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Posted 1/12/2006 1:51 AM (GMT 0)

Thank you so much for bringing up this thread. I know EXACTLY what you're talking about. I thought my brain was detatching from my skull. It felt like my brain was loose from my head.

I also have the tingling thing, but mine is all over my body. Every day and especially at night, it's much worse at night.

I would also hear a "popping sound" in my head every day. The only way I can describe it is like the sound of milk being poured over rice crispies or sizzling bacon. This went on for several months and I finally had an MRI done. It came back fine. Nothing wrong and believe me I thought of hundreds of things it could be. I even asked them if I had a brain tumor would it show up on the MRI. They said absolutely.

A few months later I was sent to a neurologist. I asked the intern if he had ever heard of other people having a "popping" sound in their head. He said yes, but the neurologist came in and did the same tests the intern did.

I asked him about it. He was about 90 years old. He said no, he had never heard of anyone having a "popping" sound in their head.

My hopes were smashed to smithereens!

He said it was headaches and the "popping" sound was psychosis.

He prescribed elavil.

Well, this was exactly the same medication that my physician had prescribed after he did the MRI.

Before the neurologist, my physician had prescribed the same med and I had gone home, hopped online and read about the side effects. Well I called him back and left a message with his nurse that I would not take that medication because the side effects were EXACTLY what was already going on with me.

I've been through so many different horrific meds that I decided that I am going to make the final decision in my medical care. He sent me a letter a week later and told me he would continue my care for one month and that would give me the opportunity to find another doctor - since I wouldn't take the medicine he had prescribed.

Like I cared!

As for the 90 year old neurologist I didn't fill his prescription either. Same med.

I'm not telling anyone not to follow their doctor's advice, but I will tell you this. Only you know how you feel and how fragile your state of mind is at any certain time. YOU have to be the one to make the final decision as to whether the risk is worth it. YOU, because you are the one who will have to go through those side effects and hurry up and wait for relief.

Atleast that was my experience. And apparently many others here too. I know that different meds work different for different people. Heard that hundreds of times now.

I'm saying this because I was afraid it would push me over the edge and that was when I decided that I would make the final decision on what I took.

I've been dealing with this since August of 2004. I've been hospitalized 5 times. Given many different diagnosises. An endless list of meds. They finally decided I have Major Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks

I have finally been blessed with a good caring mental health facility. I live in Kansas now, I lived in Va. when it started. I was so ready to give up when I moved to Kansas. I came to be around my family. Thank God for my family.

When I started mental health here I started to turn around and walk out, but I decided to give it one more try since I was already there. My therapist was a Christian. For the first time since this all started I felt hope.

When I saw the psychiatric nurse (she decides meds)  She started off with some options of anti-psychiotic meds. I said NO, absolutely not.

To my shock and relief she told me that she would go along with what I felt comfortable with. What a change. I took Zoloft and Konopin. No more anti-psychotics for me.

When I first started with this mental health facility I could not concentrate on anything. All I could do was cringe in fear. Couldn't sleep, eat or sit for very long.

I prayed, I tried to read my bible but couldn't retain anything. I watched tv, but couldn't follow the plot. My mind kept racing. I could only concentrate on what other people said for a few seconds at a time. It was so, so horrible.

Finally that has eased up, but I still run circles in my head trying to figure out what happened to me.

Where did I go?  I don't know this person I am now. I seldom go out unless it's to family. I have no friends. I don't go anywhere I don't have to. I bathe infrequently.

I've started sleeping a lot and taking more anti-anxiety meds. I finally told the nurse that I was not doing well, so after 8 months I am being weened from the zoloft to cymbalta. Taking both for the time being. Don't know what that will do, taking both anit-depressants.

I thank God I found this board. Sorry if i've added to anyone's depression or if this doesn't make much sense. My concentration still isn't the greatest. Much better than it used to be.

