I don't know which med it is, but something is causing me balance issues and falling. Now, granted, I am 40 years old, so I'm no spring chicken, but neither of my parents had this problem in their 40s. My maternal grandmother (my only living grandparent) only started having falling issues around 82, 83 years old (granted, she was always vigorous & active).

Around 2 weeks ago, I fell picking up the newspaper, and our driveway is pretty flat. I fell taking a walk, which I did on the road because the sidewalks tend to be uneven and people park their cars & huge trucks blocking them (there is a city ordinance against this, but the police & HOA never enforce it). I really skinned up my knees & elbows since I was wearing shorts and a tank top. A couple days ago, I fell getting a box off the top shelf of my closet. Today, I fell getting out of the bathtub. Luckily, I fell back into the tub, landing in a sitting position on my bottom, legs over the edge of the tub.

But I feel like this falling is getting out of control. I don't know if any one med is causing it or if it's the combo of meds. Most of these meds seem to have loss of coordination as a possible side effect. I haven't had issues with falling before this. The only time last year a bad fall happened to me was taking out the trash, when the neighbor's dog started suddenly barking right when I stepped into a hidden dip in our yard (that broke my small toe), but I don't think it would have happened if that dog started barking & nearly jumping over the fence. He can jump over the fence, but after he does, he is friendly. The neighbors don't always keep him outside; most of the time, he is inside, so the barking doesn't happen all the time.

I've been lucky with falling so far and getting only superficial injuries, but it worries me that it might happen, and I could break a bone or something. I guess I need to bring this up with my pdoc? I have a feeling this has to do with my meds, which have been changed or upped over the past month.