Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: changesbabe on July 22, 2013, 02:17:58 PM
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Yesterday I was in the middle of making a scrummy carrot cake. I was feeling absolutely fine - no probs at all. I reached up to get the flour from the middle shelf in the cupboard and the room started spinning. It was weird so I held on to the kitchen bunker till it passed. I reached up again and it happened a second time. I turned round to go sit down and I felt the floor was coming up to meet me. By this time I had broken out into a hot sweat and was feeling a bit sick. The recovery period was a good ten mins.
I got back on with making the cake but I was pretty shaken up and haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. What do you think this was? I am due my period on Friday - was this a hot flush? I can often have dizzy sweaty turns in the middle of the night connected with a night sweat but never this during the day. I keep looking over my shoulder to see if it is going to happen again. Anyone else felt this way before? xxx
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hi hot & spicey,,it does sound like vertigo iv had a few attacks the same as you are describing,could be some kind of inbalanceing in your middle ear,mine used to come on when I went to bed ,if I was layed down to low,,i do tend to prop myself up a bit more now,best to have your ears checked if it carries on ,there is medication you can take to stop the dizziness x daisie
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It sounds like BPPV http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/directory/b/bppv
something I have had for about five years, but at the moment going through a quiet phase. it would be worth seeing your GP, if it is BPPV the Eply Manoeuvre can sometimes stop the attacks in one go.
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Ladies thank you so much for your reply. I really apprected your words of wisdom. I had never considered bpv as this is not something I have experienced before. On reading the link silverlady it would seem that my symptoms fit. Interestingly last night I was up for hours with earache - so maybe an infection is brewing. Touch wood I haven't had another episode since Sunday so maybe it was a one off. Thanks again for your support. Xxx
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Check on labyrinthitis HS this is caused by a virus and causes earache and vertigo too.
http://www.labyrinthitis.org.uk/
A good site for different types of dizziness.
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I get this occasionally because I have a nerve in the neck area at the back of my headwhich gets trapped ....... happened a few times this morning.
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I get it due to wear and tear on the neck vertebrae. It only happens when I reach my arms upwards and put tension on the neck. One example is hanging washing on a too-high washing line or putting up the Xmas decorations on the ceiling.
Taz x