A tiny accidental flick of the head sends me in a spin

You’re sat there minding your own business and someone comes into the room and you look up (like you’ve done a zillion times) and you go off into a spin for a minute or two while holding on to your chair for dear life.

It seems that if I purposely look up or look left or or look right, it’s difficult to recreate the sensation but when you make this movement without thinking about it sometimes you get caught out and this spin/ giddiness washes over you.

And I am not talking big head movements here but tiny little ones !!

Does anyone else get that?

Not really now. I just feel constantly woozy/drunk. I don't really get spinning much. But I sick of feeling like I've downed about 8 pints every day! Xxxx

I do believe you have to keep doing the things we don't want to because of feeling dizzy, not massive stupid things but little gradual moves, I'm sure your brain learns it's ok in the end, sadly it can take a while.

 

Yes it does feel like a hangover, that's how I describe it to my friends in fact. That does mellow down, or you just get used to it, I don't know ...a bit of both perhap, but these tiny subtle head movements I mentioned came along quite a bit later.

Yeah I guess I'm still early days in the grand scheme of things. Just getting me down at the moment xx

I reckon my brain suffers from lazyitis and is no hurry to learn anything...haha. I tell you what I used to get (but hardly at all now), that feeling that the ground is being pulled from under your feet, you know when you slip on a bit of ice. or when you think your on the bottom stair but there's actually one more  to go. Do you know what I mean?

Have you seen a ENT yet?

Nope! I've been referred but apparently waiting list is huge! Xxx

Everybody should have their Vitamin D checked. I found a website where people felt they way we do and it was because of a D deficiency. Go to the doctor and have them check all levels of vitamins. Your D should be over 50 and I was at 15.

That's interesting stuff! Xxx

Here is the lionk. Hope it helps.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/recovery-after-vitamin-D-deficiency/Vitamin-D-deficiency--symptoms/show/1257522

 

That's interesting, How do they test for Vitamin D? 

Hang in there, I am sure you won't have to wait that much longer. :-)

It's just a blood test. If you go to medhelp you should be able to find the forum conversations about D deficiency.

OK thanks Rock Solid, I shall look into this !!

Rest assured Darren the things your brain will learn it's already known so it shouldn't be to hard for it to pick it up again 

God I hope not! Xxx

I've been light headed and spaced out for over 3 yrs and it's tough. I have been to every doctor and all things are normal and then I discovered my D was not good. You can also check with an ENT for ears issue and Nurologist for brain issue, but a blood test is easy and a good place to start.

Hi, that's one of the things that happen to me, my specialist diagnosed it as Benign Postural Vertigo, it's to do with the calcium deposits in the inner ear not going back go where they belong and your eyes and brain getting mixed messages.  I have found that if I keep my head very still and concentrate on the high corner of the room, it helps it to settle.  I find it happens when I lay flat or if my head is at an angle I.e. dentist, x-Ray .  I have had the Epley manoeuvre three times now which is supposed to take you back to square one but it has not worked for me.  I just avoid doing things which I know triggers it off.  Best thing is not to panic.  Hope this is of some help.

 

Hi Darren thought you had gone on holiday last week,I'm better if people are at my eye level to speak to,don't like looking up or down speaking to people. Even tiny movements will make me how you were,so I avoid that like the plague. You know what you know makes it worse..right performance to say the least.