I am in week 9 of the program and for the most part I have been feeling pretty good.....Every once in a while (mostly while concentrating with my eyes,watching television, or sitting at my computer) I get this like swooshy like feeling in my head....Its hard to explain but its almost like my brain is like swaying back and forth inside....Does anyone have anything similiar to this or can relate to?

Thanks, earsie

Are you on any meds?
I used to get weird feelings in my head while taking my AD. I still will get a strange sensation at times if I'm over tired, over stimulated, or havn't eaten properly.

Don't know if it's the same feeling as it's difficult to explain sensations and we all describe things differently.

Let me know about the meds. Just curious!!

I came on here today after a hiatus because last night I experienced a strange sensation in my head! A whoosh, or a falling - type feeling came over me when I was watching TV. Initially, I was thinking it was anxiety -- but then my fears started creeping in and I started worrying what if it was a stroke or seizure and stuff like that. In effect, I felt that "falling feeling" in the rest of my body and I just trembled. My head did the same thing a couple more times, but I was able to calm myself down and go to sleep. Of course, throughout the night, in my sleep, I felt that "falling" sensation in my body, and today I am irritable, tired, I have a headache, a fullness feeling in my head, I feel the need to keep stretching, and I just haven't felt like myself.
I am disappointed because I have gone over a month without any real issues, but this hit and I feel as if I am back on the ride again. I think I do have some triggers, though. My daughter has been running a fever for 6 days - doc thinks it just a virus; I am not sure about my Thanksgiving plans now, my marriage is rocky, I am just burned out, and I think my brain is on overload. Do you have anything going on with you that might have triggered this anxiety? At this point, I am certain that is what we have experienced. A wave of anxiety. Earlier this year, I had been through the gamut with tests -- EKGS, blood work, a CT scan on my head, and so forth and everything has been perfect. I can't help but ask, "Now what?" Does anyone out there know what is going on with the both of us? Has anyone experienced something similar? Thank you for any input. Now, I have to go get my toddler out of the kitchen before he breaks something . . Ugh! I just want a moment to calm down and regroup, but everything is non stop. Hugs, Wiskers~

P.S. I am not on any meds . ..

Yes! It is very common with anxiety. It's like the world shifts quickly or something. My biggest symptom is being lightheaded. It's not as bad as it use to be but, what i'm trying to get at is, it's kind of like the lighthead feeling only it doesn't stay with you, but it does start that "what's wrong with me" thought. It won't hurt you and it truly is anxiety. I know people are tired of hearing us say that. Try not to worry about it and just distract yourself with something to take your mind off of it.

Thank you all for the responses...No, I am not on any meds., just Xanax as a needed basis which I havent takin one in a while..I started cymbalta 2 weeks ago for a week but then stopped last Tuesday, but I have had this feeling even before I started the Cymbalta....Yes, it is almost like a free falling swooshy feeling, and it mostly only happens when my eyes are concentrating, but it normally doesnt happen if I am active at the gym or being distracted doing something else....One of my big fears for some reason when this happens is having a seizure, but through the program I can now talk to myself to calm down, but its just a very strange feeling that really scares and bugs me sometimes....Thanks deedee for the input.

wiskeronkittens,
I too had every test done in the world earlier this year...ekg, blook work, ct, mri, you name it and everything was normal

Hi all,

I have been having the same weird feeling in my head too. sometimes it feels like just dizziness, some times it's vertigo, busszing or just headechs...it's very difficult to describe. This started in 8/2008. I have seen many doctors and did many tests including blood work, ear test, cat scan, MRI, dizziness test (where they put cold and warm water into the ear. After doing the test I was sure that there was something wrong with my right ear as the dizziness feeling was very weak. But my doctor told me that the results are negative and even though I felt that it was a week feeling, my eye movement was the same left to right!, x-rays and all came negative (except a cyst in my sinuses). The symptoms used to be much worse were I used to feel a strong spin.. (that is gone now), then followed by headaches and now just the weird feelings that gets really bad with reading and concentration. I am getting really depressed because of this. I keep reading on the net with no real answer... last thing I read that made me think maybe , I have a minor carbon monoxide poisoning!!... I don't know what to do anymore. Any help or information would be most appreciated.

I have been having a weird feeling in my head also. I was just feeling like you would feel when you bend over and the blood rushes to your head or something. I would have my blood pressure checked and it was normal. All blood tests were fine etc. I was told by my physician that it's ANXIETY! It would make me feel so weird and would cause anxiety, and from there my heart would race. I noticed this feeling when I started to have anxiety attacks again about a month ago.
It's amazing how many symptoms anxiety causes!

