Suggest Treatment For Extreme Anxiety And Panic Disorder

Posted on Mon, 7 Apr 2014

Question: Hello im a 21 yr old female who has allergies anf extreme anxiety panic disorder over the last two months I've had symptoms severe migraines vertigo naseua lightheadedness tingling in body and head, head pressure pressure on face,post nasal drip,ear stuffed feeling alot of my symptoms come and go but the tingling in my head and its followed by light headedness and foggy vision i also been getting sharp pains in my head alot by my ears and some in my upper body my head feels light but weird my neck and back hurt im afraid im slowly going brain dead or theres something seriously wrong with me ive been too the er and doctors had a ct scanbody x ray ekg blood test they all say im fine but im still worried im not and therws something happening ive also been put on propepanol and feel i cant really breath is this all from anxiety and allergies or could i have a serious problem and see a diffrent doctor

Answered by Dr. Manisha Gopal (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer: nothing serious, it is only anxiety doing this Detailed Answer: hello Your symptoms are suggestive of anxiety disorder with panic attacks as well. It is quite a common finding in which anxiety patients have several bodily symptoms- tingling, lightheadedness, numbness, prespiration, and vague feelings. These all wax and wane with time (but all sort of tests are normal.). The treatment consists of anti anxiety meds- paroxetine or amitryptalline or venalafaxine with some sedative for short duration. Propanolol which you are taking is also used many times but it can sometimes increase anxiety and lead to rebound ghabrahat ( palpitations). Please do not stress yourself and trust your blood tets- the body is fine and the symptoma are only related to anxiety. With proper drugs this anxiety can.be completely taken care of. The symptoms you mentioned about ear and throat which is now resolved might have been due to some ENT infection which became better with drugs. wish you good health! Hope the reply eases your health concerns Please feel free to ask more quetions for any clarification Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Psychiatry

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar