I have this feeling too, but sadly have no suggestions. I just wanted you to know you are not alone.

thanks for replying hopefully we will conquer it

for me, it is the feeling you get when the elevator drops. i get it all the time when im walking or standing. i hate it. someone suggested ( not a healthcare professional) that it was my BP dropping. either way, it is annoying!

i get dizzy too...you are not alone...i just wait till it passes i notice it gets worse if i close my eyes in fear of falling i make sure i'm sitting or lying down i find comfort when i squeeze somthing anything like a cusion a teddy bear a beanie baby or even my clothes...hope your symtoms subside *warm hug*

I have had that feeling a lot too. In all likelyhood it is anxiety related. I went through a bunch of tests and all the other doctors never came up with an answer. I had an MRI done and everything. The only thing I can come up with is it's generalized anxiety disorder. I have been on Klonopin for a few months now and Celexa and it seems to help somewhat but there is much more room for improvement. Best of luck to you.
~Kevin~

is it vertigo?

Kevin I think you are right. You sound like you have or I have the same thing as you. I hate the feeling. How much klonopin do they have you on and how often do you take it. thanks name is steve

I have had this feeling for 3 years now...yuk
I too have had many tests and no results......anxiety with vertigo.
But, it is a constant feeling, expecially when Iam standing.
Whatever it is, I hate it and you are not alone. It is the reason for my panic attacks and agoraphobia. The panic attacks are far a few between but I always have the feeling like I am going to fall over.
I do not take any medication but I really believe it is anxiety related.
Just thinking about it freaks me out....Claire Weeks said that giddyness is the most unexplainable form of anxiety. I wish you the best.....Susie

as a sufferer for over 40 years, I can assure you this is part of anxiety. You must do your best to ignore it, when it is bad, just stop for a moment, then carry on. Dont stop for a moment and then give up. You have to reprogramme your mind (look up neuroplasticity), it is possible. You can do it.

wow i thank you all for this i have been suffering with this dizziness for 3 years and i called it virtigo but the doctors all tell me its allergies. i have never had an allergy one. i have had ged for 31 years. im so glad i have all of you here. again thank you

snowdrop you have it right you can't give in to it and stop your life
.You must accept it float with it and go on with your life.

I feel dizzy a lot. Not like spinning dizzy either....just kind of weird. It sucks. I just sort of close my eyes for a few minutes if I can and I eventually start to feel better.

I occasionally get vertigo. The one time I surely didn't need it was when I was alone in a very large city at a hotel, waiting to go to the airport and I thought "NOT NOW". I awoke wth it during the middle of the night. I had to catch a shuttle back to the airport. I did everything to get rid of it. I turned my head upside down, twisted it back and forth as I'd heard that is supposed to help.

Other times, I've gotten very light headed, but realized my sugar was low. I was at a roommates once when it happened. I was on my way to the kitchen, and as I was about to walk out of my bedroom, the dizziness hit me and I grabbed the doorknob, let myself down on the floor so I wouldn't hit my head and let it run it's course. Probably a few seconds later, I came to because I heard the clanking of the candle holders near me, so it had to be seconds, and then I was fine and went to kitchen to eat. I'd let it get out of hand as I was too busy to notice I needed to eat to get my sugar back up. I was so used to it that I never even told my roommate. She would've freaked and there was no reason to. I knew I wasn't going to die.

So, do you know if you have low blood sugar?

Hi Stevebo,
First of all how is your blood pressure? Low blood pressure can cause you to feel dizzy. Also, inner ear? Side effect to meds? I would insist that your doctor checks everything.
I often get dizzy spells as well which often lead to my panic attacks. When I think back that is how they started. I get dizzy and my vision is off then I panic because I am not sure what is happeneing.

ALL the time! I just had an inner ear test and they found some damage to the nerves in my right ear. I think it's called the vestiblar reflex...... anyway, my right ear tells my eye only about 52% of the "balance" information it should (left ear is 100%), so it causes dizziness and nausea. It is easy to test for and costs about $300-$500. they use goggles and blow warm air and then cold air into your ear and test the signals from your ear to your eyes.... how your body balances. Damage can come from viruses and other means. The Dr. tells me I can re-train my brain to allow for the weakened signal from the one side. Hope this helps you realize there can be a physiological reason in addition to the underlying anxiety.