ChildOfTheKing
23-04-17, 17:40
Hello all,
For the last week or so I've had headaches on and off sometimes they'll last all day and sometimes they'll come and go. It feels like someone wrapped a belt around my head and is pulling tightly. It is usually around my head and then to the back and down my neck. The pain is also sometimes on the top of my head where I bumped it a few days ago but I am not sure that's really related to what I've been feeling, tho that had me in a panic too. My ears will also sometimes feel full and pop randomly. when I blow my nose (I have allergies that make me cough and sneeze and feel stuffy) my ears will clog up. This is very distressing and I get lightheaded which happens a lot with my anxiety but I get freaked out even more.
I made the HUGE mistake of consulting Dr. Google last night as I was laying in bed and read about aneurysms, brain bleeds/injuries and CSF leaks and basically the worst case scenarios. This had me worked up and I started getting sharp pain at the bottom of my ribs which got me even more worked up but I did finally fall asleep because I was too tired.
A couple of months ago early in the year I was getting pretty terrible headaches and had a CT scan and MRI and it was all clear. Surely nothing could've changed drastically even with some head bumps?
This is a big step back for me as I have been making good progress in my anxiety and had stopped feeling like I can't breathe the entire day, instead it was only sporadic, lowering my general anxiety levels, etc. But now I'm really worked up! And I don't want to just go running to the doctor, as it is I have a follow up this week related to blood work (was a bit anemic early in the year nothing drastic). Very frustrating! My counselor will not be happy that's for sure.
For the last week or so I've had headaches on and off sometimes they'll last all day and sometimes they'll come and go. It feels like someone wrapped a belt around my head and is pulling tightly. It is usually around my head and then to the back and down my neck. The pain is also sometimes on the top of my head where I bumped it a few days ago but I am not sure that's really related to what I've been feeling, tho that had me in a panic too. My ears will also sometimes feel full and pop randomly. when I blow my nose (I have allergies that make me cough and sneeze and feel stuffy) my ears will clog up. This is very distressing and I get lightheaded which happens a lot with my anxiety but I get freaked out even more.
I made the HUGE mistake of consulting Dr. Google last night as I was laying in bed and read about aneurysms, brain bleeds/injuries and CSF leaks and basically the worst case scenarios. This had me worked up and I started getting sharp pain at the bottom of my ribs which got me even more worked up but I did finally fall asleep because I was too tired.
A couple of months ago early in the year I was getting pretty terrible headaches and had a CT scan and MRI and it was all clear. Surely nothing could've changed drastically even with some head bumps?
This is a big step back for me as I have been making good progress in my anxiety and had stopped feeling like I can't breathe the entire day, instead it was only sporadic, lowering my general anxiety levels, etc. But now I'm really worked up! And I don't want to just go running to the doctor, as it is I have a follow up this week related to blood work (was a bit anemic early in the year nothing drastic). Very frustrating! My counselor will not be happy that's for sure.