just anxiety ? or other mental illness ?

[dizzydan852]

Okay so ive been sick for about 4 months now, constantly dizzy and well thats becomeing alot better now. But i have developed an anxiety dissorder during this time. I have panic attacks and feel like something horrible is going to happen alot of time during the day. The feelings are hard to shake but i am getting better at controlling it. Well i was put on lexapro an SSRI and it has helped alot with my depression/anxiety ( yes i am semi depressed to ) well when i am VERY tired i sometimes can hear a voice, usually i cannot make out what it is saying but it freaks me out nonetheless, but the other day i was extremely tired and i went to the bathroom and i heard someone say " hey " and i knew it was in my head and it was not very clear sounding. it was almost if they were far away and it was semi distorted, this has never happened before i started taking lexapro so i am wondering if it is connected. Also when i am tired i sometimes see shadows or little flashes of light in my peripheral vision, the voices only occure at max 3 times week. Also i have sometimes intrusive thoughts of suicide, I WOULD NEVER KILL MYSELF i want to live and i understand that suicide is not the answer it is a perminent solution to a temporary problem. However i am worried that this may be more than anxiety and i would appretiate anyones input, i am currently telling my mom i would like to see a phychologist about my anxiety and i feel that they may be able to help with it. thanks for replying

 

[TEdds83]

Hello DizzyDan, sorry to hear you are feeling so bad. I can relate. Anxiety really does bring on alot of weird symptoms. Dizziness is one of them. And that sheer panic that something horrible is about to happen. It is a feeling that is indescribable unless you have been through it, and I have. Hang in there! It always helps to find someone you can trust to talk to about it.

 

[Lindaru]

Hi, Dizzydan . . . I often see flashes of light or dark spots in my peripheral vision and sometimes even what appears to be shadows moving but when I look straight at the object, it disappears. I always thought it was something to do with my anxiety but in talking to family merabers who never suffer anxiety or depression, they have that happen too, just like occasional ringing in the ears.

As for the dizziness, I never had that until recently. I strained some muscles in my neck and shoulder, and now if I move my head like to look down and write something, I will get very dizzy.

I am not on any prescription medications at all. I only take Tylenol for pain management, so I cannot attribute these symptoms to being medication related but you might want to check with your pharmacist to see if what you are experiencing are side effects of the Lexapro.

Let us know how it goes!

Lindaru