I have a new problem . I fall . not just fall but i stand up and next I am flying backwards through the air at speed . i flew bout 8 ft across the room towards a full size window and landed on the settee but yesterday flew a lesser distance but landed full speed with my back against a glass door . the glass is reinforced but it broke the skin through 3 layers of clothes and made my back bleed a little . luckily the glass l didnt break but i live on frst floor and second floor and now view the stairs with apprehension.
I think I start to turn and only one leg recognizes this and stays put ,so I twist but it is the speed that develops . Why does this happen >? I now stand and try to not move for a few seconds . but it is difficult to remember this .
and how can i convince the surgery that i need to talk to someone about this?
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I sympathise. I too find if I turn too quickly I lose my balance. I think I have trained my body up to a point to look out for this. Only up to a point. Particularly when I'm cooking I forget. I did talk to my doctor about this, and he thought it was an inner ear problem, but he was reluctant to prescribe anything because it might clash with the many medications I'm on already. Your situation sounds more potentially dangerous; I would stress this when you try to make an appointment. xxx
This sounds quite frightening Jaybird. The fact that it is a new problem and a potentially dangerous one should be enough to warrant a GP appointment and thorough check up.
As Bevvy says falls clinics can be brilliant. Somewhere there is a list of things GPs should think of after an elderly/ill patients first fall, that includes referral to a falls clinic. I am trying to recall how ballerinas were meant to move their heads before twirling (to avoid dizziness). I think they were meant to turn their head slowly and focus on an item where they were supposed to end up and then turn.
Do contact your GP Jaybird and explain what is happening as it can’t be ignored. The falls clinic sounds like a great place to be referred to as they will be able to help. Thinking of you. Xxx❤️
I'm very sorry to hear this Jaybird. 😑 My mother had a few falls this year and it was the most recent fall in church that finally convinced her to get a walker and a chair lift. She hates it but she also knows the next one could be her last, not in a good way. I would take the great advice above and try to get to the falls clinic and your GP. You must tell them you have not felt right since or else they will think it is just a tumble and you are okay. Please let us know how you get on. Much love. xx ❤️
This used to happen to my dad. He walked using a frame but suddenly would start running backwards and would land with a crash. It happened so fast that even when I was in the room I didn’t have time to react.
It finally got sorted when we called a dr late at night- he was our regular dr but told us to ring the GP and request a medication review, as he felt there were clashes in some of his meds. We did this and that sorted it out. So maybe that might be something worth considering.
Prior to this our own GP had suggest marching while sitting before standing to “ get the blood moving.” This didn’t work for him, but if it is blood pressure related, it might just do the trick for you.
Also, I don’t know where you are, but our health authority allow patients to self refer - this can be done by telephone. The only criteria was that you had to have had three falls.
I also have that it started with vertigo for a week then balance gone I was told it was known , an inner ear fault and could be cured with a simple inner ear operation .
Oh my days, how terrifying for you. I’ve never heard of it but don’t know many elderly people. I must say it sounds a bit of an emergency to me, you could so easily injure yourself (well, you have already!) So don’t wait to end up in hospital with a broken hip or leg - please do see gp, you need this falls clinic’s advice urgently!
Please contact your GP. You’ve been given good advice from everyone else. Looking at it from an NHS perspective, falls cost the NHS a lot of money with treatments. So prevention is better. 😊xx
I could be wrong,but it does sound like postural hypotension = on standing,blood pressure drops suddenly. Do try to ease to edge of chair slowly and pause a little,stand slowly and pause,holding onto arm of chair,or walking frame,if u have one,again for a short period to let body reacclimatise, before attempting to walk its a bind, but usually helps. Same whn getting up from bed.please do ring dr,tell receptionist u NEED an appointment,be firm xxxx
Hi Jaybird 19, you most definately need an urgent Gp appointmentfor fall clinic advice, but do take a look at all these posts as the advice may be particular relevant to your case. Hope you soon get it sorted before you end up with a bad injury due to the falls. Balance can be a big factor in falls, but other illness can cause them too as can some drug side effects.
hi Jaybird, i can truly empathise with your struggles. I differentiate between dizzyness, often to do with ears and lightheadedness, which it sounds more like the symptoms you have.
I have had for some time lightheadedness which effects me ansering the door sometimes from a sitting position. Also whilst having a orobken with ibs I wanted to turn right from the bed and was ‘flung’ left into yhe wardrobe, chest of drawers and door frame. Have had falls with warning but one in the garden sat on chair, got up and hit the decks - broken rib etc.
Have an amazinf consultant in falls. Had a tilt test. My blood pressure is low and drops 30. Orthostatic hypotention or dysfunction.
This is not to sayit is the same problem for you but please be firm with your gp and ask for referal, or contact falls direct and ask if they would acc3pt you if gp refers.
I am putting off taking a drug which they use in neuralogical conditiions. I think mine is connected to the loss of fluid due to ibs. Con thinks that makes sense ..... if the cause is low bp they always advise lots of fluid, use salt and elastic stockings.
Good luck. Please get referred so you know what you’re deLing with cx
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