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Last Friday I (22 year old, female) was taking a shower, after shaving my legs I slid forward to get up and bumped my head on a metal door handle. I have anxiety so I immediately panicked and checked my head. No injuries or anything but the only problem I had was a mild headache that comes and goes and dizziness every now and again. There isn’t a bump and when I touch the site of the bump there are lumps, cuts, or anything else. Most of the time I’m pain free when I do get headaches it’s not where I bumped my head. My balance is fine, I can lift my arms up, I was conscious the entire time and I remember everything from before bumping my head. Unfortunately I had to go on a trip the following day with my parents but I slept for most of the journey and have spent the past few days in bed, avoiding using my laptop and doing more and more to feel normal. Technically I’m on holiday, and the car journey was 6 hours long which usually leaves me feeling nauseous but after a nap at the hotel, I felt better. I also stopped taking my medication. I’m not entirely sure when to start again and it’s hard to tell the difference between the anxiety and other issues caused by the bump and the side effects of not taking my medicine. I’ve found that fluids, food and showers have helped. Something that made it worse was the smell of cigarettes. I don’t smoke, never have. Not do I drink alcohol since it makes me suicidal (don’t ask, it’s weird). I’ve been taking fluoxetine since I was 16. I’m about 170cm or 5’8 and 90kg. I have autism and major depressive disorder which is why I panicked.
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