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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megsmom8816 02/03/2015

So I have been lightheaded for about a week. I thought it was a sinus issue but medication has not helped. I have had this problem for years actually, but really bad for about a week. I thought maybe it was the weather this time....but it didn't help to take anything. So now that I am reading online, I am wondering if I have anxiety. I have a stressful job and the lightheadedness is WAY worse at work. I am a teacher, and sometimes I get spacey feeling, super lightheaded and tingly at work. i feel this way at home too, but I don't feel out of control or afraid of it at home, so it gets worse at work.

Could this be anxiety??

markizanxiety 02/03/2015

I would say check with your doctor.I have been feeling really dizzy and drained. My doctor ran bloodwork and my Vitamin D levels were really low.I had been feeling sick all month and my anxiety got the best of me.

megsmom8816 02/03/2015

I take a Vitamin D supplement and try to stay hydrated. Do you think mine could be anxiety? My husband has some xanax...a very low dose....should I try maybe a half pill and see if that helps?

TheLonelyOne17 02/03/2015

That definitely sounds like anxiety. I get the same symptoms sometimes when I'm out in public or somewhere crowded. You should go to the doctor and see what their opinion is.

megsmom8816 02/03/2015

Thanks. Considering the cycle, I think it might be too.

Is one half of a .25 mg a dosage that I could drive after taking if I took one in the morning before heading to work?

Goldielocks5 02/03/2015

Sounds like it. I get like this at work sometimes or in crowds of people. I feel like I want to faint.

TheLonelyOne17 02/04/2015

If you're not used to taking things like Xanax, I wouldn't risk it. Although, .25mg is the lowest dose... so I don't see how half of that would effect you enough to not be able to drive. I'm not recommending that though. Even the lowest dose can knock some people out or make them loopy if they aren't used to it. I think you should see your doctor and find out what they recommend. If they think it's anxiety that's causing all of this, they'll either refer you to a psychiatrist or prescribe you something themselves.

megsmom8816 02/04/2015

He did tell me at some point to go ahead and try my husband's low dose of Xanax (my husband takes a larger dose now) and if it worked, I could use it from time to time as needed, but he was hesitant to put anyone on it because it is so addictive.

TheLonelyOne17 02/04/2015

I don't like Xanax, but that's just my opinion. I take Ativan, which is in the same family as Xanax, except I think Ativan lasts a lot longer. I'm not sure if it's as addictive as Xanax or not. Some people also take Klonopin, which isn't as strong. Maybe you could ask him what he thinks about one of those.

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