PCOS Messages for November, 2001: Re: Dizzy spells

Re: Dizzy spells

From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:24:59 -0600 (CST)

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Rhonda,

I don't know what will work for you, but between thyroid meds and glucophage, I do not get dizzy anymore -- unless I eat the wrong things.

Dizziness is a symptom of reactive hypoglycemia (among other things) which we get due to having too much insulin in our systems. Insulin resistance gets worse at the end of our cycles when testorone goes up and estrogen goes down which may be why you got it worse towards the end of your cycle/very beginning. That's what I read in "Women, Weight and Hormones" by Elizabeth Vliet, MD - anyway.

My dizziness was not as bad as your's sounds. I have done a 24 hour urine, it's not a lot of fun.

Oh, also, do you have a sinus condition? I think my dizziness reduced after I had sinus surgery which I still consider one of the best things I ever did for myself.

I wonder if maybe you have a number of things that could be causing the dizziness and not just one thing. Do you get headaches too - could you be suffering from migraines?

I hope you feel better soon. I know you must feel awfully frustrated. Anne

At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Rhonda wrote: >
>I just read the posts about dizziness. Do you all think it is related
>to PCOS? I have had severe dizziness. I have gone to the emergency room
>twice. It was so nauseating. I couldn't take care of my kids. I had
>to get a shot of demoral (sp?). It was always on the first day of my
>period. It would go away after 24 hours. Now, I have had a
>hysterectomy and I have periods of dizziness still. In fact, I just
>made an appointment to go to doctor to see if it is an ear infection
>because it just won't go away. My ears don't hurt though. The room
>spins at times, I run into things, and wobble. It comes and goes. I
>haven't thought about charting it out because I have noticed my body
>still is cyclical even though I don't have a period. I go from having
>fluid retention to not and then from being constipated to not! I gain 5
>lbs. and then lose it every month. I am still waiting to repeat that
>24 hour urine test for the cortisol levels. I have to have 24 hours
>that I am home straight!!! Lately, that is hard to do. I would
>appreciate any thoughts!! Thanks, Rhonda

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