Anxiety

[Angil64]

Hello ,

I haven’t been on here in a long time. I usually dont post stuff, but my anxiety has been worse than usual this year. I’m just extremely anxious, and my head is weird feels like it doesn’t belong to me it’s over there ( if that makes any sense). The head is the worst idk if it’s lightheadedness or slightly dizzy can’t figure it out. I really can’t explain the feeling in my head. This has been going on for a few years. I have told my PCP and she just doesn’t listen. I had a heart attack in July of 2023. I had a head CT done then and it was ok. So I guess my question is…Does anyone else have these head issues, and if so what do you do about it? My PCP suggested a councilor and a psychiatrist. Because I told her maybe it’s all in my head. Maybe this is what causes the lightheadedness. I’m so sick of feeling sick it’s depressing me. I don’t want to do anything!!!

Any suggestions would be appreciated. No negative comments please.

Thanks Ann

[Hidden]

Hello good to see 🤗 but I'm sorry your feeling the need to post I checked your age it could be hormonal as well as of course your anxiety from your heart attack, my mother felt this way after hers anxious but not the head stuff, I've experienced light headed slightly dizzy stuff Inc brain fog when been stressed, but as you have heart issues maby it's to do with it and blood flow not getting to your brain as it should, are you on British heart Foundation on here there should be others similar if it's linked, I remember one extreme episode I had after my cat died and I'd been drinking night before to help me sleep I reached over to the kettle to make tea and I felt really strange like my brain shut off for a moment I had to hold on to the work top I thought I was having a stroke, of course I'm thinking the alcohol would make my blood oxygen less and heart working over time, to pump it round, stress plays a major factor in our organs and health, what happend during your heart attack did they fit a stent are you on a low saturated fat diet this is essential to help prevent the arteries blocking up again, or do you have faulty valve, 💛🌻oh id like to say I notice your beautiful avatar photo is sunflowers same as on my background photo on my bio 😊

[Angil64 in reply to Hidden]

Hello,

Yes I love sunflowers 🌻 I did have a stent put in due to a 90% blockage in LAD. I have told my cardiologist about the head thin as well. Nobody seems to want to listen I guess.

Maybe it is hormonal. I told my PCP I want to check for that and do extensive blood work to try to figure this out. It makes me not want to do anything at all except lay in my bed. I know that’s not good for me or my heart. But I can’t walk if my head isn’t with me.

I hope your mom is well sorry about that.

Thanks for the reply.

[Bartz]

Maybe a few counselling sessions. Its not all in your head.

These feelings are very real.

Talking from experience by the way.

It helps to talk, counsellor will get to root of your anxiety and you can start your journey on the road to recovery.

I sustained an injury 7 months ago amd havent been able to work. (Knee)

I am starting to feel isolated , alone and just want my life back. But I know it will take time.

Hope this puts you at ease a little.

Please feel free to message me via healthunlocked . Xx

[Angil64 in reply to Bartz]

Thanks I hope the counseling will help too. Something has too.

Sorry about your injury, I hope you get back to where you want it be. I’m sure you will.

I am not working at the moment either, this probably has something to do with my problem as well. As I am an overthinker and I constantly have racing thoughts. Always thinking about something. I just can’t find a way to relax my mind at all. I can’t relax enough to do so.

I have never got a massage I was thinking about that , but idk if I can lay there long enough with my anxiety. Just sucks!!

Thanks for reply.

[Bartz in reply to Angil64]

Awww you are so welcome. We are all here to help one another.

I was so bad with my anxiety last week I thought i was going MAD.

Look forward to continuing our friendship on here.

Many thanks,

Bartz

[Angil64 in reply to Bartz]

Your welcome!!

Yes we can continue to chat. I hope we all get better!!

[Craigliving4Jane]

Hey Angil

I’m not sure if you can relate to this, but I’ll tell you my symptoms and story

25 years ago I was hit with a panic attack that turned into ongoing anxiety that really affected my my head. It felt like I had weights hanging off the inside of my skull and a fog that was so dense you couldn’t cut it with a chainsaw. I had my own company and I got to where I couldn’t read my own contracts, books and think.

I’ll wake up in the morning. My fingers clenched so tight from a night sleep that I was in pretty good pain in not only my fingers, but my arms, my chest in my face .

I m bipolar so along with battling depression, anxiety, heavy ruminations and low self-esteem for much of my life. I finally went to a hospital in October 2022 after trying half a dozen psychiatrist and many different medication’s and a holistic approaches.

After being in the hospital for four days and having my entire medicine regime changed. I walked out 90% symptoms free.

My head is clear!

I can think again!

I can read again!

The hospital said I was severely under medicated, so the psychiatrist were really passive, I guess. The docs at the hospital certainly were not.

I hope this helps in anyway.

Much love.

Craig.

[Angil64 in reply to Craigliving4Jane]

Hi Craig,

I really can’t explain the feelings in my head it’s very hard to explain. But I will try. It kinda feels like my head has pressure and if I took a pin and poked it and released the pressure and let air out I might be ok. Weird I know. When I swallow I hear crackling so it could be my ears making my head feel weird. But I get butterflies in my stomach also. I do take Lorazepam I have for many years since 2013. It’s not suppose to be a long time thing,but my PCP never stopped it so if I stop it now I feel I will have bad side effects and I don’t want to be hospitalized. I hope I can find some answers soon. This head thing has been going on long time before my heart attack. I just want to feel normal. I can’t just lay in my bed daily it’s depressing me.

Thanks

[Craigliving4Jane in reply to Angil64]

the release and the pressure in your head from a pin poke. Makes a lot of sense to me of what I’ve experienced

I guess all I can really tell you is for me Busiprone really had had a huge effect on me once it was increased to the right dosage for me. After many many years, I found out I was severely medicated.