Back about 2-3 years ago, I was diagnosed
with having an anxiety disorder and was
put on medication for about 1 1/2 years.
I used to have full blown axiety attacks.
My concern right now is i'm reciving
certain symptoms that i'm worried are not
anxity this time. In november I started
waking up in the morning and felt
offbalance/light headed, and went away
within an hour. After 1 week the
offbalance/light headed feeling went away.
Begining of January this feeling came
back only after waking up in the mornings,
then closer to the end of January it now
has progresed to being off and on durring
the day, I also now have constant plugged
ears that I can keep poping. When I try
to fall asleep I hear static and a faint
ringing, but not durring the day uness
everything is quite. I continue having
trouble falling asleep and sometimes can
go without sleep for a whole night, when I
try to fall asleep i'm awakened by a Jolt,
and if I do fall asleep and wake up I see
flashing colors for about 3 seconds and
lots of static vision for about 30
seconds. My vision durring the day
doesn't seam as crisp as it was couple
weeks ago. Any insite on this would be
appreciated, i'm worried this is leading
to a serious issue like brain cancer and
don't want to just write it off as
Anxiety. Doesn't anxiety symptoms come
and go and arn't constint? Thanks
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-07-08 14:00pm
It is possible that some of these symptoms
are anxiety, such as the ringing in your
ears, since it only happens at night or
when it is quiet, meaning that you are
more focused on yourself than on anything
else and have no distractions. Feeling
off balance and light headed is a common
anxiety symptom. Your vision impairment
could also be paranoia or even the result
of lack of sleep and worry....and even
stress.
To rule out the possibility of it being
serious, you can schedule an MRI and
vision screening, but if the results come
back clear, you must accept it for what it
says, keep taking your medication, and try
to relax a little more.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 02-07-08 19:50pm
Could possibilly be neurological in
nature. All neruological problems are not
life threatening. If you have a GP, that
is the first and best place to start. Tell
him/her what your symtoms are and ask
where to go from there. I know (at least
down here) you have to be refered by your
GP to go to any specialist. Could be you
just need a good ear cleaning and a vision
check. Wax build up can do some crazy
things ya know. And as we get older, our
vision changes. Sometimes so sutle, we
don't notice it untill it gets bad.
