[hi folks well im new to this so hopefully someone can sorta help me... well for months ive been feeling very dizzy,panicky,scared,as though something bad is gonna happen to me..but doesnt ever...if i get a sore head i think its a tumour or something dramatic ..i experienced tingling in my lips yesterday and automatically thought i was having a stroke then the feeling calmed down after a while can anyone else please help ... i live on my own with my 4 yr old son and would love to hear if others are getting what i get xxx thanx ever so much

It sounds like a panic attack and your fear of something small (a headache) because something serious also seems to be normal too. My first recommendation is to see a doctor to rule out all other possibilities once you do that recovery will be much easier. The reason for that is you have to accept the panic attacks not fight them. The more you fight them the worse they will be.

There are many here with these symptoms so believe me when I say your not alone. The chances of you being the only one to have something in a world with 6+ billion people wouldn't be very good.

Has this started to keep you from leaving home? Tell me that and any other thing you would like answered I'll answer it later today.

OMG... That's me... EXACTLYY. minus the son part.
I get the same way, paranoid, fear, panic...

I got treated for anxiety-depression-panic attacks but half a year into treatment I refused to continue because I thought Iwas getting better. Turns out I am back to where I have started.


Please get better :)

It hasnt really stopped me from leaving home, though each time I do I am paranoid that I didnt lock the house, believe once I had to go back and check... things like this always happen. I wish I could just get over it

hello n thanx for the reply ..knowing others have experienced my symptoms makes me feel more at ease. well i do hope u have had a great day and i really do appreciate this site so much as today ive felt a bit more clearer..

I'm glad to hear you've been feeling a bit better. Anxiety and panic disorder is a day to day battle. It is so hard to figure out what triggers it and how to stop it. I find that exercise and meditation, like yoga helps me a lot, and believe me, if you told me a year ago that I would be doing yoga I would have told you that you were crazy. I used to treat stress by going out with friends and having cocktails, but now I find that triggers my attacks and messes me up for days afterwards. I have also noticed that the medication that once helped me has later on began to trigger the attacks as well. I will do anything at this point to rid myself of this awful disorder. I may try accupuncture next. Anyone else ever tried that? Celexa was a miracle in the begining, but not so much anymore. Good luck with everything. It will work out eventually, hopefully sooner than later. -Ed