jacqbu
03-25-2005, 01:23 PM
Do many of you suffer from dizziness. I have been more so lately.
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Nance77
03-25-2005, 02:37 PM
Yes! Ever since I have been in peri menopause, I have dizziness off and on..
Sometimes I think it has to do with sinus problems or migraines (which I have more of lately), but sometimes it seems there is no reason, and I dont feel like I have a virus or a cold when I get it...Alot of times it is like off balance, then the dizziness will come sometimes with heart palipitations or hot flashes, it doesnt last really long..Also, sometimes when I turn over in bed very fast, i get spinning vertigo, but it doesnt last either...All my medical tests and bloodwork and blood pressure are normal, so I just attribute it to peri...I have heard alot say that dizziness is a symptom for them..
Nancy
Sometimes I think it has to do with sinus problems or migraines (which I have more of lately), but sometimes it seems there is no reason, and I dont feel like I have a virus or a cold when I get it...Alot of times it is like off balance, then the dizziness will come sometimes with heart palipitations or hot flashes, it doesnt last really long..Also, sometimes when I turn over in bed very fast, i get spinning vertigo, but it doesnt last either...All my medical tests and bloodwork and blood pressure are normal, so I just attribute it to peri...I have heard alot say that dizziness is a symptom for them..
Nancy
Hopefully
03-25-2005, 08:25 PM
Oh my that is one symptom that I've experienced for the last 3 years. During that time I've had moments where the spacey/lightheaded/sorta dizzy feeling is gone only to return before the day is out. It has lessen in intensity with the use of bcp, but it's still there. It's the weirdest thing and I'll truly be glad when it stops. My co-worker who is 56 and post menopausal also experiences this spacey feeling when she forgets to change her hormone patch. She said that it's the first symptom to return, so as long as she changes her patch on a regular basis she's spacey-free. Ahhh....what a nice thought.
browneyedsusie
03-25-2005, 09:40 PM
I too have begun to experience the lightheadedness and dizzy. I will be fine and then all of a sudden a wave of it hits my head. It feels like a whoosh. If any of you have had the misfortune of having panic attacks, it reminds me of the start of a panic attack. Oh I don't know if I can live with this everyday, I have to lie down when it hits me.....How do you guys cope? L
pixiek
03-25-2005, 10:21 PM
Hi just a quick post from a thyroid sufferer: hypothyroid gets lightheadness, and dizzy, too.
Nance77
03-25-2005, 10:25 PM
Hi just a quick post from a thyroid sufferer: hypothyroid gets lightheadness, and dizzy, too.
I recently had bloodwork done and it was normal, including all the thyroid tests, blood sugar, etc...So I guess its not from that...I was taking BC pills for 4 months to regulate my periods, but I noticed I felt dizzy more often while taking them, was nauseated and had a headache most days (migraine type)...My periods seem back to normal for now, and I feel better off the pills..They helped some symptoms, but made others worse, so for now I am not taking any hormones...
Nancy
I recently had bloodwork done and it was normal, including all the thyroid tests, blood sugar, etc...So I guess its not from that...I was taking BC pills for 4 months to regulate my periods, but I noticed I felt dizzy more often while taking them, was nauseated and had a headache most days (migraine type)...My periods seem back to normal for now, and I feel better off the pills..They helped some symptoms, but made others worse, so for now I am not taking any hormones...
Nancy
hdnighttrain
03-26-2005, 12:13 PM
I'm 34 and this is a symptom that has sent me to dr after dr to no avail. It is incapacitating to me sometimes I always have an off balanced/disequillibrium type feeling, thought it was my ears, then my eyes but now I think it might be peri because I have so many other symptoms too. Have been told I have fibro, getting tested for lyme disease etc. No test ever comes up positive and I have been to an endocrinologist who checked my hormones and they were normal but she also said that they could be off for me as they dont have a baseline etc. So, yes I have to say the dizzyness is the worse thing to deal with. It really hampers all things that I do , I take xanax and it calms it down for me but I hate to take it.
Nance77
03-26-2005, 04:43 PM
I was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia, actually before they told me I was peri menopausal, and the dizziness is a symptom of fibro also..I feel the same off balance type thing u do, along with sometimes the vertigo and like the start of a panic attack type dizziness...I have Xanax too, but I dont like to get dependant on it, so I only take it when I really need it..
Nancy
Nancy
Kanai
03-29-2005, 05:35 PM
So am I understanding that dizziness is one of the symptoms? I get that about every 6 weeks! I asked the pharmicist what I could take and she told me Alkaselzer Cold & Flu was good. It works every time - but then again I always attributed it to sinus problems.
I did have a panic/anxiety attack about 4 months ago, at the gym no less. Horrible feeling.
I did have a panic/anxiety attack about 4 months ago, at the gym no less. Horrible feeling.
jacqbu
03-29-2005, 09:39 PM
It seems to be one of the symptoms. An annoying one at that. I take sinus meds sometimes to help.
Hopefully
03-29-2005, 09:47 PM
I've found a combination of things to help with this spacey/dizzy like feeling. BCP, Wellbutrin, and vitamins. They have lessened the intensity of this peri. symptom, but I'm still striving for complete relief on a daily basis. Last month I noticed that I felt better and had almost zero brain fog and spaciness during the week of my period. This has been the first time in 3 years that I felt almost normal during this week. I'm thinking that this means I'm getting closer to the end. Please dear Lord.