Dizziness

[PanicsAlot]

I am currently experiencing extreme dizziness to the extent that I feel I might die, I know it sounds ott but I'm just wondering if anyone else gets like this. So dizzy that you feel you might fall over, and feeling as if your head cant take much more... I'm currently in bed but that's not helping. What if there is something seriously wrong...It's like my head head and body are tired but my mind is going 100mph...

[amandaj]

hi i know how you feel, ive had really bad dizziness all day , the more i sat here thinking about it the worse it got so i decided to move my backside and do my bedroom it took nearly 2 hours but the dizziness more or less went ,i know its hard but try to distract yourself a little ,nowim sat down again its back so im gonna move and do something again hope you feel better soon

amanda x

[PanicsAlot]

Weird thing is, if I attempt to distract myself I get dizzy, if I move myself to somewhere quiet and chill out it stops. For example, I just went to pick up some food from round the corner and felt SO dizzy whilst waiting for it, and then all the way walking back...! I don't want to end up fearing doing things and have this effect my working and social life...

[dave2007]

Hi there,

I have the same. Actually had the same for years, didn't know it was anxiety/panic related until my first major panic attack last summer. However, from my own experience I can tell you, that even though it is really unpleasant (and I have been dizzy again on a daily basis for the past two weeks) you are probably not gony fall over, i.e. if you have never fallen over in the past.
Distraction works quite a bit, or try to think about the worst case scenario: you gony fall over, so what?, big deal, people gony stare... and help you up. :yesyes: Saying that to myself has helped a lot in the past. I have never ever fallen over, but I have freaked out about it a lot.
It's bad when you get it when you are lying down, as well. Try and read something. (I usually pick something that I am really into.) You need to do this for quite some time before your mind is actually distracted... I hope that makes sense?!

As to whether there is actually something seriously wrong with you, I do not have the answer to that and I think you should consult your GP if you are really worried about it. I have been through the treadmill from a reaction to different foods, labyrinthitis (inner ear infection), Menier's Syndrome (soldifying or cristalisation of the inner ear liquid), tumor, lack of sleep, too much sleep etc., the list can go on indefinitely if you want to put yourself through that, with the final result by a specialist about three years after my first dizzieness episode (and an awful lot of stress created by numerous doctors and hospital appointments) that there is absolutely nothing wrong with me physically.
However, if it goes away when you are distracted, then it is quite likely to be panic related.

Also, try and monitor your dizziness, does it happen at the same of the day?, does it happen after you have eaten something or been drinking something? etc. might help you avoid things that trigger it, like caffeine for example. If your taking any medication ckeck the enclosed leaflet it might just be a side effect of the medication.

I really hope this helps, because I can understand how awful it is for you.

dave

[PanicsAlot]

Thank you Dave. I'm currently having another dizzy spell now...just wish they would stop! Urgh!! I plan to see my GP as soon as I can register (21st May!?!) but I'm terrified they'll do tests and find something seriously wrong... when I'm dizzy, I sometimes get sharp head pains too, argh! Viscious circle!!

Thank you again!!
x

[Meewah]

Hi

I empathise. They scare the hell out of me. Just when I think things are returning to normal BANG I get a slight lightheaded feeling followed by numerous waves of unsteadiness. It feels as if I am going to fall and I should lie down which isnt always possible when I am at work. As I start to worry what triggered it, or more imortantly why it came out of the blue, I start with the chest tightness that is it feels as if I have some tape on the skin on my chest. It isnt painfull just as if my skin has shrunk. That with the dissiness makes me panic more and so the cycle takes over unless I put myself in control by just stepping out of that situation an going somewhere else with interesting people.
In actual fact tonight I fell asleep with the TV on and woke up at 02.30am with indegestion and burping after a couple of pints and cheap scampi and chips. I have the skin tightness thing on my chest at the moment, I have pulled a muscle in my right shoulder blade which is very difficult to sleep. With the dizzies tight chest muscle, mild indegestion which is much better due to some antiacids I have woken myself up well and truly. While I wait here waiting to see if this is it my final hour I thought I would occupy myself on the forum.

Hope the dizzies clear soon for all of us.

Mee

[stef*a*knee]

hi everyone! first, of course i must say ive been dizzy for almost a month now... theres never a way for me to distract myself... i think thats what brings on the panic attacks... then my vision gets blurred because my head is pounding and nothing seems to relieve the pressure... very viscious cycle of never ending pain and it seems like i walk in a slant instead of a straight line sometimes... my doc put me on anti-depression/anti-axiety meds because i have chronic migraines as well... but when i take them the dizziness and anxiety fade away after a day or two... to be honest im stubborn and i hate to think i have to be dependant on a pill to let me feel normal for even a day... maybe im nuts as well for thinking that way, but its almost like "ok, seriously, im grown, and i cant take care of this myself? theres got to be another way to do this without pills...."
now that alone seems crazy huh? lol i drive myself crazy!!!

any thoughts on that?:shrug:

[PanicsAlot]

I agree completely...my dizziness causes me to panic, and I also suffer from sharp stabbing pains in my head....I can't help but worry what is causing this dizziness, as I've been dizzy for what feels like months now... can anxiety bring on dizziness even if you're not feeling anxious?? I'm getting my eyes tested next week because I thought that could be it...I'm also registering at the docs, but will have to wait for another date for an appointment when I want every test possible, but I don't want to look like a loon!! I keep reading on this site about people taking medication and I wish I felt if the doc said I could be on some prescription medication that I would take it, BUT that makes me terrified of whether I'll become dependant and what the side effects could be...!! My other thought about my dizziness is having coming off the pill I'd been on for over 4 years, this is something I'll be asking my doc...

Anyway, I'm sorry I've not answered your questions...
x

[PanicsAlot]

ARGH!! Having another mad dizzy spell now...convinced I have a brain tumour or ME/MS...REALLY want to go to sleep but scared i wont wake up!?
Why are these panic/anxiety attacks SO much worse than a few months ago!!!

[PanicsAlot]

Now I feel sick and skin doesnt feel like it's mine....argh!!x

[mirry]

Silent migraine causes dizziness without headache , and it is bought on by stress or diet . :winks:

[PanicsAlot]

Thank you mirry. I'm hoping thats all it is, as I'm incredibly stressed with personal and work life and my diet isnt that great!