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always feel lightheaded, foggy and faint

Last night was rough, had to fight hard not to pass out.  I'm sick and tired of this.  I always feel lightheaded, foggy at times, off-balance, with occasional dizzy spell so heavy that I feel like I'm gonna pass out.  I've never been officially diagnosed with anxiety, depression or panick disorder eventhough my GP prescribed me Wellbutrin which I never took, cause the side effect is Dizziness.

I figured heck I'm dizzy as it is and I'm trying to figure out the cause, so why adding more pieces to the puzzle.  I know I'm under a lot of stress.  It all started 3 years ago when I passed out at the check out line.  Squad came checked me, minute later I was good enough to go home.  Saw my GP next day, run a few tests, did a cat scan all came out neg.  3 days later at work, I started feeling dizzy again, couldn't breathe, felt like I was gonna pass out, called the squad again, checked me and minute later I was feeling ok again.

So I decided ok enough is enough, I drove myself to the hospital all shaky and all. I was admitted and a million tests later all came out negative. They sent me home next day with diagnosis " Dehydration".

Well that was the beginning of my climb to calvary, my life has been h#*l eversince.  I can't go to the big box store without running out a few minutes later.  I can't stand in check out line without feeling I'm gonna pass out.  I don't go out unless I really have too, like work and short trips here and there.  I become heat intolerant, exercise intolerant, I have horrible nightmares most nights, and I wake up with my heart racing.  Numerous time I have to pull over when driving cause I feel faint.  

I'm seeing a neurologist mid oct, for I'm affraid there may be some wrong with my head.  I just want it to stop, I just wanna be normal again.  I actually wish my docs would come out flat and say you have anxiety problems.  I'm left guessing.  I'm thinking of going to see a pychologist.  I'm writing this and those dizzy spells are coming and going.  

I'm sick of it all, I cant stand the fogginess, the unreal space out feeling, the fainting feeling, the dizziness, the floaty off-balance feeling when I walk, the smothering feeling, the impemding doom. Sorry I was so long... Does anybody ever feel like this or is it just me?  Is that what anxiety and panick disorder are like?
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Um don't feel alone.  I have had these symptoms and oh so much more.  Like something goes odd in my vision like I am hooded and things lose color or the pressure in my head that isn't pain just not letting my brain cooperate and for lack of better words, the feeling like my soul just wants to jump out of my chest and leave me totally insane.  No doctors can help.  Tried all kinds.  I have just come to the conclusion that may be my only chance of sanity is finding people who are just as insane as I.
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Hey, I know how you feel for 8 months I've been dizzy, lightheaded,and what not. Just about 3 days ago I went to my family doctor which I trust alot great doctor. He said it was anxiety and depression. I did blood work, neurologist and got my heart looked at all perfect. I just started ciperlax to see if it will help, I feel your pain. Your strong you'll be good I always say to my self things only get better. I have been to about 10 different doctors in 8 months cause I didn't believe anyone. But everyone of them all said the same thing. Anxiety and depression. They couldn't find anything wrong with me.
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You are very much not alone. I'm 16 and have suffered from anxiety for as long as I can remember, and just over the past few years I've acquired depression and I'm currently recovering from anorexia. Anyways, I've always been able to cope with my anxiety with the help of therapy every few weeks, but randomly about a month ago I got home from school one day and it was like everything just snapped. I was so depressed and so incredibly anxious my mom had to give me these pills to calm me down and help me sleep because I couldn't stop crying. I was bed ridden that week, so light-headed, my brain felt like it was so foggy. I would lay in bed and have everything happen around me but it was like I couldn't even process anything. It's incredibly scary, which of course doesn't help settle the anxiety. I was so tired from the moment I got up, had anxiety/panic attacks a few times that week. They were very intense. I got the motivation to get my *** to see my doctor because I knew I needed medication at that point to help me over the hump. He prescribed me Cipralex and now I'm taking 10mg a day. I've been taking it for about 3 weeks now. Each day is still foggy and I'm lightheaded and whatnot, but at least now I can get out of bed and walk around my house, whereas 3 weeks ago I could barely lay in bed without becoming very anxious. I'm not sleeping through the night, I've begun grinding my teeth in my sleep and for the time being I'm not going to school.

Anyways, I could just keep typing but I'll save everyone from reading my novel haha. I'm so very relieved that other people experience the foggy head/lightheaded thing on a daily basis like me! I explained the feeling to my mom by telling her it feels like there's plastic wrap wrapped around my brain or something... making me not be able to think, remember things very well, concentrate... it feels as if the solution is as simple as unwrapped the plastic wrap from my brain and then I will be able to think clearly and function again! But of course that's not the case, because it's not plastic wrap, it's anxiety.

Hang in there everyone. It might not be easy sometimes, but I know all of you will be okay (and ARE okay right now). Anxiety can be crippling but it is curable! It's not a forever thing.
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i have had every test under the sun from MRI cardiographs even angeograms I've also experienced wlevety symptom for every disease there is and I'm convinced there's been something wrong with me for over a year yet drs find nothing but severe anxiety I even spent 3 days in psych unit having psychotropic meds that I was convinced were making my heart race yet my bp has always been normal one day I woke with a cold sore on my lip and have not felt like myself since the past year has been a nightmare for both me and my family I'm starting to fear it will never endorsed
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I am new to the forum. I feel the exact same things as you do. I have had them about 12 years but the last year suddenly it has picked up tremendously. They put me on a mood stabilizer but by coincidence i am more dizzy.
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Thank you for such a positive outlook :)
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