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Discussion Topic: Extreme Tension ..
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 KristyroseLeeMaR24 |
06-18-2004 @ 6:23 PM |
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Hi Everyone,
Do any of you ever experience such bad tension in your head and/or neck that you feel like your neck is going to snap? I get that alot, esp. this week. I also squeeze my eyes shut really tight because they feel so strained. I try to do stretches and I also work out when I get home, but it still seems to come on. My jaw also cracks alot too. 
Kristy
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| rhonnie |
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06-18-2004 @ 8:25 PM |
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Hi Kristy sometimes it feel like my neck is going to roll off my head!! I have a lot of jaw pain as well. You're right about the stretching and relaxation tapes work as well. I've heard yoga is great for this so that's my next step. Take Care
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| Mara |
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06-19-2004 @ 10:11 PM |
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K~
Thank you so much for asking the question about the neck probs. I have had attacks on and off for about 4 years and am going through a bad spell right now...and the neck tension is a new one to me. Last night it was so bad I actually felt that if I did not hold up my head with my hands that it would just go limp. Then that sent my in to a irrational loop in my head like "maybe it is some rare muscle atrophy thing, or I am having a stroke, or...(on and on)." Then that made the attack that much worse. At the time it just did not dawn on me that it was part of the attack itself. I will look into some stretching techniques. Take care and best wishes.
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| KristyroseLeeMaR24 |
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06-21-2004 @ 3:49 PM |
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Thank you Mara and Rhonnie for your replies=)
Mara, I have felt that exact same thing! That loose neck feeling where I too feel like I need to hold my head up with my hands. I do neck stretches at work and I find that if you get a massage cream with St.Johns Wort and have someone rub it into your neck, that helps alot too. I know Bath and Body Works makes one. I also bought a vibrating neck massager.
Thanks again for the support ladies! Hope you're having a great day! 
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| Peterug |
06-29-2004 @ 1:25 AM |
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I use a hot shower and let it beat right on the spots that are tense as well as the areas around it and my scalp. it works wonders for me. Be carefull though I noticed a "weird" feeling in those muscles the first time I did it and it triggered a panick attack BUT once I realized the weird feeling was the muscle spasm releasing I got over that fast!!!
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08-08-2004 @ 10:49 AM |
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Do any of you feel that your anxiety and panic is related to your muscle tension? I'm sure mine is related. It took a long time to realize that my neck tension and the pressure and numbness in my scalp were caused from muscles. I feared a brain tumour or something similar which caused my anxiety. I didn't realize what those symptoms were, so I developed panic attacks also. Even now, if my tension headache is bad or if my neck is stiff, my anxiety is bad even though I know that it is nothing serious.
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08-09-2004 @ 5:27 AM |
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I think everyone with anxiety problems has muscle tension too; it's like automatic...our nervous system does it all for us, it's set up for that. Your medications can contribute to making you feel better in this area also, or trying all the usual relaxation methods can help a little too.
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09-22-2004 @ 10:50 PM |
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Hi Jao and All in this Discussion,
Yes, this all is VERY familiar. My biggest complaint since I was about 12 (now 28) was over chronic extreme neck pain and headaches that just never goes away. I have seen chiropractors, physical therpapists, neuroligists, regular family physicians, but no one could really tell me what my problem was. It wasn't until 3 months ago when I vistited a headache clinic that my dr. (and I) were able to make an association with my neck/head aches to anxiety. I always knew I was an anxious person and "high-strung" but my doctor characterized me as someone typical of having chronic tension headache generalized anxiety disorder - something that she said over HALF of her headache patients have.
I'm now on my first week of Lexapro, so I can't speak of its benefits yet. In fact, I'm still in the awful agitation/panicky side-effect stage that I hear goes away by week 2 or 3. I find that heat works wonderfully, but it is only temporary when it is applied (micro-waveable bean pads/logs are nice). Does this sound familiar to anyone and has anyone found anxiety medications effective for relieving the extreme muscle tension in the neck?
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| TOSam25 |
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10-22-2004 @ 10:40 PM |
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Hey everyone! I have the same problem! I am for ever getting a sore neck on both sides (mainly the left side) and have seen a ciro DR and regular massage as well as now a shatsu (spelling) type, which helps, but since I have panic attacks and am pretty much anxious throughout the day it gets tight again and is a "trigger" point as they say. I sometimes think it's something else (but I think that's part of the panic) and sometimes when I feel a bit better I say it has to be this panic but I think it's a big cycle and they both effect each other over and over again! My head has been really tight, sore and pressure in the back and someone told me it's a tension headache. I have had a full check up and have been to the ER 6 times in the past month so I MUST be okay (although I want an MRI to prove it)...
I am going to soak in hot water and epson salts!
Sam S
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10-23-2004 @ 1:22 PM |
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Hi Everyone,
I have had bad tension in my neck for a while now, seems to be sore and tense every other day. I just started on meds. (a week now) and it actually has increased my anxiety and my neck tension. I try to soak in a hot bath which seems to relax me. It doesn't really send me into panic because I know that it is just tension and very normal, it is just really a pain in the neck! (sorry bad joke).
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10-23-2004 @ 8:52 PM |
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Hi CanadianMel,
Just to be on the safe side, please be sure to let your doctor know about this increase in pain. If you found the hot bath helped, you may also want to try a warm compress for about 15 minutes a few times a day.
Casey
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| Rebecca |
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10-25-2004 @ 9:54 AM |
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I have this same tension. Actually after reading this thread I am beginning to wonder if this tension is what has aggravated my neck injury. I was getting along fine till about a month ago. The thing is that we've had a whole lot of storms this year and I had severe panic every time I heard the words severe or tornado. I would spend a week in a state of worry about storms that may or may not come. I would shake and cry and my body felt as though the adrenaline just would not stop coming. I'm sure now thinking back that I felt my current condition coming on but I was helpless to stop it. I spent 2 weeks out of the last four barely being able to get out of bed. I am trying now hard to get myself back up and going again but the edge of the fear won't back off especially when I am home alone. I just want my life back and to look foreward to getting up instead of dreading it.
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