New dizziness

I've developed another new problem.
about once a month, I get sooooo dizzy when I go to sleep....especially on my left side. The room spins like you wouldn't believe.
I've been trying to figure out what causes it. I've narrowed it down to: using my muscles and sweating (and boy do I sweat!.....and I try to drink fluids alot, but just immediately pee them out!); too much caffeine in one day (although its not that much); leaning over to work (like in the garden); too much salt.

I think I'm developing that Benign Positional Vertigo. It only happens occasionally. I'm trying to figure out what triggers it. My osteoarthritis has suddenly worsened, so maybe you can get it in your ears too?

I am about 5'6" tall, but my legs go up to about 5'. hahaha My trunk is squished into a small area. When I have to lean over, there is so much pressure in my head, I'm surprised my brains don't squirt out my ears. So I'm wondering if that kind of pressure can move those otoliths (ear crystals) around in my inner ear?? (which can cause dizziness).

I know alot of us try constantly to figure out what makes us feel so bad. To an outsider, it might appear that we're obsessing. But it just makes sense if something makes you feel like poop, you want to try to figure it out and change it.

Anyone else get these occasional room-spinning episodes, and can you attribute it to anything in particular?
Thanks!

Cathy, I have dizziness quite a bit, too...maybe Meniere's, maybe not. It's a pain, that's for sure. I never lean over, so I don't know if that would be a problem (back doesn't like that.)

But what I'm really interested in was your comment about looking like we're obsessing to others. My husband is always saying, "You worry too much!" but it's not so much worry as trying to figure out what's going on so I can do something about it, like you said. (sigh) I guess that's our cross to bear!

Debbie

Thanks everyone. It seems to be acting like it always does......it seems to resolve in about 2 days.....but boy, that first night........wow! I can feel my eyes doing the jerking thing. No fun.

I think one thing about us is that our neuro systems seem to be tweaked too high. I think the same thing would happen to "normal" people if their neuro systems were constantly higher. And I'm not saying that in a negative way..........like "we're just too nervous". We sense everything all the time, at much higher levels. A few times in the past, I have had a pain or sensed that I was getting an illness, before anything even showed up on tests or xrays.

It makes me crazy because after having spent years going to all sorts of doctors for all these pains, I try to ignore them now......never knowing if I'm ignoring something serious or just ignoring something that means nothing. Its very difficult!

Nana......can you easily explain the exercises? The first time I got one of these spells, I read up on some sort of maneuver (Epley?) I tried it and got so dizzy I had to quit.
Did your doc say it had something to do with those ear crystals? Any explanation for why it happens?
Its definitely no fun. I do have to be careful about leaning over too much. Seems to trigger it sometimes.
I just wish the ground wasn't so far down!
Thanks everyone!