Lightheadedness

[Sandrafagan]

I have suffered for over 15 years of dizzy spells and lightheadedness and I’m now at the point where I feel I’m never going to get my life back again. Its worse when I’m outdoors or work but I do get it while I’m at home as well. It interferes with every aspect of my life -I love going for walks and travelling to see new places but I can’t do any of this anymore. Housework is a struggle as is everything I try to do. My partner is always asking me to go places and I physically can’t as this feeling is so intense sometimes I feel like I’m going mad -I just don’t know how to stop it. I feel so desperate.

[Emeraldgal]

Hi Sandra, I'm in the same boat, I have Traumatic Brain Injury from a road traffic accident and thought it was to do with that although my GP says it's my extreme anxiety and PTSD. I have been taking various Antidepressants with as much as 300 mg and referred for CBT but this won't go away. I struggle day to day like yourself and occasionally have vertigo, I'm thinking of going private as I have health insurance with my workplace just to get a second opinion. I would' just love one day I could have a break and feel normal again, the only time I go out is to drive to work, I uses to love going to the gym and attend music gigs but I just hibernate and can't manage it no longer. Your not alone and hope I can get answers too x

[Sandrafagan in reply to Emeraldgal]

Sorry to hear you are suffering also - it is a most debilitating condition that doctors don’t seem to know much about. I do hope you get some answers which will in turn help you back on the road to living a normal life. Please let me know how you get on.

[osbo54]

Hi, find a Vestibular and Neurological physical therapist. Not just a regular PT, but one that specializes in dizziness. They can diagnose where your problem is stemming from, ex., eyes, ears, neck, head, etc. and give you healing exercises. I, too, have struggled for years with this off balance feeling along with positional dizziness. I found a great lady, who is really helping me to understand how everything works. She said had I gotten treatment years ago, this would not be as bad now, but we are working on it and I am blessed to have found her. Anxiety, also, does sometimes play into all of this.