off balance feelings everyday
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hi all i'm 54 and 6yrs into post meno, had no problems up until the last 12 months had full head feeling off balance feeling everyday which seems to be getting worse, not on hrt as cannot take it, i'm on propranolol for the last 12mths for anxiety 3x 10mg 3 times a day, had tests been to see ent had balance tests which came back normal doctor seems to reckon its my anxiety makeing me feel worse as i do think a lot but its worrying me they have missed something like a brain tumor i cant understand why i'm like this daily and it's not letting up i'm so down at the moment i'm in doctors every other day and this is not me at all has anyone had similar so i know i'm not on my own thanks for reading
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Marinab wendy94366
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I thought my off balance feeling could be attributed to something else...i.e. just getting older, sitting at my desk for hours on end but it is comforting to read these threads and realize it isn't in my mind. The one thing that makes me think it is anxiety is that when I am walking on a surface without carpeting, my balance is worse. This tells me it is psychosomatic.It is off and on too. For a week I have this feeling then I forgot I ever had it.
anxiousface Marinab
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marinab im so glad you mentioned about the floor because i thought i was going ga ga. im ok on the carpeted floors but on my wooden floors and outside im completely off balance at times iv even changed my house slippers thinking it was them , i keep looking at the ground thinking its moving. i too sit a desk for hours in work but i can't win because id love to go for a walk but im too balance to have the confidence to go. unfortunately i never forget iv had it and it torments me daily
Marinab anxiousface
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There are a few videos on youtube about improving balance. I am going to try one.A few weeks ago, I saw a 70 year old woman walking up a cement staircase without holding onto the railing. There I am behind her holding on for dear life, moving like a snail:o
meredyn65777 wendy94366
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Hi, Wendy!
i just wanted to say that beta blockers lower blood pressure and can definitely cause this off balance feeling - I tried them at a much lower dose than you and they caused this very problem
Is there any reason you can't try HRT, if you'd like to? If not, there are certainly better things out there for anxiety if that is your main issue. Sending hugs!
meredyn65777 wendy94366
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Oh, and forgot to say - beta blockers can also lower your mood too!! xxxx
wendy94366 meredyn65777
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ty for replying no can't take hrt as my aunty and first cousin had triple neg breast cancer so doc wont put me on it cannot tolerate antidepressants so at a lost cause
lisa95354 wendy94366
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Good Morning Wendy,
Are you on the Facebook page “Fixed a flash“, there is a nurse practitioner that will talk to you for a half hour regarding Menopause/HRT. They are finding now that HRT is safe even for people who have breast cancer in their family.. I’m not an authority on this, but get a second opinion with someone who truly knows all about HRT. I hate to see someone suffer needlessly. Best wishes ...