Lab03
11-30-2006, 08:32 AM
Hello,
I had 2 panic-style 'attacks' originally, 1 from an existential crisis, but the 2nd one came months later and I thought I should ask to see if anyone else had similar symptoms (inital or chronic) that have cropped up.
The 2nd 'attack' came on abruptly a few minutes after I got out of bed (wasn't feeling at all stressed at the time but had felt on and off dissatisfied/unfulfilled/annoyed etc for a few months). This was a kind of violent vibration in the middle of my head which lasted a few seconds, which I thought was an aneurysm or embolism or something, which freaked me out a bit and made me worry for a few days until I went to the doctor about it, he said it was probably anxiety (original 'vibration' might have been from sinus infection or similar) and I should just try and ignore it.
Since this first 'episode' I've not felt quite right, as if my perception of the world has changed somehow, and I get the characteristic tension headaches (little knots of pain around the head, brain 'stiffness', hot sensations). I understand these are quite common in anxiety, but the other night I had an isolated episode of sudden dizziness while in bed, which got much worse with head movement to either side, which went away by the next morning. I also seem to have a permanent but not intense tinnitus, which started several weeks before the 'vibration'.
Does anyone else have a similar experience?
Also, people have tingling of the arms and legs a lot, I seem to get not so much a tingling but a feeling as though I can feel blood gurgling through vessels in my left leg/foot. These overall symptoms vary a lot from time to time but tend to manifest most strongly at night-time.
Cheers :)
I had 2 panic-style 'attacks' originally, 1 from an existential crisis, but the 2nd one came months later and I thought I should ask to see if anyone else had similar symptoms (inital or chronic) that have cropped up.
The 2nd 'attack' came on abruptly a few minutes after I got out of bed (wasn't feeling at all stressed at the time but had felt on and off dissatisfied/unfulfilled/annoyed etc for a few months). This was a kind of violent vibration in the middle of my head which lasted a few seconds, which I thought was an aneurysm or embolism or something, which freaked me out a bit and made me worry for a few days until I went to the doctor about it, he said it was probably anxiety (original 'vibration' might have been from sinus infection or similar) and I should just try and ignore it.
Since this first 'episode' I've not felt quite right, as if my perception of the world has changed somehow, and I get the characteristic tension headaches (little knots of pain around the head, brain 'stiffness', hot sensations). I understand these are quite common in anxiety, but the other night I had an isolated episode of sudden dizziness while in bed, which got much worse with head movement to either side, which went away by the next morning. I also seem to have a permanent but not intense tinnitus, which started several weeks before the 'vibration'.
Does anyone else have a similar experience?
Also, people have tingling of the arms and legs a lot, I seem to get not so much a tingling but a feeling as though I can feel blood gurgling through vessels in my left leg/foot. These overall symptoms vary a lot from time to time but tend to manifest most strongly at night-time.
Cheers :)