Hi, I'm a 37 y/o female with no prior history of anxiety or panic attacks. I have TMD and allergies. I've had alot of facial pain, pain in my sinuses and jaws. My ears feel as if they haven't popped in months and my head is stuffed up. I quit taking Allergra, now I'm using sudafed and Flonase. I went to an ENT and had a CAT scan done, nothing remarkable. So, he couldn't, wouldn't do any other testing to see if my problem is inner ear related. I have a feeling that I am listing to one side and lose my balance. I hate this dizzy feeling, it's driving me nuts.
My theory is that the dizziness has led to anxiety and then caused me to have a horrible panic attack. I thought I was having a heart attack at the time.
I was getting this feeling, like fainting I guess, it would wash over me. I've been feeling better, fri and sat., now today I am really stuffed up, not feeling the anxiety-fainty feeling, but feel spacey. In the last month my life has gone downhill. I had to quit my p/t job, I was having problems going out to the store and I can't find any relief for my ears and sinuses. I spoke with a psychologist, he said I was depressed and gave me Effexor, that stuff knocked me for a loop and I won't take another one. I'm taking 0.25 mg of Xanax a day,in the eve's. I would like to quit taking it, not sure if I would have withdrawal sypmtoms with that low of a dose or not.
Anyone else have anxiety caused by something physical? I am also taking Flexerill for my TMD before I get fitted with a bite guard.
