Hello Ladies,
I've posted before about weird head sensations and tension headaches. Basically right now the weird sensations in my head have disappeared after my big move to a new house in december. Unfortunately after settling in I've been getting almost daily light headedness. I would wake up every morning and right after breakfast i would feel this tight sensation along the base of my head and would feel dizzy right after. I have not had a period for a year now so I guess I am in menopause.
Does any one have constant dizziness during menopause. Lately I've been getting this weird burning sensation along my left calf.
This is driving me crazy. I don't want to see more doctors again. Please help.
Glor

Hi Glor, I always have the weird head sensations, tension headaches and light headedness.......pretty much every day of my life! Each time I get this way, I wonder if I will lose consciousness and bump my head, but so far I have not so you would think I would not think this way but I do. The worst part is when I am driving to work in the morning and home at night, I always wonder if I will pass out while I am driving.....but I have not, and keep telling myself I will be ok and just continue to talk to myself and say I will be ok -- and for some reason, I am ok. Stress is a big factor I believe, and my daily stress factor is thru the roof and therefore that is where I am too. I hope you have relief soon.

hugs, Barb

Yes, I have had these, and yes, they are awful. I believe it is stress related and combining it with menopause, UGH!!! what an awful combo. I hope you feel better. I use a heating thing, (one that you put in the microwave) and put it under the back of my head and it helps.

Thanks for your support. I don't even feel like going out anymore because of this dizziness and the back of my head feels really tight also. By the way when I take a tranquilizer the dizziness seems less severe so I guess anxiety must have something to do with it.
Has any of you had burning sensations in your legs??? That is my latest and newest symptom?.
Glor

(((((((Glor))))))))))))

I am so sorry you are going through this. I'm not dizzy but I have the tightness all over my head now and it's reached a new level....I have headaches every day with the tightness. I see a neurologist on 3/5...this will be the 3rd one and hope they can help me. I'll keep you in my prayers.

Hugs,
Karen

Dear 'glor'

Have not had the dizziness per say but as am prone to bad sinusites I do get the tight head and very tense feeling.Must admit that my regular Yoga practice has hhelped enormously

It is frustrating and I do empathise but unless it is very acute I would put it down to just another hormonal symptom.

Congratulations on your new house and I do hope you feel better soon

Warm Wishes
Elizabeth

Lots of things can cause dizziness. Low blood pressure can cause lightheadedness and dizziness, especially first thing in the morning.

An inner ear infection or fluid can cause the feeling of being off balance.

You say this started when you moved into your new house. Could there be something in the house environment that you are reacting to?

And, as others have said, stress can really do it to our bodies. Stress makes my stomach hurt and the heart palpitations to kick in.

Hope you feel better,
WriterMom

With the dizziness and the head tightness....do you experience the foggy head symptoms at this time? This drives me nuts. I am dizzy feeling right now but feel spacy like I am floating over my chair. I hate this.

Yes along with the lightheadedness and tightness I also have spacey foggy feeling. Sometimes I feel like I have Alzheimers or something. At times I can't remember things and cannot put two and two together. This is just killing me and driving me insane. Gosh I really hope it goes away soon.
Gloria

Everyday I am having spells of dizziness and then nausa and I am 2 years post. I wonder if it could be my eyes or can it be hormones still after all this time ? Does anyone have information on this ?

Everyday I am having spells of dizziness and then nausa and I am 2 years post. I wonder if it could be my eyes or can it be hormones still after all this time ? Does anyone have information on this ?

Sorry about the double post.

I get dizzy spells and I'm only 48 and still having periods..but they are getting irregular. The dizzy spells are less than 2 seconds and the room doesn't spin..it's just a feeling in my head like "oh my gosh, I'm gonna faint" and then it's gone. They seem to come when it's getting days away from my period starting again. Has anybody had any luck with any herbal treatments or anything to help with these spells. There is no hot flash or sweating after they come..sometimes I get real hot afterward especially from the neck up, but it's gone quickly and no sweating. Now, I'm having days where I just feel foggy and weird. Help!

hi ladies...... oh gosh, i'm glad i found this post, because i've been having this wierd head feeling the past two days ... it's BAD! oK..it is sort of like a "wave" that comes over me....when it hits, it feels as though i have stepped out of time and space, and feel very lightheaded, off balance, a teeny bit dizzy, and a feeling like i'm going to pass out ... i have to just stand there for a moment, and let it pass, and try not to pass out! It's awful .... and i can see from the other posts, that this must be a peri symptom...????? I am 12 days late with my period, which has happ.d to me now, 3 times this year. The anxiety is THROUGH THE ROOF right now....yes, due to hormonal whackiness, but also due to other stressful events in this house ...
so, yes, i AM stressed out! Oh, i should mention here as well, that along with all this, when one of these "waves" hits me ... i also get queasy, and pressure behind my eyeballs, like something is pushing out my eyeballs from within ... but now, that pressure from behind the eyeballs is staying there, sometimes less, sometimes more ... plus, when this happens, if i can sit down, i can feel my heart beating hard, and this weird ear feeling happens.....like when you are in one of those very fast elevators that shoots up to the 25th floor in two seconds....or perhaps, when your plane is taking off, and you get that ear pressure thingy .... well, that seems to precede one of these "waves" .... oh man, this stinks! I just got over dealing with another crummy symptom, now this. I can see how disconcerting this is for all of you, and I have to agree, bec. you dont' know when it'll hit, and it has happ.d to me when i have been driving, or just shopping. I can rem. having this type of thing sometime before...maybe a few yrs .ago...but not recently, not within the last few years. The only thing i've had recently, that might be similar to this, is the lightheadednss and off balance.........but this is worse!

