Great topic! I have experienced this symptom from the onset of my anxiety (8 years) and it used to worry me terribly. I have inner ear issues (busted right ear drum, chronic childhood ear infections resulting in 75% hearing loss in left ear), diagnosed with TMJ at age 14, and low blood pressure resulting in orthostatic hypotension. But the weird thing is I never experienced the dizziness before anxiety came into my life, only had trouble walking in a straight line across the parking lot/open spaces, and a clicking jaw from the TMJ. I wonder if the reason behind so many of us with anxiety having different combitations of symptoms is that anxiety heightens our prexisting flaws/injuries, combined with the typical flight or fight response symptoms. I mean if we all experienced the same exact symptoms we might be more accepting of the diagnosis of anxiety. Just a thought :-P
Cori
Hi,
I had something similar about 1.5 years ago , I woke up one morning and everything was spinning. 4 months later after an MRI and hearing tests the neurologist concluded that it was Benign Positional Vertigo. Treatment was a simple maneuver which took my neurologist 5 to 10 minutes to do and then he told me not to sleep on my left side for 6 weeks. and it went away. However I still suffer from a different kind of dizziness from the tight neck muscles and extreme anxiety having to cope with movement whilst dizzy.
Anyway dizziness can be caused by many other things amongst others, TMJ , anxiety, Meniere's Disease, postural imbalances, blood sugar issues , viral infection, So it is important to see a good neurologist who specialises in balance disorders or an ENT.
Hope this helps.
Hi Mike this also bothers me i can be standing up in a room and get a quick Jolt like to fall over scares me in supermarkets too i do all the breathing but it can fly up really quick again
Hi... It possibly could be TMJ.. there are alot of people who have TMJ,and suffer from the light headed and dizzy feeling, feelings of being off balance. It can effect the eyes, and sometimes sinuses as well. Ive suffered with it for years, thought I had a brain tumor at one point in my life. And was told I was nuts! Then my dentist sent me to an ortho, and there it was! I have severe TMJ, its just an idea that you may want to check on if you havnt already. Best of luck!
I think I could control the anxiety if I could get past this dizzyness it is awful
Have you been to an ENT doctor? What you are describing sounds like it may possibly be something with your inner ear which controls our sense of balance. It also sounds like you are having some major anxiety and should get some help for that. Dealing with the constant vertigo can cause anxiety because it's so stressful.
The medication will help but you have to give it a chance. One week probably wasn't enough time. Try meds and some therapy for the anxiety but also get checked out by an ENT. There is a test they can do to tell if it's inner ear related.
Good Luck
Jerz