"Pounding" eyes. Do I have papilledema? What else could it be? Please read details.?

Question

Occasionally, in particular when I get really nervous or stressed out about something, my veins along the side of my forehead start pounding very heavily to the point where I can feel them portrude from my skin. Also, my vision begins to change - the best way to describe it is that it's as if my eyes dilate (become blurry) for each heart beat. It is like my optic nerves are making my vision "pound" with each heart beat.

This usually lasts for a very short period of time - no longer than 30 seconds. But whenever it does happen, I become very nervous and try to just calm myself down by taking deep breaths until it passes. I even worry that it could be a stroke... could it?

I tried to research this and some things I found are Intracranial Hyptertenstion and/or Papilledema. Could it be any of these?

Also, I am a 16 year old male. I am currently taking medication for hyperthyroidism. Other than that, I am in good health.

Answer 1

Sounds like a panic attack. Slow, deep breathing is often a useful treatment for panic attack. Hyperthyroidism can be associated with increase heart rate and anxiety. Mention the attacks to the doctor who is treating your hyperthyroid. You may need medication to lessen the panic attacks.

Serious, life threatening diseases like intracranial hypertenion, papilledema, stroke do not get better after 30 seconds. Reading about them and worrying that you might have them can cause panic attack, so stop looking up symptoms on the Internet.

Answer 2

It could be a migraine varient or panic attack.quit looking stuff up on the internet.It doesnt not sound like papilledema or intracranical HT. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you...