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Question: Sudden Extreme "Dizziness"

nilbog - Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:06 am

I'm 25 year old male with a diagnosed cardiac Arrhythmia. I am not on any medications. I am experiencing a strange brain episode with increased frequency. I'm not sure dizziness is the best way to describe it because rather than feeling light, my head feels very heavy and there is no perceived movement of the world around me. The episode will last for maybe a second and then be gone as soon as they appeared. There are no symptoms leading up to an episode or afterwards. It comes instantly and is gone instantly. My brain feels very heavy or like it's a muscle and is spasming very hard for just a moment. It is not painful really, but it makes me squint my eyes and usually bow my head a little bit until it's gone. This happened originally while playing a video game so I suspected some minor form of Epilepsy, but now it happens while sitting or lying down and sometimes several times a day. I cannot recall it ever having happened while standing up, but I do not think I would lose my balance. I have signed up for medical insurance, but it does not kick in until next month and I will be seeing a doctor. In the mean time, I would love to know if this sounds familiar to anyone. I have been googling about it obsessively . Thank you so much in advance for any help or ideas.

Dr. Safaa Mahmoud - Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:33 pm

Hello, Dizziness occur when there is no enough blood supplying the brain. Causes include: - Flu, common cold, or allergies. - More serious conditions include heart problems (abnormal heart rhythm or Heart attack). Although you give a history of Arrhythmia but If any of these serious disorders is present, you will usually have additional symptoms like Chest pain, a feeling of a racing heart, vision changes etc. - Brain disorders, also in such conditions, other symptoms usually accompany the vertigo or imbalance. The most common causes of vertigo are benign positional vertigo and labyrinthitis. I can not relate the squint to dizziness, although in certain types of viral infection, the muscles of the eye are also affected and squint may occur. Direct clinical examination is essential. Best regards.

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