Some of you may remember my thread from a few weeks back. I went to the doctor yesterday and handed her a list of the problems I've been having. She essentially went "Anxiety causes all of this" and handed me a prescription for Xanax, which really made me feel dismissed. Yes, I know that I have issues with anxiety attacks, and I understand that I was a nervous wreck when I went into the office. But I've been having neurological symptoms long before I developed the anxiety issues..the neurological issues, if anything, probably caused the anxiety issues. I'm not trying to say she's doing her job wrong, but I don't understand why she focused on the anxiety when I told her I've been having excruciating pain in the back-right of my skull, difficulty finding words, cannot concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes, pee every like 30-40 minutes, feel like there's liquid moving around in my brain, feel like I'm about to pass out or lose control of myself whenever I'm in the presence of strobe or otherwise flashing lights, and can't stand still very long because my balance is out of whack and I sway/feel unbalanced when I stand still.
But anyway, my question is: does anyone know, if I do have a brain tumor, if taking Xanax can cause any type of adverse or even deadly reaction? I don't know much about this stuff..I just know it works by reducing your brain activity, so it does in some way alter your brain. I figured I may as well try it and see what it does since I have it, but I'm worried that I shouldn't be taking brain-altering drugs if I have something wrong with my brain.
Thanks.