Dizziness / Hazy / Imbalance
Discussion
I'm hoping that someone can possibly help shed some light on the way I have been feeling for some time now.
Since January this year I have been feeling like I have lost my sense of balance. It has been coming in waves since the start of the year but has got much worse over the last week up to the point where I feel like simply standing up can be difficult and that I need to hold on to something.
The dizziness is also coupled with at times feeling very hazy and not with it at all almost like a feeling of being confused and slow. This has now also lead on to anxiety that when I experience this wave of dizziness I get my self in a state and I have to leave the room or I fear that I might fall over. I have tried to figure out in my mind what these symptoms could be and have even cosidered labyrinthitis. I purchased some OTC Sudafed as well as Otex to eliminate blocked ears but this hasn't helped.
It got soo bad yesterday that my finacee made me go to the A&E department to see a GP last minute. He performed some basic tests such as blood pressure and checking for basic signs of diabetes and had perscribed me some anti vertigo tablets. I have only taken 4 since yesterday up until now and this has made no difference.
I am a 30 year old male who has always been in good health and this is starting to inhibit my day to day life. I am also due to start a new job in the next few weeks that will involve extenive driving which is becoming more difficult and so I need to get this sorted as soon as possible. One thing that I am concious of is that I smoke and as a young(ish) guy enjoy drinks often during the week with friends etc and I fear that this might be the root cause of this however I am also considering the labyrinthitis still but the A7E GP stated that my ears seem clear?
Thank you in advance,
Simon.
Since January this year I have been feeling like I have lost my sense of balance. It has been coming in waves since the start of the year but has got much worse over the last week up to the point where I feel like simply standing up can be difficult and that I need to hold on to something.
The dizziness is also coupled with at times feeling very hazy and not with it at all almost like a feeling of being confused and slow. This has now also lead on to anxiety that when I experience this wave of dizziness I get my self in a state and I have to leave the room or I fear that I might fall over. I have tried to figure out in my mind what these symptoms could be and have even cosidered labyrinthitis. I purchased some OTC Sudafed as well as Otex to eliminate blocked ears but this hasn't helped.
It got soo bad yesterday that my finacee made me go to the A&E department to see a GP last minute. He performed some basic tests such as blood pressure and checking for basic signs of diabetes and had perscribed me some anti vertigo tablets. I have only taken 4 since yesterday up until now and this has made no difference.
I am a 30 year old male who has always been in good health and this is starting to inhibit my day to day life. I am also due to start a new job in the next few weeks that will involve extenive driving which is becoming more difficult and so I need to get this sorted as soon as possible. One thing that I am concious of is that I smoke and as a young(ish) guy enjoy drinks often during the week with friends etc and I fear that this might be the root cause of this however I am also considering the labyrinthitis still but the A7E GP stated that my ears seem clear?
Thank you in advance,
Simon.
Edited by sicasey on Monday 5th September 14:10
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