(like the last two weeks and now) i can tell im stressed because i start realizing all those symptoms coming back - tiredness can make that worse too !! im with ya girlie xxx anytime u need me

thanks! Just to hear that someone else has had these feelings - most of the time I feel I am going mad! The doctor seems sympathetic but I can tell he doesnt understand how debilitating it has been. How do you cope when you get the fuzzy head feeling - one of my problems is that it makes me get scared and then I can feel panic building and then have to concentrate on preventing a full blown panic attack - its so exhausting. Also I dont understand how it could be anxiety as nothing much hs changed for me in the past few years - so why now out of the blue? Thanks again

I have had these symptoms too and it is hard to trust that it is anxiety but it is... some symptoms like what you are having are harder to deal with than others and there's a good long list of them that's for sure. Make SURE you are eatting regularly and keeping your blood sugar up... anxiety can speed up your matabolism and when you burn up your food you can make your dizzies worse. When you feel it coming on have a drink of PURE cranberry juice or grape juice or something to up your sugar and it will help a bit. Also with the soreness try getting a massage or use a warm pad on your neck and shoulders and relax for a while. Hope you feel better soon!

It's hard to trust what a dr. tells you when you feel so bad. It has taken me years to be able to say "Oh it's just my anxiety" it's normal. We fight it and fight it and we just need to learn to flow through it. It's tough I know. I'm sorry you feel so badly.

ahh - thanks for your support - just to know that I am not going crazy! At one point I was so scared I wouldnt read newspapers, watch the news, or do anything that would make me feel more anxious to try to alleviate the symptoms. Even reading up on anxiety on the internet seemed to make me worry more! Now I realise I cant just hide away and thats why I thought getting some feedback from people like you who understand what its like. My family are supportive but after a month (yes just a month)I dont want to keep going on and on. If it would just go away. I seem to be losing weight too - unintentionally. Thanks for all the advice and will try the PURE juices as hadnt really thought about the blood sugar. I think the propranolol is helping - it doesnt take away the symptoms but seems to stop me getting so jittery and worried which in the past has brought on a panic attack - so thats one good thing for sure. I have follow up appointment with doctor next week so will see how that goes - thanks again

it took me ages to learn to cope with that kinda heady feeling - i can remember driving to a mates and every time i went over the speed bump my head woudl feel like i was on aroller coaster - thats when i demanded the mri scan !! however i have since had that feeling but i have learnt that tiredness causes mine to be worse and being dehydrated doesnt help either - i drink so much water now i always have a bottle with me !! and it does make u feel loads better !!

Hi Ji29

I am just back from the shops and felt I was going to pass out at least 3 times - and then to top it off I got a burning sensation in the back of my head that didnt go away until I got some fresh air - too many queues and too many people, still I made it and feel better for it. I will try drinking more water and I do feel tired alot - big dark rings around my eyes. After your and other responses I am beginning to realise that fighting the "spaced out" feeling isnt really helping - I am going to try and accept the feeling and not let it bother me (easier said then done but I will try)and try to ignore the negative thoughts (ie I have a brain tumour.) I so want to look forward to Christmas and am just a bit trapped in my own head. Also I have no patience with other people and that really is out of character and seem to be making silly mistakes when driving. Oh well - as said I feel a bit better now.