dizzy,lightheaded,nausea,overwhelming feeling of being sick

[PATRICIA931]

i am 26 years old i have 3 kids to look after but i feel like i can't do anything right anymore i am nauseated all day very dizzy no matter what i may be doing i have even gotten so dizzy while i was alseep that it woke me up and imedeiately upon waking vomiting i am so tired of the doctors saying it's because you are overweight ,your just stressed or it's all in your head i have begged to have ct /mri's done they respond with well i think you may have vertigo lets send you to a ear doctor i just want to know whats wrong everyday i get through with domperidome times 4 and 4 bonimine and they don't do much they put me on serc but that didn't work i can't live like this anymore i need to know what is wrong so i can get back on track i fear that if something is not done soon i will although i really don't want to but i will take my own life to take away my miserey                      sincerly patricia
some other drugs they have tried are:naproxen,prilosec,periett,pantoloc,nexeum,steroids among many nasal sprays and ear drops    
PLEASE HELP ME

[hajak]

I am going to ask a stupid question-you are not pregnant again are you? I get how distraught you are based on what you are saying about these symptoms so I am not trying to dismiss what is happening and I have no doubt that was already considered but again it was the first thing that entered my pea sized brain. I couldn't imagine going through what you are going through, especially having kids! Good luck and keep us posted!

[~Jeanni~]

I am 26 years old too. I have three kids and I feel exactly the same way. I have been to numberous doctors, obgyns, etc. They all say the same thing yours did. I am looking for answers too.

[mytymom]

Iam 23 with the same symtoms and I have been told it is my thyroid and it may also be the cause of the depression associated with the lingering symptoms.

[momistired]

I am 38yrs. old very short very much overweight, I have had depression for over 19yrs. I have been in and out of two different hospitals that are suppose to help with depression, I see a counselor and Dr. monthly.  I have panic attacks/ anxiety attacks and it's beginning to takes it's toll on me. In Nov. I had very low blood pressure and I went to the local E.R. being scared out of my mind I had a panic attack I guess and my blood pressure shot up to 252/132 an EKG was done and blood work and chest xray all which came back NORMAL... I am on medication 100mg. of zoloft and 1mg. of xanax  ( 1 x day)... This whole I can't breathe thing, I'm gonna die, I feel weird all of that is causing me to lose my family.  My kids now want nothing to do with me hardly at all and I feel I can't help this and I want help and I feel I have no where to turn nothing has every worked really . what do I do.

[biggal804]

I am a 46 year old woman, for the last 14 years I have been feeling dizzy and experiencing severe stomach cramps and blackouts. I've had several testing done, from CT, MRI's, Upper GI and Tilt table test. I've seen doctors from NC, VA and MD. No one seems to know why I have these episodes of stomach cramps and blackouts. These always occurs during mid-morning hours 3-5am. The pain is so severe it wakes me and I rush to the bath room and blackout. I usually stays out for about a 1 or 2 mins and it appears that I am having epillsey, but I was tested for that and the doctors ruled it out. After I wake up, I have a real severe case of diarrhea. Please if anyone knows or heard of this. Please share your thoughts.

[Crissywalton]

I am a 36 year old with 3 kids of my own. For the past few weeks I have been going through this daily ordeal of being light-headed, dizzy, nauseous, constant SEVERE headaches and always sick to my stomach. I also am overweight. The sick to my stomach feeling has been going on for about 6 months now, headaches for years. I've had no luck in finding out what is causing it and it scares me that something is seriously wrong. (Also I have a large "cyst" as the Dr's call it on the very top of my head) At times I have a strong feeling it has something due to this cyst. I am so tired all day long and have been to the point I sleep most the day. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong???

[michelle_rawlings]

i am a 36 year old with 2 children and also in the last year been suffering with headaches and the last few weeks dizziness and nausea. i am very worried thta something is wrong with me and have a unsympathtic over worked doctor who makes me feel no better.can someone give me a answer please?

