What Causes Pressure And Heaviness In Head And Neck?

Posted on Sat, 12 Dec 2015

Question: Hi

I need help why does my head alwayd feel full and pressure?
My neck is stiff i dont have pain in head or neck?
What causes this?

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tell me a few details:

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

I would surely like to answer this at best but I need to know a few details beforehand-
1)Since when are you having these complaints?
2)Do you have these symptoms on regular basis or episodically?
3)Does mental tension or stress aggravate these symptoms?
4)What are the precipitating and what are the relieving factors?

Please follow up with details so that I can answer this well.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

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

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (14 minutes later)

I have these symptoms regularly and they started a couple of years. Relieve to the tension is when i relax and lay down.

It happens episodically. Yes i do stress and previous have had anxiety.

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Stress induced/Mental relaxation exercises.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being in follow-up and providing further details.

Considering your clinical history,your symptoms are apparently stress related. Stress can cause chronic state of contraction in muscles of scalp and neck,thus causing pressure and heaviness in head and neck.

You should start doing regular mental relaxation exercises like meditation/yoga and I hope that you will be fine soon.If you do daily mental relaxation,you will see the difference in a few days.

If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

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