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Persistent light dizziness along with a heavy head
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I've had sessions of (arguably mild) dizziness for around 3 weeks now. They would come and go, and whenever they would happen - they would last consecutive days til disappearing.
I decided to take a blood test, which ended up coming completely okay. I had no out of the ordinary values.
I also spent time doing personal research, which didn't seem to resonate with my condition too much.
Based on my understanding, most of the general dizziness happens due heart/blood pressure or ear infection issues. I'm 22, in a relatively decent form(5'8/132 lbs or 1.73m/60kg) with a reasonable diet, and I would doubt there would be some severe underlying problem. My blood pressure is mostly around 120/80 - with the dystollic value going to up to 90 - but the reality is, I also tend to not be fully relaxed whenever I take the test, since I become slighltly anxious when it comes to medical testing. Initially I thought the dystollic value was high, but chances are it's not it.
Usually the time I would get the 'hits' of dizziness would be after a meal. For example, a couple days ago - I had rice with eggs and vegetables as dinner, and it happened just after that.
I decided to quit eggs because I've had eggs(2 a day) for around 3-4 years daily as lunch, to my speculation that it could be egg related - although I had no complaints about them before.
Today, I had another 'hit' - which did not happen post meal, but after waking up.
I also considered BPPV, which is a 'positional vertigo' - but I don't know if what I have would be defined as vertigo. Since I get no feeling of 'spinning' whatsoever. It's just a form of dizziness/lightheadedness that won't leave. There's only one thing that does relate to vertigo - which is, sometimes I feel the the dizziness 'intensity' go up whenever I move my head drastically.
On that note, I have tried treatment procedures (positional procedures) that supposedly help BPPV, with no success outcome.
I have come mostly to an end of guessing what it possibly could cause it all.
My family doctor claimed it could be likely for it to be Long Covid (I had Covid back in October 2021). But after the one week of mild symptoms, I was completely okay ever since with one little exception. I would have all sorts of body sensations(is how I define/describe them). Either its movement, pulsing, numbness in all places of the body occasionally. But I would doubt there's a link between the two.
Cold hands and feet are something I've also had for the past 2-3 years, which (to my thoughts) are due poorer blood circulation. Daily coffee in the mornings would always worsen it, but I decided to quit it back when I had Covid.
Because of that matter, I also started exercising more. I started doing daily Cardio. Before that I would only take walks everyday.
Currently, I cannot exercise either because of a separate incident that had just happened just a few days ago. I woke up out of breath and had to fight it for 2 days consecutively. Doing any sort of exercise, would make it way worse. Now I'm doing better, I can breath by default, it's only exercise that I will need to overcome eventually if it won't repeat. I have also been to a lung expert telling me there's nothing wrong with my lungs.
I'm expecting my breathing to fully recover - but my dizziness/lightheadedness has happened ongoing with disppearing and returning. I am at a final spot where there's nothing more I can guess and being on this feels like being on drugs aftereffects 24/7 (I do not use drugs, smoke, or drink for that matter).
I would appreciate even the smallest insight, or maybe an advice on what expert would be an ideal approach.
Thank you.
I've had sessions of (arguably mild) dizziness for around 3 weeks now. They would come and go, and whenever they would happen - they would last consecutive days til disappearing.
I decided to take a blood test, which ended up coming completely okay. I had no out of the ordinary values.
I also spent time doing personal research, which didn't seem to resonate with my condition too much.
Based on my understanding, most of the general dizziness happens due heart/blood pressure or ear infection issues. I'm 22, in a relatively decent form(5'8/132 lbs or 1.73m/60kg) with a reasonable diet, and I would doubt there would be some severe underlying problem. My blood pressure is mostly around 120/80 - with the dystollic value going to up to 90 - but the reality is, I also tend to not be fully relaxed whenever I take the test, since I become slighltly anxious when it comes to medical testing. Initially I thought the dystollic value was high, but chances are it's not it.
Usually the time I would get the 'hits' of dizziness would be after a meal. For example, a couple days ago - I had rice with eggs and vegetables as dinner, and it happened just after that.
I decided to quit eggs because I've had eggs(2 a day) for around 3-4 years daily as lunch, to my speculation that it could be egg related - although I had no complaints about them before.
Today, I had another 'hit' - which did not happen post meal, but after waking up.