[michelle_rawlings]

i keep getting freezing cold teeth and its worrying me can some one help me

[Katya2006]

I am 170 cm tall and 54 kg, however started experience same similar simptomps: nausea, tieredness, dizzyness, lightheadness, it's had been for 4 days, tomorrow will go to the doctor and will see what he will say

[marrasona]

i just feel light headed and have headaches and sometimes i feel like putting on a tee shirt but im only 21 and allmost 22 i dont get it please just finger this out  

[brandijerby]

This past week my daughter was air lifted to Children's Mercy Hospital and while we were there, I developed dizziness, head ache, nausea, and was light headed.  Just took some tylenol to get rid of the pain.  I just woke up with this sharp pain in the back of my head so intense I feel like I could vomit.  My head hurts so bad that I can't even stand to lay down- I have three kids and I am 28 years old...can anyone tell me what may be wrong?

[angie263]

Im 22 and for the past week and a half i have been feeling very light headed, dizzy and now just starting to feel nausa.  I also have been getting this terrible stabing feeling just under my ribs.  Can anyone suggest anything

[jdlk]

If any of you stand up and get dizzy or your vision goes blurry then comes back you should be taking some vitamins (or so I've been told).  After having severe dizzy spells, which landed me in the hospital, along with nauseousness and dry heaving I had blood tests done.  My potassium levels were so low they thought the machine was broken.  My magnesium levels were also really low.  A few pills of potassium and magnesium and I have been good to go.  As for the nauseousness and dry heaving, my doctor told me than an irritated/infected intestine is to blame.

[lejockstrap]

I'm 16 and have a stupidly poor diet, due to the fact i don't like most foods, i live off bread, cheese and chrisps. I've never been bulemic but recently i've been throwing up every day quite a few time, all i eat comes out and then bile comes up, its not fun. I'm not pregnant and when i was younger i never really threw up, im a smoker but now if im not careful i throw up from taking a drag. My dad says i've got a low duscust threshold which isn't really too helpful, can anyone give me any ideas? Whenever i stand up and sometimes when i'm sat i get dizzy, feel like i'm going to faint (though this has never happened) and everythings goes black for a few seconds.

[emmapop]

ok lol i hope u still all read this forum......here goes for a long story.
iam 25 and mother to 5 soon to be six(lol i know i know ) n e ways last yr bout june time i started getting lightheaded feelings (off balance) which for the first time led me to a panic attack.i had just got married and had been doing some serious dieting but healthyly but my point is i had been drinking loadsa diet pops,low fat and sugard stuff bla bla bla..but i didnt think bout n e of that at the time and thought i was dying of a brain tumour.my doc thought it was inner ear probs so he carted me off to ent and put me on serc (which didnt help) i had some test done where they put warm and cold water in my ears  and i  passed wiv flying colours so that wasnt my prob.i asked for an mri ct scan they said they didnt feel the need got bloods taken they were fine.so i thought fook it i aint gonna get help off these ppl lets help myself.so after alot of looking up on the internet which is a proper evil thing making me believe i have every bad thing possible wrong with me i stopped having n e thing to do with aspartame in my diet and i swear to god after 2 months ish of none of that **** i was feeling bout 70 per cent better. i also realise i get stressed out loads and breathe way too fast so i looked up how to breathe properly and supposedly ure ment to breathe in through ure nose for the count of 5 and out through pursed lips for 6,everytime i feel lightheaded i do this and i seem to feel lots better.
iam not saying n e of these things is whats up with u all, but just pointers from my experience hope i help some of u ,soz for the waffle lol.

[passionangel]

I'm exactly the same. I have had the severe pain under my ribs too, mostly on the left side and until just recently was it followed by the shaky dizzy spells, I have been shaky and dizzy and completly worn out feeling for last 3 weeks. The under rib cage pain I have had off and on for months to a year now, and all I can find on that is it is common in those who have had their galblatters removed (whch mine was removed abuot 5 years ago)  I'm 31 no kids, recently switched (about 2 months now) from Low Dose Hormone Birth Control to High Dose Hormone pill. I may not eat the best (bc I eat everything lol) but this feeling has me worried and I havent seen a Dr bc it doesnt seem severe enough a reason to go - but more and more I beginning to think its better to be safe than sorry.

[Carol761]

I can ony tell you what worked for me -- try turning off any wireless routers, cell phones, cordless phones (especially DECT) -- this was the first step in my recovery from the following symptoms;  headaches, tingling feelings, sharp ear pain, anxiety, nausea, night sweats (and strong thirst), a shaky feeling.  It is much better known in Europe -- it is called electro sensitivity (sometimes electromagnetic hyper sensitivity) and test like MRI and CAT scans which are very high in radiation only make the symptoms worse.

