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Posted 12/19/2013 12:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, i am regular follower of the site and try to calm myself by reading the posts that i am not alone ...but today i am tired and it feels that i had enough or something is seriously wrong with me.....please please if some one can help me in this ....

I am male 33 yrs ...and have IBS since last year , back in september i had these pains in my neck , left hand , left chest with shortness of breath and extreme pressure on top of my head and temples ..i had my ekg , echo cardio and lung function.... All were clear ...the nuro doc asked for an MRI for neck which was also negative ...but the head pressure was there constant ..the neck pain was not constant ..some days it was fine and some days ...i was in pain ...but the head pressure was there all the time With a feeling of disbalance , my left ear feels like in pressure but not always , i was lit headed or foggy and now i feel the pressure coming to my jaw bone ..a weird sensation from jaw to my temple when i press my teeth and tingling feeling on the jaw bones or cheeks ....I had an MRI of head which also came negative...

Now i had these panic attacks which i think started ..in which i feel chest pain , left hand pain , shortness of breath and extreme pressure with nasuea .....tremor , chills , and god knows what ...

One of my doctor said that it must be your sinuses as i have this problem since child hood and i had a ct of sinus in which it came that i have rhinosinusitis but i dont think that these kind of symptoms or of sinus

The nuro doctor is saying that is is anxiety and have given my proxatine 12.5 mg. where as my sinus doc is saying its chronic sinus .. ..personally i think it cannot be my sinus .....and thinking of something wrong with my head ......

Please anyone can share their opinion , i think i am having a panic attack as woke up from the bed due to pressure on the head ...and when closing my eye i feel weird sensation...after so many tests and medicines ...i feel totally doomed and tired ... I dont know how long will i be able to hold...please help
Posted 12/19/2013 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Your not alone, and I think some of that is sinus..I have sinus issues all the time now. I have had them for over a year. I get ridiculously pressure in my jaw, ears, and neck. I have had panick attacks now for over a year as well. I now have IBS also, and I think the majority of my issues are coming from something, but just not sure what..I just went to the ER again friday, because I was so sure I was having a heart attack for the milionth time. I have seen a cardiologist, neurologist, gastronologist, and anything else you can think of..Friday the pressure from my sinus' were going into my jaw also, and then my IBS was acting up and then going into my chest. I have had so many things go on anymore, I don't know if I'm coming or going..Good luck to you.
Posted 12/19/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Decent19,

I hope you feel better soon. Best wishes HB

(I understand, don't worry, I hope you are able to relax tonight/today, my best wishes, keep going, you are doing just fine, I hope)
Posted 12/19/2013 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hello, Decent!
I am so sorry that you are having to go through this and being in the dark makes it all that much harder for you! I do not claim to have the answers for you. Perhaps your anxiety is being brought on by your physical symptoms or it could indeed be that your anxiety is causing the physical symptoms.
I was thinking that you have tried these other doctors, which was smart, but now you might want to look into something else. For example, if I were in your shoes and could manage to do so, I would go to a good chiropractor, even though your MRI showed nothing in the bones, etc. My sister used to go to a chiro and he really helped her with her sinus pressure and migraines which would cause her bad pain behind her eye(s).
Also, acupuncture has been of great benefit to many folks when other treatments have failed.
As to the IBS, that is such a general diagnosis actually. It covers a whole spectrum of bowel symptoms. Diarrhea, constipation, alternating bouts of both...when I was in my 20's, my IBS was actually chronic constipation that would cause my system to "back up" (much like the plumbing!) and then it would flush everything out after I got so "full", thus, diarrhea! My specialist put me on Metamucil therapy and I got lots better!
Then in my late 20's and early 30's, my GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) got so intense that my anxiety made me have diarrhea all the time. I had relapses of that when the anxiety has flared back up. But when I got on medication for the GAD, it made all the difference in the world!
I have diabetes and was given Metformin. After taking it for a year and a half, it started disagreeing with my system and caused chronic diarrhea, so I had to get off of it.
Many things can cause bowel problems. Bad diet, medications, and the like.
There's a natural health site that I recommend. I am OT a natural health guru in any way, but I do believe it is wise to do what we can for ourselves, most especially when we haven't found any answers elsewhere!
And one last word: if you should actually have anxiety issues, if you can, get diagnosed by a mental health doctor, not a general MD. Psychiatrists are specialists and are supposed to keep up on all the latest research and drugs/therapies, etc. Regular doctors do not have their specialized training.
Anyway, here's that website: http://www.earthclinic.com/
Be sure to look over it thoroughly. Many folks have been helped by the info shared there.
I wish you the best!
janet
Posted 12/19/2013 11:04 AM (GMT 0)
thanks everyone for the support ..... i just came back of a CT brain and CT sinus ...again .... now i am afraid of radition rays ..... this year i had 3 ct and 2 MRI ..... i beleive that will not cause any issues......
Posted 12/19/2013 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Decent