I also considered BPPV, which is a 'positional vertigo' - but I don't know if what I have would be defined as vertigo. Since I get no feeling of 'spinning' whatsoever. It's just a form of dizziness/lightheadedness that won't leave. There's only one thing that does relate to vertigo - which is, sometimes I feel the the dizziness 'intensity' go up whenever I move my head drastically.
On that note, I have tried treatment procedures (positional procedures) that supposedly help BPPV, with no success outcome.
I have come mostly to an end of guessing what it possibly could cause it all.
My family doctor claimed it could be likely for it to be Long Covid (I had Covid back in October 2021). But after the one week of mild symptoms, I was completely okay ever since with one little exception. I would have all sorts of body sensations(is how I define/describe them). Either its movement, pulsing, numbness in all places of the body occasionally. But I would doubt there's a link between the two.
Cold hands and feet are something I've also had for the past 2-3 years, which (to my thoughts) are due poorer blood circulation. Daily coffee in the mornings would always worsen it, but I decided to quit it back when I had Covid.
Because of that matter, I also started exercising more. I started doing daily Cardio. Before that I would only take walks everyday.
Currently, I cannot exercise either because of a separate incident that had just happened just a few days ago. I woke up out of breath and had to fight it for 2 days consecutively. Doing any sort of exercise, would make it way worse. Now I'm doing better, I can breath by default, it's only exercise that I will need to overcome eventually if it won't repeat. I have also been to a lung expert telling me there's nothing wrong with my lungs.
I'm expecting my breathing to fully recover - but my dizziness/lightheadedness has happened ongoing with disppearing and returning. I am at a final spot where there's nothing more I can guess and being on this feels like being on drugs aftereffects 24/7 (I do not use drugs, smoke, or drink for that matter).
I would appreciate even the smallest insight, or maybe an advice on what expert would be an ideal approach.
Thank you.
I'm being checked for long covid, and they are basically ruling out everything else it might be. You should see a neurologist and get checked out by them, and go from there.
Very thoughtful, well written post. Makes it clear what is going on with you and can see how you are just seeking answers to feel better. I agree with anniebrooke on her possible things to look into. Two others include hydration. When we aren't properly hydrated, we can get orthostatic hypotension. The other possibility as it is tied to food from your description often is something to do with your blood sugar. Have you had this checked? Things with the inner ear can cause dizziness as well.
However, I agree that anxiety symptoms and panic can cause some of what you are describing for some people. And thyroid issues. And do think long covid could be possible. That affects each person different and is a mystery in many ways. By the chance that it IS long covid, can you ask your doctor about working on that with what they know? The problem is that they don't know all that much it seems. Mild cases of covid do lead to long covid as well. A full blood panel to look at your glucose levels, your thyroid levels, check for anemia or really all things like this would be something you need to do and do again if you already have.
Are you under stress? Can you chart triggers? You sound highly organized and that you are doing a lot of thinking about this so sounds like you may already be charting. The truth is, sometimes we experience things that all of a sudden go away and we never get answers for them. But for now, keep trying.
However, I agree that anxiety symptoms and panic can cause some of what you are describing for some people. And thyroid issues. And do think long covid could be possible. That affects each person different and is a mystery in many ways. By the chance that it IS long covid, can you ask your doctor about working on that with what they know? The problem is that they don't know all that much it seems. Mild cases of covid do lead to long covid as well. A full blood panel to look at your glucose levels, your thyroid levels, check for anemia or really all things like this would be something you need to do and do again if you already have.
Are you under stress? Can you chart triggers? You sound highly organized and that you are doing a lot of thinking about this so sounds like you may already be charting. The truth is, sometimes we experience things that all of a sudden go away and we never get answers for them. But for now, keep trying.
Also, thyroid issues can cause dizziness. Hyperthyroidism can also cause some of the other symptoms you have mentioned, like with the breathing. If you haven't had your thyroid checked, be sure to ask to have your free T3 and free T4 checked, sometimes a general test of ranges is not enough.
Panic attacks can make you feel dizzy. Have your hormone levels been checked? Progesterone fluctuations can make women dizzy. And inner-ear issues, and petit mal seizures, and probably quite a few other things. You've had Covid, something your body was not familiar with because it's a new virus. It's possible inner-ear issues or petit mal seizures or even something else that causes dizziness, could be triggered by damage done by Covid. You seem to think that if your Covid was mild, it did no damage, but I wouldn't write off the possibility. They just don't have all the answers yet about Covid.
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(Where I mentioned women and progesterone above, the point was that if women are known to get dizzy from progesterone fluctuations, it's obvious that hormone fluctuations can make people dizzy.)
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