I have just returned from an unexpected stay on the emergency ward. I have had weird headaches on occasion for years. The only way to describe them is like smacking my head on the corner of a cupboard. Always in one of two locations on my head and very nearly always gone in less than a minute. After a bit of a horrific spell this weekend after eight months of at least four of these headaches every day and ridiculous mental decline combined with dozens of head aches a day for two days we decided it was time to get it checked.
Imaging (CT and MRI) show no obvious signs of clots, bleeds or other crazy life threatening damage.
I have felt fine other than this and feeling absolutely exhausted. So tired even despite making more time for rest and sleep than ever in my life.
Turns out the consensus is that I am suffering with anxiety. The advice was to do exactly what I have been doing since my diagnosis, get fit and healthy, rest, relax, sleep more, talk, counselling etc. I do not feel anxious or stressed but apparently the body can be in a ‘fight or flight’ mode for a long time and the chemicals/hormones involved create some sort of loop or chain reaction. Started a low dose course of beta blockers today to slow heart rate and help reduce the adrenaline flow that is messing with the executive function of my brain. Neuro review next month.
Hoping this will work as have felt like I am losing my mind with poor memory, mood shifts, poor decision making and planning, poor concentration and fatigue.
robotic prostate removal thingy due sometime between September and December which is when I feel the fun begins.
Am I alone in these experiences?