I get this feeling in my body as well, when this happens.......as if you were bobbing up and down in the ocean, with the waves .... that weird feeling, do you know what i am talking about? it's hard to describe .... i wish i knew what this was.

thanks for listening ladies......i hope we all feel better soon!!!!!

Hello...don't be scared. It's apparently a very common set of symptoms during perimenopause. I'm currently on BHRT via the Hall Center in Los angeles. I find that the dizziness has lessened a bit, but I'm still a work in progress. I hope you feel better soon. Know that you really are not alone and that everything you basically described above is something I've personally experienced and I'm sure many women have. Hang in there.
Carrie (aka Camjay0823)

Almost daily since December of 2008. I've had the lightheadness/dizzy (i feel as if i am moving, not the room), sometimes all day long (or it seems) sometimes "blips" of it. Have had scads of tests etc etc etc (i'm getting real tired of this.....lol??)....

I'm now 3 and a half years post, so this symptom started at 3 years post. Also last fall, heart palps (never in my life had i had those)...those lasted until this past January/February and went away. Two days ago I once again started hot flashes (during the day)..I said to myself this morning while having one.."you have got to be kidding me!!!".......).

Since last fall I just thought......it's a virus..it's stress..it's ?? I'm now convinced it is hormones. I've a new dr., scheduled in a few wks. I can't believe I, myself didn't put 2 and 2 together on my symptoms being post meno. I'd read powersurge when i was in peri (and p.surge helped tremendously!!)..I went from the stop of peri to post almost 3 yeas with absolutely no problems.......

From reading p.surge on peri I got through it via vitamins/supplements/revival soy/and started several hobbies..........ok......made it through peri.

now post problems/issues.............and i am trying to decide how to get through this part....i.e. vitamins/supplments etc again.........bhrt/hrt....another hobby????

i'm glad i decided to check out p.surge again.

Ever since my peri symptoms began five years ago I've had more dizzy days than not. It's been my most chronic symptom. It has made me alter my life completely. I wish I could say it gets better, but I'm not there yet....depressing....I love it when I have a good day and my head feels "normal."

I find the dizziness varies with my cycle. I also get vertigo and sometimes intense waves of "I'm going to pass out" feelings that are fleeting. I used to freak out completely but now I've gotten more used to it and don't get so anxious. I know these episodes pass.

Hang in there! Others have the same feelings and we haven't died from them yet!!



Ever since my peri symptoms began five years ago I've had more dizzy days than not. It's been my most chronic symptom. It has made me alter my life completely. I wish I could say it gets better, but I'm not there yet....depressing....I love it when I have a good day and my head feels "normal."

I find the dizziness varies with my cycle. I also get vertigo and sometimes intense waves of "I'm going to pass out" feelings that are fleeting. I used to freak out completely but now I've gotten more used to it and don't get so anxious. I know these episodes pass.

Hang in there! Others have the same feelings and we haven't died from them yet!!

I do love this website it brings me back to some normality before i get carried away and start diagnosing myself,
I have had this for years now maybe 3years i had a head xray as they said i may have a fracture due to banging my head nothing. so i live with it some times its fine doesnt bother me then another time i am stressed out thinking the worse of course. of course get checked at least mention it to the Dr so they are aware of this dont self diagnose x
Do you know that i have been agoraphobic for over 20 years the past year or so i have started to venture out its not easy but i dont care so much about what people think so i try at least is this a small price to pay to get out a floaty head?

I posted and didn't get much back on another thread. I have just started this dizzyness, two months so far. I have to SIT for most of the day! I can't do housework or go out with my hubby. SCARES me. Do you think I need a bit higher dose of my Climera patch? I had thought it was all of the sudden too much for me but now I think it is not enough.

Often I feel like I will pass out, lightheaded. Odd that it would start a year post op after my total hysterectomy.

I want to know how to stop this stuff

Glor, and Trudysmom .... I have gotten so many darned head sensations it's not funny! Off balance, dizziness, DETACHED (that's my favorite!), headaches, sinus, lightheaded, "drunk" feeling, oh, and tthat wonderful "tight" feeling you mentioned Glor .... Trudysmom, I've had what you have ... I've had periods of time, where I'll feel very lightheaded and off .... in fact, today is one of them! I just posted in the AM I STARTING PERI forum about this very same thing .... this head thing is for the birds, you feel very disoriented, can't get your bearings! The dizziness and lightheadedness paralyzes you, you can't do anything, you can barely get off the couch. Someone had suggested a seperate forum for DIZZINESS and weird head symptoms.... I think that's a good idea, i think we need it!!!!!

Ditto! Hi All! Sometimes, a few deep breaths sometimes seems to keep things from "spinning" out of control for me. Give it a try. In through your nose, out through your mouth... (That is if your nose isn't incredibly stuffy like mine!!) I've notice that when my nose is badly stuffed - I also feel really anxious!!!

I'm 18 months into menopause and the lightheadness is one that I didn't have in peri.Had everything else at one time or another.Reading Powersurge was the onlything that kept me sane,I think i posted once but would read it almost everyday.

I've had this lightheadness and off-balance feeling for over a month with two epidsods where I had to hold onto something,scared me so bad. They only lasted a few seconds but afterwards I felt hot and anxsious .I'm afraid of leaving the house because I feel better at home.Last weekend we went away to the beach for a few days I felt great on the day coming back it started again.I was feeling so good for along time,realy thought all this mess was behind me.I also went thru peri on just vitamins and supplements.I tried Rival soy but it didn't agree with me.

Post for 3yrs can relate to exactly what you said I have it right now and it feeds the anxiety