Brain Tumour symptoms

Hi 

I’ll start off by stating that I have really bad health anxiety, hence why I’m on here :(

Two weeks ago I started with a headache whilst at work. I didn’t think much of it as I had recently started a diet and thought maybe it was sugar/caffeine withdrawal. Painkillers helped to ease it but once these started to wear off, it came back. The following Saturday I admitted myself to A&E as the headache was persistent and I had started to feel flushed and faint also. 

I was seen by neurology who did the standard tests and said all my observations were fine. One of the doctors mentioned an MRI but this was not done and I was given migraine tablets to take away with me. 

That night, I woke with a really bad headache and my whole body was shaking/vibrating uncontrollably so I rung 111 for advice. 
I spoke to the out of hours GP who made me an appointment with my own GP who I saw later that day. He prescribed me anti depressants and referred me for a head MRI but said he wasn’t concerned. 

This was a week ago, I am still getting the headaches and have pins and needles in my left hand that sometimes spread up my arm. I have woke up a number of times to pins and needles down my left side also. After searching online, I have seen that these can all be side effects of the anti depressant but I am convinced I have a brain tumour. 

also, to add, for the past couple of years I have had episodes of dizziness/vertigo with no apparent reason. 

I don’t know why I’m reaching out on here…I suppose in the hope that someone else has experienced these things and they have turned out to be harmless and just anxiety. 

I just want this MRI appointment to come through, I’m sick with worry! 
for reference I’m 35 F

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  • I’d keep going to the hospital i suffered bad head aches for weeks and kept getting turned away ect I also went to the opticians because I though I may of needed glasses it was them that did I needed to go to the hospital off I went back again I was so poorly flashing lights in my eyes for about two weeks , turned out I’d had four mini strokes and having a major stroke , I lost my eye sight in one eye my arm has been affected I can no longer lift it up high , I still suffer with headaches now !! 
    go and get seen . 

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  • I’d keep going to the hospital i suffered bad head aches for weeks and kept getting turned away ect I also went to the opticians because I though I may of needed glasses it was them that did I needed to go to the hospital off I went back again I was so poorly flashing lights in my eyes for about two weeks , turned out I’d had four mini strokes and having a major stroke , I lost my eye sight in one eye my arm has been affected I can no longer lift it up high , I still suffer with headaches now !! 
    go and get seen . 

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