Ivere
12-30-2012, 12:32 AM
Hi, please help me if you can. I'm hoping someone can give me some answers. I'm a 20 year old female and have experienced anxiety most of my life but it worsened after drug addiction before the age of 16. (I never do drugs any more, just drink alcohol)I experienced terrible anxiety/panic attack symptoms for a long time but managed to relatively come out the other side. Until now. It all started with a feeling like there was a wet cloth or book on my head that lead to a full blown anxiety attack (I know this as a symptom). I spent weeks not being able to go to work and developed more strange headaches. I had a CT scan which came back clear, but I still cannot calm myself. I have been doing an anxiety type diet for the last month (this has been going on for two) and taking loads of supplements which are 100% helping. I can go to work, and even go out for a drink. My problem is this underlying pain. I've been seeing a physio for neck pain and its helped a little but this afternoon my anxiety has gone pretty bad. Does anyone get these feeling or know what it is? 1. A burning/tingling (more hot than burning) like sensation in my forehead (like dehydration,but have been drinking plenty of water) it's a bit like sunburn but there isn't any. Not overly painful. Just uncomfortable and worrying. Had this on and off for almost a week but when I get it it lasts hours. 2. Sharp throbbing pains around temples that goes away quite quickly but is extremely painful. Can also sometimes get it in back of head close to neck and top of head near the hairline 3. Odd feeling/pain in sides of neck but more in ligaments at the front possibly going into the glands 4. Extremely worn out/tired neck, feels like neck is too thin. Feels like you need to rest your head. 5. Funny feeling in mainly right but occasionally left eye. Like a haze or blur that needs to be blinked away. Tingling above right eye in right eyebrow (I don't experience the tingling as often as I did when this anxiety episode started) occasional pain in right eyebrow/above right eyebrow. 6. Generally get a lot o headaches, sensitive to light all the time. I've been dealing with all of these symptoms for 2 months now. I take that as a good sign its not serious. The main thing that is causes anxiety at the moment is the neck feeling. In the ligaments at the front and the forehead heat. I really hope someone has some answers for someone who even after a CT scan still needs more answers. It has been very hot here and I do work a slightly taxing job. Got reading glasses about a week ago, so far this hasnt made a huge difference. I lost a bit of weight initially and still am (thinking this is a factor of the diet i am on) Yay for living life with anxiety disorder. I apologise for the length and if there are any errors (was writing this on a smart phone). Hoping someone can help me. Life is hard at the moment.