CthulhuPunk
27-08-09, 17:02
Hello.
I just found this website today. What a great forum!!
I am a 37 yr old slightly over-stressed designer and lecturer. I've been on Citalopram [20mg] for about 18 months now.
Since March this year I've been suffering from a nearly daily headache in the right temple area. This came along at the same time as flu like symptoms and a swollen right eye. This means that since March I've been under the impression that it must be sinus related or some such infection.
This morning I had my first appointment at the local ENT clinic after being referred from my GP. The doctor there seems to think that it is my 'over-active' brain causing spasms which then cause the pain. He has prescribed Propranolol [10mg] as he feels this may help. I also have to arrange for a CT scan of my stoopid brain :ohmy:
After hearing this I started to sweat and had a paninc attack in his office :blush: I felt like such an idiot when he told me to lay on the floor and put my feet on a chair. He also looked mildly smug as my predicament seemed to back-up his theory.
I am NOT looking forward to the scan. Quite scared in fact. Y'know, the usual - claustrophobia; panic attacks; what if they find X, Y or Z... I could go on...
Anyway, enough from me. It feels good to have somewhere to talk about this stuff.
Best wishes to all :) x
I just found this website today. What a great forum!!
I am a 37 yr old slightly over-stressed designer and lecturer. I've been on Citalopram [20mg] for about 18 months now.
Since March this year I've been suffering from a nearly daily headache in the right temple area. This came along at the same time as flu like symptoms and a swollen right eye. This means that since March I've been under the impression that it must be sinus related or some such infection.
This morning I had my first appointment at the local ENT clinic after being referred from my GP. The doctor there seems to think that it is my 'over-active' brain causing spasms which then cause the pain. He has prescribed Propranolol [10mg] as he feels this may help. I also have to arrange for a CT scan of my stoopid brain :ohmy:
After hearing this I started to sweat and had a paninc attack in his office :blush: I felt like such an idiot when he told me to lay on the floor and put my feet on a chair. He also looked mildly smug as my predicament seemed to back-up his theory.
I am NOT looking forward to the scan. Quite scared in fact. Y'know, the usual - claustrophobia; panic attacks; what if they find X, Y or Z... I could go on...
Anyway, enough from me. It feels good to have somewhere to talk about this stuff.
Best wishes to all :) x