damianjmcgrath
10-09-15, 18:13
I was wondering if someone could identify with my current symptoms, which would reassure me.
For the majority of the day, I feel a bit light headed. It varies in intensity, seemingly at random. It sometimes makes sitting in a chair with no arms arty work difficult. I've never fainted but feel close sometimes.
Occasionally, with it, I'll get fast heart and a general all over rushing feeling, sort of like a tingly feeling. It's tough to describe, but it's like when you eat a lemon - your mouth and inside your cheeks tingle, your body shivers a bit, you feel like somethings crawling over your skin, and generally feel on edge a bit. It feels like I'm slightly shaking all over, almost like muscle shakes. I also get quite hot, but not a normal heat. It's like a prickly, flushy heat you get when you have a cold or flu. Almost like a shivery heat, if that makes any sense. My face gets hot to the touch. I'm not sure what causes that.
My main question is - this is relatively new for me, and the confusing element is that I don't feel anxious. I could be sat in the sun quite relaxed and happy, then suddenly get light headed. I probably do focus on it once it's happened but I don't feel anxious before. It's not like I'm only symptomatic during anxious times. It seems to be random.
I don't notice a change in my breathing. I read that breathing more shallow causes the light headedness but I don't notice myself breathing differently before I feel light headed.
It can strike out of nowhere, then last for ages.
I'm assuming it's caused by subconscious anxiety, but if that's true, how do I stop it? I told my doctor who ran some full bloods to check for other things but it came back normal.
Does anyone else get something similar, especially when you're not feeling anxious? The absence of feeling anxious made me feel like maybe it's not anxiety!
And more importantly, does anyone have any tips for reducing the light headedness especially when in a work situation where you can't do any obvious breathing techniques or go and rest somewhere?
Thanks in advance
---------- Post added at 18:13 ---------- Previous post was at 18:10 ----------
As a side note, I tend to get more light headed when I'm tired. The problem is, with anxiety, I'm pretty tired all the time. Perhaps I need to think of ways to deal with the tiredness?
For the majority of the day, I feel a bit light headed. It varies in intensity, seemingly at random. It sometimes makes sitting in a chair with no arms arty work difficult. I've never fainted but feel close sometimes.
Occasionally, with it, I'll get fast heart and a general all over rushing feeling, sort of like a tingly feeling. It's tough to describe, but it's like when you eat a lemon - your mouth and inside your cheeks tingle, your body shivers a bit, you feel like somethings crawling over your skin, and generally feel on edge a bit. It feels like I'm slightly shaking all over, almost like muscle shakes. I also get quite hot, but not a normal heat. It's like a prickly, flushy heat you get when you have a cold or flu. Almost like a shivery heat, if that makes any sense. My face gets hot to the touch. I'm not sure what causes that.
My main question is - this is relatively new for me, and the confusing element is that I don't feel anxious. I could be sat in the sun quite relaxed and happy, then suddenly get light headed. I probably do focus on it once it's happened but I don't feel anxious before. It's not like I'm only symptomatic during anxious times. It seems to be random.
I don't notice a change in my breathing. I read that breathing more shallow causes the light headedness but I don't notice myself breathing differently before I feel light headed.
It can strike out of nowhere, then last for ages.
I'm assuming it's caused by subconscious anxiety, but if that's true, how do I stop it? I told my doctor who ran some full bloods to check for other things but it came back normal.
Does anyone else get something similar, especially when you're not feeling anxious? The absence of feeling anxious made me feel like maybe it's not anxiety!
And more importantly, does anyone have any tips for reducing the light headedness especially when in a work situation where you can't do any obvious breathing techniques or go and rest somewhere?
Thanks in advance
---------- Post added at 18:13 ---------- Previous post was at 18:10 ----------
As a side note, I tend to get more light headed when I'm tired. The problem is, with anxiety, I'm pretty tired all the time. Perhaps I need to think of ways to deal with the tiredness?