Hello Ladies:

I hope all of you are well. I feel ok except for this swaying like feeling I have when I'm sitting or standing. I went to the ENT monday and he thinks its my neck and possibly anxiety and stress. I don't know what to do next. I've been to my chiro for years and he adjusts my neck, so why is this just now appearing. It all started after I had that near passing out thing in Dec 08, I went to the doc for that and he did heart monitoring and said my heart is good. I'm starting to think I'm nuts. I am always waiting for something to happen. To get sick, to get a disease, to die, my gosh whats wrong with me. I'm going to be 47 this year and I remember when I was about 37 I went thru this also. I wonder if its possible i'm so afraid of turning 50 because it closer to death. Could I be doing this to myself???

All I know for sure is, I'm tired of feeling like I'm swaying back and forth, like I'm going to fall over. Somedays I don't feel it at all then bam it hits me. Do any of you have this feeling, for how long, did anything bring it on, does anything help it? I would love to hear from those who have.

Thanks you guys for listening and your support, it means alot.

Hugs, Patty

I feel the same way i believe it is hormones. sometimes i walk and feel like falling. i have read many woman go through this don't worry i am sure you are ok. i get the feeling of swaying when sitting down too. and sometimes i get a shacky feeling in my head. your body is off balance. but there is nothing that God cant do for you. He will help u through this. just believe and all things are possible. lindy

Lindy:

Thanks so much for your support and response. I'm sorry your having some of this problem also. I know this is awful but its nice to know we are not along with this. I do believe God is here for us and will help us thru things. I give alot over to God. I hope you get to feeling better also and thanks again.

Patty

Hi Pattyfl

Yes, I do know exactly what you mean, its like you're walking but you feel as though you are going to fall over all the time. Its like feeling slightly off balance, having had a few too many but you haven't . You are not going nuts, I have had all sorts of wierd stuff happen to me and I think its a mixture of being stressed out and hormonal ups and downs although sometimes I think the stress causes our hormones play up more. I also get the exact same feelings as you, as though I'm about to keel over lol, that this is it I'm going to die in a minute - its the most horrible scary feeling... I used to get very scared until I began to see a pattern in what was happening and realised that it probably was due to the peri. It amazes me that all the things you read about the peri and menopause and the books that are out there hardly begin to skim the surface of what women can go through.
Although I don't post here very often (mostly due to the fact that I'm not that brilliant on a computer and I have to do it when I'm at work lol) I truly believe I was led to this site. It has been an absolute Godsend to me (which I'm sure it was).
It will pass, I think the best thing is just to recognise it for what it is, go with it the best you can and realise it will pass. Ireally hope that you begin to feel better soon.

Dear Patty,

You know it is odd that you are having this problem because I just got over it about a week ago! I had it for 2 STRAIGHT WEEKS and thought I was dying or about to have a seizure... I was also having it while sitting down like I was going to pass out or something. When it started, however, I had the flu so I thought it was associated with that but once the flu left it continued. I went for an eye checkup one day and was extremely nauseous along with the instability and had a difficult time there. I take seizure meds, sometimes, so when I got home I took one although I rarely take them anymore and it went away... I'm not sure what was going on but I had a cat scan and EEG and nothing was wrong so I'm thinking that it could have been peri or meno symptoms...


Best Wishes,

TJ

I feel like Captain Jack Sparrow some days

2 STRAIGHT WEEKS!!! WOW you were lucky , I've had this sensation 24/7 for over 3 yrs now since this peri nightmare began for me after using some bio-identical Progesterone cream. It's worse if I'm extremely stressed (like now) and certain days of my cycle it is more pronounced also. I know it's hormonal related as I had this sensation many years ago while taking the BCP in my very early 20s but thankfully it went away as soon as I came off them and never went back on them. I've grown so used to it now that it's the least of my worries as it hasn't killed me yet. It's the new issues I am dealing with that are increasing my anxiety tenfold that I can't deal with right now

Captain Jack Sparrow as in Johnny YUM YUM Depp???

Patty, I had this for 12 weeks and it scared me to death. I went to my GP twice and finally she referred me to an ENT who is treating me for Benign Positional Vertigo. I got a low-dose cortisone shot and an antibiotic and have been told to do some exercises, which seem to be helping some. I am 54 and I think our hormones just wreak havoc with us in our 40's and 50's. I would see an ENT and perhaps have a CT scan of your sinuses like I did. It could be an inner ear problem. Good luck and let us know how you're doing.

I have been doing this again for about the past week now! It blows! And about the Captain Jack Sparrow, I feel exactly as he acts most of the time anymore. It's funny when he does it but not so funny when I do it! He is my hero!! And I will agree, YUMMY:)

Sorry, I couldn't resist

Gez - Now we all have heart palps!!!!!!!!!LOL

He is pretty to look at, isn't he??

Hmm...can you say HOT!!!

TJ

The feeling of swaying back and forth???? How about actually doing it. I was standing in the store looking at magazines and was actually moving back and forth. The more I tried to stop it, the worst it got. SO what do we do ladies........panic and make it worse. I ran out the store with no magazine.

Maybe Roz can give you some tips because I only had it for two weeks and thought I was going to die any day, heck I called all my famiy members just to say my last goodbye! Not sure how she's handled that feeling for 3 years...geez!

