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Re: Are dizzy spells (vertigo) with PCOS common?

From: Tracy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:56:27 -0600 (CST)


Wow, I can relate to everything you said! I have noticed as well that it seems to correlate with my cycles. Either I wake up with the room spinning ro I am immediately naseaus (sp?) I hate PCOS! At Thu, 1 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Thu, 18 Oct 2001, LaDawna wrote:
>>I have also had this happen to me on occasion. I really believe it is PCOS related. Our hormones are so out of balance that I wonder if that has something to do with it. I also have time periods when suddenly I cant concentrate and I seem really dingy - I know it sounds weird but it is hard to explain.
>>At Wed, 17 Oct 2001, LaDawna wrote:
>>Actually, I've been thinking about this, and these dizzy spells are
>>different from when I feel hypoglycemic. These dizzy spells occur in
>>all circumstances (i.e., lying down, standing up, sitting still,
>>etc...), but usually I'm feeling fine and all of a sudden the room
>>moves. With hypoglycemia, I usually feel "ucky" - lethargic, headaches,
>>cranky - that's when I'll feel light-headed. This is a different kind
>>of dizzy. This is like when you have the flu and stand up to go to the
>>bathroom and the floor moves out from under you, only this happens when
>>I'm sitting still.
>>I'm not ruling out low blood sugar, but it worries me that it might be
>>something else.
>>>
>>>At Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Are dizzy spells common with PCOS. Dizzy like in vertigo? Someone please
>>>>advise - desperate for answers. Had all kinds of expensive, sophisticated
>>>>tests for the vertigo to be told I am ok, it is probably a genetic inherited
>>>>tendencies, exaggerated by my allergies and (here comes the common line we
>>>>women ALWAYS hear...) nerves!
>>>>Toni
>>>
>>>I am newly diagonosed with PCOS, but have known this was the problem for
>>>the last three years. I have had dizzy spells ever since I started
>>>having the symptoms of PCOS. My current doctor thinks that I'm
>>>retaining water in my brain and that is what is causing the dizziness.
>>>The cool thing about the vertigo is that it's severity is cyclical with
>>>my periods. I always have dizzy spells, but right before my period they
>>>get so bad that I can't sleep at night because the room is spinning.
>>>When I do sleep, I wake up nauseaous. In addition to the dizziness, I
>>>am very clumsy - running into walls, dropping things, etc... this also
>>>seems to get worse with my period. Again, my doctor thinks I'm just
>>>retaining water. I'm not on Met or Spiro (Spiro caused the left side of
>>>my body to seize for no apparent reason, kinda' like a stroke, so I went
>>>off it).



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