Is Chronic Dizziness Related to Anxiety??

moon · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 32

Hi there,

I’ve had an on and off symptom of dizziness for the last 9 months after a death in the family.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this.
I've looked all over the medical sites and dizziness & vertigo are always described differently than what I’ve been feeling and relate to other conditions and have other associated symptoms (that I don't have).
It’s not a spinning sensation or losing my balance. I feel that I am walking on a dock or boat and the ground is floating up and down. Its mild but I feel it all the time. I also have a lot of neck and shoulder tension. I feel like this could be related but all medical text seems to discuss inner ear infections and things that don't seem to be the case. I don't presently have other symptoms that would indicate another disease, except anxiety!
If anyone has felt this and has more info from doc or other, could you please fill me in.

Thank you in advance!!

chaekyu · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 34

Hi there I’m not sure if this is what you’re feeling but ill tells you what I feel and what I know.

I have the feeling like im detached from myself, like im not really here or invisible and sort of like the floating feeling you have. This is caused by anxiety and can go away. I think what makes it worse is when you focus on it, it seems to get worse and then you panic about it even more which keeps the cycle going.

As its anxiety related it will go away when your anxiety levels decrease. The dizziness that you are experiencing could be due to this as the anxiety has caused your brain to function on a different level of consciousness along with this ringing in the ears is common.

joung · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 46

Yep it sure is anxiety!!!!!!

I myself have suffered from anxiety, panic attacks, depersonalization and serialization since I were 6 im now 27!!!!!!

Its only recently its been diagnosed ...... That’s enough about me sorry lol I get carried away
yeah seriously it is anxiety.

moon · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 32

Hi,

thanks for your responses. I think what I’m feeling is a bit different and may be caused more my the neck tension and tmj (jaw problems) caused by stress and anxiety rather than the panic or anxiety itself.
I've had the kind of dizziness you've described when I’m having a panic attack. I figure this is normal (yet disturbing) part of anxiety.

What I’m concerned about is this new thing I’ve had for 9 months now. It feels like I’m walking on a floating dock. The ground waves up and down. I don't feel depersonalized.
I think it must be related to the tension and pain in my neck.
Has anyone felt this?

Take care guys!!

hahninsik · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 38

Hi,

I’ve suffered from the same thing for about 8 weeks now. It's not like I’m going to faint or feel nausea, but sometimes I feel like my eyes go out of place and my legs are weak. It's not disabling, but it's certainly uncomfortable.

It happened when I had a stress breakdown over a diagnosis. Fortunately I was fine. Emotionally I was not able to handle so much stress, so I kind of collapsed. I had attacks of anxiety that provoked extreme fatigue, depression and the dizziness you describe.

But I can say that I am recovering slowly. A month ago, the symptoms were much worse. I decided to go to a natural health doctor, and he put me on a nutritional treatment. It has helped me wonders with my fatigue (now down about 70%), my anxiety and stress.

My recommendation: find a place that offers neuromuscular therapy... It consists on pressing on certain trigger points on your body and it's amazing for stress, anxiety, tension, and muscular pain and similar. I know it has worked for me. I've had three sessions already, still three more to go.

Not everyone responds the same to treatments, but based on my experience I believe it can help you feel much better.