Head pressure : Hey everyone... I have real... - Anxiety Support

Anxiety Support

53,266 members49,232 posts

Head pressure

Shannonpower profile image
9 Replies

Hey everyone...

I have real bad head pressure.. I'm terrified it's something bad i can't stop googling it I'm so dizzy my head just feels like it's squeezing I'm terrified that I'm going to die or have a seizure or even faint and collapse when it gets real intense my whole body feels numb and tenses up i got a st scan and it was clear bloods were always normal but why won't this go away

Written by
Shannonpower profile image
Shannonpower
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
9 Replies

Hey there - I get this too!!! I have been to so many doctors and gotten so many scans. The consensus is that it’s anxiety related. It’s amazing how much anxiety can do our bodies. My doctors have recommended that I workout regularly and start trying yoga and meditation. They also suggested I start seeing a therapist so I started that a few months ago as well.

I’ve also learned not to google health fears anymore! My doctor even told me to not google any help stuff because it just scares me more!

Have you talked to your doctor about trying anxiety medication? I find that when I take my medication as needed that head pressure feeling is much less.

Dee075 profile image
Dee075

Hi ? Your dizzy from the pressure and the anxiousness in your body . I get that as well . It’s very concerning but the test showed well so now it’s time to try to get the anxious level down a little and then the symptoms go away

Nobster profile image
Nobster

Your head , neck and shoulders contain many muscles that when tense can cause a natural contraction of the nerves etc around your head.

Anyone who’s getting stressed or worried gets a tightness in the head and neck as well as a headache.

The dizziness can be a simple symptom of elevated worry and google isn’t your friend and will make it worse.

I get tight headed feelings too when anxiety or stress is elevated.

Calming your self down will help but you need to allow your body sufficient time to recover from the constant worry and stress over nothing.

Try muscle relaxation techniques. If all your tests are fine then trust the doctors and reduce the stress and this will subside.

Likeabadstorm profile image
Likeabadstorm in reply to Nobster

I sure hope so. I've been dealing with since June non stop 25/7 and it wakes me at night even the faintness feeling. It's horrible. Then weird tingling in head and zaps in face and head.

Nobster profile image
Nobster in reply to Likeabadstorm

More you worry about it the worse it will be. It won’t happen once you’ve caught up on your sleep and try to relax when going to bed.

Likeabadstorm profile image
Likeabadstorm in reply to Nobster

It's insane and the faintness feeling hat wakes me up from my sleep, and my head constantly feels like it's got buzzing or electricity going through it. :-(

Likeabadstorm profile image
Likeabadstorm in reply to Nobster

Thanks for replying. I even tried playing this evening playing outside with my son to get my mind off of it and decorating outside and it just doesn't let up :-(

4fishylady profile image
4fishylady

OK, Shannonpower, I have a different take on it. How about an MS hug in your head? That is exactly what I have been dealing with, but without the hug pressure this time. When I called my neuro, he put me on a 12 day run of prednisone. I have begun to come out of the after effects of it all. My head is clearer now, and I have finally started having some more energy. I have the dizziness also, with the inside the head pressure and brain fog! It's not anxiety with me, it's the dizziness and pressure between the ears. I have had this happen about 4 times now, since my diagnosis of MS. Apparently, the area of inflammation in my brain is what causes this. Please call your Neuro for help, and insist on treatment, not for anxiety, but an MS flare!

Likeabadstorm profile image
Likeabadstorm

Shannonpower did you ever get any answers with your head pressure and anything to help it at all? I am so scared and I fear I'm having awarenesss seizures. I have a rescue med to take when I get the have to call 911 symptoms to prevent that, but nothing has helped this intense head pressure.

You may also like...

Dizziness and head pressure

life indoors worrying about my head. Sometimes the head pressure or dizziness will come on out of...

Headaches / Head pressure

so this is why this worries me. Does anybody with anxiety feel this constant head pressure?...

Head pressure/ dizziness

also been feeling really dizzy. I'm worried about a brain tumor or something . I had a ct scan...

Head pressure and dizziness

issue I have is the constant pressure in my head and feeling little dizzy, I also had big issue...

Head pressure

else experience random head pressure? I get this pressure on the top of my head from time to time...