I've had the dizziness as well and boy, it FREAKS me out! If you're feeling better, that's good. If it continues, I'd go to the dr and get other things ruled out.

Generally, dizziness is not serious but they may be able to help with ideas so you don't have to keep suffering. Your neck can be out of joint, you can have a clogged ear or ear infection or even have misaligned "stones" in the ear. All are very common and can be corrected easily.

And there are other things - again, usually nothing serious - but there are answers out there.

Sounds miserable and I'm glad you're feeling better.

The sudden change in pressure from anxiety natural release can contribute to the situation you describe.

Hurrah on it passing within a few hours, stay hydrated, and when you get up, get up slowly to help ease the change in position.

Enjoy your holiday!

Thanks for the responses! Good to know!

I now fear waking up in case it starts again - so Im now back to being anxious about being anxious!
Its up to me to control it but its horrible isn't it!

when my anxiety first spun out of control.....nausea and dizziness were one of my symptoms as well. They gave me an anti nausea drug at the ER. Unfortunately I did not have health insurance at the time and the meds were expensive. I later found out from one of my clients who is a nurse that I could have taken an over the counter anit nausea drug such as dramamine for motion sickness at a fraction of the cost....however.....that will make you drowsie.....I think there might be ones that don't have that effect......or perhaps take half a pill or take it before bedtime.
Check with a pharmacist if you are taking other meds to see if it interferes with them.
Do make sure you check out your symptoms by your doctor to make sure you don't have an ear infection.....it just might have vertigo which is pretty much what was what I had.

I usually get three or four episodes of acute anxiety a year that lasts weeks and am incapasitated by it where I get horrible nausea and dizziness, I go to my primary care physician to get nausea pills which help and do my deep breathing permanently for this time, it doesn,t get rid of it but it does help.
good luck and I hope you feel better soon, I know it stinks.
Take care.