Dizzy and Blur Vision while driving

[Jai38]

I am a 43 yo female who recently started having major problems with dizziness while driving.  I recently started driving 2 hours to and from work.  I am having a difficult time explaining the symptoms.  I was driving home from work and began to feel like everything was moving too fast but I was sitting still.  My vision became blurred and I began  to be unable to focus.  I feel like my car is not touching the road and I have no control.  Medical History: Diagnosed w/fibromuscular dysplasia w/renal artery stenosis 7 years ago; gastric surgery 5 years ago;plastic surgery in July (breast reduction and tummy tuck; high blood pressure and I am hypoglecemic. My PCP states he heard something in my neck and has ordered a Caritoid Ultrasound but I am concern that this is not my problem and it is something we are missing. I am having a low grade headache;some low grade burred vision; dizziness when turning over in the bed and some facial pain behind my eyes.  Please tell me if we should be looking at other things.  I have to drive back and forth to work so any help would be greatly appreciated.

[RossKyr]

I have the exact problem, mainly on highways. Somtimes I force myself off the highway, wait for a few minutes to calm down. Its very frightening and also don't know what causes it. I sit in fron of a computer about 8 hours a day, I drink two coffees a day, I am not asmoker and I am a social drinker. I do not have this problem when someone else is driving.
It happende to me in a tunnel recently and  it was a horryfying experience. I do not go through the tunnel anymore.
Tried recently to drive on a highway but has to stop at least 3 times.
Don't know what to do. If you ever find out anything that might help, please email me at ***@****. Thanks.

[focus1]

A few episodes of a  similar feeling like some have described here, like being alert to realizing that my reaction time was too prolonged (while driving only on the freeway), happened to me some time ago.   In retrospect I realize that just prior to the onset of those episodes, I had started having cinnamon with my food, based on reports that it would reduce appetite.  Cinnamon apparently increases the body's sensitivity to insulin, and can lower the blood sugar.  Low blood sugar would likely explain that feeling of "dizziness"/ slow reaction time that would only be detectable while driving on the freeway and not with regular street driving.  During the weeks when I had the episodes, I realized if I had had my breakfast too late prior to getting on the freeway in the morning, the same feeling would be exaggerated- which would then lead to extreme sudden anxiety/"panic attack" from feeling not in control.  These later all resolved completely, but I had googled my symptoms back then and that's how I found out about this site.  So, if you are sprinkling large amounts of cinnamon on your food, stop and check your blood sugars; and make sure you are eating well a couple hours before getting on the freeway.  Avoid stress, get good sleep; eat protein every couple hours; and get a complete check up, including to make sure you do not have arrhythmia or irregular heart rate, or other causes of dizziness...

[focus1]

A few episodes of a  similar feeling like some have described here, like being alert to realizing that my reaction time was too prolonged (while driving only on the freeway), happened to me some time ago.   In retrospect I realize that just prior to the onset of those episodes, I had started having cinnamon with my food, based on reports that it would reduce appetite.  Cinnamon apparently increases the body's sensitivity to insulin, and can lower the blood sugar.  Low blood sugar would likely explain that feeling of "dizziness"/ slow reaction time that would only be detectable while driving on the freeway and not with regular street driving.  During the weeks when I had the episodes, I realized if I had had my breakfast too late prior to getting on the freeway in the morning, the same feeling would be exaggerated- which would then lead to extreme sudden anxiety/"panic attack" from feeling not in control.  These later all resolved completely, but I had googled my symptoms back then and that's how I found out about this site.  So, if you are sprinkling large amounts of cinnamon on your food, stop and check your blood sugars; and make sure you are eating well a couple hours before getting on the freeway.  Avoid stress, get good sleep; eat protein every couple hours; and get a complete check up, including to make sure you do not have arrhythmia or irregular heart rate, or other causes of dizziness...

[CCL08]

What you posted is very similar to me, but I haven't been in any accidents. I was wondering if you have found anything helpful?

[showtime4904]

Hi

All your symptoms sound like mind, but how are you treating this.

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[showtime4904]

Hi

I have the the feeling of tilting to my left so I saw my opto and my left eye he saw some swellen..so I may have glacouma he thinks.  I will go see a neuro optomologist next.  When my car vibrates and sitting at the light I get dizzy floatie like and and dozen off feeling.

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