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Posted 12/28/2015 6:13 PM (GMT -5)
Looking for some help.
I have head pressure, dizziness, off balance, trouble concentrating, headaches, weird visual symptoms, and sleepiness/fatigue. All this leads to me having anxiety especially in large groups.

My question is has anyone experienced relief of these symptoms using an SSRI?
I remember having anxiety when I was 18 but i never had headaches or dizziness.

Heres the curve ball. Ive seen multiple doctors looking for a cure and just recently decided to see an eye doctor. He said I had a case of exophoria. I began doing research on this and discovered case studies of people with similar symptoms and felt extreme anxiety. I spoke to a doctor recently who is positive my symptoms and anxiety are related to my vision.
Thanks for the help!
Posted 12/29/2015 4:03 AM (GMT -5)
Hi

SSRI's do work well for anxiety but I have not heard that they are good at treating the symptoms you mentioned infact they can cause some of those symptoms as side effects.

Speak with your doctor and see what they advice.

Hibee
Posted 12/29/2015 6:19 PM (GMT -5)
Yes, they are quite effective when it comes to general Panic/anxiety symptoms.
Dizziness is one of them.
Posted 12/30/2015 12:18 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks a ton Rrakkma for the input. I've been battling these weird symptoms for 17 months now. I tried everything I could naturally to get through this to no avail. I gave up drinking, quit smoking, began eating better, took up weight training, supplements, and running. The best medicine for this in the last 17 months has been running. After I finish running and shower I feel more alive, more energized, happier, and most importantly I feel this sense of "clarity". I havent gone running much this week hence my symptoms have increased trememndously. Its a concoction between anxiety, depression, and stress. Dizziness, head pressure, brain fog, and an out of it feeling are the worst. Apathy and just disgust with everything. 2 years ago I was filled with energy, happiness, confidence, clarity.
Posted 12/30/2015 6:16 AM (GMT -5)
Yes I can understand how you feel and how it is forcing you to procrastinate the things which actually make you feel better (running, in your case). This is a very disturbing vicious circle.

I had so much benefits from SSRI medication with my panic related symptoms, such as palpitations, dizziness/floating, chills, tension headaches, etc. Though my main problem is with my thoughts, such as Health Anxiety. So meds didn't have any effects on my thoughts, naturally.

But all symptoms were almost totally gone after 3-4 months of Sertraline med. But you have to give it some time since SSRIs won't show their benefits before 1-2 months.

Discuss it further with your dr before starting meds, and good luck! <3
Posted 12/31/2015 2:56 AM (GMT -5)
Was prescribed Lexapro 20 mg today and Lorazepam. I really hope they work. For me, my physical symptoms vary considerably, but behind it all is some sort of depression. Its such an awful feeling and sometimes it feels like my brain itself is suffering from the flu. As though all these negative feelings and despair and ugliness is trapped up there. It goes away but its there nearly everyday for different periods of time. Then the moments of slight dizziness/vertigo, headaches, fatigue, and headaches/pains really bring you down. At times its really bad but Im getting by. The real me is there and comes out sometime and it keeps me going. Oh and I forgot , the memory, concentration, and various other cognitive activities are really bad.
I know I have God on my side so I'll get through this, it's just taking longer than I thought.
Peace ✌
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