Tell me what's been going on in your life lately? Sending you compassion and understanding...

Joshua
Posted 12/19/2013 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
well i shifted from my country to other country last year in jan and i was fine.... i got this salmonella infection back n june 2012 and things started from there ... thousand of test last year and thousand of test this year .. just to determine why do i have these wiered abdominal pain , nasuea , constipation , heart burn , muscle pain etc..... finally i did a colonscopy in august 2013 and i tried to calm me by saying now nothing is wrng .... the abdomen pains suddenly subsided but in september i started to have neck pain with left chest pain and shortness of breath ..i went to doctor ...he did ECG and EKG .... also lung function ..it was fine ... then this head pressure started whch was on peak ...it felt that i would fall down ... i went to nuro doctor he said lets do an MRI of curvical ...i did that ..perfectly find ...little bit of buldge ...thne he said lets do MRI brain ...came with little sinus...... then we did CT sins ..inwhich i had inflamation of maxiallary sins ...adn ENT told that tis fine ...weather here is so dry that people would have this much of infection so it can be cured....now my doctor said that its your tension headache which is there and your anxiety ... so he gave me proaxatine hydrochloroide 12.5 and its been 15 day but it hasnt helpmed me much yet.... i had to take this SSRI because i was going on painic mode...shrotness of breath /chest pain / neck pain and wiered things coming to my mind ...i felt like crying ... i ve got a small daughter 2 yrs and trust me its so hard to cope with her ...i am here to work but now its coming in my work ... with this pressure i feel i have fatigue ...or muscles are trembling or shaking ... i feel that i would fall .. and then now pressure is coming on the jaw bones ... my ears gets pressure specically the left one .... and the wierdest feeling is the jaw bone pressure when i press my teeth i feel a pressure of a sensatin going to my temples .... there is pointed pain or pressure on my temples too ..

all of this was happening so i went to another doctor and told him ..he ordered a CT scan for brain and sinus

now i did that and having fear that if these rays are dangerous and can cause cancer or ...some one a docotor basically told its not that case ppl in suregery have 4 -5 ct in one day

i had 4 ct from july till now and 2 MRI ....i hope this will not put any negative impact ....
Posted 12/19/2013 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
Food poisoning kicked off my anxiety but there was more to it when I dug deep. Maybe the tests are fueling the anxiety...but have you talked with yourself or someone to try to understand what's driving the anxiety....other than the salmonella? Sorry to hear your body is working against you and you're not feeling well now, but as a survivor of this disorder I need to tell you it's so important to have a firm understanding of the basic principals of CBT and engage yourself in its practices. I think Kitt and SC have some fabulous recommendations on self help for CBT cognitive behavioral therapy.

For me, food poisoning triggered anxiety and panic and about a year of pulling the loose thread lead me to the ultimate cause in my life - a history of sexual abuse as a very very young child.

