I notice that when the dizziness is intense, which is mostly all day, I forget little things like my cars keys, my wallet, just where i put things basically. Also, I have no problems driving even when dizzy which I find odd..Anyone else? Not talking vertigo here. I also feel clumsy, like I can't get the right words out correctly when talking to people face to face,,, I stumble basically and am not nearly as sharp anymore. Can anyone else relate or is this just me? Thnx
I'm gonna throw something out here, MD causes anxiety, anxiety can cause dizziness...I wonder sometimes if our dizziness isn't caused by the anxiety and not so much by MD.
My wife said the exact same thing Rich,, that MD causes anxiety which causes the dizziness,,,,,may be a valid point
I have AD (anxiety disorder) would get dizzy whenever I had a panic attack took meds for years, quit taking them by my own choice (ssri) hated them. Dizziness started again,thought it was the menieres, started on a non ssri dizziness eased up. That's why I tell people with MD to consider taking a med for anxiety. This disease thrives of of stress and anxiety.
Gotta say I can relate, I don't have the vertigo, just the unsteadiness and clumsiness, some days worse than ever. The speech thing every once in a while, I get absolutely tongue tied at times. Forgetfulness, when I am having the brain fog, I may pull up to a destination in my vehicle and get out and have no idea why I am there!
Brain fog is real. Someone mentioned part of it is old age. I'm older but not old-old, so I don't think age is always a factor. I've learned to use lots of sticky notes around the house. If the electrician is coming on the 13th, you can bet I'll have a sticky note on the frig, by the stairs, and on the front door. And if it's a really important appointment, I'll even put one on my car dashboard. In my car I've put a small strip of paper by the speedometer which I typed out things to check if I have with me: "wallet, phone, dizzy pills, water, glasses, earbuds". As for stress/anxiety adding to dizzy, yep, that's a given with Meniere's. I was on the LA freeway in rush hour yesterday. Something I REALLY try and avoid. But there I was in five lanes of crawling bumper to bumper traffic. Stuck in the middle lane with big 18 wheeler trucks in the right lanes blocking any path to the exits or the shoulder. I got anxious and my light-headedness increased. Popped a dizzy pill (Xanax) and did breath control. And tried not to think about worst case scenario happening. Bad thoughts (i.e. panic) want to get into your head in those claustrophobic, locked-in, situations. Probably an evolutionary survival mechanism. "Danger! Trap! Get away! Get out!" There's no wooly mammoths after us anymore. But I wanted to get to that exit as if there were. It would have been very difficult with the trucks and selfish LA drivers not wanting to let you in. So I resigned myself to stick it out, and that thought itself started lowering my anxiety and "dizzy". There's a good talk below that touches on the importance of keeping your head. It's by a popular cage fighter named Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. Good guy. Tells a good story. (There is cursing.)
I made the "old age" comment tongue in cheek...guess I should have put lol after it. Pupper, I thought that was just me in a traffic jam. Have to have an escape route don't we. Lol
I sure do. I was just diagnosed two weeks ago and noticed some issues with short-term memory a few months leading up to my diagnosis. I was also only getting about 5 hours of sleep at night around that time, so I had just attributed it to that.
every single day I feel clumsy and forgetful I was NEVER this bad, I thought it was me until I contacted others with the same illness and they all have similar or same symptoms.
yes, absolutely, brain fog is one of the most troublesome symptoms for me. Sometimes I will forget how to type in the middle of an email, or question the spelling of a simple word. Other times I could be driving home (on a familiar route) and not be able to picture the rest of the route home. I just have to take a deep breath and keep going— and I do end up making it home without incident. And I’m “only” in my 40s so I can’t blame old age yet! I can also flub my words and get that “do I need a cookie?” feeling— sort of tremors. The only thing I’ve found that helps me is acupuncture. I’ve tried acupuncture for other ailments and haven’t seen much in the way of results but for helping with my energy levels/brain fog I’ve seen big improvements.