Could this be low blood sugar, or thyroid problems?
Ok, this is a sorta long story but I just want to get all the symptoms out there. I am a 20 year old healthy, happy, confident male suffering from headaches, panic attacks, and other strange symptoms. I have always been very physically fit, happy, confident and hardworking guy that came from a great household. It just doesn’t make sense that I am having anxiety problems. About 3 months ago, I developed a very severe tension headache I believe was caused by TV, studying, too much video games, and stress. It lasted for almost a month and was so debilitating I was throwing up and was not able to function in my daily activities…..like college! It was terrible
I went home and after a week of being home the headaches went away, for about 3 days I was finally waking up and going to bed without a headache. Well my dumbass went to a party and got 2 hours of sleep and drank a fair share. I woke up the next day with a strange balloony pressure in my temples that didn’t hurt, not like a headache, i was worried i brought the headaches back. It was like that all day till i went to bed. When I started to fall asleep, BAM, panic attacks like crazy, all night long no sleep. Hallucinations, visual color patterns and flashes, intense sudden tinnitus, tingling in hands feet, rapid heartbeat. The best way I could describe it is the sound and feeling of a lighter being lit in my head. It happened pretty much every time I was falling asleep. Happened about 10 times over the next month. I thought it was migraine auras haha. after 2 days of this went to the doc and she said it was anxiety and put me on meds without thinking twice, muscle relaxers and anti depressents,i have not taken them and wont. The main thing that happens is a sudden intense ringing in the ears and everything seems to go white and spotty, and adrenaline surges throughout my body, but goes away in like 10 seconds. Last time it happened i was fishing and laughing about a sex joke with my buddies?!?!
After about month now, the panic attacks are gone pretty much, but i wake up every morning with pressure in my temples and am foggy headed. It gets worse if i go back to sleep in the morning. If it eat sugar or lots of carbs, it educes a panic attack within a few hours. I have a very hard time concentrating on anything and am having memory loss. Every once in a while i wake up with my bed sheets totally soaked in sweat. My lips tingle sometimes when falling asleep, and when that happens i usually see some small light shows under my eyes. It’s just strange because I am happy, confident, and some days i have 0 symptoms, but them out of the blue they come back the next day. My eyes are very dry in the morning and every once in a while become very fatigued all the sudden. When i get a hot shower, it seems to bring the pressure in my temples back for awhile. Every once in awhile out of the blue i get sharp, explosive electric like pains that shoot through my head, but go away quickly.
If i get stressed, my temples feel like there is a worm crawling around in them, and they fill up with fluid. and my ears are very sensitive to loud noises. But sometimes its not even stress that causes it. It will happen out of the blue. (they never were)
I have been working out pretty hard the past 4 days, and eating very healthy and its alitle better, but everything is definatly still there. Im just started to get scared that this stuff isnt going away. I dont want to go the docters and have them just quickly jump on the fact that its only anxiety, anxiety just doesnt fit me.
thanks alot for your time.
Just to be more specific, i dont have actual headaches anymore, just that pressury feeling and sometimes a few quick shooting pains, I am pretty sure that it was a serious tension headache i had and not a migraine, but i could be wrong. One other thing i forgot to mention is sometimes out of the blue i will be these strange tingly feelings that wave over my scalp, almost making it feel like my hair is standing up, usually goes away in about 10-30 seconds.
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Don’t ever give up on the signs your body gives you. If you don’t like that the doctor put you on meds without trying other options first, tell him. If he does not want to try see a different doctor. Don’t give up, you are the patient and soon enough you will find the results you are looking for. Otherwise it could possibly be something that your body just may need that help of medications. Best of luck to you, sorry I couldn’t be of more help. No one on here can diagnose you, so keep safe and ask a doctor before trying anything you may be wary about.
Get a glucose meter & check your blood sugar.
To be honest, you have a pretty common set of symptoms. They don’t, however, seem like thyroid issues. They might well be low blood sugar, particularly if you’re feeling weak or shaky first thing in the morning (and I’m not counting those mornings after a heavy drinking session or mornings after you got very little sleep, as these both could also explain your symptoms).
Here’s a quick guide:
Hypothyroidism (thyroid not producing enough hormone): weight gain, lethargic, trouble concentrating.
Hyperthyroidism (thyroid producing too much hormone): weight loss, feeling anxious and twitchy (ie too much energy), bulging eyes
Low blood sugar: feeling weak, tingling lips, headache, tongue numb, irritable, shaky
A thyroid test from your doctor can rule out any issues quite easily. Try having something to eat before bed to keep your blood sugar up during the night. Maybe improve your diet so that you’ve got some long-acting carbs to even out your blood sugar levels during the day. And maybe relax a little!
You need to get an MRI.
I get really intense migraines where I see spots, sometimes lose vision, throw up, etc. I thought mine were bad but they are nothing like what you are explaining here. My sister who is 27 recently started getting debilitating migraines. It’s scary because one day you can be healthy and suddenly you have all these health concerns and you have no idea why. The tingling and not being able to sleep could be a thyroid thing, however the likelihood of a male having a thyroid problem is significantly lower than that of a woman. I’m not saying it’s not possible, but I would guess that all of your symptoms are related to one thing considering they all started at once. I would first get an MRI, and from there get a second opinion. Your doctor sucks if she’s willing to fork over anti depressants and anxiety pills without doing thorough blood work and testing on you. I wish you luck!