Everybody is different and certainly there are more terrible personal histories than mine but I think I got lucky in my life compared to some people who have suffered far worse.

CBT is the best place to start and I highly recommend it as it has helped my recovery in a huge way.
Posted 12/19/2013 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
thanks joshua for the help ... i would certainly would look in to CBT and would calm myself ....

i belieive for me ..my anxiety is because of my health problems... i think alot about my health and try to accept that nothing is wrong with me ...secondly i have read alot about everything or shall i say human anatomy on the net ..which is purely medical and thats not my field so what ever i read my mind thinks that i have it ....

thirdly ..what about all the CTs are these ok ....or is there anything worry about

thanks again
Posted 12/19/2013 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
I think the CTs are probably a very expensive emotional crutch. I think you are going to be fine although it's probably fueling your anxiety and an irrational belief that tests are the answer.

Acceptance isn't the act of saying or acting like it's all ok of trying to do something to make it All go away...it's in fact a passive behavior....it means just let crap happen no matter how scared you are, just let it be, feel experience in your own pain and anxiety, let it try to overwhelm you and in the middle of a panic attack start making cookie dough or some completely benign activity.
Posted 12/19/2013 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks alot joshua ...yea i guess ,i am trying to find the answers at the wrong place...i just thought about these cts and its effect made me a shivering person...... Yes i wold try to give a firm belief..

Secondly who could tell more about cbt or any website....you know
Posted 12/19/2013 3:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, Decent!

I want you to know you are not alone as everyone here has anxiety and it may wax and wane but we all understand how awful anxiety can be.

Believe that you will get better and you have all of us to support you.

I have had many CT Scans, PET Scans and MRIs - I suspect you will be fine so lose that worry my friend.  Sometimes scans are necessary so look at it from that view.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 12/19/2013 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Oh thanks stkitt..you put my mind in ease .....

This CBT technique which joshua was talking about ...do you have any sites or recommendations.....
Posted 12/19/2013 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome!

I am sorry to read of your struggles, but so glad to have you join us here.:)

CBT is usually done with a therapist, but there are some good self-help options as well.

Here in our Resources link...you will find great information...from book recommendations, to articles, stress relief exercises and CBT therapy download worksheets...

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

These are all powerful tools to help you get started on managing your anxiety right away!

Take a look and see if anything looks helpful/interesting to you. If you would like any specific direction on where or how to start, post back and I will be happy to help you with good first steps.:)

Keep posting...suppport is key, and we understand and care!

Scaredy Cat

Posted 12/20/2013 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
Im sorry to hear that youre going through a tough time! every thing you just stated were very common side effects of anxiety! so try not to worry so much about those things! you WILL be fine. just try and get your mind off of it!
Posted 12/20/2013 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks SC ....
Posted 12/20/2013 6:19 PM (GMT 0)
Hello decent. I have something that helps me when I feel like I just cant go anymore.....just do a search with foreign third world countries children medical problems. I will help cure yourself. I cry for them, not for me. I also contribute every month to cancer hospital in the USA. I gat a picture every month if a child with a little about her. After seeing these real problems its very hard to think about myself. Its great for me, and the small amount of money that I can give just makes me want to give more.

I am not saying that we, you and i do have medical problems that we search for answers, but including these severe medical problems of others kind of put ours in perspective;

Have a very merry holiday......I just remembered my charity i give to, St. Jude children's cancer hospital. Maybe you can share there and get a great feeling for yourself......happy holidays...Cathy
Posted 12/21/2013 5:39 AM (GMT 0)
I was in Memphis several years ago, I had business with Federal Express, the people I was with asked me
what I wanted to do, I guess they thought I would want to go to Graceland. The Lady I was with was on
the board at St. Judes I was there for 4hrs on a private tour, "Got'a tell you folks the hair stood up on my
neck the whole time". There are no crying kids there, most unbelievable place I have ever been, Peace.

Larry ***
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