Gareth
08-06-05, 09:38
Hi,
Having suffered with general anxiety for 3 months now, I seem to have moved on to a phase of worrying about my health, specifically about having some kind of brain disease.
I read something about new variant CJD, saying that many cases of it were misdiagnosed as anxiety or depression because the early symptoms in the first 3-6 months were very much like anxiety / depression, and doctors got the diagnosis wrong. So now I am convinced that I have this...
I have been having a lot of trouble with my physical symptoms and was wondering if anyone could identify with this...
I have a constant feeling of pressure building up in my head, a feeling of prickling on the front of my brain, a feeling of something weighing down on my crown and causing soreness there (the skin actually feels sore at one point of the top of my head), and a feeling of "full ears" and popping ears, and of skin tightness around my head, especially on the sides. I sometimes pop my ears by holding my nose and breathing out which seems to relieve the pressure for a couple of seconds but it comes right back. My eyes also ache and I feel more confused generally than usual. I seem to be having a little more trouble with speaking than normal and slur my words a little.
Is there anyone who can identify with these symptoms? Can they be related to anxiety, given that they are with me 24/7 and only seem to be getting worse?
I have been dealing a little better with the anxiety itself I think and generally feel a little more relaxed than a few weeks ago, but these physical symptoms are really getting me down.
But it confuses me because my sleeping is better and I haven't had major panic for about 3 weeks, but the thoughts of there being something wrong with my brain remain - due to the distressing nature of these physical symptoms. I have never had any symptoms in the rest of my body, like heart things or anything else - they have always just been head-based.
Thanks for reading,
Gareth
*** I think, therefore I'm anxious ***
Having suffered with general anxiety for 3 months now, I seem to have moved on to a phase of worrying about my health, specifically about having some kind of brain disease.
I read something about new variant CJD, saying that many cases of it were misdiagnosed as anxiety or depression because the early symptoms in the first 3-6 months were very much like anxiety / depression, and doctors got the diagnosis wrong. So now I am convinced that I have this...
I have been having a lot of trouble with my physical symptoms and was wondering if anyone could identify with this...
I have a constant feeling of pressure building up in my head, a feeling of prickling on the front of my brain, a feeling of something weighing down on my crown and causing soreness there (the skin actually feels sore at one point of the top of my head), and a feeling of "full ears" and popping ears, and of skin tightness around my head, especially on the sides. I sometimes pop my ears by holding my nose and breathing out which seems to relieve the pressure for a couple of seconds but it comes right back. My eyes also ache and I feel more confused generally than usual. I seem to be having a little more trouble with speaking than normal and slur my words a little.
Is there anyone who can identify with these symptoms? Can they be related to anxiety, given that they are with me 24/7 and only seem to be getting worse?
I have been dealing a little better with the anxiety itself I think and generally feel a little more relaxed than a few weeks ago, but these physical symptoms are really getting me down.
But it confuses me because my sleeping is better and I haven't had major panic for about 3 weeks, but the thoughts of there being something wrong with my brain remain - due to the distressing nature of these physical symptoms. I have never had any symptoms in the rest of my body, like heart things or anything else - they have always just been head-based.
Thanks for reading,
Gareth
*** I think, therefore I'm anxious ***