Chronic subjective dizziness...

[pinkrabbits39]

So it seems I have developed anxiety, fear of cancer specifically, then the vicious circle of the fear of symptoms causing symptoms  it's so horrible.

I have a different anxious experience though, namely constant dizziness, not severe like labyrinthitis but a constant woozy head. My therapist has told me it's anxiety symptoms but I'm convinced it's something wrong with my brain....of course!

Some days I cope better than others but this constant debilitating symptom is so depressing... what can I do about it?

Would meds help?
Any advice or support greatly appreciated

Sorry you're feeling like this op, unfortunately for me, I know exactly how you feel. Yes, absolutely give meds try, they totally work, I'm gonna ring my doctor and request to go back on them myself

Can I suggest you look into B12 deficiency & ask to be tested & get a copy of your results. You might well need B12 injections. Anxiety is a symptom & your cancer fear could be you recognising at a deeply level, that your body is under threat from what is quite a nasty deficiency. The link below explains it all.

Also ask for Vit D deficiency testing too & get your numbers for that, like B12, some of us have genetic mutations that mean we need more. Same with potassium which if low, causes anxiety

You can take things like magnesium, Thiamine, B5, zinc etc without testing as you can't overdose

Good luck

https://www.b12deficiency.info/

Oh & low iron can cause anxiety too

Thank @Loopylou6 what meds do you take please?
Thank you also @RockinHippy - I had a home test for my vitamin d and it came back normal as when I googled dizziness this was one thing it threw up! I've rung my gp now and she has agreed to do a test for b12, should I ask for anything else? Or anything specific?
Thank you both for helping

I'd recommend researching depersonalisation - this can be part of anxiety and this is exactly how it presents for me. I have found that since I've been able to stop worrying about it, I find it much easier to handle - take care of yourself

I had this and was diagnosed with anxiety. What they didn’t tell me at the time was that my iron (ferritin) was very low. Three years later I finally saw a doctor that explained my iron levels explained everything I’d been seeing another doctor for. And I’d been prescribed Prozac and all sorts. Really makes me cross that anxiety is diagnosed before everything else is ruled out!