Dizzy & Forgetting Words

[stjohnswood1]

For the past 2 weeks, I have been getting dizzy spells, on and off and feeling shaky in my hands and legs. I do feel unbalaned when I walk but I have not fallen over or passed out etc.
At first I thought it may be a virus, but tied in with this has been me forgetting words, eg the name of a baby I know well, a road name that I drive along twice a day, and also the office suppliers that I use at work.
All this is really scaring me as I used to be very on the ball and good at remembering things.
I am also a single parent to a 6 year old so that thought of there be something seriouosly wrong with me is terrifying me.
I have a drs appt for next week (there was a 2 week wait.) In the mean time I am driving myself mad with panic. I have no appetite and feel sick. I cant sleep at night either. I seem to be analysing everything I say to make sure that it sounds right.
Sorry to be going on, I just dont want to feel so worried and alone regarding this. Thanks for reading

It sounds like you need to be seen sooner. Do you have a walk in clinic or OOH clinic? Is there a healthcare helpline you could ring? I'm not in the UK but I know it's not Healthdirect anymore. You need to speak to someone for advice or phone the surgery & say you need an emergency appt.

It MIGHT be something as "simple" as stress and anxiety - I used to get the shaky, dizzy feelings when I was very anxious. Also the loss of appetite and nausea. I can forget a word too especially if I panic and think 'I can't remember that word/that name! I should be able to!' So try not to worry too much, it honestly might turn out to be something like that, which they will be able to help you with.

It is a lot of stress and responsibility being a single parent to a young child, especially if you are feeling under the weather and worried. So please please do get seen earlier by someone if you possibly can, to share the anxiety, I often used to feel better just knowing I'd 'passed the problem on' to someone medical. I find it's easier to get seen if you really stress on the phone how desperate you feel, how dreadful.

I feel upset for you that you're worried and feeling like this. Good luck sweetie.

How did u get on?