"Fake anxiety" Well I have been super anxious lately all the signs of panic: dizziness shortness of breath, etc so I thought it was because of a med change and kept taking ativan as prescribed by my psychiatrist and just kept feeling worse and worse. Finally, my ear felt weird so I went to urgent care. Turns out I have an ear infection (dizziness) and a sinus infection and copd flair up (shortness of breath).) They gave me an antibiotic and increased my inhaler. Guess it's a good thing I finally listened to my body.