God Bless

Rhonda


Post Edited By Moderator (Jan Marie) : 1/26/2006 12:38:40 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/26/2006 7:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone, i think I have finally found the right place, I am a 28 years old and have been through alot of test to figure out what causes my head to tingle it gets what i call hot and cold spots my face tingles my neck hurts alot and tingles i get tingleing in my arms and my fingers and i get this muscle spasm under my eye, i suffer from anxiety, I beleive the anxiety is brought on by just not knowing what is happening to me over the past year in a half. If anyone out there has simalar symptons i would like to here what you have discovered. I recently had a mri of my neck done and it came back that i had some kind of problem at my c7 it is pushing on some sack the mri showed no nerve pinched but my doc says that means nothing that maybee at the time of the mri one was not but since my symptons come and go daily that he thinks that i am possiably pinching a nerve on and off he said it could explain my sensations i am to see a neurologist in two months but that is a long time when your scared.
i have had mri cat scans blood test all was fine except they said i had sinusitus which reminds me i get dizzy spells from time to time aswell. My wife is clueless and dont understand infact nobody does so i am floating out here by myself. Any advice, or questions i welcome, thank you for reading my post.
Posted 1/26/2006 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hallo Rhonda. Thank you for sharing your story with us. You are very welcome here and I am glad you have found us.

I did have to edit your post in accordance with Rule 1 of the forum where mention of self harm is not permitted. I am sure you will understand.

Post often and let us know how you are getting on. We all support and encourage each other. Take care.
Posted 1/26/2006 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hallo wrkitout and welcome to HW. You have come to a place where we understand, sympathise, and can encourage and support you. I get tinglings all the time from my anxiety disorder and lots of our members experience dizzy spells. We look forward to getting to know you.
Posted 3/28/2006 4:38 AM (GMT 0)
I have been having acid reflux and anxiety attacks for 6 months

the reflux is getting better.

but the anxiety keeps on changing on me.

now i have tingling in the face and the head,hands and arms

some times pain in the head , headaches

just comes out of the blue, feels like a stroke or heart attack

my pressure has been tested when these attacks happen

and I'M 51 and my pressure comes out 124/78 with heartbeat of 66 to 72

so i know its not a heart attack.

But its so hard to work, I feel that i can not function

taking herbs and  getting accupunture now, but its not working

they are trying to change my herbs , to see if that will help.

Any help out there

JCBNJ tongue

Posted 3/28/2006 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hallo JCBNJ and welcome to HW. Not only are we fellow anxiety sufferers, we are also the same age! Your heart rate is good - mine never drops below 80. Tingling I have all the time - drives me mad. Presumably you have done the usual things like cutting out caffeine, slowing down your breathing, relaxation techniques. Have you been to a doctor about the problem or do you prefer the natural route? I hate having to take them, but the only thing that works for me is antidepressants.
Posted 5/20/2006 6:19 PM (GMT 0)
wow i can't believe so many people have the same tingling as i do, its the worst isn't it.    my meds haven't kicked in yet.  I've been taking leaxpro for 4 weeks now.  Does anyone suggest anything else.  I also was given valuum buts all that does is knock me out. any suggestions maybe I could bring up to the doctor?

Post Edited (RG2) : 5/22/2006 6:07:07 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/3/2006 2:52 AM (GMT 0)
I have suffered from panic attacks for some time...and it took numerous doctors and emergency room visits to figure out what it was. I have had every test except for MS..and of course I constantly think I could have this. I started taking Zoloft and Klonopin when I had a bad day. Everything seemed to even out except for around my period. My body would feel extremely hot and cold at the same time...an intense attack. One dr. said he thought it could be endomitrosis, but I have not been tested yet. I do wonder how much of this is hormonal and what else there is to do besides medication..unfortunately, I smioke so I can't take birth control pills to try and see if that balances anything. I was relieved (but not happy of course) to see that others felt the tingling in the head and the numbness of the limbs. My right side has a numbing feeling sometimes (face or arm) my vision gets weird. very scary. The stranges thing and the thing that no Dr has been able to tell me why, is that my right leg gets a heavy feeling sometimes...during all of my attacks and sometimes when I feel normal. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what this could be? Nerve damage? I am happy I found this site
Posted 6/3/2006 8:44 AM (GMT 0)
Hallo Miabelle and welcome to HW - we are happy you have found us too!

