Spaciness

[davidr]

powerbreathe has helped a lot with this for me. It is a medical device that can be purchased online for £49.99. They call it dumbells for your lungs and essentially it retrains the lungs and diaphragm to strengthen them and get you breathing more efficiently. Asthmatics, people with heart and lung problems and athletes use it to help make their breathing more efficient.

Apparently the respiratory muscles are very lazy and tend to quickly pick up memory effect and if you get used to breathing in a certain way because your are holding yourself tightly due to stress / anxiety etc then you soon develop a shallow breathing pattem.

Even blood pressure has been proven to be reduced by regular use of deeper breathing and slowing down the breathing to below 10 breaths a minute for 15 or so minutes 3-4 times a week.

[Tracy68]

Hi Debs
I get this too. Not all the time but at least once/twice a week its horrible. I also sometimes feel like i'm walking really high up, you know when you look down at the ground it seems far away (dunno if that makes sense).
Take care
Tracy
x

[davidr]

I found a good analogy for me today about how the detached floating sensation feels to me. I was in a store and I was going down to a lower floor and the escalator was not working. As I put my foot onto the escalator my mind assumed it should be moving but my foot sends feedback to my brain saying hang on the escalator doesn't work and I got that exact same feeling I get when I have these light headed detached sensations.
I think everyone experiences this weird sensation with escalators that don't work so I was able to explain to my partner how this was exactly the sensation of detachment and unbalance I sometimes get with anxiety.

[Debs]

Had a good day yesterday!! Every time I felt the spacy feeling coming on, I took deep breaths and it seemed to work.

I think it comes on more when I'm busy, but maybe that's because you forget to breathe properly when you're doing things. I think I'm gonna get a relaxation cd and take some time in the day to relax and concentrate on my breathing.

Thanks everyone for your advice, it's really helping me xx

xxDebxx

[davidr]

Great to hear your feeling a little better. Your body and mind will be pleased to hear your going to commit yourself to taking time out for you in the day. It is hugely important and will improve your health. As most of us are not used to relaxing it does take time to adjust and your mind will at first find it hard to switch off and get used to just being still and empty. Percivere with it though and you will be suprised how things improve in your health in a short space of time. Good luck.

[sandy]

i to get funny heads, and dizziness it really scares me, i worry its a brain tumor, i have it most days its horrid sandy

[davidr]

This can be a side effect of some antidepressant medications such as citalapram which you are taking. I would visit your GP and let them know how you are feeling. They may be able to reassure you about your medication or else offer you an alternative. Good luck.

[Jules]

I get that feeling in my head, I also seem to sigh a lot?

Jules

[sharob71]

i get these spaced out feelings as well. i was told it is something to do with the effect of adrenalin overload on the brain...i also find the more i concentrate on it the worse it is..although it has taken me a long time to realise this....now i try not to think about it when i get an episode and it go eventually

tc everyone

sharon xx

[westmeathangel]

i get the spaced out feelin ... and not just after a few glasses of vino.. lol but its the strangest symptom to explain to anyone try tellin ur doc sometimes i feel im having an out of body exp.. keep repeating my name to make sure i am who i think i am and repeat my kids names my address etc... so to stay in touch wid reality gawd even typing it makes me sound even madder than i actually am lol