Very dizzy when moving - why?

[Pennies]

I woke up this morning and felt fine - went and made tea / got milk and all was OK. But after tea in bed I got up about 20 mins later and I am sooooo dizzy.

I am generally fine if still / lying down but when I move about I feel quite unstable (I had to go upstairs on all fours). Worried about carrying the baby when like this.

Feel slightly nauseous on and off but I am not sure whether that's just in the mind or not.

What could it be? Worth seeing dr?

my first thought is low blood pressure if your ok when laying down. blood pressure might be dropping when you get up from sitting or lying down. See dr i would think.

My friend had these exact symptoms not so long ago. Dizzyness, feeling sick, couldnt walk had to crawl. It was an inner ear infection. I cant remember what it was called though. I would definatly see gp!!!

If it persists it could be labyrinthitis, but an ear infection would be my first guess.

This happened to my friend. She went to the docs, was diagnosed with an ear infection, stood up to leave and was so dizzy she walked into the door. Left the doctors with an ear infection AND concussion and bruising!!!

I had this too, and yes, it was an inner ear infection.
Treatment will depend on where in your ear theinfection is. They may be able to give you antibiotics, but mine was in a part of the ear that doesn't respond, so I just had to wobble around for a week or so!

But surely I wold have earache if it was inner ear? I'm feeling a bit better now but still a bit light headed. Not sure if safe enough to drive though.

I was dizzy for a few weeks in January, Its horrid, but I never had earache I googled it and persuaded myself I had a braintumor (ridiculous)
It went after a few weeks, it got steadily better.
Just get gp to look in your ears.

It can also happen after you have had a bad head cold or flu.Usually when you are just getting better you wake up all over the place You can buy tablets otc called stugeron which are for travel sickness they work really well and are what the doctor usually prescribes too HTH

Does sound like labyrinthitis. Check with GP. Takes a while to clear.

Thats the word I was thinking of! labyrinthitis!! ear not always painful with this. Get docs to check you out!

OK. I seem to be back to normal now in realtion to my stability - not lightheaded or anything. Feel very tired though, but that could just be normal maternal exhaustion. Feel not quite with it.

It seems very odd to me to have what just seemed to be a very sudden and severe attack of dizzyness (staggering around, had to go on all fours to go up the stairs) that came out of the blue and then goes again.

Could this still fit with the labyrinthitis theory? If it was a blood pressure thing could that have jsut righted it self?

Not sure if labyrinthitis comes and goes? Could just be pregnancy thing? If it comes back, phone the doc at least.
take it easy, feet up and strictly NO housework!!!

Im not pregnant! When i said carrying the baby I meant DD2 (16 months!).

At least I'd better not be pregnant!

oops! sorry Silly old me!!!