Anxiety or inner ear problems?

June 26th, 2010

Buzzy bee asked:


Here is a brief description what has happened.

2 weeks ago i was sat in my friends car and all of a suddent i felt a massive fuzzy feeling come over my face , i looked up and the world was really surreal and felt like i was on a boat, my heart was pounding and i felt like i was going to faint….my hands and feet went numb, and i thought i was a gonner. my friends called an ambulance who told me it was a probably a panic attack and it should pass within 4 hours and then i will be fine.

The thing is ive never been fine after that. My eyes are constantly spaced out and i have had about four more attacks and a really big one yesterday. I seem to have all the symptoms for an anxiety dissorder but the doctor said its probably more vertigo, blood, heart, and blood pressure all cam back fine, also went to the opticians and got a new perscription but they said my eyes were healthy enough.

The thing is that my kneck aches like mad and my ears feel really full…..but that could just be wax, but i have a feeling that its all this spacey vision that is triggering the panic attacks….anyone else feel the same?

Its so hard because i have all the symptoms of both of the ‘ Could Be Causes’ , i have the full ears, the vertigo feeling, the lightheadness, and alot of fatigue, along with panic attacks, which are the worst thing ive ever experianced.

Anyone got any comments or have been through or know someone who has been through the same experiance. Doctors really dont know whats going on and im trying to find out by myself now, they say it could be vertigo and gave me some prochloperazine (dont really know if its helping or not). some days i convince myself its a panic dissorder but then others when im constantly spacey and dizzy i read an article on inner ear problems andit seems to make more sense to be that.

Any help would be great guys its starting to really effect my life.

p.s also when i go outside the dizziness seems 5 times worse and makes me feel abit sickly…..but i know i dont have agrophobia, i love the outside and hanging out with friends…..

David

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what are these heart problems from drinking?

June 11th, 2010

BC asked:


I’m an 18 year old and I went on a 10 day drinking binge. meaning I got drunk every night and/or day. I had no real problems. then, this morning, after drinking about 6 jack and cokes and some rum and red bull as well as a little bit of tequila last night, I woke up to some minor, but very annoying chest pain, tightness, as well as jitters, and strange fatigue. I nearly passed out in my class today and nearly fainted walking up some stairs. napped for about 6 hours and woke up feeling better, but the problems persist a bit. I’m not sure whether this is from alcohol withdrawal, or if the problem lies within my body’s attempts to get rid of the alcohol i drank last night, and simply being overworked. for a while i thought i might be having a heart attack. any help would be appreciated. i’ve also been suffering anxiety and panic attacks when not drinking, so i’m not sure if this was just a bad anxiety attack. what are these symptoms indicating?

Bruce H.

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