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Re: Dizzy spells
From: Rhonda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:36:53 -0600 (CST)
Hi! Anne,
I don't know what to think about the dizziness. I am going to see if I
have some kind of an ear problem tomorrow. If that is normal, then it
is surely hormonal. I have been doing tests for PCOS/hormonal, but it
seems like a long time to narrow things down. It is good to know
answers to alot of my questions that I have had for years. Just in the
past few months, I have learned so much about the things that I thought
were only things that I had or was going through. I had sinus surgery 6
years ago. It was a great thing!! I had much more energy and could
definitely breath better. Thanks for your reply! Rhonda
At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
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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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