A constant feeling of "haziness"

PHXguy · Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 3

About six weeks ago, while driving from LA to Phoenix, I started to have a really hard time breathing. I stopped in a hospital and they diagnosed it as an asthma attack, which my doctor later thought was instead indigestion. Anyway, ever since then I have had a constant feeling dizzy-like feeling. It has no effect on my motor skills at all, but I just feel as if there's a cloud inside my head. More recently, anxiety has begun to come and go somewhat frequently, along with panic attacks at night. I had an MRI and EEG done, but apperently nothing has been found yet. Also, in the last few days I have had some pressure/pain in my lower left abdominal area. As soon as I got this I recalled I had the same feeling a couple days before the whole incident. I really have no idea if they're related or not. Also, I have started to have some headaches, sometimes in the sinus area, but at other times elsewhere. Could just be a result of the anxiety, I suppose. I feel like I'm in another world and it is really starting to be frustrating. I am a twenty-one year old male, by the way. On a side note, I was probably drinking a bit too much leading up to this, in case that might be of importance. Thanks for your time.

Tom

PHXguy · Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 3

Anybody have a clue what it might be? Thanks.

paulgt4rc · Newbie Joined: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 1

Hi Tom,

You have described EXACTLY how I feel!

I have been a long term panic attack sufferer.. just over 10 years in fact. about 8 weeks ago I had a turn while driving.. I went dizzy and had to shake my head and pull over.

Since that day I have felt spaced out.. a kind of numb feeling like nothing is real.. almost like reality is drifting away!

I also suffer headaches.. migraine type sometimes.. lately if I drink I will get a very bad headache!

Like you say, this haziness is VERY frustrating.. and worrying. I can get on with my day but at night (when relaxing) I will get feelings of being very scared because I don't know what's going on.. I'm worried it will get worse!

Im still trying different things to get over it.. eye exam tomorrow then back to the doctors. I'm 31 and apart from perhaps loosing a couple of stone I think I'm pretty fit.. blood pressure, heart and lung capacity test all fine, About 10 weeks ago I lost 1 stone in 5 weeks.. I thought perhaps this might be the reason, loosing to much to quick?

Panic attacks were bad enough but I dealt with those... this is something else as its 24/7 Crying or Very sad

Maybe some of the reasons below could be the cause?

Anxiety
Headache related
Vision
Sinus related.. blocked or something

Some of the things above can be caused by stress.. muscle tension at the back of the neck (so I have been told).

If anyone has any ideas or has had the same symptoms please let us know of what it could be and if you have overcome it.

Regards
Paul

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hi there what your experiencing is dp or dr depersonalisation or derealisatiion a feeling like your numb or not really here like a ghost ask your dr about this. just a shame dr cant diagnose a illness comes to other sufferers to do it hope this helps

razcal · Newbie Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2

hey there...

Just letting you know that i have the EXACT same feeling. I have been feeling lightheaded, spaced out and "out of this world feeling" for over 3 months now. I haven't been able to go back to work because of this. Its like a cloud has come over my normal self and has not gone away. Im 26 year old male and was a binge alcohol drinker. I would drink every weekend at bars with my mates (this went on every weekend for 4 years). I also wonder if this has anything to do with how im feeling. The feeling just happened to me when i was driving home last Xmas eve from a cafe... It has not gone away since...

Since i have been feeling unwell i have also had indigestion problems including heartburn which i am taking medication for. I have been dealing with anxiety also due to this lightheadedness, out of this world feeling and i have lost alot of weight too.

Please email me so we can discuss these symptoms. It seems that you are suffering from very similar things as myself. I have been to doctors and specialists who cannot find an answer as of yet and its making me more anxious. Have had an MRI done and it was normal.

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I have been feeling the exact same way...a few months ago, I was in class and all of sudden felt like my body was just shutting down...as crazy as that sounds I was convinced I was having a heart attack and dying. I nearly passed out and went to a doctor right away. After they did an EKG and checked like a million things, they said everything was perfectly normal and that it was just an anxiety attack. But ever since then, I felt like my body is like in a cloud or hollow inside or something...it's hard to explain, but I constantly panic and think there is something seriously wrong with me. If anyone knows anymore about this, let me know...

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I have these same symptoms, They started about a week ago. I feel ok at times when I am sittting or lying down, But lately even when Im sitting I have these same feelings. I beginning to think I am going crazy. Some one help me please,

Nik16 · Newbie Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 21

hello everyone,

I too have had this feeling of unreality, kind of like being buzzed all of the time. First thing to know is that this feeling only exists because of anxiety, which may seem soo harmful but it really isn't. The good news is that when you get rid of your anxiety, the spaced out feeling will go away. I recomend drinking plenty of water, sleeping more and excercising.

PHXguy · Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 3

An update

I totally forgot about posting this here, just saw it again. Anyway, I went and got every test in the book and ended up being "fine." I turned to alcohol for a while. It helped with the feeling at the time but toward the end the hangovers would last up to two days. I felt more like I was tripping than being hungover. Anyway, like posted above, I finally found out about the derealization thing. Because it all started a few weeks after a month long drinking and drug binge in Europe, I decided that's probably what caused it. Apparently just a little pot can trigger this in people.

Well, I decided to finally go see a shrink and asked for Klonopin(a lot of people with this condition seem to do well with it.) I've been on it for 5 weeks and while I can't say I'm even close to being cured, and I've accepted I probably never will be, I feel quite a bit better. I still feel the anxiety, but really have no real panic attacks like I was having. I force myself to say "f*** it" and just live life. Besides trying something like Klonopin, that's all I can suggest.

Also, I've gotten the "I'm going crazy" thoughts quite a bit since this started almost 9 months and still do. You just have to tell yourself you're not and move on. If you were going crazy you wouldn't realize it, just tell yourself that. I find the more I distract myself, the better I feel. During any kind of social interaction I totally forget about anything being "wrong" with me. The less you think about it, the better off you'll be.

-Tom

portia17 · Silver Member Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 276

my dizziness started a year ago 24/7 and I still dizzy. I take klonopin as well but it does not work neither does any of the anti anxiety drugs

Even when I sit I am dizzy

Sometimes it is better if you just go out with someone (because I cant drive like this) and forget about it and a lot of the time it usually works for me

If anyone here found an answer or cure to our problems please post it and if I ever do i will do the same

Portia

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