Does anyone else have very frequent (but mild) dizziness / lightheadedness?

I get light headed often, passed out while taking HCTZ.

 

Is it possible you have BPPV? Head movements can trigger dizziness and vertigo. I have episodes of BPPV and have had times when I had to grab on to something when getting out of bed.

 

*is nodding

The Epley manoeuvre may be employed to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, if you do in fact have it.

Over time, & independent of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, it's not uncommon for episodes of vertigo & drop attacks to give way, or metamorphose if you will, into a more so benign & constant sense of disequilibrium &/or mal de débarquement.

 

Do you have any other symptoms? Tinnitus? Fullness? Hearing loss?

 

I found that my mild dizziness was caused by the medications I was taking to treat my MAV. It seems many meds have a potential side affect of dizziness. I'm currently on Topiramate. I found I could back down on the dosage to a single 25mg dose per day, still keep the vertigo attacks supressed and avoid the dizziness associated with the med.

K

 

I have weeks of mild dizziness and then it’s gone... whoops... back again. I also have mild to moderate constant tinnitus. The only way to sleep well is to play a babbling brook on you tube all night. I still wake up but not as often and I focus on the sound to sleep again.
The dizziness keeps me from working, which sucks... ya know that whole paycheck thing would be nice.

Keep moving forward one minute at a time.
Denise

 

You should go forward with your plan to seek vestibular therapy (VT). Probably the first thing they will test you for is BPPV and as Nathan said above it is very treatable. If it turns out that your symptoms have morphed into this constant disequillibrium, as mine did, the VT should still help. Your brain may need to be re-trained to center balance.

Best of luck.

 

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