So this is probably a stupid question but I am going to ask it anyway.
For months I have been feeling pressure in my head, in waves of about 10/20 seconds. I notice that I feel it after I change from sitting to standing, but also when I am just lying down in bed or at random moments.
Two days ago I was just walking and out of nowhere I felt a pressure building up in my entire head. No pain, just heavy pressure. I seriously thought that something in my head had burst and I was about to die. The pressure was building up for about 15 seconds, then it went away. I was really panicking after that. To be fair, it was 12 in the afternoon and I didn't really eat or drink yet (just one tea, I was at work), so maybe it was because of dehydration or something? This time the pressure was more extreme, normally it is milder but I still feel it.
I went on the internet (I know, I know) to see if those feelings could just be something innocent like a headrush, to reassure myself that I don't have a brain tumor or something. What worries me is that headrushes are described as feeling lightheaded/dizzy. I don't feel lightheaded, my head feels heavy, like waves of heaviness hitting my head (although short) which makes me think the feeling I get is not normal.
Is this also headrush or what? Maybe I am worrying about something totally normal and I am just very aware of the feeling because I am so focused on it?
Thank you
For months I have been feeling pressure in my head, in waves of about 10/20 seconds. I notice that I feel it after I change from sitting to standing, but also when I am just lying down in bed or at random moments.
Two days ago I was just walking and out of nowhere I felt a pressure building up in my entire head. No pain, just heavy pressure. I seriously thought that something in my head had burst and I was about to die. The pressure was building up for about 15 seconds, then it went away. I was really panicking after that. To be fair, it was 12 in the afternoon and I didn't really eat or drink yet (just one tea, I was at work), so maybe it was because of dehydration or something? This time the pressure was more extreme, normally it is milder but I still feel it.
I went on the internet (I know, I know) to see if those feelings could just be something innocent like a headrush, to reassure myself that I don't have a brain tumor or something. What worries me is that headrushes are described as feeling lightheaded/dizzy. I don't feel lightheaded, my head feels heavy, like waves of heaviness hitting my head (although short) which makes me think the feeling I get is not normal.
Is this also headrush or what? Maybe I am worrying about something totally normal and I am just very aware of the feeling because I am so focused on it?
Thank you
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