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Could this be a Brain Tumor?
Hello,
Im 19 years old, with a lazy eye, and lately i have been experiencing double vision, and headaches. Im not sure if its due to my eyes or a brain tumor. I had a brain scan about 5 years ago, and it came out negative. I have weird sensations in my head, but that can be due to anxiety too.
For almost 2 weeks now ive had double vision, but ive had it before like a year ago too... for almost like 3 years, i also have spots in my vision.
Also, i have a lot of neck tension i have like about 10 knots in my neck literally. I cant go to the eye doctor because i have no insurance...and im not sure what to do from here.
Also, i may add i went to the ER for chest pain and they put me on some Anti-anxiety medication (ativan) and ever sense i took that i have had double vision and really bad mood swings to the point where i burst out crying, stopped taking it two days ago. Could the Ativan be causing my double vision?
And if i had a brain tumor wouldn't my eye doctor have noticed it the first time i had double vision about almost 4 years ago?
I also get really weird jerks and stuff.
I would love to go to the eye doctor to get my eyes checked again, but cant with no insurance. =[
Thanks for your time.
_Leah
Hello,
Im 19 years old, with a lazy eye, and lately i have been experiencing double vision, and headaches. Im not sure if its due to my eyes or a brain tumor. I had a brain scan about 5 years ago, and it came out negative. I have weird sensations in my head, but that can be due to anxiety too.
For almost 2 weeks now ive had double vision, but ive had it before like a year ago too... for almost like 3 years, i also have spots in my vision.
Also, i have a lot of neck tension i have like about 10 knots in my neck literally. I cant go to the eye doctor because i have no insurance...and im not sure what to do from here.
Also, i may add i went to the ER for chest pain and they put me on some Anti-anxiety medication (ativan) and ever sense i took that i have had double vision and really bad mood swings to the point where i burst out crying, stopped taking it two days ago. Could the Ativan be causing my double vision?
And if i had a brain tumor wouldn't my eye doctor have noticed it the first time i had double vision about almost 4 years ago?
I also get really weird jerks and stuff.
I would love to go to the eye doctor to get my eyes checked again, but cant with no insurance. =[
Thanks for your time.
_Leah
i dont know about the neck and head. i doubt its a tumor though.
you live in my town, thats weird.
"If you think about it hard enough, it will happen"
I want you to take an anti-anxiety pill and see if the double vision and jerks persist.
It could be side effects of the medication.
Have you ever thought about the opposite-what if you didn't have a brain tumor.
Have you ever laughed at somebody for buying a lottery ticket (I know I have) because their chances of winning are one in a million-well then why are you taking yourself so seriously?
I get jerks and pains, but its because I'm caught up on the lowest probability possible.-KonstantinO
Some people do not tolerate ativan - I know I don't. There are alternatives to ativan. You have only been on ativan for two weeks so I don't see any harm in stopping it without weening off. Ativan and the like are central nervous system suppressants and if you are depressed sometimes these medications can worsen depression.
Speak with your doctor about alternatives to ativan & explain the trouble you are having with your eyes.
I thought the same thing when anxiety hit me. I insisted that I have a ct scan to see if I had a brain tumor. Of course, it was negative. I was having sharp pains in my head, dizziness, headaches for days at a time, and yes, I have floaters in my eyes, but this more a sign a cataracts(don't know how to spell it). Anxiety can cause so many symptoms, you just have to learn to tell yourself it is nothing that is going to harm you. I took ativan as well, but only took 1/2 every 4 hrs. When my zoloft kicked in after about 8 wks, I cut back to 1/2 twice a day and then only as needed and now I don't take them at all. I am also on YAZ, which I feels helped my anxiety greatly. I am back to my old self. You can do it too. Good luck,
Sandi