Dizziness With Panic Attacks Posted: 12-01-05 02:23am
7ducks
wrote:
hey guys,
i have been fighting constant dizziness
for over 12 years now, and noone seems to
know what's wrong with me so I thought
i’d post and see if anyone had some
clever ideas.
My symptoms began during study for the hsc
in 1993 and have been continuously with me
ever since. The ‘dizziness’ itself
is an intense groggy heavyheadedness like
being hungover or having a head cold 24/7,
and all the constant fatigue and headaches
that goes with it. I don’t experience
vertigo or any other motion type
dizziness.
Other major symptoms (as well as low
energy and frequent headaches) include:
dry, sore, itchy eyes; poor memory and
concentration; and neck tension and pain
(and inflexibility).
I also experience anxiety, particularly
when I have to speak formally in front of
others or am stressed, and I have been
diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder or
social phobia. Although I have been
told that anxiety could be a cause for the
constant heavyheadedness, I reckon that
the anxiety is a symptom of the primary
issue, whatever that is. The main
reasons i’m not convinced it’s anxiety
is that I rarely feel anxious (although
i’m dizzy all the time), when I do get
anxious I feel a different type of
dizziness like a lightheaded buzzing
feeling, and the grogginess never lets up
and rarely fluctuates once i’m up for
the day, no matter where I am or what I am
doing … I could be wrong tho.
One last thing is that sleep seems to be
the main thing that makes me have either a
day where I can get up and function and
get to work etc, or when I don’t sleep
well, i’m a complete mess and barely
able to think through the grogginess.
So, i’m at a loss what to try next.
Does anyone think I might be wrong about
it not being anxiety? Any
suggestions?
Many thanks
this is exactly how I feel and am feeling
for the last 2 years. This effects my
life every day and will effect my up and
coming job as a police officer. I need
to know if anyone has any ideas how to
make it better, I have yet to try anxiety
medication and have seen doctors for 2
years strait and have accomplished
nothing. Please help me if you can
