I was a Supervisor at the time and was good at balancing 5 things at once; then my body felt like I was having a stroke or something.I had a sharp pain in the back of my neck,the room started spinning like on a tilt and all the voices were inaudable. On normal days-I can follow everyones conversations around the room quietly in my head, but when this began I was working a 50 hr a week job on the graveyard shidt.I was hardly sleeping at all for years
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Has anyone considered anxiety? It sounds like anxiety and a panic attack to me. I'm not a dr but lack of sleep and increased pressure, combined with physical symptoms looks like it would be a distinct possibility.
Here's a good overview of ADD/ADHD.
http://add.about.com/od/basicsofaddadhd/a/whatisadd.htm?nl=1
I had to read alot of different views on ADD/ADHD to realize that it does fit me. Good luck with getting an accurate diagnosis for yourself!
Autumnstar
whatever happened to good old depression?? depression can make you feel all of the above..How do I know if I have it? All I know is that I have been hyper my whole life.Adrenaline pumping on high all the time. Then suddenly I developed GAD. I was under pressure and began to experience periods of what I call -"Charlie Brown teacher voice".I was a Supervisor at the time and was good at balancing 5 things at once; then my body felt like I was having a stroke or something.I had a sharp pain in the back of my neck,the room started spinning like on a tilt and all the voices were inaudable. On normal days-I can follow everyones conversations around the room quietly in my head, but when this began I was working a 50 hr a week job on the graveyard shidt.I was hardly sleeping at all for years-Suddenly these such attacks sent me to my regular Dr. and after 6 weeks of bloodwork etc...She suggests an anti-depressant. I was stumped.How could this be? I did not feel anymore depressed than normal...The Zoloft was great at first,but it put 35lbs. on me in a year.I have been skinny my whole life...I brought this up...and she switched me to effexor, which among other things, put 10 more lbs. on.OK...NOW I AM DEPRESSED! I have always had the opposite reactions to over the counter type meds. , i.e. stuff that makes others drowsy-make me alert and vise-vera.
I finally am now seeing a therapist who can't prescribe meds.,but has told me she thinks I am Bi-polar and/or have ADHD. Just curious if anyone can give me some ideas they may have.PLEASE< WILL SOMEONE REPLY...today would be nice since patience is not one of my strong suits.