When you get to read other posts you will see that we all get very different symptoms from our anxiety disorders. This is because we are all different and because nervous systems are particularly different! I too get the tingling and the numbness (for me it is my left side) and my anxiety symptoms are a lot worse just before my period.

I am sure your symptoms are down to anxiety but because we are sensitive and worrying people we always imagine the worse.

Take care
Posted 6/23/2006 4:46 AM (GMT 0)
i've never posted anything about my health before but i think typing out my experiences will help me as well as anyone else with similar problems.

I am 24 and have recently been diagnosed with depression, anxiety disorder (gad) and ocd. though these mental conditions may be accurate diagnoses, i have always felt (and still do) the root of my problem stems from some physical condition. i ve seen doctors and had tests, suspecting some very frightening conditions such as stomach cancer, brain tumor, ms and a 100 more to boot. i'll certainly admit that i have irrational health anxiety that has made my life as a 24 year old musician unnecessarily difficult and gloomy, but the physical sensations (and fearful suspicions that accompany them) remain.
Right now i am on 75mg zoloft and have been for about a month to fight all three of the forementioned diagnoses.

Just thinking about posting all of my symptoms is exhausting, but
fatigue is one of my concerns anyway so at least that's one symptom out of the way.

The reason i came to this forum was because i searched google for "tingling in head". if you're thinking i am one of those people who search every condition and symptom, you're half right. i use to do that up to about 6 months ago, but recently have been too scared and frustrated to search out
health information. to be honest i was a bit intoxicated when i typed "tingling in head". so thats my explanation as to how i managed the courage to do such a thing.

so, last summer i fest unsually tired starting around jun. shortly after i experienced mild muscle twitches, itching at night, numbness in my chin, occasional loss of taste (for a few seconds at a time) and serious anxiety.
to help curb these feelings, i took to drinking (2-4 day) which was a lot more than my usual amount. ironically, this drinking led to gastritis (which i believed was stomach cancer) over the winter months. i went to see a neurologist in august, certain i had ms or chronic fatigue. he did the exam and felt strongly that my problems were entirely mental. i was expecting at least an mri to confirm this but he didnt feel it was necessary as i showed no signs during the exam as well as a clear mri scan in 2002. the mri in 2002 was performed for slightly similar reasons (muslc twitching that eventually faded, hot sensations, numbness everywhere). strangely, after seeing the neurologist, my sensations faded substantaially until my stomach problems kicked in a couple months later. this led me to believe that my problems were indeed mental.

so this summer, around may, i had a strange episode with my vision where i couldn't seem to process input and words were scrambled. this lasted for about 20 min and went away and has not returned. this scared the ****ing crap out of me and i've been convined ive had some serious neurologic condition ever since. i've become very tired recently, had this annoying tingling in my head, lots of ithing, and some slight numbness. on a positive note though i did kick ass at tennis last week which means i still have some coordination. the symptoms also haven't seem to have affected my guitar playing. though i am noticing my hands shake now. i attribute this to zoloft, caffeince and nerves but secrety think its much more sinister sometimes. i really enjoy taking pills sometimes as i can blame my symptoms on the pills and not some disease.

so now i constantly check my body signs like my vision or my hands shaking. I test myself to make sure i am still healthy. this is why i was diagnosed with ocd. i can barely have an abrupt, know totally normal sensation. without thinking about whether its normal or not.

ok. thats long enough i think. i was reading these posts and thinking maybe lyme is a good canidate for my disease of the month club. treatable, not too dreadful. i think ill get tested for that soon. anyway, i hope this post helps others and not just me.

-dpak
Posted 6/23/2006 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hallo dpak and welcome to HW. Your symptoms sound very familiar to me and I am sure to a lot of other anxiety sufferers. Our symptoms can vary a lot due to the same disorder because nervous systems are so different. I am sure you will find a lot of support and help on this board.

