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Lightheadedness and Feeling Faint

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dana06119
dana06119

Hello ladies,

So yesterday I am sitting at the dinner table and out of the blue I get this feeling like I'm going to pass out. This was accompanied by a tingling in my legs and shaky hands. I didn't know what else to do, so I got up and walked around for a little bit and then I felt better. But shortly afterwards the same thing happened again when I sat down to watch TV. I took a few deep breaths, walked around, and it went away. Of course now I'm scared that it'll happen again. It's such an unnerving feeling.

I've been taking sertraline for my anxiety for over a year now. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

Have a any of you ladies experienced anything like this?

Thank you.

Dana

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  • sandeep08592
    sandeep08592 dana06119

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    hi Dana

    yes it happens to me especially after my period. I'm sitting down and I'm feeling dizzy and I shake when I walk. I feel like I'm going to fall down the stairs 😕

    • dana06119
      dana06119 sandeep08592

      Edited

      Hi Sandeep,

      It's so scary. I feel like I'm not in control of my body. 😦 I just want to feel normal again! I can only hope that all of this doesn't last much longer for all of us.

      Take good care,

      Dana

    • sandeep08592
      sandeep08592 dana06119

      Edited

      me too I feel like I'm slowly dying and the Drs have missed something. This is so wrong I feel robbed of my 40s so far! 😔

    • dana06119
      dana06119 sandeep08592

      Edited

      Yes, absolutely. They say 40 is the new 30. I feel like for me 40 is the new 80. 😦

      But we will all get through this. I'm praying that it doesn't last much longer for all of us!

    • sandeep08592
      sandeep08592 dana06119

      Edited

      I'm always at the Drs at least every other month as I don't want to assume its always perimenopause. Best to get it checked out as it settles my extreme health anxiety 🙃

  • beth13506
    beth13506 dana06119

    Edited

    Hi Dana ,

    I do feel the same dizzy light headed , shaky im trying to figure out if it is happening before or after my period . I had MRI and did many tests none of the doctors tell me why it happen 😔

    • dana06119
      dana06119 beth13506

      Edited

      Hi Beth,

      I know, it's so frustrating. All these crazy symptoms and no real help for us out there.

      Hang in there! At least we know that we're not alone in this.

      Dana

  • anxiousface
    anxiousface dana06119

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    dana that was my very first symptom that happened to me while out in a restaurant eating , i suddenly thought i was going to pass out and had the tingles like you, this was 10 years in ago in 2011 and happened so often i stopped going out and had so many tests but no doctor said it was perimenopause but after finding this fantastic life saving forum i discovered other ladies were the same so its all part of menopause, try not to be afraid of it like i was as i made things worse. hope it dosent last long for you and the other ladies.

    take care all

    • dana06119
      dana06119 anxiousface

      Posted

      Thank you for your response. Perimenopause comes with so many unnerving symptoms. 😦 I agree that this forum is life saving. It helps tremendously to know that we are not alone in this struggle.

      Take good care,

      Dana

  • tracy74346
    tracy74346 dana06119

    Posted

    Hi Dana I've recently in the last few months been experiencing the same things, the shaking gets to me the most and send anxiety crazy. Happy to have found this forum for support, sending prayers your way. xx

    • dana06119
      dana06119 tracy74346

      Posted

      Hi Tracy,

      Yes, it's like a vicious cycle with the anxiety. Every time I think I have my anxiety under control, I get a new symptom that sends my anxiety into overdrive.

      Thank you for your prayers.

      Sending you prayers as well. We will get through this!

      Dana

    • dana06119
      dana06119 sandeep08592

      Posted

      Ha! Neither can mine. But I hope your husband is as supportive as mine. The poor thing tries his best. 😃

    • sandeep08592
      sandeep08592 dana06119

      Posted

      yes he does....bless them. how old are you? I'm 44 going to be 45 in March

    • dana06119
      dana06119 sandeep08592

      Posted

      I turned 48 in October. My peri journey started 1 week before my 47th birthday.

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