Best Wishes,

TJ

Sorry that should have said ROX!

TJ

Hello..
I am jumping on here too.. count me in. I started with the dizzies yesterday afternoon.. actually when I lie down it seems the room is spinning??! Ahhh man just another symptom I hope. My headaches are the big issue as of lately.. ahh man, I am taking a NSAID but it really doesnt help.. anyone else have info for headache relief?

Oh and LOVE, LOVE Johnny Depp!

~L

Hello..
I am jumping on here too.. count me in. I started with the dizzies yesterday afternoon.. actually when I lie down it seems the room is spinning??! Ahhh man just another symptom I hope. My headaches are the big issue as of lately.. ahh man, I am taking a NSAID but it really doesnt help.. anyone else have info for headache relief?

Oh and LOVE, LOVE Johnny Depp!

~L

It has started again for me---dizzy in the middle of the night and this morning I am feeling panic over the 'off' feelings I have.

I do have a diagnosis of ear problems and bvvp but that is under control at this point. I'm not sure what this new feelings is. I'm 1.5 years post so you'd think my hormones would balance out but what do I know.

I don't like this! I'm scared.

When I had that feeling I thought that I had an ear infection...I was diagnosed with tmj. I had heard tmj mentioned before, but I knew nothing about this. I remember feeling like I was going to fall out of chair while sitting. Thank God for my oral surgeon.

Had the same feeling yesterday. Hadn't felt that way in almost 2 years. I thought my symptoms were being managed. I've been training for a 5K run and am scared to run now after yesterday. I'm afraid I'll pass out. The room started to sway so I sat down and put my head between my knees for a minute. I was shaky for awhile after that, then it was done. All of the cardiac and neuro tests only showed (again 2 years ago) straightforward mitral valve prolapse - nothing to worry about I was told. Do you think it's okay to still be running? It didn't happen during exercise, I was at work.

C.J.

I am two years post and I have been having this with a little nausa now and then, almost like I am pregnant !!

I posted today somewhere on the boards about the same thing. I'm 3 and a half years post, the swaying feeling etc (no nauseau yet tho) started 12/2008. I've been to an ENT, no dx there. Went to a cardio (all tests were fine) and she dx'd orthostatic hypotension intolerance sensitive (low bp at times and we "sensitives" as she said feel the fluxes of bp changing....great eh?) She asked me if i felt dizzy/light~headed even when sitting at my work desk, i said yes..and she said yes.......you can. it is not in your head..you actually can feel the changes of bp (there is the sensitive part of the dx).

does anyone ever feel the need to push back with your toes/foot on the floor to prevent the feeling (?) of falling forward when sitting? (that sounds so silly to see it typed but that is what i've had to do many a time).

i do have to say some days are better than others..there for awhile it was seemingly non stop. i still say it is hormone related, just don't know what to "do" about it..that feeling/symptoms. Maybe my new dr., (primary) I am to see in a few wks., will have some ideas, she's supposed to specialize in "womens issues" per the scheduler person.

Cardio also said to keep hydrated, walk each day and eat something good for you every 2 hours......i've been doing that since april of this year and maybe slowly it is helping..OR the hormones are redirecting somewhere?????

This has become part of my daily routine over this last year. I spend alot of time on my feet giving talks.......so the anxiety from that with the hormonal component make it really difficult for me. I have discovered something............just sway with it. That is exactly what I do.......I sway every so gently back and forth, sideways.....whichever way feels right. And I tell people.....just ignore me......I have vertigo and this makes it less annoying if I just keep moving. Just a thought. Stop fighting and go with the flow........if you will excuse the pun. lol.

Patty, check PS search for benign positional vertigo. I wrote a pretty long post about it awhile ago. You might have this very annoying, non-life-threatening disorder. It does pass. A signature feature of BPV is that it will really, really come on when you arise from a prone position or say, are moving your torso continually up and down, as you'd do unloading the dishwasher or the clothes drye (hence 'positional'). Worst is rising from bed. If you hold on to a chair and stand still for awhile, it may subside - this is one way to tell if it's BPV. When I have bouts of it, they last for about 2 months at most, with many months and even years in between. I hate it, but know it will pass.

There is a bizarre maneuver that helps some people with it: sit up straight on the edge of the bed and then HURL yourself down sideways onto the mattress. Repeat a couple of times. Then again several times through the day. If you have BPV you will feel as thought the room is spinning and the floor is rolling beneath your feet, a la the ship's captain. Good luck. I know it can be very frightening and lead to great worry and discomfort.
GK

I know what you mean!! The dizziness and vertigo-like swaying feelings are some of my most constant symptoms since peri began for me five years ago (I'll be 45 this year). I think hormones have everything to do with it, for me anyway. I go for days sometimes where I feel weird in my head. My husband is a chiropractor and he adjusts my neck but it doesn't affect the dizziness (it does do wonders for headache and neck pain, though).

I've had the sensation for almost five years now...my problems began when I took evening primrose oil for two weeks (I know, one of the mildest most harmless supplements out there).. I was allergic to it. I had a bad reaction and my body has been messed-up ever since. I think it sent me into peri and caused a bunch of symptoms which have now taken on a life of their own. I feel worse with stress and certain times of my cycle, too.