I had my fifth son almost 8 months ago. When he was around 2 -3 months I started getting dizzy spells. It feels like my eyeballs are spinning around my head!
I can walk straight unless maybe I trip over one of the kids toys and the combination of the dizziness and falling can make it difficult to correct the fall. So there's no real balance issues there.
I did have gestational diabetes during my pregnancy but postnatal testing came up clear.
I have thought the possibilities could be tiredness, blood sugars, thyroid? Not sure if anyone else has experienced this or can offer any insight. I plan on going to the doctor but am interested in any insight others can give.
ask the doctor about vertigo. I have know lots of people to have it. I am not positive but I think its an inner ear thing. it can sometimes be helped with oneof those magnetic bracelets.
If you're having episodes of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), it's possible to have the dizziness. Usually, if you have high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), you would have blurred vision.
I'd recommend going to your doctor (Primary Care vs. OB/GYN) and asking them about it. They'll likely run a CBC (complete blood count) to see if there are any issues with blood glucose levels, common hormones such as thyroid, etc.
Good luck. It could be SO many different things, I'd really not trust our assessment without talking to a more qualified medical professional.
Low thyroid can cause dizziness. Have it checked.
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You need to go see a doctor and have blood work done, that way they can go straight to what the problem is and treat it. Please don't assume it could be this or that. It's better to be safe than sorry. Just go and ask your doctor to order you some blood work and so you can find out what's causing this. If the results come back okay, and you don't have any issues with your blood pressure, iron, diabetes, etc. then ask to be sent see a neurologist. This is your health you are talking about! You need to be in the best health condition possible for you and your children.
Blessings
I get this occasionally and my doctors decided it was a combo of my naturally low blood pressure and being dehydrated!
I'm not a doctor, and I highly suggest you go see one, but my guess is that it's benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). If it is, there are exercises that you can do to help alleviate it. But as others have said, dehydration, thyroid, and inner ear infections can also cause it. (I would add that having 5 kids would be enough to make anyone a little unbalanced from time to time, lol!)
Get thee to a doctor! You can't take care of everyone else if you aren't taking care of yourself.
Yes, the best way to tell is through bloodwork. Could be one of the reasons mentioned or also be anemia (do you hear a rushing sound in your ears when you lay down?) or even sinuses. Take care!
My daughter is 16 and has had this problem and the doctors kept on saying she was dehydrated and needed to drink more water. She would get so dizzy and it would come on all of a sudden, she felt like she was going to fall over and would sometimes feel nauseaous.
Finally, we went to a pediatric cardiologist who diagnosed her with POTS. Postural Tachycardia Syndrome. It is not life threateniing but it basically took her life away from her. I think it is more prevalent in adolescent girls and women. It can disappear after a while and then reappear years later or in some cases one day you have it and then down the road it goes away forever. It's really weird.
The doctor took her bloodpressure from a laying down position to sitting, then to standing up. Her heart rate dropped significantly which was causing the dizziness. The doctor put her on atenolol to keep her heart rate on an even keel and she has been good to go ever since.
I hope this helps :)
The simple reasons could be dehydration, hypoglycemia or that you neck is out of alignment and you need to be adjusted by a chiropractor. Write down the time of day you feel dizzy and see if it is happening about 2 or 3 hours after you have eaten or had something to drink. If it improves after eating or drinking, then it may by that you are not eating or drinking enough. If these do not help, call a chiropractor. If that doesn't help, see your family dr.
Sounds like vertigo. With the changing seasons and crazy pollen, your sinuses may be a little inflammed or your inner ear may be a bit backed up. Check with your doc, it can be treated with simple antibiotics :)
Well there could be many reasons for this, typically you could have sugar, thyroid, iron or any number of problems, but don't freak out, Go get some bloodwork done. If you are nursing you made need to simply up your caloric intake, many times women try to loose weight while nursing but you have to be careful with that so that you don't hurt yourself or the baby. You also want to maybe have your ears checked for an inner ear infection, this will cause problems with balance as well.
I have a friend who had the exact same thing happen to her. I cannot remember what the condition was called but it involved her inner ear. She had to start medication to combat the dizziness. This is definitely something that you want to have your doctor check out!
