Hello,
I am a 24 year old female with no known medical problems. A few years ago I started becoming dizzy out of the blue which really made life difficult for me. I had many app.s with different doctors all of whom told me that nothing was wrong with me and/or I was basically convincing myself I felt unsteady when really I didn't.
When I became pregnant with my now 3yr old son, I had no symptoms at all. Around 2months after he was born, the unsteadiness returned. Again I went to doctors who were convinced it was an anxiety issue (althought I didn't feel anxious/panicky) so I was prescribed anxiety medications. The doctor tried different tablets including ones for depression (not that I felt that I ever felt depressed). None worked. After many times of being turned away with no help at all, I simply gave up going to the doctors and got by as best as I could.
I became pregnant with my now 16wk old son and again all symptoms disappeared completely!
Today, for the first time since he was born, I have experienced an awful feeling of unsteadiness. Again, I truly do not believe that I am suffering any kind of depression, I am really enjoying being a mum and my life is so good. I also havent felt anxious to my knowledge, I havent been staying indoors, I got to playgroups with my children, I take regular strolls to the supermarket, I visit family, go on daytrips etc etc... I was simply pottering around the house, not doing any lifting or anything strenuous and out of the blue, my heart started thumping so hard, it literally felt like I had been out running for an hour, at the same time I felt extremely unsteady and literally staggered to the sofa, falling into the wall with each step. I sat down and after around 15 seconds the palpitations stopped but the unsteadiness remained. My head felt so strange, all along my jaw, right at the nape of my neck and the crown area jus felt really fuzzy like theres a load of pressure. Also there seems to be pressure around my eyes.Its really hard to explain the exact feeling.
45 minutes later the pressure feeling is still pretty strong but no more palpitations.
If you have any idea at all what could be causing this please please post a reply. It is really concerning for me if this is going to keep happening as I have such young children.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post and Thank you for any replies. It is truly appreciated.