What provokes my constant constant lightheadedness?

dusza · Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 19

I am a 30-year-old female experiencing constant lightheadedness. I don’t know what is the cause of my headedness but it is present every day and dizziness almost all the time. These symptoms started four months ago. In those four months, I even fainted three times.
I contacted my general practioner who has sent me to a neurologist. Neurologist didn’t find anything unusual. He gave me Florinef Acet but it didn’t help at all.
Because of my constant lightheadedness it is not possible for me to have appropriate concentration on my work and it makes me very nervous. What should I do?

kemble · Silver Member Joined: 03 Feb 2000 Posts: 237

Yes, I understand how much problems can cause a simple headedness because I have suffered from lightheadedness and fainting seizures most of my life. I will try to help you and we must go systematically. First, reason for your problem can be trivial like an imbalance of your eye muscles or trouble seeing can make you unsteady. Solution is easy-get a glasses or correct your glasses diopter!
Also, damage of blood circulation is among the most common causes of dizziness and headedness. That was mine case. Because of my bad life habits, like smoking, not resting and drinking too much coffee, my blood vessels shrank. My low body weight also didn’t help at all because in a same time I had a low blood pressure. All that caused my problems. Because
My advice for you is next – get rid of those bad life habits like too much smoking, drinking, avoid greasy food, keep your blood pressure controlled, do everyday exercises and take your medicaments regularly and I guarantee you that your problems will disappear. Wish you luck!

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I had a friend that had this. They diagnosed her with VERTIGO.

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I have the same problem too. And it is not veritgo, because there is not a spinning sensation. I think it is my blood pressure possibly, and whenever I eat foods high in saturated fat, the lightheadedness worsens. I find that driving is the only thing that relieves my symptoms. I hope you find a cure, because I sure don't know one yet.

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I am 30 and I have just started getting this too. Unfortunately driving seems to make it worse but I wonder if this is just because this was the first time it happened and now I am nervous of it!
It's not my BP and not related to anything in particular. It is making me a whole less confident though!
Emma x

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I had tachycardia 10 days ago and since I'd never had that happen before, I actually went to the hospital via ambulance where by then my heartrate had decreased from 146 (at the time the ambulance got to me) to around 110. They couldn't make a diagnosis so they just called it tachycardia... but it was also accompanied by dizziness, lightheadedness and a feeling of panic. They concluded that the tachycardia may have been caused by an antihistamine I had taken an hour prior but I have not taken that medicine since then and have sense had increases heart rate (not as bad as the first time though), dizziness (mostly when I'm resting) and random moments where my heart skips and a feeling like I'm going to faint comes over me until I calm myself down mentally. It sounds like a panic disorder to me but it's so sudden. I've never had this issue until a little over a week ago. Anyone else have this or know what it is?

akrzus · Newbie Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 1

I just recently starting having the constant feeling of dizziness and feeling lightheaded. I am 27 years old and this has been going on for the past few days. I thought I was getting sick at first, but nothing has happened since then. My other thought was I have issues with anxiety. I am wondering if these symtoms have to do with that? I know that when I get really anxious crazy things happen to my body. So I would say if you haven't looked into the whole anxiety thing, I would defiently considering doing that. You would be amazed at what types of things anxiety will do to your body.

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I can relate to the constant ligtheadedness. I am a 30 year old female... I first had the light headed feeling over a year ago. Doctors did blood work and put me on ambien and said it might be stress related. After a few weeks the feeling just stopped. Now it has returned. I have been feeling lightheaded for two months now. Again the doctor could not find anything in my blood work. I will be getting a CT scan this week more for peace of mind than anything else... no one can seem to figure what is wrong!!!

dave14086 · Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 1

I have been having the same symptoms for 8 months now. I have been to the ear nose and throat specialist, had a CAT scan and an MRI, went to a cardiogist and went through a battery of heart tests-- ALL negative. My last step is the neurologist. I do find comfort in the fact that there are others out there who feel the same way-- we're not crazy after all...

What provokes my constant constant lightheadedness?

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