What Causes Left-sided Pain In The Head And Panic Attacks?
I am a 31 YO Male. I have repeated headaches on the left side of my head. I have developed a lump about cm near the left side middle. I have severe short term memory loss, I am suffering panic attacks. My ear pop atleast most of the day left and right usually non stop from the time I wake up. I am getting scared its a brain tumor. I had a procedure for a stomach doctor he put the light down my throat to see if it might of been some type of stomach cancer nothing was found but he said I required 4 times the normal medication to be sedated then a normal paitent I have not told anyone but I do not think I have long I had 2 CT scans in the last 4 months but am severly closterphopic and have not had a MRI I am not sure what to do
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
CT scan is a very sensitive exam to detect brain tumors, so since you have had two of them you should relax as a brain tumor is not at play. I do not see anything in your account to suggest anything serious. Symptoms seem to be at least partly related to anxiety as well which is commonly associated with tension type headaches. I suggest you should start a preventive medication like amitriptyline which is both a first choice medication for headache prevention as well as for anxiety.
I hope you feel better soon.
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What Causes Left-sided Pain In The Head And Panic Attacks?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. CT scan is a very sensitive exam to detect brain tumors, so since you have had two of them you should relax as a brain tumor is not at play. I do not see anything in your account to suggest anything serious. Symptoms seem to be at least partly related to anxiety as well which is commonly associated with tension type headaches. I suggest you should start a preventive medication like amitriptyline which is both a first choice medication for headache prevention as well as for anxiety. I hope you feel better soon.