I have never been so dizzy in my life.

I was doing good.. not really feeling better but doing better. I have a good job and have been seeing my friends. Now of course I have been blindsided by INTENSE dizziness. I've had to call in the past two days. I cannot even walk. I'm afraid to go to the hospital because of the virus but it is so so bad. Usually I get maybe a dizzy head-rush in the midst of anxiety but nothing like this constant nauseating swaying. I really don't want to lose my job and I don't know what to do. I have tried drinking more water, eating more, multivitamins, cleaning out my ears, unclenching my neck and jaw, sleeping more. I am afraid this is going to lead up to something else. i don't understand why this is happening.

[Agora1]

"someone", there is a difference between the kind of dizzyheaded feeling of anxiety and

being dehydrated and what you are experiencing. I've had this myself once in a while.

For me, it's usually an inner ear issue which can come from too much sodium in your diet

or even an increase in your blood pressure (infrequently a low b/p).

There are medications that your doctor can give you as well as positional exercise he

can use. Crystals can be the culprit in the ear canal causing this horrible/scary feeling.

None of these are life threatening but need to be addressed by your doctor.

I hope you get some help for this. It's a terrible, terrible feeling I know. Feel better soon xx

[Hidden]

Hello

I remember getting up one morning and the swaying and dizziness was so bad I had to hold on to the door in fear I would fall over

Anxiety can cause dizziness but in this case I was diagnosed with vertigo , which is something I now suffer from

I can totally understand why you feel you do not want to go to the hospital at this time and I am not sure if you are in the UK as we can ask for a phone call and then they decide if you can go up to the surgery to see them

It could be an ear infection also , numerous things can cause this but maybe if you can speak to someone medically they can reassure you there is nothing to worry about

Fingers crossed as these things can come and then just go , hope it is the latter

Take Care x

[wiserlady in reply to Hidden]

Over the years Ive had lots of ear infections but never caused these sort of problems. Think it is more likely to be anxiety or blood pressure. While she is on the computer she can research how you improve blood pressure through diet, its a good idea anyway even if this is not the problem.

[HealthAnxietyGuy]

My mom has this since her 20's. It comes and goes, sometimes it lasts a few days where she will have more dizziness episodes. She was diagnosed with Ménière's disease.

Ménière's is characterized by recurrent episodes of vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus; episodes may be accompanied by a headache and a feeling of fullness in the ears.

People may also experience additional symptoms related to irregular reactions of the autonomic nervous system. These symptoms are not symptoms of Meniere's disease per se, but rather are side effects resulting from failure of the organ of hearing and balance, and include nausea, vomiting