What provokes my constant constant lightheadedness?

Thanks for your posts. I am a 31 y.o. female experiencing many of the same symptoms: lightheadedness, fatigue, nausea, headaches, and anxiety. I am vegetarian and have recently started eating fish and poultry. Have been to several dr's and had bloodwork but so far nothing definitive. I started on Wellbutrin 3 weeks ago and while it may help some it's not alleviating anxiety symptoms. I go back to an infectious disease dr (an acupuncturist suggested I might have Lyme but so far test is negative) and a neurologist this week. MRI and CT Scan were also normal.

Same symptoms as most of you here.Dizziness-but not quite vertigo, nausea, also stiff neck and extreme occipital pressure. I feel as though I will pass out, but don't. I feel somewhat like I'm about to have a seizure-although I've never had one before. Just tingly and 'weird' feeling. Can't quite talk.
My right ear feels clogged but I can still hear out of it and am trying to clear it up. My vision is fine, except during an episode, and it feels ...sketchy. It's so hard to describe this sometimes!

I also feel like when this come on, I have to use the bathroom. Wonder if it's somehow connected to my bowels.

Someone on here asked if drinking made it better...and sometimes it does.

Driving is worse-to the point of me not wanting to drive. Even as the passenger, I feel crappy. Sometimes, I feel faint and have shortness of breath when not doing a thing.

My neurologist has me on verapamil....I feel it's working some, but not alieveting my symptoms.

Negative MRI, EEG, EKG, blood tests were fine. I had has an MVA 3 years ago and was hit in the head....seems to be when symptoms started.

I take a few vitamins, but thats it. I don't do drugs, I do drink, but not in excess. I work out regularly, I'm general healthy, but this is interrupting my life. What advice can anyone give???

Natalian,



What does you doctor say about the fact that the symptoms seem to have started around the same time as the accident?

She doesn't seem to think the MVA has anything to do with it-which is frustrating to me because if it DOESN'T have anything to do with it then it's VERY coincidental.
She doesn't feel they are panic attacks, either. We were thinking possible seizures, complex migraines.

 

Honestly-I think since my head got whacked pretty darned hard on the top, right parietal area and the rt temporal area-this is something from that. Out of whack cervical spine and/or whatever nerve issues.

What are your thoughts?

Hi,

It does seem very coincidental. Have you been able to get a 2nd opinion? You may have said in your previous post but did you have an MRI?

I have had an MRI with and without contrast of the brain-normal.

EEG-normal

EKG-normal

Labs-normal

I don't do any drugs-recreational or otherwise besides my prescription of Verapimal and drinking occasionally.



As far as a second opinion--I talked briefly with an osetopath who believes it's my body detoxing from a heavy metals cleansing I had done awhile back. I had had high levels of lead and mercury in my urine, so I detoxed them and retested. The levels are much lower, however to detox them out, the recirculate, so.....? Perhaps I damaged myself by doing this. He said that this could be the case and has me taking trace minerals to help.



What about you? Have you had any success in treatment and/or cause?

It's almost 3 weeks that I have lightheadness and mild diziness very similar to Arashb. I know this post is for a year ago but any update would be greatly appreciated.

I'm and eleven year old (almost twelve) and I have had these lightheaded feelings at random moments since I was eight. I started to get worse a month ago and my mom had to take me to the doctors constantly. I had to go to a heart doctor, lung doctor, I had to get blood taken for a two and eight hour test, and now I have to go to a hearing doctor and a neurologist. What I'm afraid of is that I can never explain what the lightheadeness feels like. It's kind of like everything becomes clearer, my head is bigger, I have no legs, I have no face, and I'm just floating in my shoes. Its really scary and the only thing tat makes me feel a little bit better.

I just had my Vitamin D check and it was severly LOW--at 11. Should be between 30 and 60 or so. I'm now on a prescription Vit D. Just really started it, so...fingers crossed.

ALSO-just started tomopax. WEIRD and powerful drug that was way too strong, but after adjusting the strength down...feeling better.

Maybe have a Vit D test? It can do weird things to you-the deficency-especially after having had these issues over such a long period of time. And don't let the doc discourage you from having any tests you want either.

Good luck!

dusza wrote:

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?

Go to a cardiologist that specializes in the electrical and or vascular part of the heart. Demand a tilt table test. The tilt table test showed I had vasodepressor syncope. I control it with medication. Like everything else it is not a cure and you will have good days and bad days.

Hi all,

 

Please head this advice. I have had constant lightheadedness for about 5 months and am now on the road to recovery. If your doctor has ruled out anything serious and you have had tests to prove it then i implore you to take this as correct. You will have had a virus which has attacked your inner ear or vestibular system and this has caused your initial symptoms. Continuing lightheadedness is made SO much worse by anxiety brought on by the fact you are sure you have something much worse. If you are able to accept that this is just a virus as the doctor has told you and that your continuing anxiety is increasing your symptoms and your sensitivity to them then you WILL recover - i am nearly 90% there.

you need to stop thinking about it constantly. I know from experience that this is hard but its essential. whenever you start thinking incessantly about your symtpoms and the possible ailments you might have, repeat this sentence in your head ove and over again until you relax. trust me it works. You must try and believe the words.

"I am having an anxiety attack. My mind is making me feel funny but there IS nothing wrong. I am going to relax and this will go away"

Virus' are very tricky little things and it is not surprising that this will take many months to clear up and you will only notice a very subtle reduction in symptoms. It is easy to forget how bad you felt at the beginning compared with how you do now. eat healthy, drink lots of water and calm down.

I wish you all a speedy recovery and please try to realise that 90% of this is your own anxiety feeding your symptoms.

 

 

THANKS!! I needed this reminder!..Very true..

I agree with ChrisS.
Who knows what spurred the problem, but anxiety is a horrible thing. And--some don't want to admit to it, either.
Be honest with yourself and be calm. :)

I am a 26 year old female, and I have been experiencing very similar symptoms to you for about a year now. I always struggled with how to explain to my doctor what you describe as 'the world looking a dream, and confusion.' The best I could come up with was 'fuzzy brain'. In my case,I think it does have to do with my ears, and my body adjusting to balance, because it is especially bad in the morning. For the most part, nobody has ever really been able to help, despite seeing many doctors and doing many tests. I always look it up online and I see that many people experience the same thing and have no solution, so I have just learned to deal with it. A part of me is convinced it has to do with diet and that we are just not eating correctly and getting the necessary nutrients.

Thanks for all your posts, and it really gives others hope to move forward.

I'm 28/male and I started feeling lightheaded about 3 weeks ago. One day I was normal, next day I felt like I was going to faint (but didn't), and the feeling of lightheartedness stayed since. Been to the GP, all medical tests were normal. She told me to eat more, exercise and get a remedial massage. Did all of that, and I still feel the same. I've even started taking iron supplements and vitamins.

It's really hard to go through a day with this feeling. Sometimes I just feel very anxious about what will happen if this doesn't go away. With the responses in this forum, it's really relieving to see it's possibly not a serious physical medical condition.

I think my next option is to see a psychiatrist and see if this is related to stress.
I hope everyone will be able to find a solution soon.

God Bless!