Test yourself easily -- see if you react from using a cell phone, or being near a wifi (wireless router) or cordless phone.  

I 'd be interested to hear any feedback.

Carol761

[bdab33]

I have not tried this yet, I just read it. I thought about something when I read it b/c I just bought a laser scanner hair remover (from UK) and I just told my daughter yesterday that I feel like I get a oozie weird feeling when it's on, but that I thought it was just in my head since I have been feeling this way often lately anyway. But, it seems like to me I get this wave of dizziness when it is in use. Do you think this is considered an electronic? Also, we have computers running all the time. I am in front of it very often (im a online UOP student), we have a router, use a cordless phone, and the dvd player and such are always at least on standby, never off, and my husband has a ton of stuff hooked an on standby downstairs. Do ya think this could be a problem??
Belinda

[Carol761]

Yes it is electronic -- and if you get a weird dizzy feeling from it -- it sounds like you might be sensitive to electro magnetic radiation.  

I don't have all the answers -- but roughly it seems that over exposure to radiation found in cell phones (and towers/antennae), cordless phones and all wireless technology (like routers) damages our central nervous system and immune system.  That's when we start to get a host of other symptoms (dizzy, foggy head, ear/throat pain, nausea, shaky anxious feeling, night sweats, light sleeping problems).  

I had to learn a lot by myself on the web -- my doctor was nice but said it was all in my head.  Learn to trust yourself and what makes you feel bad (or good!).  

Carol761

[Jollyk86]

I am 21 almost 22 and last year I had a problem with constant nausea which usually succumbed to vomiting after every meal, dry heaving and pain in my ribs and stomach. It lasted about 6 months, the first month I told noone then spoke to my mom about it, we went to my doctor he did a pregnancy test, but I assured him I was not because I am a virgin which was true, they gave me many blood tests an ultrasound, xrays, urine tests and nothing would show, finally my doctor gave me pills for a person with an ulcer, which he ruled out, but it worked after about a month I started to get back to normal. I am also on birth contorl pills to regulate my period. It has been almost a year and do not have the symptoms anymore.

[poohbear08]

i am 32 years old with one child girl 6yrs i just started experiencing the same symptoms as many of you in the posts i've read. i just wanted to find out if any of you out there ,been on birth control . i was on the IUD .and had it taken out because i was getting irritable very easily and moody i was on the copper IUD and was told there was no side effects my question is how true is this statement . i just want to find out if there is a link between all of the sympyoms and if any to the birth control .

[07court07]

im no doctor by ne means but a lot of what u guys are feeling i have experienced as well i have not been to a doctor but plan to soon to just rules some things out but i also thought that u know poor diets and abnormal blood flow can cause these things and maybe some of you are goin to the wrong kind of doctors many things like backs necks ribs can be out of place and can cause a lot of these syptoms (symptoms) and things like over workin yourself and not getttin the resrt u need exspecially ones with kids i am 20 years old and have a 2 year old and far from a doctors but doctors wont lie to you and may not know everuthin kind of disease or problem athat can accure in a person but things like this is kind of hard to determine bein the fact that so many things can cause these kinds of feelings i am goin to doctors soon and wiill get back to everyone to see what i am told good luck to everyone and i hope u find the cause of all your discomfort

[xdawnx]

hi everyone, im a 16 year old female, i smoke and i am NOT pregnant. for about 9 months i suffered with chronic tonillitis and abcesses in my throat. so about 3 months ago i had my tonils removed. now my throat has healed i cant get rid of everything else!
when i was ill i started getting bad stomach and back pains and these weird aking feelings that travelled up and down my arms and legs. i still get them now along with shaking, extreme dizzyness, nausea, headakes, stomach cramps, direah, pains in my ribe and breasts and much more! im at my wits end ive had so many blood tests and the doctors just keep telling me its migrains, this has been going on EVERYDAY for about 7 months and i cant take it any more, even when i dont have the headakes i feel dizzy and sick and shaky. my blood/pottasium sugar levels are all fine and i really need some help! Ive also recently been diagnosed with a lung infection which the doctor didnt find for 4 months! i really need some help here people anything at all would be appreciated. im engaged and i really just need to get my life back on track :( dawn

[Pickles21]

Hi I am a 32 yr old female with 2 kids, I also have been suffering from headace, dizzyness, feeling like I'm going to vomit, but never do! I also have flushing in my face prier to the headace.
I have been feeling this way for months now.
I've been to the doctor a few times and she said that i is vertigo. I don't think so. I so scared that it's cancer or something.
Someone please help!
:( Theresa

[Healerz]

I almost cried when I read all of your posts and I'm here to help.  Sounds like almost all of you have hormone imbalances.  It may surprise you to find out that thyroid also is caused by a hormone imbalance in your body.  There are a couple of things you can take that will get rid of all your symptoms.  One is a product you can buy at your local Natural grocer, it is called Estrotone.  It's a natural hormone balancer for women.  It is hormone free and side effect free and will make you feel better every day.  The tiredness will be gone, the dizziness....etc.  Another supplement you may find helpful is cod liver oil.  I would only buy the best.  They come in flavors that are easier to choke down.  I found orange is the better tasting one.

[tarnsnz]

I am 34 and a mother of 5, i can relate to everyone here, i  have been going on with this for over 12 years, i have been to many doctors, and put be on anti- depressiants and said i am suffering depression...hahaha hello!!! of course anyone will get depress having these problems over the years! and no one can give me any answers, it has affected my self esteem, my career and has broken my relationship up, yes i 15kgs over weight due to getting so down ( i was 55kgs) when it all had started, i believe it is not the weight issue. By the way i had my gal bladder removed when i was 15.if that helps.

[bribri101]

i am 20 years old and have been experienceing all the same symptoms i went to the doctor and got some blood work done and they said it was hypoglycemia which basically means your sugar level drops increasingly from time to time and really the only thing they told me to do was eat a little something when it happens and wait for it to pass if you get a chance look it up you will see all the side effects are what you are experienceing

[migy1]

im 16 ive been experiencing some of the same symptoms you guys have. dizzyness, i feel like im bout to vomit but don't, my head starts to hurt and some times cant really sleep at night and also, my stomach has been hurting. this has been going on for about 7-8 days now. but i think it because im suppose to wear glasses but dont. so i think its my eyes that make me feel like this. this is just what i think because i havnt worn my glasses for a good 2 years now and my eyes are really bad. i hope this little peace of advise helps you guys.
and also i read a post about elctoro sumthing, i think this could be causing it to me to for the fact that im always on the computer and use a wireless router.
-hope this helped anyone in a way, srry for writing an essay

[stephie2708]

i am 36, have also had my gaul bladder emoved, recently had a baby, and have chronic pain from arthritis in my spine and buldging disks as well.... i am also suffering from depression. severe anxiety and panic (which i only get because of the way i feel) i also have a skin problem calles psiriosis..my symtoms are light headedness, nause, my insides feel shaky and jerky, .. this scares me when it happens... i can not stand it... i eel like it is stopping me from having a normnal life... also every noise that i hear runs through me like a surge of electricity.. but its more of the sensation of it branching off into every nerve in my nody... like i can feel them all.. also,i feel like if someone were to scare you and you get that quick rush of butterflies in your chestamd them it shoots through to the branching of the nerves and then makes me really nauseas

[catrina18]

Im 18 years old, these feelings started since december, Since my bestfriend passed away. ive been having headaches. Sharp pains in chest. Lightness of my body. Sometimes I feel dizzy. I am trying to quit smoking. I use to smoke Weed but quit that ever since i started feeling this weird feeling. I went to the doctors and they say im depressed.My heart seems to pump faster than usual. My friends say its all in my head. Is there any way to get rid of this feeling? Oh and something runs in my family called aneurysms. I didnt go for a CT scan or  a MRI thingy. But i plan on to soon if this feeling gets worse

[ToniFrench]

I feel like I am a combination of all previous posts.  I'm 53, overweight (size 16), diabetic but well controlled (last A1C 5.83) and have been suffering from lightheaded, nausea, dizziness, difficulty staying asleep, shaking, neck pain, loose bowel movements 3-4 times a day, and head pain for about 21 months.  I've seen 34 doctors and they have no clue what's wrong.  Seen ENTs, neuros, gastros, OB/GYNs, cardios, endocrine, rheumatology, osteopath - you name it.  I've had lots of blood work - over $7,000 worth - no thyroid problems, no hormone problems, no lyme disease, no cancer - blood looks like a very healthy woman!  Had 4 sets of MRIs of head/neck - everything normal.  Had liver scan, gall bladder scan, echocardiogram, tilt table test, EEG, coloric test (for dizziness).  Everything normal except they can verify that I am dizzy, but don't know why. No tumors (thank God).  3 ENTs said it's not vertigo or Meniere's or any ear problem. I'm mildly depressed only because no one knows what's wrong with me but I feel sick to my stomach, my legs shake, I'm dizzy and my head hurts.  Meclizine, zoloft (yes, 2 thought it was all in my head and prescribed zoloft for 3 months and then said to stop when it didn't help), nothing seems to help.  Last 4 doctors said "call me when you figure it out."  I feel as though I'm getting worse every day.  It is difficult for me to do anything except driving - motion in the car or in a bus seems to temporarily relieve everything.  I work in an office with flourescent lighting and lots of computers.  I sit in front of one of those old fashioned monitors all day.  I am one of those people who can "hear" electricity.  I'm just wondering if all of this is environmental!  

If anyone has a thought, please share it.  Thanks for listening.

[szvinxv]

Im a 24 year old, who eats very healthy, bar one or two choc bars... On an off ive been feeling 'not right' for a few years an have been back and forth to doc's who have tested me for diabities and thyroid, every time the tests come back normal. My symptoms are dizziness, nausea, spaced out feeling, aching all over mainly back and chest, struggling to breath intermitantly and dry eyes. More recently ive started to forget simple things and walk into stuff, I feel like i'm loosing the plot and Doc's dont help they look at me like im mad or making stuff up. Ive started trying to find out whats wrong by my self. Ive bought plants that help clean air in your house and im currently looking into anxiety been the cause of my symptoms as i have np idea what it is. Sorry for the long story, i guess i just want to say to all, your not alone

[rickh52]

If you are waking with dizziness and vomiting you need to see and ENT right away. If Bonamine helps even a little you most likely have an inner ear problem. There are other things to consider as well . I would insist your doctor send you for an MRI of the brain and the ENT should do an ENG. Has anyone ever looked at your eyes when this happens?  Are they moving? Remember the ears eyes and balance system all work together. Please see some one NOW. Do not even consider ending it as you said. Your children need you and there is help. Just be your own advocate and question everything. I hope that this old posting you have already found relief.

[rickh52]

First thing is did you only have one blood test for lyme? It is a sneaky little thing and often will not show. I would say repeat that test for sure. The driving thing is interesting but it may only be that you are temporaliy distracted by concentrating on driving. How did they confirm the dizziness? Was the ENG done when you were symptom free? How is your blood pressure? There is a thing called benign positional vertigo but your other symptoms dont fit. I would really push for a repeat of the lyme titre.

[rickh52]

Hi Catrina, Ask your doctor for a echocardiogram. You may have  a condition called mitrala valve prolapse. And YES the pot will make your symptoms worse. The attacks your having are anxiety and could be from the MVP. I would suggest you also get into greif counseling , losing a friend at a young age is very traumatic. I am so sorry for your loss. But best friends would want us to go on and take a part of them with us throught our lives. I had a girlfriend take her own life in high school and now at 53 I still think about her but only good thoughts.

[pickle_bottoms]

Wow, I just read all of these posts...I am 55 yrs old, have been feeling so dizzy and sick to my stomach...like after getting off a ride at the fair.  I don't know what the heck it can be.  I am on anti-depressants, but have been for quite a while, so it's nothing new.  Yes, I am overweight, but that is nothing new either.  I guess I need to go to the doctor, but as people know, they always manage to link anything wrong with you to your weight...However, I do speak up and tell them to stop with that, I was overweight a month ago and did not feel this way.  Well, I guess I will wait to see what anybody has to say about this feeling.

[Katoom]

I have been dizzy, light-headed, sick to my stomach, rapid heart rate and low blood pressure at the same time, pains in my stomach (sharp and crampy) dull pain in my ribs, cronic heartburn and major anxiety. This has all been building up for some time now.  At about 3 months, my daughter began having many tummy troubles and just now, at 1 year, diagnosed with reflux. I was also recently diagnosed as having reflux (by a different doctor) as well as a number of different diagnoses. Put on meds (buscopan, domperidone, nexium and gaviscon, antibiotics for gallbladder and bladder infections (which I didn't have) and ativan). Finally, this week I was diagnosed with Helicobactor Pylori. Google it and you will find lots of info on it. It is a bacteria that is found in 25% to 50% of people but doesn't always cause symptoms. Although I have had numerous reasons to be "stressed out" I believe that this bacteria has been a huge contributor to my anxiety as well as all my other symptoms. I am trying to get my daughter, who as far as I can tell has much of the same symptons, tested also. My husband (who is normally the most calm and collected person I know) has recently began having anxiety, headaches, dizziness, etc. He has no heartburn and not much indigestion problems yet, but the similarity between symptoms among all three of us has to lead me to believe that this bacteria is the cause of it all. The most common symptoms are heartburn and ulcers, but there are many other earlier symptoms that are misdiagnosed as anxiety. My severe heartburn and ulcers just showed up but I have experienced everything else for a long time. H. Pylori can be transmitted a number of ways, one being orally. It is curable but if not treated can cause very severe symptoms and eventually become fatal (usually after many years). It usually shows symptoms in people with weakened immune systems or anxiety (which can run you down as well). Not only is it found in people with anxiety, but some studies suggest that it may contribute to that anxiety, creating it or making it worse. Sorry this is so long but H. pylori is a very common bacteria that gets overlooked far too often. Hope this helps some of you.

[landm]

I too have just been diagnosed with H-Pylori.  I just started a course of 2 antibiotics and a acid reducing tablet to clear it up.  I was falling over to sleep an hour ago and suddenly felt light headed in my sleep and woke up.  I have indigestion and was quite anxious for an hour or so after waking up.  I even had dull pains in the chest area.  This has happened a few times over the past few months, Iwent to A&E in the middle of the night twice.  Iwas checked out and they sent me home and told me to take gaviscon.  They even gave me an ECG (heart trace) and it checked out fine. The pains in the chest area are quite commonly mistaken as heart related. I followed this up with my GP and blood tests showed I had H-Pylori. One side effect of the triple course antibiotics is indigestion (strange as it is a symptom). Anyway, hope I get some sleep tonight and I hope this helps some of you

[kandymom]

Im a 39yr. old Mother or 2, A week ago, out of the blue, I had a extreme case of dizziness, as if I my head was on the tilt-o-whirl, along with vomiting, this came about while I was attending my kids school carnival (so I was not stressed), I was unable to walk in a straight line, and since then I fell lightheaded many times throughout the day, seen GP had EKG and Ecko, What is wrong with me!?!?  Im scared, and I cant function like this!  Does anyone have any ideas!  Not preg!  And cant get in to ENT til late March!  Thanxs

[Kitty700]

Since Feb. 6th 2009, I have been having extreme dizziness, nausea, weird traveling electromagnetic pressures & pains in my head & face, and waking up in the middle of the night & having spinning vision or blurry vision or seeing patterns, etc..  I think I have also developed extreme anxiety as a result of worrying about what on earth is happening to me.  I keep thinking I'm going to die or lose my mind or something.  I can't function anymore.  Everything makes me nauseous--even sitting still!  I can't drive anymore.  It's nauseating to read, sometimes to watch TV, too.  It's a living hell.  I have always been sensitive to electromagnetic fields, but never like THIS before!   If it's electromagnetic sensitivity, I don't know why it would suddenly go through the roof like this.  My other symptoms of EMS were very mild in comparison to these (and it certainly didn't effect my vision).  I live alone, am on disability, have no family or friends.  I've been SO TERRIFIED!!!  Thankfully, I do have a very kind acquaintance who has been bringing me my groceries, and driving me to the doctor when she can (the doctor is really worthless--he doesn't know what's going on & doesn't seem to care). I really can't live like this. I feel very similarly to Patricia--in that I wonder if suicide would be my only relief.  I had an MRI which was normal.  Bood work was normal.  It's just hell to live in a constant, dizzy, nauseated state (and the vision disturbances are terrifying to me).  I hardly ever eat anymore now.  And I also have diarrhea a lot.  If anybody has any idea as to what this might be, please let me know.  Also, I already had CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome) and Fibromyalgia (FM).  I am also very sensitive to chemicals.  But if it's a chemical thing, I don't know why it would be so sudden.  (I've lived in this apartment for over 3 years now.  It does smell like chemicals, but I don't know why it would suddenly effect me like this.)

[Kitty700]

I also forgot to mention the bouts of freezing cold chills out of nowhere.  Just wanted to include that in case that helps anybody figure out what I might have.

[Believer29]

I am so glad to know that I am not the only one suffering from these symptoms. I am a 37 year old mother of 3. I have always been a little sensitive when it came to balance, but never like I have been the last 3 months. All of a sudden I started having symptoms as if I had a stomach virus....nausea, dizziness I have lost about 16 lbs. Anxiety now because I don't know what is wrong with me. It is severely effecting my everyday life. I can't drive, work, take care of my son without being consumed by these symptoms. I done several test and they are normal. Sometimes I feel like I am crazy. I've tried just to relax, relax, relax because the doctor says STRESS. I do admit that I have my share of stress but who doesn't. I just continue to pray to God that he will give me knowledge to know how to help people who have this condition and that he will heal us from it. I am so tired of living like this. Our lives are so valuable and we have so much to live for. I have faith that it will be better and SOON.

Believer

[carly457]

I need to tell u I have suffered the same as all of you. The overwhelming feeling of sickness and chest pains and overwhelmingly thinking I am going to die. I went to doctors and ers and got quite upset with alot of them for not helping me.
The only way to find out for sure if there is anything truely wrong with u is to get a doctor to order a complete set of blood work. If u ask a doctor to do this they should have no reason not too. You see they can not find out what is wrong with u without it. The enzymes in ur blood tell everything.
Also, i was told to go to counseling take anti-depressants and tranquilizers, which I did not need, this is how doctors blow u off. It is about the money and keeping u coming back.
Well I found out physically by my blood work there was nothing physically wrong with me. So knowing that I wasn't just going to die helped me to deal more with my problem at hand. I refused all medications and learned a bait and switch system. This is simply when u think bad or depression, wipe out that thought and replace it with one that makes u happy. Also when u get that overwhelming feeling of sickness it is from anxiety, just lay or sit still and take deep breaths and it will go away in just a short time.
Also, for losing weight, it is simple, just do not eat anything with sugar in it, a hard request, but I dropped 20pounds in one month from it. And then u do feel better too.
I know u think this all sounds to simple and easy, but it is simple but not so easy to do. But I can tell u, what I have just said, will help u more than any mind altering drug u can take.
Remember all drugs have side effects, and can in fact make u more depressed, your families need u, and u need to feel normal again. So just take my advice and try it, Please!
I don't want anyone killing themselves. Remember to kill yourself is a permantant solution to a temporary problem. Hang in there, and fight for ur life, It is God's greatest gift, it is a sin to throw is away.

[carly457]

just wanted to add when I say complete bloodwork, COMPLETE is the key word. All doctors order blood test but usually look for the wrong thing. Also very important, make sure u get a copy of this blood work from ur doctors office, all u have to do is sign a release for it. Then look up on ur computer what is label High or Low. You can learn a whole lot.

[Chachafance]

I am having the SAME issues for the past 3 weeks. Just moved to FL from KS and every since then have been lightheaded, dizzy, weak and nauseous almost everyday. Some days I feel like I'm gonna die. Sometimes I get numbness in my left hand and arm but it's very mild. I just want to know what's wrong with me!! I am going to schedule a physical and ask that they do COMPLETE bloodwork. I am also overweight but I have been a lot heavier (20 times heavier) in KS with no problems so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. I am also stressed and kind of depressed cause my husband is in Iraq. But like I said, in KS I was fine......

[SickOfWebsitesLikeThis]

All I see are people posting about their problems and NOBODY responding to help them. If thats all this site was created for, why bother? If you people arent going to help these people or at least give some advice then shut this damn site down. No reason to have it up. DAMN!

