Why am I getting dizzy all day after working out in the morning?
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hi guys! Just wondering if anyone has any advice or been in a similar situation. ive recently joined the gym and today i did roughly 15 mins cardio exercise and felt pretty awful and quite dizzy after, but i put this down to not enough water or low blood sugar etc. however i seem to still get dizzy/wobbly the entire day even after eating and drinking plenty.
I had a bad inner ear infection a few years ago which left my inner ears 'weak' apparently, so i do often struggle with ongoing dizziness, but havent had it this bad or persistent in years.
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
Anna
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lynniebimbom12 Annamcveigh
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I too have intermittent ongoing dizziness which started in 2015 as horrendous vertigo. Various explanations put forward by different medics, were labrynthitis, menieres disease, migraines, spinal problems or a combination of more than one of these!. Basically, I think it fair to say they don't really seem to know. It was established that damage by "whatever it was"( Lol) has left me with a 30 percent hearing loss and a damaged vestibular system. I have discovered definite triggers which amongst many other things ,include " overdoing it" . I'm an ardent DIY'er for example but if I carry out a project over a few days and become a bit overtired, I start to get all kinds of symptoms. When you think about it , it's quite logical really. If you have a damaged vestibular system, your brain has to work extra hard to keep you upright. If you become overtired, your brain has a hard time coping with it all and gets somewhat overwhelmed. It's saying to itself " Yep, I know your muscles are hurting and you banged your leg on the exercise bike and I'm dealing with it but if you expect me to keep you upright all day as well you can forget it!" I suspect the fact that you've just started at the gym might be the clue here. You need to keep going there but not push yourself too hard. Unless you're training for the next Olympics you don't need to go overboard. You might need to fly this past your GP just to make sure there's nothing else going on but if you're anything like me, you'll need to ease off before you reach your limit . I'm great at giving advice by the way, just don't listen to it myself. I've used 45 litres of paint over the past few weeks, painting my new fence panels and now have tinnitus, head pressure and balance issues. Ah ,well, never mind.
Annamcveigh lynniebimbom12
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Thank you so much for your reply, it's awful that you went through that but it's so comforting that other people know how you feel. Especially when friends and family sometimes look at me like I'm making it all up!
I'm on day two now and still don't feel great, my ears feel very funny like I just want to pop them constantly, and I'm still a bit off balance. It's very annoying that it's likely the 15 mins of gym I did has triggered this! I've also been told I possibly have vestibular migraines so this may have triggered one to occur, but like you said it's very hard to know for sure!
Do you find that anything helps if you find you have over done it? Also I don't suppose you find that certain foods or drink trigger it? Thanks again for your advice.
lynniebimbom12 Annamcveigh
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Hi again. When I've overdone things, I find that I have to surrender to it and ease off completely for as long as it takes. it may be a couple of days or even a few weeks before I can feel a bit more " normal " again. The trouble is, I'm too impatient. I've been having a bit of a relapse for almost 2 weeks now but thats because if I wake up feeling " not too bad" I go right back to one of my projects , push myself more than I should and end up being back to square one again. Maybe you're the same as me? I 'd need tying to a chair to stop me from doing things. I find that if I can get extra sleep, it often helps but if I sleep excessively it can actually trigger an episode! It's all about balance ( excuse the pun!). I too , suffer from migraines and last year , I had what they thought at first was a mini stroke; garbled speech, weakness down one side, blurred vision. They now think it was a type of migraine ( hemiplegic migraine) which can mimic a stroke. Different things work for different people but for me , this is how it is:-sleeping flat on my back with no pillow lessens the symptoms when they start. I have been sleeping like this since this all started, I can only sleep on my side when symptom free. Using my phone or laptop for long periods produces loud, screaming tinnitus ( I've got it right now). Certain types of light make me disorientated but wearing sunglasses helps( sometimes even indoors!). Last year I decided to take a walk , a minimum of a mile and a half a day and I ended up doing about 3 miles per day. At first I was totally off balance and it was pure torture at first but I persevered and my symptoms lessened dramatically over the summer. During the winter, I stopped going for walks and seem to be having a lot of problems again. Maybe walking would be a better option than the gym.? I started with short distances, for short periods but built up speed and distance every day .I can't say I've noticed any particular food or drink is a trigger in my case. I hope some of this information helps you. Best of luck!
fel06913 Annamcveigh
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Anna, you said you had a bad inner ear infection a few years ago. Did you have a lot of ear pain when you had this infection? did you take antibiotics for it?