One thing I have done is to cut out caffeine - not sure if it has helped but it was easy for me to do and I am sensitive to it. I should cut out sugar too..... still working on that one!
Posted 9/14/2006 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there nice to find this info very helpful. Well I have been having tingling in my head for years on and of, just above the eyes going up to  the middle of the head, sometimes its like tons of insects are moving around. if it comes its normally later at night, or if I think sad things late at night. But mostly just comes for no reason well at least I think no reason will have to think about now after more reading about it. I have never found any anxiety book or web site explaing this symtom, anybody know where I can find the info??. I some times have to rub my head. It also sometimes feels like the brain if moving.. I have always found it a bit spookey. But the Doctors well I mean the head Doctors says its anxiety. Any more news to read on it will be nice. The best help I ever read is C weekes books. Anyway nice to be here..

Bless you all....x

Posted 9/15/2006 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hallo ricticman and welcome to HW. It is good to find there are others with tingling, isn't it?! If you click on Resources on the right hand side you will find many helpful books on anxiety listed. Claire Weekes certainly wrote some good ones. Take care.
Posted 9/19/2006 2:48 AM (GMT 0)
Hello to everyone--new poster here, but I can tell just by looking at the forums here that this is just the place for me. I happened upon the forums this evening doing a search for "tingling head" as lately I've been having the strange sensations people here have been describing, and being the hypochondriac I am, I've been slightly freaking out wondering what is going on. I've been suffering from panic attacks for maybe 4 years now, and for awhile didn't even realize what was happening to me, I just knew I had sweats, trouble breathing, heart palpitations, and just an awful out-of-control feeling and it wasn't until I went to the ER one night after a particularly bad attack that I found that nothing is physically wrong with me. Anyway, sorry for the bit of a tangent there, but though I know no one online can replace a doctor, I do feel slightly better knowing that these strange head-tingling sensations are experienced by others and are found to be associated with anxiety. If it continues I will visit my physician, but at least I know a possibility of this strange feeling.
Posted 9/19/2006 7:29 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome to HW Butterfly. Isn't it great to know you are not the only one?! We all support and encourage each other on here and I find it helps enormously. Take care.
Posted 9/19/2006 10:34 AM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome to HW Bishott, Ricticman, and butterfly. This is a wonderful place with many wonerful people. Glad you found us. Welcome to the family!
Posted 11/6/2006 8:31 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Girls, Sounds like you are all suffering from the big M symptoms.... I am haivng the same thing and my head tremours are really scaring me.... was begining to think i was going mad or something.

Check this site out

http://www.project-aware.org/Experience/symptoms.shtml

hope it hepls yeah

Posted 11/7/2006 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome scopie .........
Please read all rules and reulations regarding links to other sites ............
Hope to see you around and posting often this is a great support forim itself with wonderful ppl here
Take care and be well .....
Lyn
Posted 1/18/2007 12:09 AM (GMT 0)

i am so glad to have found this site. Just recently have been going thru so heavy stress on a medical problem i thought i had. after 3 specialists i am finally letting it go.

but it seems after going thru all that stress, i seemed to have developed some new problems. i started feeling some slight nerve pain in my right little toe. then tenderness and slight numbness in both feet. then twice last week i woke up with numbness in my hands, especialy my left hand. i am not sure where this is coming from. maybe my excessive guitar playing or the extreme cold we have been having in los angeles. it could be just bad circulation in my body. now i am feeling some tingling in face. this is just crazy. but i am glad i am not the only one who has seem to have gone through this. my doctor has told me in the past that i am high strung and that i need to learn to relax. i even saw a therapist a month ago about relaxing. she said i know in practice what i need to do. but it's hard to get my mind to not overreact over things. i saw a doctor about my numbness and she said it could be carpel tunnel or my thyroid. i just found out my thyroid is normal. now of course in my mind i think i have MS or parkinson. it's sad that this is how my mind works but again i am glad i am not the only one. i am hoping to avoid taking alot of medication. my doctor gave me some low dose of zanath for my previous anxiety. it' weird how these new symtoms have arisen.

well, i guess we will see what happens next. i hope to see a doctor tomorrow and maybe he will send me to a neurologist. again, i am glad to hear about you others and that i am not alone. i hope i will be able to lick this with sheer will power. i know it is hard and i'll have to see what is up.

i hope to try a yoga class and maybe some meditation. 

good luck to the rest of you out there.

