idk what is going on but a few days because thanksgiving i started having dozzy spells. ended up in er crying amd panicing on friday. They filled me with ativan which calmed me and sent me on my way. ive been exhausted ever since.. to the point where wlking seems almost impossible after a min. CLose to panic every day now.. weird vision and feel so tired but wired and twitchy. shakes and nausea come and go and i just feel like a tired drunken sailor. its the unexpected lightheaded dizzy spells that are really settimg off my anxiety. ive never had this woth anxiety before and its very scary. Happened last night too just relaxing and i ended up taking ativan. dont know of it helped because i passed out. Feel its gonna happen now, vision feels weird and im getting warm. ANYONE else strugglimg woth this type of stuff? sorry anout misspells.
Yep! I had dizziness for about 3 or 4 months last year. Went to my Dr cus I thought I had vertigo. It was almost everyday, felt like I was on a boat and swaying all the time. Sooo annoying. But I noticed that it would go away when I was distracted, and it got worse when I focused on it... and that's what lead me to realize it was just anxiety related. Bc if it was something wrong, it wouldn't lessen or go away, it would stay and it would get worse. But mine definitely lessen/disappeared when I was distracted. * Do you get the head rush feeling too? I HATE that feeling. Like I'll be totally fine and all of a sudden WHOOSH and I feel like I'm gonna fall over. Lasts like 2 sec but it would scare the crap out of me!
Hi I get all of this to It really sucks! I take xanax daily 3xs. I want my normal life back.
Hello, I have been experiencing severe dizziness and unsteadiness for almost a year. It's honestly the worst thing ever. I constantly feel like I'm about to have a seizure or something horrible. I've had a CT scan, MRI, and tons of blood work and everything comes back normal. I'll feel good for a few weeks then it all comes back again.....
sounds like we are all on the same boat its been going on for 10 months with me. I've had so many tests done and seen so many doctors only one I still have to follow up with is the endo so check hormones, vitamins, minerals, etc... That will probably be normal too like everything else and im apparently just a nut job.... VERY FRUSTRATING.
Yep I'm another one, been having dizzy feelings for about a year now. Been to ENT, can't find anything. I get tinnitus all the time too. I take anxiety meds.
i also have tinnitus along with insomnia. Do the anxiety meds help with dizziness?
Randy, it's terrible and just terrifies me. Because this has only been around 6 days for me happening on and off,I cant really say if the medicine works. I've taken it twice and fall asleep relaxed pretty fast so I cant tell. I'll have to stay awake next time. 10 months?? ugh. Any other symptoms?
So frustrating it has caused me to become depressed!...Even to the point Im scared to get my heart. rate up. I am trying CBT before I turn to SSRIs
Klove.. Any other symptoms? I'm 42 and I have a feeling by other symptoms that I may be starting perimenopause but this is new to me. It does suck, wow... ive had anxiety for many years but this dizziness or swaying lightheaded, wanna pass out feeling revs up y anxiety and panic right away. Makes me want to stay in bed and that makes things even worse.
Philly, no head wooshes for me yet. Just be doing something and room sort of spins, I guess. Hard to explain, if im working on computer, it starts to hmm sway and move and I feel like I'm gonna pass out. My whole body freezes and I have to move... had one hot flash after a bad one last week and that started the panic attacks. A chair gripping, terrifying one..now i feel im waiting for them to come, which i know doesnt help.
along with the dizziness (and that's somewhat mild), I have this feeling of when I'm stepping on each foot, it almost feels as though I'm walking on a sponge....it's hard to describe but that's the best I can do, like the ground beneath me is "squishy"! Does that make sense? has anyone else experienced this?
I get that spongy feeling in my feet Lynda. I feel like my feet are not on the ground...I usually stamp hard on the ground,to try to make it go away..I also feel like am going to fall, when I walk..oh this anxiety is horrible...I can relate to every post here...x
Im a 37 year old male ill make a list of everything im experiencing... lightheaded, high blood pressure, insomnia for 3 months now, shortness of breath, tinnitus, various digestive problems ibs like, weight loss, fatigue, im sure there are others i cant think of right now... this year has really been a struggle. Ive been to a cardiologist, had stress test and echocardiogram, neurologist had MRI and CT done on my head, nephrologist had kidneys checked, GI specialist had CT done on abdomen and pelvis, sleep specialist with sleep study, and im now currently seeing an endocrinologist and pending blood labs.. Oh and BTW my primary doctor is completely useless and ive also had second opinions. Lucky for me I have a wonderful little boy that literally keeps me going if it werent for seeing him every day and motivating me to push through and keep going I honestly dont think I would have lasted this long this is really the most difficult thing ive dealt with in life so far and ive been through quite a bit. We just have to keep going and trying to figure it out.
I get that too sometimes.... more jello legs though and off balance.
Me to!..Its all anxiety
Hi Randy I've been on citalopram for several years. I started feeling tired, lethargic, lightheaded but my anxiety was OK so I came off cold turkey thinking it was the meds. I very soon had to go back on because of withdrawal effects. I have been getting dizziness ever since. Bloods OK. Had a echocardiogram and 24 hour heart monitor, all OK. After reading everyone's messages here I am so relieved because I can relate to all of these symptoms, even the spongy foot feeling.For years I was doing good on citalopram but after I stopped I started to meddle with the dose and unfortunately it is not a med to be meddled with. I am weaning off slowly this time. I cannot say that the med stops giddiness but if giddiness is caused by anxiety and the meds cures the anxiety then I suppose it will stop the giddiness. People have said that citalopram doesn't always work the same the second time around, it takes longer to get back into your system and may not have the same effect it once had. I wish I had found other ways to deal with my anxiety in the beginning.
Just a thought but have you looked up adrenal fatigue? I read someone's post on here about it, sometimes brought on by stress.
Hi, I feel like this pretty much every working day (at weekends I don't seem to notice it as bad) - it feels like a fog slowly building in the head - a strange pressure that makes my head feel fuzzy and balance seem off. I have been prescribed Amitriptyline to reduce the tension headaches but am trying to reduce its usage. An embarrassing side effect it seems to have on me is excessive sweating - I barely have to break out into moderate exercise and wham - it looks like have run a marathon ! Has anyone else had this experience with this drug ?
Hi Philly89,
I definitely can confirm to the head rushes too. I will be sat at my work desk and 'whoosh' - it's like being in an elevator that has dropped suddenly. Can I ask if you know what this is ? and why do we experience them ? They make me scared of suddenly passing out whilst sat on my desk !