Dizziness

...as reading your comment as you desribed the floaters... i too have floaters from vitreous laser; but also since a child Ocular Migraines and hard to describe but your description is good.... I have said like a semi circle of ZxzZZxxZ joined together that are very bright and you can 'see' them with eyes closed too.... used to get the severe one sided headache with them and vomit but as aged the headaches left, thank goodness, but still get the optical - 20 last year and 9 so far this year and sometimes one after the other, lasting about 20 minutes then feel worn out... but also having the wobbly feeling in head so here we go again.... just describing it to dr is difficult... hope you dont get too many or, even better, that you get no more, ever! J.

.... glad it was discovered it was a side effect; I am one of those who read the info with the meds and cannot believe the long list of side effects possible; even my glaucoma drops, one of the side effects is Sinusitis believe it or not and it took a year or so but then got chronic Sinus problems never had before and streams out.... but I cannot stop using the drops - even the other five or so types of glaucoma drops, not just brands, but different ingredients, all have side effects, who knew an eye drop could cause problems with our bodies... J.

I have only experienced a couple this year after a lot of time in front of my computer, along with a bit of outside stress. I have started using "blue-blocker" computer glasses and periodic breaks from looking at the computer and it seems to help.

My situation seems differ from that. The experience I am having shows that whenever I experience dizziness my blood pressure has dropped below normal. But what relief or stabilized me is when I take ORT. But the pain in my spines increases as the blood pressure drop creating a feelings of tiredness, dizziness

Thanks for sharing your experience. Taking water first thing in the morning at times relief me. And a good rest. But the situation is for awhole. I am relief more when I take ORT. The dizziness and the spine pain usually transcend to low blood pressure. The spine pain brings discomfort also at sitting position. Most often I take pain relief ( PCM). The ORS and PCM is what is presently relieving me of these experience. I hope to also try water therapy to see the impact it will have.

Your comments are the same as I have had. I am 83 yo female; dizziness, causing balance problems. Whether it is age, medications, disease, eyesight ( have macular degeneration for 10-12 yrs.) is indiscernible. As long as I am focused on one thing, being still, is not a problem, but starting to move around is; It is worse sometimes than others; I have been unable to detect a pattern; it just has it's own way, here one day, better the next, next week, worse. I have just learned to go with the flow and cope this best way I can at the time. Good luck and best wishes to you. I understand.

Consider getting a walker. My mom did and it gave her back her freedom. She was able to walk any where she wanted and usually at a good clip. Plus she always had a place to sit when ever she met a neighbor and wanted to talk...good luck !

I feel young but my head and ears don't agree. I arose one night from sleeping and past out. Had been experiencing light headedness and dizziness for 6 months. Some of my issues deal with the meds and soon my doctor and I will mutually agree to pull back. I've had ringing in my years for years and questioned if that might be a contributing factor. I'm drinking a gallon of water every day with hopes it will chill the "dizzies". And I'm attempting to tell my brain that it's okay to feel this way, although it still marches on. Getting older is good but dizziness is not making me feel like a "spry older guy".

Hi there. Happy New Year. Many years ago(after I had a head injury) I had ringing in my ears, dizziness, which led doctor put me me on a water pill. (which I took for years, believe it led to CKD) . He thought it was water in my inner ear. Whatever: it led to deafness - complete in right ear, hearing aid in Left. Last month I had a few dizzy spells; I have no idea what caused them.

Those of you who have problems with dizziness should check into BPPV, and a treatment by a physical therapist. It can make a world of difference