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why do I suddenly fall?

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Nov 21, 2023 | Replies (22)

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@tallyguy

First, learn how to fall. There are suggestions from reputable online sources like
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-to-fall-without-injury#:~:text=Keep%20your%20knees%20bent%20and,are%20lower%20to%20the%20ground. I've long cycled on rough trails and run and walked in the dark on rough trails, usually with large hounds running by me. So, I've fallen a lot and have learned, I guess from experience, that I have lots of time from the moment that I know that I'm going to fall to the point of impact to rearrange my head (first) and body (second), to direct away from large rocks and trees, and sometimes even to condemn myself or a dog for causing the fall. A lack of panic certainly helps!

Second, it might help your diagnosis to differentiate between lightheadedness, which may be produced by vasodilation, and dizziness, which may involve a vestibular issue. So try to recall after a fall if you felt either a blind closing over your eyes or a spinning, if either!

Good luck.

Peace.

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Thanks for the info. Drop attack falls happen so suddenly, I am on the ground with no warning. No dizziness, light headiness, warning of any kind, etc. These hard falls have been witnessed by others. I can get up & walk after the pain from the injuries subsides a little.

The ice pick headaches are just as disabling & very painful. No warning either. Trying to figure out if there is a connection between these 2 symptoms. Last time they happened about an hour or so apart.