Mindvox
30-03-08, 17:20
Hi folks, I've got some questions about various "symptoms" and events that seem to coincide with them. Just wondering if some of the experienced guys and girls here could advise? I appreciate this post is long, so thank you to those who read and perhaps reply.
I'm a (relatively) healthy 28 year old male from Glasgow. For the last three or so years I've had a variety of "symptoms" which have freaked me out, scared me, etc .. only one of which I've had fully looked into a discarded by Doctors. I currently suffer from High Blood Pressure, which I am on medication for.
In late 2004 I began having muscle twitches. They began in my thigh muscles and would range from small quivers to full scale quad muscle movement. I done what we've probably all done and Google'd "twitches" only to be presented with every incurable disease under the sun. This set me into a near 6 month period of believing my life was over ... I never consulted the Doctors over them, I just dealt with them and eventually, after spreading to every conceivable part of the body, they stopped. Those six months however, were harrowing, and were probably the beginning of my "problems".
In February 2006 I met my now Fiancee and things were great. However, in July that same year, while at work, there was a sudden sensation of pushing/pressure on the top left hand side of my head, about three/four inches directly above my left temple. I went to the Doctors who suggested Tension Headache ... but this wasn't sore, it was just a tightness/pressure sensation in this one small area on the side of my head. He ordered a CT scan which was done in August with the results back in September. I got an all clear, as did my blood work which was done simultaneously. During this period (June/July 06) my Fiancee and I were in the process of buying our first home.
And now my most recent "symptom" seems to be what could be Panic Attacks? In work two weeks ago I got a sensation of tingling/buzzing in my lower left lip. This feeling seemed to linger there and moved a little to my left cheek before gradually vanishing. The only thing was that as I focused on the feeling I thought, "Stroke" ... then I felt like I couldn't breathe or swallow, my head felt really light (almost floaty) and my shoulders and upper arms got warm and felt a little like they weren't there, but I knew they were. When the buzzing or tingling lip/cheek isn't there I sometimes have a tingling left eyebrow (the furthest out tip it seems) and a feeling like there's something sitting right on top of my head ... like someone's just walked past and balanced a book on there, but of course there's nothing there.
Other silly things are like a sensation of fullness in my right ear, which I've had checked by a Doctor who looked in my ear with a light and told me "everything looks fine". If I pop my ears it goes away, but sometimes it feels "blocked".
In August last year my closest Grandmother passed away and the following month my Fiancee miscarried after 8 weeks of pregnancy. We also have our Wedding in April this year.
Last week, when I went in to pay for and pick up our Wedding Rings, I was enjoying a conversation with the woman behind the counter, when out of nowhere I got that same light headed/floaty, warm and weightless arms feeling. I felt fine, I wasn't afraid of anything ... on a conscious level anyway ... that would trigger a panic attack (if that's what it indeed was?). I somehow managed to see it through by focusing on the assistant's words and following through the Chip & Pin transaction. After 30 seconds or so, it was gone ... replaced by a little fear, a touch of indigestion, and lots of questions.
And now, to top it all off I've had a dull headache right at the back of my head/base of my skull which won't shift and has been there for almost two days now. Can all of this really be anxiety or stress?
I'm a (relatively) healthy 28 year old male from Glasgow. For the last three or so years I've had a variety of "symptoms" which have freaked me out, scared me, etc .. only one of which I've had fully looked into a discarded by Doctors. I currently suffer from High Blood Pressure, which I am on medication for.
In late 2004 I began having muscle twitches. They began in my thigh muscles and would range from small quivers to full scale quad muscle movement. I done what we've probably all done and Google'd "twitches" only to be presented with every incurable disease under the sun. This set me into a near 6 month period of believing my life was over ... I never consulted the Doctors over them, I just dealt with them and eventually, after spreading to every conceivable part of the body, they stopped. Those six months however, were harrowing, and were probably the beginning of my "problems".
In February 2006 I met my now Fiancee and things were great. However, in July that same year, while at work, there was a sudden sensation of pushing/pressure on the top left hand side of my head, about three/four inches directly above my left temple. I went to the Doctors who suggested Tension Headache ... but this wasn't sore, it was just a tightness/pressure sensation in this one small area on the side of my head. He ordered a CT scan which was done in August with the results back in September. I got an all clear, as did my blood work which was done simultaneously. During this period (June/July 06) my Fiancee and I were in the process of buying our first home.
And now my most recent "symptom" seems to be what could be Panic Attacks? In work two weeks ago I got a sensation of tingling/buzzing in my lower left lip. This feeling seemed to linger there and moved a little to my left cheek before gradually vanishing. The only thing was that as I focused on the feeling I thought, "Stroke" ... then I felt like I couldn't breathe or swallow, my head felt really light (almost floaty) and my shoulders and upper arms got warm and felt a little like they weren't there, but I knew they were. When the buzzing or tingling lip/cheek isn't there I sometimes have a tingling left eyebrow (the furthest out tip it seems) and a feeling like there's something sitting right on top of my head ... like someone's just walked past and balanced a book on there, but of course there's nothing there.
Other silly things are like a sensation of fullness in my right ear, which I've had checked by a Doctor who looked in my ear with a light and told me "everything looks fine". If I pop my ears it goes away, but sometimes it feels "blocked".
In August last year my closest Grandmother passed away and the following month my Fiancee miscarried after 8 weeks of pregnancy. We also have our Wedding in April this year.
Last week, when I went in to pay for and pick up our Wedding Rings, I was enjoying a conversation with the woman behind the counter, when out of nowhere I got that same light headed/floaty, warm and weightless arms feeling. I felt fine, I wasn't afraid of anything ... on a conscious level anyway ... that would trigger a panic attack (if that's what it indeed was?). I somehow managed to see it through by focusing on the assistant's words and following through the Chip & Pin transaction. After 30 seconds or so, it was gone ... replaced by a little fear, a touch of indigestion, and lots of questions.
And now, to top it all off I've had a dull headache right at the back of my head/base of my skull which won't shift and has been there for almost two days now. Can all of this really be anxiety or stress?