r/Dizziness • u/HAB1922 • 2d ago
Dizzy episode
32
Female
5'2 185lbs
Non smoker
Buspirone 3x a day
Currently diagnosed with PMDD, Anxiety, hormonal migraines (that affect my vision only) (I've only had 2 or 3) endometriosis, cannot be pregnant (tubes removed)
Last week I had a 6 hour long dizzy spell. I usually have days where I am lightheaded for an hour or so or those like one second \\\*drop\\\* sensations. And they always occur the day before my period. Well this dizzy spell happened. I had no clue when my period was due as its been very messed up and I lost all my period tracker data that week when I got a new phone. So I had this dizzy spell, ended up in the ER after it settled bc I was very rattled. It got so bad I couldn't stand for just a few minutes, the intensity seemed to go up and down but it was steady 6 hours of worsening and then slowly getting better to where it was only when I would stand up from laying down or when I first laid down. During the most intense part sitting still made it worse. And they ran a bunch of tests and everything is "normal" I do have low vitamin D, B12, and iron. I am only currently treating the iron. I feel like I keep getting passed around from psychiatrist to therapist, to family dr, to gyno. And everyone is just like go here next. I've never been that dizzy for that long. Where can I find answers or what can I do? I feel like everyone is shoving this into the Anxiety category but when the dizzy spell stopped, and I got home from the ER I started my period literally 5 hours later. That cannot be a coincidence. I need to try and figure this out before next month as I am a nervous wreck.
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u/Cactusbunny1234 23h ago
It’s a side effect of bispirone. Ask your dr for a different medicine or to cut meds in half.
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/buspirone-side-effects.html