cham
01-07-12, 21:04
Iv been observing this site for sometime now and it has helped me through my anxiety at times. I wont bore everyone with the hell i have been through for the last 3 years.
Basically last month i felt content in myself and as i layed on the sofa, i had an episode of double vision. Knowing that this could be a case of anxiety i calmed myself and rang NHS direct who advised if it happened again, go to emergency. Well it did happen again, and i ended up with a two day stay in hospital. All bloods and CT scan came back negative, but they did not give me a reason for the problem.
I tried to get on with things but my moods deteriorated and it started to affect my relationship. I then stopped going to the gym which is a massive part of my life. The reason being i kept having funny turns after 20 minutes of workout (dizzyness and headache, which took days to subside). Since leaving hospital i have had blurry eyes and headaches, but no double vision.
Enough was enough, i went to the GP and i was prescribed citalopram 20mg per day. I have now been on them a week. My anxiety and panic attacks have since increased ten fold, i have had really bad headaches on the left side of my head, (to the point where my jaw and eye went numb), sweats, dizzy spells, vision problems etc.
Finally the reason i post is because i just cannot convince myself that i do not have a tumour on my brain. Its a vicious circle because the more i stress and think about things, the more my symptoms appear. Im an absolute mess at the moment and just want to be normal and happy again!
Thankyou for taking the time to read, hope someone can advise me.
P.s, im currently looking at CBT! :weep:
Basically last month i felt content in myself and as i layed on the sofa, i had an episode of double vision. Knowing that this could be a case of anxiety i calmed myself and rang NHS direct who advised if it happened again, go to emergency. Well it did happen again, and i ended up with a two day stay in hospital. All bloods and CT scan came back negative, but they did not give me a reason for the problem.
I tried to get on with things but my moods deteriorated and it started to affect my relationship. I then stopped going to the gym which is a massive part of my life. The reason being i kept having funny turns after 20 minutes of workout (dizzyness and headache, which took days to subside). Since leaving hospital i have had blurry eyes and headaches, but no double vision.
Enough was enough, i went to the GP and i was prescribed citalopram 20mg per day. I have now been on them a week. My anxiety and panic attacks have since increased ten fold, i have had really bad headaches on the left side of my head, (to the point where my jaw and eye went numb), sweats, dizzy spells, vision problems etc.
Finally the reason i post is because i just cannot convince myself that i do not have a tumour on my brain. Its a vicious circle because the more i stress and think about things, the more my symptoms appear. Im an absolute mess at the moment and just want to be normal and happy again!
Thankyou for taking the time to read, hope someone can advise me.
P.s, im currently looking at CBT! :weep: