lightheaded and dizzy

[ronna1978]

Does anyone else have lightheadedness all the time? I get lightheaded in stores, talking to people, driving.....It get's really bad when I am talking to someone about my depression and anxiety. Is that weird or what?

[sammieellen]

I've had that for a few days now but its not in supermarkets or certain places. Its simply walking down the halls alone or just blinking. I'm expecting myself to pass out its gotten so bad. I wonder if I'm even myself half the time. Is this anxiety? I have severe depression also, but I've never felt like this before in the year that I've had it. I've been having strange dreams and just feel depressed lately (I do take medication for depression, I'm on Effexor.

[melmel44]

I feel this way sometimes as well. I think that i sometimes talk myself into it by expecting it to happen, it happens mostly when I am driving,I have a baby who is always with me so that fear is a little greater! I try to relax and breath deep, listen to music, blast the cold air and keep a paper bag in case I need to breath into it. When I had panic attacks in the past I swear there would be certain lighting that would set off those weird feelings, don't know what it is, but it is strange! We have to learn coping mechanisms to handle it!

[davebrad]

hi..I'm new here..but have been suffering for like 5 yrs...I know the lighthead thing...living in a world thats not quite in focus..like everybody else is in the real place and you aren't...I'm in that area...and would so like to break out of it...have bin on propanolol this last six months...all that does is stop you feelin scared when you go out !!!..anyone got any tips to get me off the med...I needed it cuz was feelin soo scared all the time........The supermarket thing is a classic symptom....all around you closes in and its just information overload..I hate those places..and if there's more than two people in front of you at the queue....its soo worse...thats anxiety...

[suzi-q]

Oh, I hate that!  Yes, I get that brain fog...like I am walking in a dream...big time in malls.  All anxiety related.

[ali65]

Yes, me too . My daughter also gets it. It seems worse when we are in supermarkets. So strange.
We thought that it must be something to do with the lights in those shops as it seems to make it worse. I had never had it before but after a very worrying time with flying last year to go on holiday, which I hate but put myself through to get some winter sun with my family the lightheadedness and dizzy spells  started and seem to be just another symptom of my anxiety.

[kadam]

OMG I am so glad to read these post thanks so much for the feedback.  I’ve been dealing with the same thing for about 3 months.. It comes and goes but I get the lightheadedness and dizzy symptoms as well.  It’s as if someone has thrown off my equilibrium, like one of those printer test pages where you have to re-align the lines.. seems my body needs to find the straighter one.. LOL..  and talking my lightheadedness more prominent as well.  It literally feels like someone has taken my skull and moved it about 3 inches forward while everything else remained where it was.. LOL.. My saving grace has been massage therapy and breathing.. but still it levels me for a couple days.. I’m always afraid to drive..   But it’s just nice to hear I’m not the only one or crazy.. LOL.. I went to the ER as well and they ran all kinds of test.. and the only thing they could come up with is that I drink to much water.. :-)  But that was probably me just trying to get as much Oxygen to my brain as I could since I had no idea what was going on.. ROFL.. So anywho.. thanks you guys for taking time to post… and just some things that work for me.. Get a tennis ball or massage tool and go after the centers of your feet at night.  We hold A LOT of stress there.. I always feel much better the next day after spending about 10-15 minutes on my feet the night before.  Also I can not recommend Deep Tissue massages enough.. They have literally SAVED my life.. :-)

Best wishes to everyone.. and have the happiest of Holidays.. :-)

[Millerman]

I've been feeling on-and-off dizziness for 10 weeks now.  Went through a whole MS panic and have brain MRI, spinal MRI, spinal tap, you name it.  Looks like it's anxiety.  Amazing.  Now I'm on Zoloft and I guess I need to respect the power of worry and anxiety!

[ativan]

yes me to Ive written about my queer heads and yes I feel of balance and very queer in shops ans avoid having to stop to talk to people cos it feels like im going to fall over, dreadful feelings. but its all part and parcel of ANXIETY, wish I knew how to cope with it. good look.

[musicchick581]

Yes. Me too. Constantly. Just do this..massage your shoulders and breathe in deeply through your nose expanding your stomach area and out through your mouth SLOWLY. it will pass. don't talk about your anxiety, try to do something else...i go for walks, massage my shoulders, do deep breathing and try to focus on what i was doing.

[booda528]

i get the same thing    aswell its so so nasty    allways feel like  im  dreamin   its  gets so  nasty

[sugarpea013]

WOW I totally have what you said to a tee. I always get worse walking and driving...and it seems that whenever I talk to someone, especially doctors it gets way worse. That's strange. I'm so glad to hear someone else has this feeling too. Not that I want you to be stuck with this too or anything. Have you been tested for your throid to rule that out?