Ballochcat
10-03-16, 10:04
Hello All,
I've had a visual jumbled up dazed feeling for around 4 years, when it started it lasted for just a few seconds and nowadays it lasts all day on and off.
Its really bad and i can't concentrate or focus on things properly.
Ive had a number of examinations from doctors: General practitioners, Neurologist x 2, Cardiologist, ENT Doctor, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, had an MRI & my eyes have been tested a number of times (20/20).
All these doctors have told me my issues are due to anxiety and I've been labelled with a general anxiety disorder.
It seems pretty clear now that this visually jumbled up dazed feeling is self induced, I expect it to happen, I get worried about it and due to the worry and anxiety it does actually happen - when it happens I feel pretty ill and its a massive vicious cycle.
The help I need is to break out of this vicious cycle, how do I stop myself expecting it to happen?
Im currently on Venlafaxine XL 150mg, previously with no success been on citalopram, lofepramine, beta blockers & amitriptyline.
There's not much doubt in my mind that the visually jumbled up/dazed sensations are a psychosomatic/somatisation/somatoform disorder of some form but some days I'm still having problems accepting this and even when I do fully believe its in my head I just don't know how to defeat it and this beats me up further.
Really hope someone has experience with this and can help.
Thanks,
Steve.
I've had a visual jumbled up dazed feeling for around 4 years, when it started it lasted for just a few seconds and nowadays it lasts all day on and off.
Its really bad and i can't concentrate or focus on things properly.
Ive had a number of examinations from doctors: General practitioners, Neurologist x 2, Cardiologist, ENT Doctor, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, had an MRI & my eyes have been tested a number of times (20/20).
All these doctors have told me my issues are due to anxiety and I've been labelled with a general anxiety disorder.
It seems pretty clear now that this visually jumbled up dazed feeling is self induced, I expect it to happen, I get worried about it and due to the worry and anxiety it does actually happen - when it happens I feel pretty ill and its a massive vicious cycle.
The help I need is to break out of this vicious cycle, how do I stop myself expecting it to happen?
Im currently on Venlafaxine XL 150mg, previously with no success been on citalopram, lofepramine, beta blockers & amitriptyline.
There's not much doubt in my mind that the visually jumbled up/dazed sensations are a psychosomatic/somatisation/somatoform disorder of some form but some days I'm still having problems accepting this and even when I do fully believe its in my head I just don't know how to defeat it and this beats me up further.
Really hope someone has experience with this and can help.
Thanks,
Steve.