Intense dizziness/light headedness

[allison_b83]

I am a 26 year old female and I have asthma, alopecia universalis(an auto-immune disease) and terrible sinuses... other than that I'm in pretty good health. I recently had a baby boy he is now 6 months old. I have a concern, not sure if it's warranted to see a doc, I've been experiencing for quite some time, years perhaps, a sensation of 'me' spinning, not the room but myself spinning. As long as I can remember I have light headedness when I stand but it only would last a few seconds then go away. I can deal with this, that isn't the problem. The past 4-5 months though I have had extreme and intense dizziness when I'm already standing to the point where if I don't hold on to something or somebody I will fall over. I have a constant sensation of my head 'swaying' no matter if I'm standing or sitting, it always feels 'heavy' and clouded/foggy. I also have constant pressure on the back of my lower head, just above the nape of my neck. When I walk, I seem to be walking sideways. I also have very poor blood circulation in my arms and legs. If I'm sitting crossed legged or holding my son's bottle with my arm in the air they will become tingly within seconds to minutes. If I look upwards I get dizzy, if I look downwards I get dizzy, if I close my eyes I get dizzy. I get these 'episodes' while driving and it's the scariest feeling. I don't know if this could be anxiety? Sometimes the attacks are so intense I think it's a panic attack. Most recently I had an episode at home so bad I almost blacked out because of it. I feel I can't take care of my son properly because this is controlling my daily life so much. It's a constant battle now and it seems nothing helps to make me feel "normal." If anyone has experienced any of this and has advice please let me know. Thank you.

[Pops911]

I just joined and posted a couple of replies to others on this topic, but yours seems closer to my probs in a couple of ways, 1 - asthma, 2 - terrible sinuses, 3 - pretty good health otherwise.  The pressure in your nasal sinuses can cause many vertigo issues, because your ears are in fact sinuses, and that is where most control of balance/dizziness resides.  Treat your sinus issues, and the verigo should go away or so they say.  That seems to be the case for me, as I have changed my sinus meds and reduced my alcohol intake which was aggravating my sinus condition, and I feel much better although there is still work to be done. Let me add that I have had allergies and sinus etc. for decades but only in the last 2 years has vertigo shown up, and may also be age related (soon to be 61).  

[meniere135]

Look up "chiari malformation".  I just saw it on the medhelp forum list.  I have no idea if it's what you have, but see if it rings a bell.  If it does, make a copy of the info and show it to the doctor and see what he thinks.

[togomalik]

Hi,
I have alot of the same symptoms except I didn't just have a baby.  I went paralyzed for about an hour last September and they say its an MS attack.  But they say the dizziness is not associated with the MS.  I was getting better and then I got this bad cold and got dizzy again and now I feel off balanced and constant pressure on my right ear.  I feel like I'm in a brain fog most of the time.

Have you found any relief??