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Falling for no apparent reason: Any ideas?
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Oct 15 11:16am | Replies (201)Comment receiving replies
Not really. I went to an ENT yesterday for my split ear from falling. That was depressing. My ear is healed, but the two ear pieces never meshed together because I waited too long to get stitches. He is referring me to P.T. at our local hospital. He said it would be more helpful than a balance class. It's very encouraging to know my ear will have a permanent split in it now. I'm very morose this a.m. I started talking to the ENT doctor about having so much suicidal ideation and my husband got angry at me. Stop that-you want me to take you to be admitted to a hospital. come on. We can go right now. He hasn't apologized and I don't think he realizes how disturbing it is to hear that. Total disrespect. Doctor didn't think it was an inner ear issue, because I don't have the right symptoms. I think he attributed it mostly to my aging, 75 year old, body.
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My name is Nancy and I am 75 years old. I have fallen a couple of times this year but once I fainted from my antidepressant (Lexapro) being raised to 30 mgs from 20 mgs. Evidently this drug can cause fainting when you are elderly so I know it was not my heart. However, yesterday morning and this morning when I got up (slowly) I fell backwards but I didn't get hurt. I am concerned because it didn't seem to have any warning and I don't think I was lightheaded. Now I'm worried when I get up because I could get hurt since my bedroom is so small. When I got up a couple of hours later I did get up slowly and it's didn't happen. All I could think was MS (I usually think of the worst). I'm wondering if it cold my blood pressure which has been great for some time. I have a friend who is a nurse so I will ask her to take my BP. I feel for you re the falling. It can be very scary and unsettling especially being elderly. I truly hope that you do find the reason for your falls because I know it is scary. I stopped my exercising (I had a lovely therapist come to my apartment) because I am depressed (more than usual) so that might be part of the reason. I just don't get why it would happen without maybe dizziness, I just lose my balance and just fall. I hate this because it always seems to be something new. Oh well, I will just see if it keeps happening and if so off to the doctor I will go. I truly hope that you find what is causing the falls. I am on antidepressants, Vitamin D and quite a few more. It's like a pharmacy and I have been healthy most of my life but I was never 75 before. : ) Take care. Nancy S.
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I fall a lot and I’m 38. I’ve gone to 3 different ENT’s and a neurlogist even a chiropractor and nobody seems to have the slightest idea as to how treat me