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Does this sound like vertigo?

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EF4468
EF4468

I was laying down under my truck replacing a part, trying to prop myself up when I felt a twinges in my neck then a spell of dizziness. It passed after I got up, but my health anxiety was through the roof, fearing it was a stroke in the making. This morning I woke up feeling dizzy if I moved my head and very off balance, felt a slight bit of numbness at the base of my skull and a pulsing sensation there. Once I calmed down and rested more, I felt progressively better, and I could lay on my back but not turn my head. Fast forward to now and I feel a tightness in the base of my skull, I can walk around without feeling off balance but I can't look straight down without feeling dizzy. Is this vertigo or something else? So scared right now. I'm 26 at 175lbs and have been diagnosed with GAD, and I stress out a lot at work. Can stress or trigger points cause this?

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  • rocksolid
    rocksolid EF4468

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    Ok, first off don't stress, that will make things worse in your head. It does not sound like vertigo which people are usually dizzy and the room is spinning. I am guessing you did something to your neck. You could go to a chiropractor but I would seek out a cervical chiropractor since they specialize in the C1 and C2 bones. Let them take an x ray and see if you popped something out of place. Remember not a regular Chiro, go to a cervical chiro. Don't stress. I'v been spaced out feeling for 8 yrs non stop and I'm still going so don't freak out.

    • EF4468
      EF4468 rocksolid

      Posted

      Im going on one day of this and I feel like I had a minor stroke or something, not that I would know what that feels like.
  • rocksolid
    rocksolid EF4468

    Posted

    I know it can really mess with your head but the trick is not to let it. If you do it will be worse, trust me. I describe it as being a little drunk or just getting a crappy night sleep and everything seems to move in slow motion or just looks off. When you feel that way just tell yourself " oh I must have had a bad nights sleep that all " and you will feel better. Well worked for me. Get your neck checked.

    • janet_1963
      janet_1963 rocksolid

      Posted

      What have they found on you after 8 years?   I am starting Year 3 and man it is hard someday to not function!  It is like I’m living on a boat and can’t get off.  Driving stinks!   
    • rocksolid
      rocksolid janet_1963

      Posted

      They found nothing. I am healthy. All test come back normal. But my neck is a mess and that seems to be the problem.
    • EF4468
      EF4468 rocksolid

      Posted

      I think you might be right about my neck. I looked up cervical vertigo and everything I'm feeling seems to match that.

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