[carrollce]

I too have had this dizzy/nauseated etc feeling for over 20 years - it comes and goes and not it is back.  Have any of your tried working with a chiroprator? Many times the neck gets messed up and puts pressure on the nerves that govern balance.  I usually have luck with my chiropractor when I get out of whack.  Particularly for the moms here, think about all the physical stresses you put on your back and neck and then you may understand how things do get messed up.  Also, there is a neat website - http://www.vestibular.org - this is a good reference website as to what may be causing your vertigo/dizziness and nausea.  There are so many things that can cause it and this website has lots of information to help you determine your problem and it may help your doctor to help you.  So many doctors have no clue when it comes to balance problems because they are not specialized enough and they don't want to admit they can't do anything. You are the one that needs assistance so don't stop looking for an answer. If one doctor can't figure it out, go to another one or do research on the internet. You will be amazed at what is out there for you. There is an answer - you  just have to be persistent and don't give up!  God Bless all of you...

[lilianna777]

i'm so glad that i've found the cause of my problems here, it's the Helicobacter Pylori infection... thanks to Katoom...

i plan to try this verbal medicine suggested by a website, Matula Herbal Formula... hope it works...

[carrollce]

For those of you that are having the dizziness/vertigo problems, if you have an inner ear problem, then that will cause the nausea - not the other way around.  Also, have your doctor check into Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).  This is caused by little particles in your inner ear that get dislodged and move around and cause vertigo when you lay down in bed or roll over or when you get up.  It is easily fixed but you must find the right doctor who is familiar with the conditiion.  They perform a maneuver that repositions the particles to where they are supposed to be and you should be good to go.

[kyryco]

im 26, not over weight at all. i have been feeling light nausea, dizziness and lightheadedness for a few weeks. im not pregnant but have 2 kids. ive have pins and needles in the left side of my back for about 9months which i didn't think would be related but thought i should mention. have been to the doc about my back a couple of times and was sent to a physio therapist who couldn't find anything wrong. haven't been to doc about the latest things tho as im scared she will think im a hypercondriac or something

any ideas?????

[kyryco]

i also didnt mention i seem to have shortness of breath and feel tired alot!! could these symptoms simply be lack of iron as that is what my partner has suggested?

[cw29]

Hey!  I am 29 years old with 3 children.  I have been experiencing, nausea with throwing-up, extremely light-headed all the time, so dizzy, my face goes numb and I even got tremors last night.  I finally looked up Panic Attacks on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack
I am now going to go to a doctor to hopefully give me a perscription for anxiety disorders.  I've had blood work done, a CT-scan done, and even had my thyroid tested.  I was scared to death that I was going to die and that I was having a heart-attack or something.  Panic Attacks described me to a T.  Being aware of that has already made my day better.  I have to constantly remind myself that it's all in my head and it really has helped.  It'll take time, but I can tell now that that's all it was.  I think this may be some of your problems as well.  It's a horrible way to live being scared that you'll feel like this forever or that you are going to die.  Just click on the link I sent and read it.  I think it will give some of you hope and relief!  Good luck and I'm sorry to all of you sufferers out there.

[Jordan461]

I am feeling the exact way you guys ar, but i am 14 years old 220 lbs. size 38 and i have been feeling this way for almost a week now and quite frankly i am scared. Can some give me a answer?

[Jordan461]

I am also a male.

[Matt001]

I am also 14, and I have felt like this for around 3 years. I live in WV, and have gone to my regular doctor several time because of this. I told him how for what feels like forever, I have nausea, chest pains, head aches, dizzyness, shortness of breath, and constant exaustion. He sent me to a heart specialest, and he told me that I had poor circulation in one of my heart vaulves. He said that all of the other syptoms (symptoms) were just in my head, and that I needed to have less stress in my life. I only way 137 lbs. and recently I started losing weight without even trying. I have no clue as to what to do, and I fear that I may have some type of slow acting debilitating disease, or something. Please, If anyone has any clue as to why I can't shake whatever this is, please tell me.

[Pdog99]

Have you checked if you are having a bad reaction to anything in your house? New carpet? New cabinets? All of these things have a lot of chemicals. Or mold? You could be having a strong reaction or have a large level of toxicity in the house. Just a thought. A lot of people think they or their families are all mysteriously ill before discovering that there is a problem with where they live or work.

[sage428]

im 16 and all i have to say is if you are taking any meds at all to stop and check the side affects of them, your problem will not go away if you keep filling your bodies with toxic things and eventually the meds that you take will kill you.....so read the back of the bottles and the syrups do research before you pump your kids with drugs...be careful with what you comsume and just because it comes from the FDA and its approved does not mean that it is good for or safe