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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?
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?
Hello, I am a 26 year old female with no health ailments, but have been feeling dizzy/nauseous for over a week now. The "cloudy" head feeling comes and goes, where I feel like my brain is somewhere else. It's scary to drive when I feel like this as my body temperature and heart rate go up, likely from getting worried and anxious. I have a history of one-sided headaches that have no apparent cause. A couple years ago, I was getting one-sided headaches that would either be shooting pain or a periodic throbbing, very different from a tension headache that would envelope my head. I was given painkillers,anti-depressants,allergy meds and none worked well. I went to physio therapy, chiropractors and massage therapy and those also did not help much. I had an MRI that came up clean. Than, after several months, the daily headaches went away, right when I thought I had chronic headaches of some kind.
Now, they seem to be back but with more symptoms (i.e the cloudiness). My doc didnt seem worried and thought they were muscular related so I have been seeing the chiro again. I take Tylenol for the headache pain but nothing helps the cloudy feeling but laying down and relaxing. I am not stressed in my life at all and had no symptoms last year when I was very much indeed stressed. Its very hard to work and function when you feel like your head is going to float away...
Now, they seem to be back but with more symptoms (i.e the cloudiness). My doc didnt seem worried and thought they were muscular related so I have been seeing the chiro again. I take Tylenol for the headache pain but nothing helps the cloudy feeling but laying down and relaxing. I am not stressed in my life at all and had no symptoms last year when I was very much indeed stressed. Its very hard to work and function when you feel like your head is going to float away...
Hi everyone!
for the last 2-3 years I've been experiencing the same symptoms as everyone else. Anxiety, heavy breathing, dizziness, light headed, foggy. Sometimes I feel like I'm not even here even though I know I am. This all started when my sisters finance committed suicide. We are both very very close, she's the greatest person I know, so her going through this really hit me hard, and to top it off I live in a different state then her and the rest of my family. I've avoided taking any sort of anti-depressant, to be completely honest I'm just very terrified but I've come to a point where I don't know what to do sometimes. I did what a lot of you suggested, eating better, working out, books etc. It helped for a while but I still seem to fall short.
What do you guys think about anti-depressants? My doctor prescribed me Prozac, but I never went to pick it up, like I had said, I'm scared to take that kind of stuff. Thanks everyone!
for the last 2-3 years I've been experiencing the same symptoms as everyone else. Anxiety, heavy breathing, dizziness, light headed, foggy. Sometimes I feel like I'm not even here even though I know I am. This all started when my sisters finance committed suicide. We are both very very close, she's the greatest person I know, so her going through this really hit me hard, and to top it off I live in a different state then her and the rest of my family. I've avoided taking any sort of anti-depressant, to be completely honest I'm just very terrified but I've come to a point where I don't know what to do sometimes. I did what a lot of you suggested, eating better, working out, books etc. It helped for a while but I still seem to fall short.
What do you guys think about anti-depressants? My doctor prescribed me Prozac, but I never went to pick it up, like I had said, I'm scared to take that kind of stuff. Thanks everyone!
I have this exact same thing and like you have been through many different tests, just recently I've had a chest MRI, Ultrasound, Brain MRI, I also have problems with my right ear though have had an MRI and has shown up nothing. One thing they did realise through all the testing was that I have 3 crushed vertebrae in my spine, so the other person that was talking about spinal problems may be on to something. I'm going to see a psych in the next few weeks to see if it is anxiety but all my symptoms are exactly what you and the other guy have described, please keep me informed about your progress and if you ever find a cause more so than just anxiety, because I dont believe that is my problem and it is something physical more so than mental. Life is hell living with this foggy/dizziness everyday and I really want to stop it and get back to living normally again.
I had a heat stroke in July of this year. I got all cleared by a Dr. But I still feel lightheaded like I am going to pass out all day long. I likethe rest of you have gotten tired tired of feeling like this. I agree that it is probably anxiety but what do I do? My job is a canine handler and I run in the woods. I had the heat stroke in the woods running someone, so everytime I get in the woods I panick. Any suggestions?
Hi I'm 15 nearly 16 and I'm the same I feel like I'm about to pass out everyday especially when I stand up
Thank you all for posting. To all who wonder how I was doing, I'm doing much better these days. It is due in part because I've made a conscious effort to lower stress in my life...
meaning taking life not soooo seriously anymore, laughing a lil, adding more play time and less work work work, avoiding stressful situations as much as possible, living my life as primitively as I can.
My panic/anxiety attacks have subsided tremendously. I still get the lightheadedness floaty feeling from time to time, not constant though, about 2 to 3 minutes long, and like a couple time a week. When it happens, I just do quick deep breathing just about 3 deep inhale exhale, and that helps.
I also notice when I drink plenty of water, the lightheaded is much less. I still get annoyed sometimes to see the dizziness won't just stop completely. It's sad to admit perhaps once one crosses that red line, and you're aware of certain unusual body sensation, you probably will always feel them from time to time.
It's like that "new weird" body sensation is now registered into memory, which then get replayed whenever it pleases.
TO "RonniSurfer", that's really very interesting stuff you're takling about, and well worth considering. I will definitely look into that after the holiday. I had found a top notch neurologist in Ohio who was willing to experiment and promise to fix me. But it was getting way too expensive and I gave up.
To all "thank you" again, dont give up the fight, and dont give up HOPE. I wish you all a "Happy Holidays."
meaning taking life not soooo seriously anymore, laughing a lil, adding more play time and less work work work, avoiding stressful situations as much as possible, living my life as primitively as I can.
My panic/anxiety attacks have subsided tremendously. I still get the lightheadedness floaty feeling from time to time, not constant though, about 2 to 3 minutes long, and like a couple time a week. When it happens, I just do quick deep breathing just about 3 deep inhale exhale, and that helps.
I also notice when I drink plenty of water, the lightheaded is much less. I still get annoyed sometimes to see the dizziness won't just stop completely. It's sad to admit perhaps once one crosses that red line, and you're aware of certain unusual body sensation, you probably will always feel them from time to time.
It's like that "new weird" body sensation is now registered into memory, which then get replayed whenever it pleases.
TO "RonniSurfer", that's really very interesting stuff you're takling about, and well worth considering. I will definitely look into that after the holiday. I had found a top notch neurologist in Ohio who was willing to experiment and promise to fix me. But it was getting way too expensive and I gave up.
To all "thank you" again, dont give up the fight, and dont give up HOPE. I wish you all a "Happy Holidays."
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