Elevator drop feeling with panic and anxiety

AnotherOne12
Community Member
Anyone else ever had this feeling where you feel like your in an elevator and the floor drops suddenly? I seemed to have got it after chronically worrying over a health issue and have had it since. Anyone overcome this or going thru this exact feeling? At first it scared me now it just frustrates me.
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Croix
Community Champion
Community Champion

Dear AnotherOne12~

You are going though a hard time at the moment and have been having some reactions and symptoms that seem strange -and worrying to you. I've read of some of them in:

  • Forums / Anxiety / Off Balance / Dizziness / Bright Lights Jelly Legs
  • Forums / Treatments, health professionals and therapies / question regarding antidepressants/anxiety meds
  • Forums / Anxiety / I need positive stories of people who have overcome panic disorders agoraphobia
  • Forums / Anxiety / Any elses AD meds cause Light Sensitivity?
  • Forums / Anxiety / Positional Dizziness / Positional Hypotension using or upping antidepressant meds?
  • Forums / Anxiety / Any guys have scrotum issues with Anxiety?

I have every sympathy for you, each seems a separate and unusual issue far removed from ordinary life.

I think Nurse Jen may have given you the best advice possible in:

Anxiety / Off Balance / Dizziness / Bright Lights Jelly Legs

suggesting you keep a record of the symptoms work closely wiht your GP and seek means of lowering your overall anxiety

Beyond Blue had a lot of information on lowering anxiety starting at:

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/anxiety/treatments-for-anxiety/anxiety-management-strategies

I personally find the user thread

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/anxiety/self-help-tips-for-managing-anxiety

very useful, even if over long.

I really hope some of this might help

Croix