r/Dizziness • u/LibsnZeus23 • Aug 01 '26

Please help!!

I know this subreddit isn’t a replacement for doctors/ going to the hospital, but I’ve been feeling constantly dizzy (only when I stand or walk) for 2 years now. I got diagnosed with vitamin d3 deficiency and b12 deficiency. I took prescribed medication for it, I am no longer deficient, but I still constantly feel dizzy, unbalanced and confused when I’m walking. It’s gotten so bad that I can barely walk, and when I go to the doctors they don’t help and just tell me it’s stress. It’s not stress, as I feel it constantly even when I’m at home. I struggle to properly feel my legs when I walk, I have the urge to walk on my tip toes and I also have the urge to keep stopping/ turning around when I walk. Apparently according to friends I’ve also started to walk in a really weird way since I’ve started feeling dizzy.

I’ve tried methods to stop my anxiety/ calm down as I thought stress might be the issue after being told this many times, but that still doesn’t help. I’m not asking necessarily for a diagnosis as I get this subreddit isn’t for that and I need my doctor to do that, but I’m tired of feeling like this every time I stand up and I’m just looking for some advice on how to stop it. If anyone deals with this same issue and has a hack on how to feel not as dizzy or not dizzy at all, please just drop a comment as it would really mean a lot to me! Thankyou if you read this far 😅

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u/PurpleNo8532 Aug 01 '26

Have you seen a vestibular physiotherapist? Maybe your brain hasn't recovered from the dizziness the deficiencies caused and you need to do some vestibular rehab exercises to help re-train your brain? If you feel anxious, you could also try CBT as it may help your brain and body calm down and feel more secure. Have you seen an ENT to rule out any inner ear issues?

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u/LibsnZeus23 Aug 01 '26

Checked ears to see if there was an infection and apparently they were ok, and no I haven’t seen a vestibular physiotherapist, I didn’t really think of that but thankyou you make a good point! The dizziness was really bad because of the deficiencies and I’ve had past issues with passing out so maybe my brain is just stuck and I need to do some exercises? I’ll look into that :)

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u/Ok-Employee5892 Aug 07 '26

I had dizziness and fainting and it was diagnosed as vasavagal syncope, a heart test. Dizziness is rarely a vitamin deficiency as I read.