Hi I need some help. I too have been feeling this wierd swaying feeling in my head as if i am on a boat 24 hrs. When I am walkin or movin I am fine but when I sit still, or stand still is when the aggravating feeling like a falling unsteadiness happens. I too have had alll tests done its been on and off fo 4 yrs after getting off EFffexor but noone believes me. I dont knowwhere to go withthis,, Can somene suggest something..

I experienced this too earlier just before I began this program. My doc did say it was stress. As I progressed in this program, the skills helped me be steady. I no longer experience these feelings.

please help me i get alot of weird feelings i get dizziness, brain fog, derealization, fatige i get cramping type feeling in back of my head ear itchiness, nausia feeling in my stomach when some one slams a door or makes a banging sound i feel it more in my back then i do the sound in my ears i have racing thoughts i hear alot of noise in my head some nights i have restless sleep and sometimes im a little moody because of it. have never taken drugs or i dont drink alcohol i used to smoke for a couple of years but i quit when i had an episode…. i was trying to sleep one night and i got a weird feeling in my body like it had shut off and then i got up and slapped water on my face but i felt vibrating through my body i freaked out and had this rushing feeling up the back of head continuously hitting me every 2 seconds in waves i went to the ER and they told me to wait by the time they got to me i had gone it had stoped and i felt better but still really weird it had followed me around for 18 months now and whilst i still work and im all right i have had a couple of blood tests and an MRI i have seen a ENT Dr nothing has been found a liitle sinus problem but nothing big…i feel like i am in a movie most of the time i have never had heart pulpitations and never sweat when anxious i constantly tap my foot and i get really scared when i get any weird pain in my head. and i always see colours in my vision i still have a good IQ when i take the test and i dont get huge highs and real bad lows im getting scared because if some one even mentions death i get anxious and go for a walk. i seen a therapist for 6 months but she never taught me anything she said i was already a cognitive thinker and make assumtions that i may have somataform disorder ( unlikely because thats intense ) she never offered me any constructive advice to what it was that i could have been feeling please tell me if you can help i dont want this to manifest into depression over this whole ordeal i have gotten really good at fighting this but i some days are hard to grasp i feel like i have got no head and i feel like i am letting this beat me. HELP please

oh and sometimes i feel sick to the stomach and get this real light headed deep feeling of dread and i just feel like i have a blanket wrapped around my head i feel like i am trapped inside my head and i panic because i feel like i might forget where i am or i keep feeling like im going to loose my way…….i also get these feeling of like iv been away somewhere and cant seem to phatham what i have done for the last few years kind of like my thoughts are going faster that my head can keep up with and it makes me panic and it is pretty scary. Last night whilst i was trying to sleep it felt like my side of my head and face was numb and this made me real anxious and i was reading to distract myself and it felt like my eyes flicked side to side but thy didnt it scared the hell out of me iv had many test all came up good it just kinda feels like my brain is doing somersaults in my head it is so much worse when im tired and that seems to be all the time lately please help me with this

dman, it sounds like stress and anxiety brought on by your fatigue/exhaustion. It's difficult to sit through these feelings but try and stay in the moment. I'm working on this as well. I get the dreadful feelings and those shootings buzzes of panic. Not sure where you are with the program but use your breathing exercises to calm yourself. Distracting yourself by reading is a good. We're all in this together. You'll find the dizziness, fog and fatigue are all symptoms a lot of people suffer through. You're not alone in this.

thanks for that......I have been really good in fighting thi however these feeling just grab you on any given day and if im not getting the chest gurgling feeling sort of like my chest has a little shiver right in the middle of my chest i am having a real light feeling i my body like iv just got a rush of something go through me and it makes me panic also the feeling of kinda like a repetitive song skipping in the cd player but that feeling inside of my body eeeeeeewwwwwwwwww that is real scary and hard to stop myself from flipping out. is this all anxiety i ask myself i have beenchecked over real good so i guess it is hmmmmm it is still the hardest thing i have ever had to tackle in my life just want it to go away

I'm brand new to this program and forum. I just had to respond as you are all describing very much what I am experiencing and my doctor also says it's anxiety. He has me on Welbutrin in response to the start of these lightheaded, falling sensation symptoms. It's definitely helped, but my biggest problem is it happens while I'm driving, mainly on freeways. I don't want to have to stop going places, but I'm afraid I might cause an accident when I feel that way.