Anxiety of standing on feet? - Anxiety Message Board

hope555 · 05-21-2007, 03:30 PM

Hey!!

I feel like I'm the only one sufferring from the things I'm going to mention, so I'm glad I found this site to see others suffer from this too, and how they cope. Recently, for about 1 month or so, I've been feeling very faint and lightheaded when I stand on my feet for as little as 15 min. If I'm at home, I realized I can stand for 30 min (feel a little tired by the end of it...but nothing major). But in shops and stuff, I feel all wobbly, spacey and lightheaded even if I stand for as little as 5 min. My fear is fainting or feeling so weak that I won't be able to get back to my car. I do feel more tired than usual nowdays, and part of my lightheadedness may also be related to my slightly low ferritin (iron stores). Other than this, the doc says everything else looks healthy (like my blood pressure, heart, sugar etc.). I'm only 21, and besides allergies and some hormonal imbalance (PCOS), don't have other disorders and have never had any surgeries or been in any accidents. Anyone else got these symptoms or fear/ weakness when standing on your feet? What do you do to help yourself? Thanks for listening.

Sincerely,
Hope

Frodoh · 05-21-2007, 03:35 PM

Low blood pressure can cause those symptoms. How is your BP? Are you very thin? Drink enough water?

mommieoftwo · 05-22-2007, 08:15 AM

I can relate - although I've been anxiety free for several years now, this used to happen to me ALL the time. Which made it very difficult to work where I had to stand before a group and speak...ugh!!! And - shopping was always difficult. I would be fine while shopping, but I'd lose it when it was time to stand in line to pay. Many times at the grocery store I thought I would just leave the groceries and run out the door for fear of fainting in line. It was a truly terrible feeling. I did some therapy and every drug you can imagine as I fought this battle for approx 10 years. But, since the birth of my child nearly 3 years ago (I'm prego with #2) and changing jobs (high stress to low stress) and MOST IMPORTANTLY - quitting smoking, I have been anxiety free. I still have the occassionaly stuff, but I don't every freak out about it anymore. I feel truly blessed to be free from the demon. I can truly empathize with what you are going though. Is there anything in your life that may be adding to your stress and anxiety? Do you smoke, drink, high stress job, etc.?? I would try giving something up for a while and see if it helps.

I hope you feel betters soon. But, take if from me, there IS life after anxiety.

beeatrice · 05-22-2007, 07:16 PM

what medications did youtake?

hope555 · 05-23-2007, 11:51 AM

My BP is fine (110/70), and I'm definitely not thin (5'4" and 135 lbs). I do drink a lot of water, and am not on any meds except regular vitamins and one iron tablet, along with the ocassional antihistamine like Reactine. I'm not on any anxiety meds. I tried going to the mall today, and it was not a good experience. After about 15 min, I started to feel unreal, unbalanced and lightheaded-ish. My mom kept telling me "its only psychological...just control it...you're the most frustrating person to go shopping with"...so you can see that my family doesn't really know what to do with me. I feel like such a loser, that I can't control my mind....makes ppl think that I'm weak. I mean there are people with physical problems walking around the mall, and I can't walk around because of a mental problem. Anyway...thanks for all the kind words. If i figure something out, I'll let you all know.