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A tiny accidental flick of the head sends me in a spin

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DizzyDarren
DizzyDarren

You’re sat there minding your own business and someone comes into the room and you look up (like you’ve done a zillion times) and you go off into a spin for a minute or two while holding on to your chair for dear life.

It seems that if I purposely look up or look left or or look right, it’s difficult to recreate the sensation but when you make this movement without thinking about it sometimes you get caught out and this spin/ giddiness washes over you.

And I am not talking big head movements here but tiny little ones !!

Does anyone else get that?

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  • Babz36
    Babz36 DizzyDarren

    Posted

    Not really now. I just feel constantly woozy/drunk. I don't really get spinning much. But I sick of feeling like I've downed about 8 pints every day! Xxxx
    • DizzyDarren
      DizzyDarren Babz36

      Posted

      Yes it does feel like a hangover, that's how I describe it to my friends in fact. That does mellow down, or you just get used to it, I don't know ...a bit of both perhap, but these tiny subtle head movements I mentioned came along quite a bit later.
    • Babz36
      Babz36 DizzyDarren

      Posted

      Yeah I guess I'm still early days in the grand scheme of things. Just getting me down at the moment xx
    • Babz36
      Babz36 DizzyDarren

      Posted

      Nope! I've been referred but apparently waiting list is huge! Xxx
    • DizzyDarren
      DizzyDarren Babz36

      Posted

      Hang in there, I am sure you won't have to wait that much longer. :-)
  • deni1
    deni1 DizzyDarren

    Posted

    I do believe you have to keep doing the things we don't want to because of feeling dizzy, not massive stupid things but little gradual moves, I'm sure your brain learns it's ok in the end, sadly it can take a while.

     

    • DizzyDarren
      DizzyDarren deni1

      Posted

      I reckon my brain suffers from lazyitis and is no hurry to learn anything...haha. I tell you what I used to get (but hardly at all now), that feeling that the ground is being pulled from under your feet, you know when you slip on a bit of ice. or when you think your on the bottom stair but there's actually one more  to go. Do you know what I mean?
    • marlene21102
      marlene21102 deni1

      Posted

      Hi Deni my you've had a good day,felt nice being a kid again ? Never thought to do what you did,may go down my local park and give that a go myself. No change with these magnets but not been on long.forget I got them on. 

      Only sat down first time at 6 pm been keeping upright and busy despite it all I focus on where I want to get to and aim for it..getting tea bit dodgy but got it done , popped out in car left husband working in garden. 

      So like you not to bad despite this balance.that saying don't get mad get even with it comes to mind,.you done good today ,good for you xx

  • rocksolid
    rocksolid DizzyDarren

    Posted

    Everybody should have their Vitamin D checked. I found a website where people felt they way we do and it was because of a D deficiency. Go to the doctor and have them check all levels of vitamins. Your D should be over 50 and I was at 15.
    • rocksolid
      rocksolid DizzyDarren

      Posted

      It's just a blood test. If you go to medhelp you should be able to find the forum conversations about D deficiency.
    • deni1
      deni1 DizzyDarren

      Posted

      Rest assured Darren the things your brain will learn it's already known so it shouldn't be to hard for it to pick it up again lol
    • rocksolid
      rocksolid DizzyDarren

      Posted

      I've been light headed and spaced out for over 3 yrs and it's tough. I have been to every doctor and all things are normal and then I discovered my D was not good. You can also check with an ENT for ears issue and Nurologist for brain issue, but a blood test is easy and a good place to start.
    • DizzyDarren
      DizzyDarren rocksolid

      Posted

      I've had this since 2009. ENT diagnosed me with VN back then and it's like, will my brain ever compensate or whatever it's meant to do?? It's been nearly 5 years now. I have blood taken twice but I don't think I vitamin D was ever mentioned but I'm going to look into it. So how have you been feeling since you discovered that you had a Vitamin D deficiency, no doubt you've been taking supplements?
    • rocksolid
      rocksolid DizzyDarren

      Posted

      I just found out so I am on them for a few days. I have been told that it can take up to a yr for things to feel better but I also heard it could be shorter like a few months. I guess it depends on the person. Oddly enough I have also heard about people having our problem and it was due to their impacted wisdom tooth, which I don't understand. If you do a search for impacted wisdom tooth and lightheaded I'm sure that forum will come up.
    • marlene21102
      marlene21102 rocksolid

      Posted

      Hi just had good read on the sight Medhelp what an interesting read on there forum I can tick so many boxes,even one mentioned similar to woman's hormones troubles how weird is that as I've said to my Drs past 8yrs that's how I can only describe these symptoms .( been there done that )

         Mentioned to my husband about Vit  D to which he said you've got a full box already ,true a box of 90 ,can't remember why I bought them ,must have read about this Vit  D somewhere Daily Mail or a magazine..The box says 25 looks like ug whatever that means.definatly not mgs. So will be looking into this further for definate. Thanks to you ,hope all on this site go have a read to these symptoms they say they have ,get back with your thoughts on this  x

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