Vertigo?

[Lizangellus]

I've been getting this weird feeling 3 or 4 times a week whilst I'm asleep. I wake up suddenly, absolutely paralysed, feeling really dizzy but unable to move. It's like centrifugal force is pinning me to my bed. Makes me feel very nauseous. And I can literally hear my pulse in my head for a good 20 minutes. Could this be Fibro related? Or do I need to seek yet another diagnosis to add to my list 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

New symptoms should always be checked out and not assumed to be fibro related

[Lizangellus in reply to Hazel_Angelstar]

My gp practice is quite small and has a strict ring at 8am for an appointment rule, so it can genuinely take weeks before you get a slot. I was just hoping there were others experiencing something similar so I didn't have to worry about it quite so much in the meantime 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff in reply to Lizangellus]

Even if others experience similar symptoms, it should still be checked out.

10 people could have the same symptoms - 9 of them, it could be their fibro but that other 1 person could have a direct cause which was treatable.

[butterflygirl1]

Sorry to hear your suffering hunni, is it just when your asleep? Or do you get it at any other times?

[Lizangellus in reply to butterflygirl1]

The hearing my pulse happens everyday, on and off, the dizziness comes and goes all hours too but the feeling of paralysis is just during sleeping hours and not every single night although it is increasingly often

[Hidden]

I hear my pulsr in my esr when laying on my pillow and room spins some times it fibro for me x

[Nannainpain]

I’m new to fibromyalgia & have just experienced this for the first time- pretty scary!!! I will be speaking to my Dr about it. Perhaps you should to? Good luck!

[Lizangellus in reply to Nannainpain]

Thanks for your understanding. It really is scary huh. I'm also new to fibro, only since October last year. I'll definitely be speaking to my gp it's just so difficult to get an appointment, I was hoping for a little reassurance in the meantime.

[moo196]

It could be something like bppv. Easily treated with the epelay manoeuvre and exercises 5 times a day plus anti seasick wristbands. But always seek medical advice.

[Yellow-sun]

For the past couple of weeks I've been experiencing the same,scares the life out of me when it happens,last night was the first night that it didn't do it

[Welshcatlady]

This could be sleep paralysis, it happens to a lot of people, when you wake up but can't move. It normally doesn't last long, I used to suffer when I was younger, but thankfully it hasn't happened to me for quite some time. I would say it's not Fibro related as I had it years before I had Fibro. You should talk to your GP in case it is something else and especially if it's lasting for 20 mins, Sleep Paralysis usually only lasts for a few minutes, if that.