New symptoms this week

Monday was the first day of my orientation. I didn't sleep very well the night before (only about 3 hours) I got out of bed around 4:30 and started getting ready. I left the house at 5:30 to catch the bus. Caught another bus at 6:20. It took an hour to get to my destination, then I spent another 30 minutes walking UP a huge hill to get to my work place. I then spend 8 hours sitting through an orientation and all I could do was keep breathing as normal as I could and keep from passing out.

I get out of orientation and find a ride home which was a blessing. A true blessing. There is a girl who lives right near me.

I get home and try to stay awake but eventually went to sleep at 9pm. I had a massive headache before I fell asleep.

The next day I had off but was drained both physically and mentally and I felt like passing out all day.

Wednesday, another orientation, but I slept well and had a ride there and back, but during the orientation I felt that dizzy pass out sensation again. I got through it.

I keep having these headaches that are in the back of my head. I'm a little dizzy too. This is when I start to question whether or not it's actually a symptom of anxiety. I woke up and ten minutes later had the headache again. Anyone else have to deal with this? Or do I need to see a doctor?

The dizziness and headache might be a nutritional thing. When you're under stress you sometimes need to change your diet a little.

You should look at what kinds of foods you ate during the 8 hour orientation and see if it was things that made your blood sugar spike.

Are you knowledgable about the effects that specific foods have on you? Different foods affect different people differently.

For the simple stress part of it, meditational deep breathing is as effective as many medications.

I don't really know much about the effects of foods. My normal diet is in the morning I'll have one of those toaster waffles with some peanut butter on it. For lunch I eat a Marie Calenders frozen dinner pack. Dinner is either take out food or another frozen dinner or a turkey burger.

I guess I just need to eat better. I know I don't. I have trouble eating too much food. I sometimes think I have an eating disorder of some sort because I cannot eat huge portions it just makes me want to barf. In the mornings I also feel nausious when I first wake up which is actually a new symptom recently.

It's so hard for me to plan meals, plan grocery lists because I don't really know what the best foods are. I hear so many things about foods that I think are considered healthy, and they end up not being so healthy. So I'm completely confused about food. :/

What I meant was that since the orientation was 8 hours you might have eaten some "quick" food in the middle that made you more anxious, besides the lack of sleep issue. Headaches too are a lot of the time ultimately caused by diet.

You should pay attention to what you eat, and the effect that different foods have on you. Pay attention to the kinds of carbohydrates you eat, the kinds of fats, and so on.

Complex carbohydrates keep most people steady longer, sugar (of any kind, except raw fruits) makes you unsteady. Some additives make people nervous or have other effects (MSG, a common additive, can give a headache and even make you "confused" if you are sensitive to it, which many people are).

Sleep is also a huge issue. If you are not sleeping enough then you are ruined from the start. Bad sleep can be caused by lots of things, including mineral deficiencies, bad sleep habits (like eating rich foods right before bed), and so on.

A good way to start eating healthier is to make at least some of each meal raw (or minimally cooked) organic fruits and vegetables. It might not taste as good as skippies peanut butter, but it will be a lot better for your mind and body. Organic means it doesn't have any funny chemical residues in it. If your basic meal, the ground floor, is organic fruits and vegetables then you are starting well. If you prefer the taste of commercially processed food then at least pay attention to the nutrition, or lack of, in what you are eating.

A good website to look into nutrition is http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=4

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Thanks for the advice, I will check out that website and do more research this week.

Chucky said something in another post about drinking green tea before he goes to bed and that it helps him sleep well. I have de-caff green tea so I will start drinking that before bed and see if it makes a difference for me.

Yes it's true, I just need to deal with the difference in taste. I can do that. I'm just being spoiled with my skippy's pb

Anyway, thanks again. I will do the research and update about what I've decided, maybe my new menu will help someone else.

Peace.

Hey e., are you still getting the headaches? Persistent headaches should always be checked with your doctor, just in case. They might be harmless though (well, relatively-speaking). My brother has been getting them his entire life but, in some cases, they can be the sign of something bad.

Hi Chucky,

Actually I have not been getting the headaches since I changed my diet this week. Also since I started drinking the green tea before bed. I think I had them because I wasn't getting enough sleep. I am on a waiting list right now to see this REALLY good docter, he was named one of the top 100 docters for over seven years in the San Diego county. My appointment is in July though. I am going to have the docter do some bloodwork and just have him give me a really good physical check up before I go to a therapist. That way I can rule anything out.

The one thing that kind of gets on my nerves but I've learned to live with is the distorted feelings. It's not as bad as it use to be but I get jumpy and inatimate objects seem to be moving slightly. I don't think it's a vision issue, I think it's just something that is caused by having anxiety and panic. Like I said the distortions, along with other symptoms, are not happening as much as they use to. I think I'm starting to recover a little bit from the anxiety. I still have the occasional emotional melt-down but I can say with relief that it's far less than what I use to have to deal with.

Oh, where exactly are the headaches again? You said the back of your head, but are they at the top-back or bottom-back (i.e. nearer to your neck)? I ask because the area of the brain for vision is at the back of the head, near to the neck. So, maybe the headaches are related to the disturbance of vision that you're having. Whatever the case, my friend, I'm glad that you are booked to see the doctor.

hmmm, stay healthy! Drink more green tea. It will improve your skin too. I have been drinking green tea everyday for many years now and I am aging very very slowly. Many people comment on how youthful I look. I'm 25, but have been mistaken for 18 or 19. It really does help the skin.

Take care,
Kevin

I'm sure your right about it being caused by my distorted vision. It's not that it's completely distorted, I just always feel like my brain is malfunctioning, and everything seems to be in motion.

Yesterday was absolutely horrible for me. I felt distorted all day and my will was weak. Every time I would tell myself that this is just part of having anxiety disorder, my mind would argue with me and say "no this is something worse, I think you have a serious illness" then my heart would start racing. I know there is nothing wrong with me physically and I've been coping with all of this pretty well for so long now.

My anxiety may be acting up for one of the following reasons:

1. The summer season starts in one week, and I will be working full time hours soon.

2. I still have to take the bus in which I have to spend about 4 hrs total just to get there and home. Plus I have to walk for about 30 minutes which makes me even more upset because walking is so slow. I like to just get there, get it done, get back. Basically I have to get up at 4:30 am just to get to the bus, take another bus, and then walk for 30 min. Then do all of that in reverse later on when I'm going to be dog tired. When I'm tired I am more vulnerable to having anxiety.

3. I have this need to want to leave the guy I'm with right now. Only because I've been holding back from just throwing myself into him. I don't think I love him, I possibly could but there are so many red flags and I'm not sure if the red flags are just my anxiety or if my intuition is telling me something. All I know is the thought of not being with him is a free-ing notion.

4. Not having money, friends, a vehicle, a comfortable living atmosphere, a mate that I feel comfortable with.

I guess it's all compiled into number four.

I don't know. When I read my posts I sound absolutely crazy.

And when I change it up and look at my post from and outsiders perspective, the advice I would give myself is probably...

Get a new job, get your own place, go to therapy, go to the docter, go to a dentist.

It's not as simple as that though so I just have to keep focusing on saving my money so that I can acheive those goals.

Blah I'm absolutely nuts.