Need help with dizziness

I have been suffering from dizziness since 7 months. Sometimes the dizziness leads to a panic attack with limited symptoms. There is extreme fear but I have not noticed hyperventilation or anything else. I have never passed out in my life. The sensation I get is that the ground beneath my feet is shaking which leads to extreme fear. The harder I think about this sensation the nastier it becomes. It leads me no other choice but to stop whatever I am doing at the moment and start moving. Moving constantly somewhat eases this sensation. This dizziness never stops and is there with me 24 hours a day. Sleeping is the only escape. Also I have never experienced spinning vertigo. This sensation strikes the worst when I am sitting still and doing something like staring at the monitor or reading a book. Nausea is also present sometimes.

I too experience from this dizziness, it comes on quick and scares the heck out of me! It feel good to know in not the only one!

Could this be a bit of a compulsion? Or similar anyway? I'd carefully describe this scenario to a doc or therapist. If "moving" or the impulse to move in itself relieves anxiety or you think it will, it may just a compulsion or compulsive trait or behavior. Consider it. Alankay.

I'm pretty sure that this isn't a compulsive behavior. In fact I hate that I have to move around because of this sensation. Moving/walking takes my mind off this sensation and is helpful.

I would definitely talk to my MD about it. Do you have access to mental health professionals? If you do, I'd talk to a therapist about it. It's past 6 months, so it is considered chronic at this point. I wouldn't let it go on much longer without intervention. The longer you practice the behavior, the harder it will be to stop it. I'm sorry that you're going through this. I hope you find the answers that you seek.

I have already been to a psychiatrist. Blood test came out fine, CT scan came out fine. He prescribed me with anti-schizophrenic,anti-psychotic,anti anxiety(clonazepalm) medicines. The combination of his medicines proved too much(suicidal feelings and other side effects) for me and I had to stop taking them, although it did help to lessen the sensation somewhat while in effect. When the fear became intense due to the sensation I took a .25 mg clonazepalm tablet and it helped. I was afraid of becoming dependent on clonazepalm and later stopped taking it as well.

I have been dealing with daily dizziness for about 8 months too. It used to trigger my panic attacks but I've learnt to deal with it slowly.

When I have it it's hard not to focus on it and that makes it even worse!!!

I work some w patients w varying types of vertigo or vestibular problems. I would recommend seeing an ENT

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I have already been to a psychiatrist. Blood test came out fine, CT scan came out fine. He prescribed me with anti-schizophrenic,anti-psychotic,anti anxiety(clonazepalm) medicines. The combination of his medicines proved too much(suicidal feelings and other side effects) for me and I had to stop taking them, although it did help to lessen the sensation somewhat while in effect. When the fear became intense due to the sensation I took a .25 mg clonazepalm tablet and it helped. I was afraid of becoming dependent on clonazepalm and later stopped taking it as well.

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I'm sorry that you had such bad reactions to the meds that were supposed to help you. I take Klonopin as needed for anxiety symptoms. I worry about becoming addicted so I chart when I take one and why. Maybe you could still take it when you really need it? I hope you find the answers that you seek.

I get dizzy all the time I leave the house (agoraphobia).

My counselor says it's because of my breathing. I'm not breathing enough.

But when I concentrate on my breathing it gets worse. Go figure.