Light headed and dizzy.

[DeanSamson]

Hi All,

Hope your all well, I was given long term steroids months ago which messed up my adrenal glands and set off what I believe is health anxiety. Anyhow I have been off the steroids for 6 weeks now. But I Keep feeling light headed and dizzy. I went to the docs yesterday and they put it down to the anxiety????? I said ermmmm no I don't even feel the anxiety because the light headed and dizzy comes on then I feel anxious. Not the other way rounds. I was away with the family today and all of a sudden I felt dizzy walking round the shop but there was no anxiety I didn't feel anxious or panicking just dizzy. The strange thing is I feel ok when driving. I don't know what to do. Is it the anxiety? Or is it still the effects of this prednisolone they put me on? Could it be a vertigo related condition. Seems the quacks always want to take the easy option they even want me to go see a therapist? Not sure what to do?????

Thanks for reading

Dean

[kenster1]

same as you my friend.spent hours and hours today at various different appointments and its left me feeling the same.i think you should go to the therapist doctors are useless when it comes to mental health issues at times.if your new medication it be anything up to six-eight weeks to have a positive effect.hope you start to feel better soon.

[missey13]

I know exactly what you mean about the dizzy spells which of course then brings on the anxiety as you are worried about why this is happening. The symptoms of anxiety are so many it's easy for the doctor to say its anxiety and it may be just that but if it continues and you are still worried go back to the doctor

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I am always lightheaded and dizzy. I've had every test done. Like you it seems these feelings cause my anxiety sometimes and not the other way around.

[Anxietynomore]

Have you had your ears checked? Sometimes the crystals in our inner ear get out of wack it causes vertigo and dizziness. Google vertigo exercises. Its a simple exercise but if your crystals are the problem the exercise is scary at first but it works. I have to do them probably every two months. Its caused by the way we sleep. Good luck.☺

[savgresh4]

I just want to say I'm not a professional but I read a lot of anxiety and research a lot. The main thing I can say is even though you don't feel anxious, anxiety isn't an option. It will always be with you until you deal with it completely and then it will still be with you but the symptoms won't be as bad and they will be manageable. Anxiety caused lightheadedness and dizziness, speaking from experience. Many people I talk to on this forum feel the same things. Some people's dizziness never goes away. I just think it's important that you talk to your doctor and then be able to figure out if it could be anything else. But more then likely it is your anxiety. I don't know how to get rid of it, but mine goes away and comes back. I just think if you keep coming on here and talking to others it is a good way to help yourself.