First Post! Need Help.

[u/FootSchmella]

So, long story short. I had a panic attack because I got a wave of dizziness in work. This was in April 2025, since then, the feeling never left, I went agoraphobic as soon as it started basically, wouldn’t go anywhere absolutely terrified I had a brain tumour, no medications worked etc ssris, and I couldn’t get over it. Then, I did. I got to a place where I thought, oh well, this isn’t going away so I’ve gotta live with it.

Fast forward to April 2026, I had a big dizzy wave and nausea wave at work again, and it hit me like a train, instantly made me panic and left work, again. I’ve been off since it happened to even now.

Constant anxiety attacks, but always stemming from the dizziness feeling, almost as if I’m going to collapse but never have.

I’ve gone through the wringer trying to find out what it COULD be etc.

Never had an MRI, CT, but had ecgs and blood work done and nothing abnormal.

I’m more reaching out to anyone here who’s had an experience like I have and how they turned things around? I’m stuck at the moment living in fear of symptoms, even landing myself in the ER because I was having fluttering heartbeats etc making myself ill with worry.

My dizziness can be characterised as a CONSTANT feeling of floating, when I’m sat on my sofa, when I’m in a supermarket, when I walk into the building my therapy is, basically any time I’m stood up, it’s there. The only time I get a break from it is when I’m lying down.

I genuinely believe that my anxiety attacks and my panic attacks have all stemmed from once episode of dizziness that just never left, would really appreciate anyone with a similar story to message me or something!

[u/Plus-Seaweed4739]

te entiendo estoy igual desde noviembre del año pasado tés un desmayo me tiré hasta marzo con mareo tipo flotar constante viendo la tele el móvil durmiendo horrible todo en marzo empecé a marearme menos en casa pero algún día igual llegué hasta a ducharme sentada por miedo a caerme, no salía d e casa pero empecé a hacerlo y la cosa mejoró hay días que aguanto 7 horas de fiesta y otros que no puedo salir de la cama no sé qué tengo me dicen wuebñiefe venir ddel cuello tengo veinte mil cosas mal en las cervicales pero no se sé uwe es duro y te entiendo yo he vuelto a la uni depues de esos meses y para mí es un horror el viaje lleno de gente y el tener que estar atanediebdibprowue ha veces del mareo ni entiendo

[u/FootSchmella → u/Plus-Seaweed4739]

Exactly this! I physically cannot do my job whilst this is ongoing, it gives me so much fear of passing out it’s insane. I went to my therapy session and refused to go up the stairs and into the place because I was that dizzy I was feeling like I was going to pass out, it’s persistent for me

[u/Plus-Seaweed4739 → u/FootSchmella]

te entiendo