Posted 1/18/2007 3:53 AM (GMT 0)
Bruce,

Just wanted to say Hi and Welcome to HW...Welcome to our "lil family"
Posted 2/26/2007 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
I am so glad I found this forum. Because I have been in the emergency room 3 times in the past month complaining about a tingiling in the top of my head, feeling like fainting. They did a ct scan twice, normal, blood test, normal. so they said that I was having anxiety attacks, I understand everybody here this is awful. but, when is it going to go away?

Posted 3/9/2007 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone, i am pretty new to this site . read your posts and hope all of you are doing better. Yes i also expeirence tingling in the head. its really weird feeling. I also suffer from migraine headaches, and have sinus problems. I assosciated these tingling feelings to my sinus problems. i just assumed it was the sinus cavities unplugging or getting plugged up. I dont know. any one else have sinus problems, maybe it can be from that. I have also expireinced the shaking in the head. It normally happens when i am just awakening. It feels like my whole inside of my head or face is shaking. I also suffer from fibomalagia. I read somewhere that fibromalagia can cause spastic muslces, there is a special word for that, but i forgot. oh yes i have problems with my memeory(hate that), feel like i have brain fog always. well i hope someone can find an answere to this problem we share. thanks for listening. GOD BLESS
Posted 3/12/2007 3:19 AM (GMT 0)

Hello everyone, OMG I thought I was the only one having this problem. The head numbness and tingling. I too have had every test possible, and all turn up negitive. Could it be stress? or could there be something else going on. I'm an E.M.T. and have worked in the E.R. & have been a police officer. Stress is always present in every job I have had. My attacks come and go, it's at it's worst during the afternoon. Any ideas?, please let me know.

                                                                Thanks,

                                                                        Quintas

Posted 4/15/2007 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
IM GLAD THAT I HAVE THE CHANCE TO READ ALOT OF FORUMS ON THIS PAGE, I STUMBLED ON IT BY ACCIDENT. I HAVE THE TINGLING IN MY HEAD, AND ANXIETY. IT GOT REALY BAD FOR ME, AND I ALMOST LOST EVERYTHING THAT I WORKED HARD FOR, I HAD MILLIONS, AND ANXIETY TOOK ALOT AWAY. I HAVE LEARNED ALOT about ANXIETY TO HELP MYSELF NATURALY WITHOUT THE MEDICINES. I DISCOVERED THAT THE MORE I TOOK THE MEDICINES, THE WORSE THINGS GOT. I STILL ON OCCASION WHEN IT GETS TO RUFF, TAKE ATIVANS TO CALM MY NERVES. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH PEOPLE about THESE SYMTOMS, I FIND IT VERY HELPFUL TO TALK WITH PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. ALOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU LIKE ITS SO EASY, AND CANT UNDERSTAND WHY WE FEEL THIS WAY, BUT IF THEY COULD ONLY SPEND ONE DAY IN OUR SHOES, THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND. MY EMAIL ADRESS IS open. [email protected]
Posted 4/19/2007 3:54 AM (GMT 0)
This reply is for rhonda. I was taking zoloft for anxiety, it seems that that is the only med they can prescribe for anxiety, but I dont think it really work. I understand anxiety is bad but you should try to overcome it w/o meds. I have try couple of things that are helping me know. They are GABA, eSAM-200 from Gmc, valerian root natural supplement before I go to sleep and it is helping, but what it is really helping me to cope are the prayers. Pray and trust that God is going to help you get out of this nightmare. I believe that Gos is only using us for a purpose, and after the storm is going to come the calm. You are going to be alright. livingwithanxiety.com has an icon that is going to direct you to a site witha lot of prayers for you to use.
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