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Question: I GOT REALLY DIZZY

THESOCOMGIRL - Mon May 07, 2007 8:08 pm

I AM A 28 YEAR OLD FEMALE I AM NOT ON ANY KIND OF DRUGS, THIS MORNING I GOT REALLY DIZZY I HAD TO HOLD THE WALL NEXT THING I KNOW I HEARD MY MOM ASK WHAT ARE YOU DOING I WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR SHE SAID I SAID MY LEG WAS ASLEEP I DO NOT REMEMBER FALLING OR SAYING ANYTHING PLEASE HELP I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I HAVE HAD TWITCHING IN MY BODY ALL OVER.

Dr. Chan Lowe - Mon May 07, 2007 8:35 pm

There are several possibilities. If you saw the room spinning (vertigo) you may have had a small stone lodged in the balance center of the ear (called an otolith). These are generally harmless and resolve without treatment. Another possibility is that you had a Seizure. I would not be particularly suspicious of this but it is possible. The more likely possibility is that you had some low blood pressure, possibly from standing to quickly or from standing too long, especially if you were dehydrated a little. Drinking plenty of water will help prevent this from happening. If this happens again I would suggest that you see a doctor. Best wishes.

THESOCOMGIRL - Mon May 07, 2007 8:37 pm

WOULD ONE OF THOSE CAUSE ME TO LOSE MY VISION ALSO I SEEN BLACK AND A LITTLE WHITE WHEN I HAD TO HOLD WALL

John Kenyon, CNA - Wed May 09, 2007 4:11 am

Hello - While waiting for Dr. Lowe I'd like to offer an opinion based on what you've added here. I think it more likely, based on everything including seeing black and white fields in your vision before you wound up on the floor, that you very likely have had a Seizure of some sort. These are often announced by a visual "aura" of lights, colors, or other odd patterns or a loss of vision. This, along with the twitching, dizziness, etc., may well have been a Seizure. It is of course also possible that you had a really extremely violent episode of vertigo, but that can also occur alongside other symptoms during a Seizure. I would strongly suggest you bring this event to the attention of an internist or neurologist, especially if it happens again. Good luck to you.

Dr. Chan Lowe - Wed May 09, 2007 11:20 pm

Seizures can definitely cause visual field changes. In addition, when low blood pressure causes fainting, the person often will describe the field of vision going black (sometimes described as going into a tunnel). This is due to lack of blood flow to the visual center of the brain. The lack of blood flow causes the fainting. Then, when one does faint, the fainting causes the person to become more flat allowing blood flow to improve to the brain and conciousness is restored. Best wishes.

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