Suddenly feeling dizzy/unbalanced

[ewenm]

Ear infection? They can come on suddenly.

[pacman1]

Lack of oxygen or dehydration maybe?

Go and drink a pint of water outside, take some deep breaths and see if that makes a difference.

[Digger]

Was your hearing affected? And don't say "Pardon?!"

[kev b]

I used to experience a similar feeling when I worked shifts, I think dehydration was the culprit,combined with sleep deprivation.

[Turbodiesel1690]

Get your blood pressure checked

[RemainAllHoof]

Labyrinthitis or some other vestibular illness. It can be stress-related or simply down to a lack of sleep... ie low immunity. It's a wake-up call that you need to look after yourself better.

[JFReturns]

Early onset of flu?

[grumbledoak]

Low on sugar? Are you eating properly?

Go see a quack.

[jet_noise]

Dear tn,

I had a very brief bout of labyrinthitis.

Symptoms more extreme than yours but compressed:
Went to work, felt a bit odd, went home, could barely stand I was so dizzy, nauseous, threw up a few times, bit shivery, slept, felt a bit better, had a snack, went to doctors and it was nearly all over...

...by lunchtime!

Nothing like it before or since,

regards,
Jet

[RemainAllHoof]

Lucky it lasted so short a duration. Mine lasted two weeks... that's two weeks of not being able to run my own business!!

[jet_noise]

Dear RAH,

RemainAllHoof said:

Lucky it lasted so short a duration. Mine lasted two weeks... that's two weeks of not being able to run my own business!!

Ouch, that's got to hurt the wallet, just a day off for me.

One other thing comes to mind - sister in law had similar symptoms with glue ear,

regards,
Jet

[RemainAllHoof]

I tried to "man up" and get to a client just when it had struck... opened the front door and staggered across the drive to the car like I'd had 10 pints. Decided that even though I wasn't drunk, I would get done for dangerous driving (and even if I didn't, I would very likely cause an accident) so went back indoors and cancelled the appointment.

[anonymous-user]

I get something like this if i've been doing loads of training without eating or getting enough sleep. I think it's low blood sugar levels.

Either that or you've got something nasty. Is your willy itchy and discharging anything unpleasant? You might have the clap! Good luck with that.

[dern]

RemainAllHoof said:

Lucky it lasted so short a duration. Mine lasted two weeks... that's two weeks of not being able to run my own business!!

I got it last April and wasn't able to work for a year. No sick pay for me either.

[RemainAllHoof]

dern said:

I got it last April and wasn't able to work for a year. No sick pay for me either.

Holy crap. That sucks. Weren't the pills any use then?? Betahistine is a life-saver. I always carry a couple on me just in case.

[RemainAllHoof]

I didn't mean no sleep/deprived. I meant much lower than you personally need whether it's because of late nights or just being disturbed at night eg needing the toilet in the middle of the night.

[dern]

RemainAllHoof said:

dern said:

I got it last April and wasn't able to work for a year. No sick pay for me either.

Holy crap. That sucks. Weren't the pills any use then?? Betahistine is a life-saver. I always carry a couple on me just in case.

That's what they put me on and they did help a bit. I was able to navigate around the house better whereas before I was on them I just felt dizzy all the time. After about 6 months I was able to do a lot more on the tablets and after a year I was back to normal without the tablets with the odd bad day. Now I'm completely back to normal. Life's rich tapestry and all that

[RemainAllHoof]

That's a relief!

[dern]

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Most people get over it pretty quickly... good luck.

Regards,

Mark