totaltension
31-03-10, 23:17
Hi to all,
i,m a 38 yr old male, with generally good health (apart from IBS)
This is my first post on this site, after reading several posts i would like to share my problem that as become totally out of control to the point that my life is in tatters at the moment.
It all started last August 2009 when i started having migraine with aura, which was partial blindness\in my left eye followed by numbness and tingling in my arms/hands - this lasted for about 30mins in total then i got the dull moderate headache which lasted 3-4 days at a time. Between the migraine incidents i suffered from what i now know as derealisation which was an extremely frightening symptom!!!!
I had several migraine attacks over a period of 2 months which just seem to happed out of the blue with the frequent dull type headaches in between the migraine episodes. After suffering for 2 months i decided to visit the GP to which he referred me to a neuroligist consultant. I saw the consultant who did the typical physical tests. As i have never suffered from headaches before the consultant arranged for a CT brain scan. i was glad he had arranged this but extremely nervous to the point i had a panic attack later that week and had to go to A&E with extreme headache.
I finally had the ct scan and had to wait for the results, which became too much and again lead to me going to A&E convinced i had a brain tumor!!! anyway the result of the scan was all clear and i was signed off by the consultant. The prognosis was migraine/tension headaches but no advice as how to control it.
Even though i,ve had the ct scan, physical tests and 2no. eye tests which appear to be ok, i still have the persistant headaches and derealisation, and it got to the point in Jan 2010 where it was affecting both my work and social life considerable.
I returned back to my GP again who put me on 10mg of cipralax (for Anxiety) which only helped slightly, as i still have these constant headaches i find it extremely difficult to believe anxiety can do this to my body and have a constant worry that i have something more sinister, especially with severe derealisation i have. Even though the above symptoms are the main ones i also have:
fatigue
neck/shoulder tension
night sweating
lack of confidence
loss of concentration
short term memory loss
constant worry
Does anybody suffer this problem, and if so any advise would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Total tension
i,m a 38 yr old male, with generally good health (apart from IBS)
This is my first post on this site, after reading several posts i would like to share my problem that as become totally out of control to the point that my life is in tatters at the moment.
It all started last August 2009 when i started having migraine with aura, which was partial blindness\in my left eye followed by numbness and tingling in my arms/hands - this lasted for about 30mins in total then i got the dull moderate headache which lasted 3-4 days at a time. Between the migraine incidents i suffered from what i now know as derealisation which was an extremely frightening symptom!!!!
I had several migraine attacks over a period of 2 months which just seem to happed out of the blue with the frequent dull type headaches in between the migraine episodes. After suffering for 2 months i decided to visit the GP to which he referred me to a neuroligist consultant. I saw the consultant who did the typical physical tests. As i have never suffered from headaches before the consultant arranged for a CT brain scan. i was glad he had arranged this but extremely nervous to the point i had a panic attack later that week and had to go to A&E with extreme headache.
I finally had the ct scan and had to wait for the results, which became too much and again lead to me going to A&E convinced i had a brain tumor!!! anyway the result of the scan was all clear and i was signed off by the consultant. The prognosis was migraine/tension headaches but no advice as how to control it.
Even though i,ve had the ct scan, physical tests and 2no. eye tests which appear to be ok, i still have the persistant headaches and derealisation, and it got to the point in Jan 2010 where it was affecting both my work and social life considerable.
I returned back to my GP again who put me on 10mg of cipralax (for Anxiety) which only helped slightly, as i still have these constant headaches i find it extremely difficult to believe anxiety can do this to my body and have a constant worry that i have something more sinister, especially with severe derealisation i have. Even though the above symptoms are the main ones i also have:
fatigue
neck/shoulder tension
night sweating
lack of confidence
loss of concentration
short term memory loss
constant worry
Does anybody suffer this problem, and if so any advise would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Total tension