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Posted 6/27/2013 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
So I'm seeing my doc in a few minutes an have no idea how to explain this. After careful observation it would seem that I have things that cause my on again, off again dizziness/off-balance issues.

1. TMJ/SCM muscles - According to Webmd, my dentist, and physical therapist it does produce a vague dizzy-like feeling.

2. Hypoglycemia - I accidentally discovered that my off-balance feelings from yesterday were brought on by low blood sugar. I cut my finger and figured why not check my sugar since its already bleeding. I couldn't believe it and checked it 3 times. My blood sugar was 74 after eating sweets! This has gone undetected since my fasting blood sugar is always normal. This must be happening around my menstrual cycle or at random times throughout the day.

3. Vision problems - sometimes I feel things look too magnified with my glasses on but then they are totally blurry without them. My prescription keeps changing and the change from having glasses on and then off causes me to feel sort of dizzy.

So the question is how can I explain this to my doctor? He's gonna think I'm nuts! How can one symptom have 3 different causes?

-Liz
Posted 6/27/2013 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
I think you explained it fine right here. Also, I know when there are barometric changes, I can feel slightly dizzy...I call it light-headed. My vision fluctuates, too, along with my hearing. It might be atmospheric pressure doing some of it. Do be checked for the low sugar, though.

Sherrine
Posted 6/27/2013 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
I agree - think you explained them quiet ell.

Description may also depend on what kind of dr you are talking with.. I think so of those may be linked to fibro .. maybe??
Then again hard to really know so best be safe than sorry esp re:blood sugar, etc

Let us know, won't you, what s/he thinks ??

Best wishes
Posted 6/27/2013 10:56 PM (GMT 0)
Ok, so I tried to explain it to him the same way I did here and he said it was not unusual for there to be various contributing causes to a symptom. That was a relief cause I felt like what I was saying didn't make sense. He broke it down like this:

1. TMJ is the main cause.
2. Postprandial hypoglycemia may trigger it at some points in the day.
3. Visual disturbances contribute when I switch focus too often, which I've been doing a lot of lately..glasses on and off all day long.

So in reality I have 3 different triggers to my "dizziness" (which is more like a drunken feeling) and his suggestions were to eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day at the same time because my eating patterns have been pretty erratic lately, stretch the neck as much as possible, and get the right prescription.

I hope that helps...but I agree, Sherrine, the weather also plays a part and the weather in South Florida has been all over the place this year. Now its getting stormy again :(
Posted 6/27/2013 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
Liz, I'm in the Tampa Bay area. I know exactly what you are saying.

Sherrine
Posted 6/28/2013 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
Liz,

I know what you mean about switching all the time (between glasses and not) making you feel drunk. Mine are just reading glasses, but I'm wearing them more and more over the years. My worst time is in the kitchen, back and forth from one counter to another, needing them for chopping or reading directions, but then having everything else look blurry! Ugh.

It's really bad if I'm subbing in a school library and putting books back on shelves...have to focus in to read the spines, then walk to another area to put them away; all the up and down movement while reading doesn't help, either....(well, when I could GET down to the ground, that is.)

I hope your new prescription helps.

Debbie
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