Does anyone have constant dizziness?

Question

I have a constant dizziness that seems to come and go. Sometimes it last for months, other times just days. Often I will just wake up and I will be dizzy for weeks at a time. It always seems to flare up when I am in a stressful situation or have anxiety. However it does not go away until the situation is over. I have been to the doctor and nothing apparent is wrong with my inner ear. It is not a falling down type of dizziness, just a persistant and light feeling of dizziness. It seems like there is pressure in my head and behind my eyes, but I dont have a cold. If I have a task or job to complete and I know about it in advance, I sometimes get dizzy until the job is over. Any suggestions or similar problems?

Answer 1

Didn't your doctor investigate further? How's your blood pressure? Are there no signs of a sinus infection? What were the results of your blood tests? Anemia? How's your blood sugar?

If the doctor just blew you off after ruling out inner ear problems, fire him or her. Seriously.

The connection to stress and anxiety cause me to worry about your blood pressure. Another issue is that if you have any tendencies to diabetes or hypoglycemia at all, your blood sugar can drop precipitously when you are under stress, causing dizziness. I was 39 before I figure out the connection, so don't rule it out, even if it sounds nuts. Keep protein bars and water on hand at all times. I found that one particular brand - Zone bars - had the perfect balance for me to deal with such spells. Your mileage may vary with your metabolism :-)

Another thing that occurs to me is dehydration. Many people are at least mildly dehydrated all the time. If you do have any tendency towards problems with your blood sugar, you are likely to need to be careful about hydration, too - even if you've never, ever noticed it before now in your life. How much water do you consume during the day? I do mean water, more than other fluids - while they count, apparently they count less if they're caffeinated (although there's some controversy about that now).

Personally, I find it preferable to just count on pure water for avoiding dehydration. Some people are more easily dehydrated than others - my daughter and I are two of them. If your lips feel dry or "parched" at all, take it as a sign that you need water.

Try a bit of an experiment for your dizziness. Sip water constantly. Every time you feel the least bit of thirst or water, reach for 8 ounces of water first.

I suggested filtered water, simply because I don't like the taste of anything else - but that really depends on you and what's available/healthy where you are. Don't bother with the bottled stuff - you can just get a Brita filtered pitcher or the like for your fridge and use tap water, as it's far cheaper and every bit as clean or maybe even more so in some cases :-)

If the dizziness is most noticeable when you go from sitting to standing or lying down to sitting up, it's called orthostatic hypotension. Your doctor should check your blood pressure in each position. There's not much to be done for it, as I understand it, but it's good to know if you have it. In that case, you just give yourself a minute or two to adjust when changing positions so that you avoid falls when you stand up.

While I'm not one to say, "oh, it's just stress!" technically, it can be. In my experience, stress or anxiety causes physical changes that we usually need to treat physically - or, at least, I personally find it useful to have a physical focus to use for calming down. I guess some people would put it that way.

But it's also helpful to become aware of situations that cause stress, or to notice when your body is starting to "crank up" into an anxious state. It's possible to short-circuit that process, which could cause the dizziness to back off. Since the dizziness is so persistent, it sounds like anxiety, IF that is a root cause, might be pretty persistent. Do you live a really stressful life? Would it be possible to reduce some of the stress in some ways? Maybe hand off some duties, simplify a bit, reduce contact with negative people, make more time for things you enjoy?

Good luck!

Answer 2

Yes, I can totally relate to what you are going through. I have been to several doctors with several times of being told it is nothing. At points I thought I had some terminal illness. But, in all honesty which I am sure you don't want to hear but it is Anxiety. However, sometimes certain elements can trigger anxiety, such as allergies and sinus. Or they can induce the anxiety. Your inner thought contribute, believe it or not you are fixated on this I know from experiance. The good thing is you can identify when the problem occurs. When you come across a stressful situation CONCENTRATE ON YOU BREATHING...I can not express to you how much you need to do this. When you enter something stress full you tend to react by breathing at a faster pass, thus iduces and increased heartrate and dizzy spells. When I am overwhelmed with aggrevation, as stress I still get the same thing. I still have issues to deal with but the good news is I know what it is. Truely it is MIND OVER MATTER, I bet if you are anything like me you very rarely cry! Believe it or not, crying induces possitive endorphines, which people that generally have aniexty also have depression. Which in some cases people with depression don't always react with crying such as myself. I would learn some stress relief exercises and focus on breathing as a future referance. You may want to be evaluated for ( G A D) General Aniexty Disorder. This is very common and nothing to be embarrassed about. Anxiety/Depression is just as much and illness as diabetes and just as hard to control. Good luck to you and stay calm my prayers go out to you cause I know how you feel!

Answer 3

I've felt CONSTANTLY dizzy ever since August. It started with having my panic attack at a concert, but it never went away. I went to my normal MD, an ENT, and a psychologist, but nobody's really sure of what's wrong. I don't know if it's anxiety or not, but to me it seems more physical, but I don't know. At the ear doctor, they did a test, but nothing came up wrong, and the only thing found in blood tests was a high TSH number, but they didn't check anything past that.

If you haven't done so already, I'd suggest getting a blood test done or maybe a CT scan?

And if you find out anything good, let us know! Maybe I have the same thing. @_@

Answer 4

Lately I have....went to the dr and I have a sinus infection. I had no symptoms of a sinus infection, so I didn't really believe him. However, he put me on an antibiotic, and the dizziness is nearly gone now. It is such a relief.
I hope you get yours figured out and I hope the answer is as simple as mine was. Still it seems an MRI or brain scan of some sort would be a good idea to rule out anything in that area. Go back to your doctor or get a second opinion please.
Good luck!

Answer 5

Hi, I don;t have this but a friend of mine had this when he got too many concussions and the "cones" in the back portion of his eyes were "flatening" I believe is what they called it. You should have an eye specialist check out your sight and all related to your eyes. Dizziness is often a vision related issue.

Answer 6

It could be your blood pressure, check to see your anemic or diabetic. Another thing is you could be expirenceing vertigo, and it'll clear out on its own.

Answer 7

sounds like you may have something going on with your blood pressure...or you may even have vertigo ....go to the doctor and have them check

Answer 8

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