[Skeezyks]

This sort-of started yesterday (not completely but this particular episode seems to have begun yesterday.) My wife & I were at a local tea shop. She was at the service counter & I was back at the table we had been sitting at. There were 2 or 3 other women standing at or near the service counter with their backs to me.

I was getting my coat on, since we were preparing to leave. I happened to look up a couple of different times & my gaze came to rest on one or the other of the other women in the shop. And for a "split second", so to speak, I was unable to determine if the woman whose back I was looking at was my wife or someone else even though they didn't look anything alike. It was like my mind just went blank momentarily. Then, after that brief moment, I was able to recognize that the woman whose back I was seeing was not my wife. It was someone else.

Today, everything seemed about normal until mid-afternoon. I was mixing up some bread dough & became seriously riddled with anxiety, not related to anything in particular, & also quite dizzy. (As I write this, I feel like jumping out of my skin, so to speak.) I've experienced these sorts of heightened anxiety / dizziness events in the past. I have Meniere's Disease & I always chalked them up to that. However today is certainly one of the more intense of these events I can recall having. And, coming on the heels of the experience I had yesterday, it makes me wonder what's going on.

I tried to see if I could find anything on the internet. But it was all beyond useless. Perhaps I should see a doctor. But I'm doctor-aversive to begin with. (I'm not on any med's of any kind.) Plus, I really doubt there's anything they could come up with given the subjectiveness of my concerns.

Yesterday I thought perhaps this is the onset of some type of dementia. But then, with the dizziness & anxiety thrown in, I wondered if I'm on the verge of having a stroke. On the other hand, I'm not having any problem expressing myself here. Perhaps it may all just be something temporary that will pass. My experience, in the past, has been that this has ended up being the case.

That sounds quite a disorienting experience. It probably would be best to get a Dr check up, the two things that spring to my mind are blood pressure or blood sugar. Sometimes when people suddenly get up blood pressure can drop away and everything can go a bit funny. But as you say it could be a number of things, particularly as you have menieres.

[sans]

Hi Skeezyks
Hope you’re feeling better by now. Wondering if you went to the dr. Sometimes when I’m coming down with a cold or virus, I get strange bodily reactions such a dizziness and vision problems.
Make sure you’re well rested and getting proper vitamin intake. Sending wishes for best health.
Sans

Hmm, has anything else happened?

My first thought is to have your blood sugar checked.

Hey Skeezyks, I have no idea. How are you doing today? It might be a good idea to see a doctor. Just perhaps to rule some things out, or in (stroke and dementia). You said you are doctor aversive. I am not sure why but don't want to pry. So I might make assumptions here, but would you be ok with going to the doctor and if they recommended medication, you could say no? Or throw it away if you really didn't want it / felt like you didn't need it.

[Skeezyks]

I'm doing better. I still have the dizziness. It comes-&-goes. I've decided it's probably a Meniere's Disease symptom. I go to the doctor if I have something specific I need treated. For example, I had an ear infection a while back & I went in for that. I've had several surgeries over the years as well. Plus I've had 2 colonoscopies!

I actually get a certain amount of satisfaction from the fact that I don't take any medications for anything at all. (I don't know how many near 70 year olds can say that.) And I've pretty-much decided that I'll only continue to live as long as I can do so without a lot of medical intervention. When it gets to the point where I have to have pills or invasive medical procedures in order to keep myself going I'll simply check myself out, so to speak. I'm not one of these people who will go to any lengths to keep living.

I live in an area where there are a lot of older people. And it's fairly common to see ambulances showing up & carting one of the old folks off to the hospital. They get patched back together in the hospital. Then, after a few days, or a week or so, the person is back home again until the next time when they do it all over again until, eventually, they get sent off to some nursing home. I won't be one of those.

[Travelinglady]

I'd probably be dead now without all my meds and I'm 63. It's normal to need medical help as we get older. Life can be enjoyable despite all that. I hope you'll be fine soon.

[HowDoYouFeelMeow?]

It sounds like you had a panic attack (unexplained anxiety and dizziness).

[centralme]

Panic attacks came to my mind too as the description is quite similar to what i experienced in my life. I had those attacks for a few years until i started to take action with meds + support...

[bluekoi]

I'm glad you are feeling better.

And I've pretty-much decided that I'll only continue to live as long as I can do so without a lot of medical intervention.

I feel this way also.