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mary89842
mary89842

idk what is going on but a few days because thanksgiving i started having dozzy spells. ended up in er crying amd panicing on friday. They filled me with ativan which calmed me and sent me on my way. ive been exhausted ever since.. to the point where wlking seems almost impossible after a min. CLose to panic every day now.. weird vision and feel so tired but wired and twitchy. shakes and nausea come and go and i just feel like a tired drunken sailor. its the unexpected lightheaded dizzy spells that are really settimg off my anxiety. ive never had this woth anxiety before and its very scary. Happened last night too just relaxing and i ended up taking ativan. dont know of it helped because i passed out. Feel its gonna happen now, vision feels weird and im getting warm. ANYONE else strugglimg woth this type of stuff? sorry anout misspells.

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  • Philly89
    Philly89 mary89842

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    Yep! I had dizziness for about 3 or 4 months last year. Went to my Dr cus I thought I had vertigo. It was almost everyday, felt like I was on a boat and swaying all the time. Sooo annoying. But I noticed that it would go away when I was distracted, and it got worse when I focused on it... and that's what lead me to realize it was just anxiety related. Bc if it was something wrong, it wouldn't lessen or go away, it would stay and it would get worse. But mine definitely lessen/disappeared when I was distracted.

    • Do you get the head rush feeling too? I HATE that feeling. Like I'll be totally fine and all of a sudden WHOOSH and I feel like I'm gonna fall over. Lasts like 2 sec but it would scare the crap out of me!
    • mary89842
      mary89842 Philly89

      Posted

      Philly, no head wooshes for me yet. Just be doing something and room sort of spins, I guess. Hard to explain, if im working on computer, it starts to hmm sway and move and I feel like I'm gonna pass out. My whole body freezes and I have to move... had one hot flash after a bad one last week and that started the panic attacks. A chair gripping, terrifying one..now i feel im waiting for them to come, which i know doesnt help.

    • crispy76
      crispy76 Philly89

      Posted

      Hi Philly89,

      I definitely can confirm to the head rushes too. I will be sat at my work desk and 'whoosh' - it's like being in an elevator that has dropped suddenly. Can I ask if you know what this is ? and why do we experience them ? They make me scared of suddenly passing out whilst sat on my desk !

    • Philly89
      Philly89 crispy76

      Posted

      I'm not really sure what causes it, but it definitely is anxiety related bc it only happens to me when I'm overly anxious lol. Maybe it's blood rushing to our head due to an adrenaline spike or something like that?

    • Philly89
      Philly89 mary89842

      Posted

      I get the same feeling on the PC that the room is swaying. I get nervous sometimes driving bc it feels like I'm swaying in the car also, and I start to get panicky that it'll get worse and I'll crash or something

    • crispy76
      crispy76 Philly89

      Posted

      Yes, I have the same fear when driving home from work, do not feel comfortable at all. When traffic is moving no problem - if I have to stop at all I will start to feel the dizziness.

      Re: the head rushes - yes I only seem to experience them either at work, or when I return home shortly after work. It takes about 2/3 hours after returning home that I start to feel 'normal' again. I have however felt the head pressure in other situations - usually when surrounded by people I don't like or uncomfortable around.

    • Philly89
      Philly89 crispy76

      Posted

      Yes! I get the dizziness and such especially when surrounded by a lot of people, or if im standing in a long line at food store. Places like that lol.

  • Klove80
    Klove80 mary89842

    Posted

    Hi I get all of this to It really sucks! I take xanax daily 3xs. I want my normal life back.

    • mary89842
      mary89842 Klove80

      Posted

      Klove.. Any other symptoms? I'm 42 and I have a feeling by other symptoms that I may be starting perimenopause but this is new to me. It does suck, wow... ive had anxiety for many years but this dizziness or swaying lightheaded, wanna pass out feeling revs up y anxiety and panic right away. Makes me want to stay in bed and that makes things even worse.

    • lynda62707
      lynda62707 Klove80

      Posted

      klove....you're SO lucky to have access to xanax! how do you find. a doctor who's willing to prescribe such? ESPECIALLY if you've no history of abusing them! I'm getting so tired if hitting a wall when it comes to an empathetic doctor!

  • kc86283
    kc86283 mary89842

    Posted

    Hello, I have been experiencing severe dizziness and unsteadiness for almost a year. It's honestly the worst thing ever. I constantly feel like I'm about to have a seizure or something horrible. I've had a CT scan, MRI, and tons of blood work and everything comes back normal. I'll feel good for a few weeks then it all comes back again.....

  • randy66926
    randy66926 mary89842

    Posted

    sounds like we are all on the same boat its been going on for 10 months with me. I've had so many tests done and seen so many doctors only one I still have to follow up with is the endo so check hormones, vitamins, minerals, etc... That will probably be normal too like everything else and im apparently just a nut job.... VERY FRUSTRATING.

    • Guest
      Guest randy66926

      Posted

      Yep I'm another one, been having dizzy feelings for about a year now. Been to ENT, can't find anything. I get tinnitus all the time too. I take anxiety meds.

    • mary89842
      mary89842 randy66926

      Posted

      Randy, it's terrible and just terrifies me. Because this has only been around 6 days for me happening on and off,I cant really say if the medicine works. I've taken it twice and fall asleep relaxed pretty fast so I cant tell. I'll have to stay awake next time. 10 months?? ugh. Any other symptoms?

    • Klove80
      Klove80 randy66926

      Posted

      So frustrating it has caused me to become depressed!...Even to the point Im scared to get my heart. rate up. I am trying CBT before I turn to SSRIs

    • lynda62707
      lynda62707 mary89842

      Posted

      along with the dizziness (and that's somewhat mild), I have this feeling of when I'm stepping on each foot, it almost feels as though I'm walking on a sponge....it's hard to describe but that's the best I can do, like the ground beneath me is "squishy"! Does that make sense? has anyone else experienced this?

    • mariano
      mariano lynda62707

      Posted

      I get that spongy feeling in my feet Lynda. I feel like my feet are not on the ground...I usually stamp hard on the ground,to try to make it go away..I also feel like am going to fall, when I walk..oh this anxiety is horrible...I can relate to every post here...x

    • mary89842
      mary89842 lynda62707

      Posted

      I get that too sometimes.... more jello legs though and off balance.

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