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Hi,
After months of trying to figure out my dizziness and other issues, I learned about pppd last night and think I may have this. I have weird symptoms that I’m curious if it could be from this. It’s very uncomfortable for me to stand still. It feels like the floor is going to give out, I’m falling over, the floor is moving below me, it feels like I can’t perceive my surroundings correctly and it just feels overall really weird. I am fine walking and actually feel my best when I am walking at a fast pace. I think it distracts me from the typical feelings and I get in a zone and ignore them, although sometimes while I am walking or after a while of walking it feels like I’m on a boat and the floor is rocking, or like my leg is going to give out randomly/ floor will give out I’ll get flinches of those but I try to ignore them while walking and they do go away. It’s gotten to the point that when I’m sitting it’s an issue and I constantly feel like I’m rocking/ swaying which then makes me dizzy. When I sit in a lounge chair or on a bench at a certain angle, it feels like I am constantly falling backwards or something is pulling the chair out from behind me. It is the worse feeling. I also have a hard time staring at someone directly and focusing on things, if I focus on someone talking while I am standing up I feel like I’m going to fall over and like idk where I am in space even tho I never actually fall over. If I focus on my phone or computer for too long my head gets foggy and I get really uncomfortable. I’ve been chalking all of this up to an overdriven nervous system or anxiety, but I really do feel like it’s more than that. I think it may have started as just anxiety but I think constantly being stressed has caused my system to malfunction which is why I think I may have pppd. It’s getting. More constant and it’s SO uncomfortable and it happens worse in situations where I feel trapped. It’s so hard to deal with. I have been to neurologist, ENT, and cardiologist. They really didn’t find anything at all. They said potentially vestibular migraines but they didn’t know for sure. I have other symptoms so I was looking into potentially dysautonomia but I think that’s just a whole other issue in itself and the pppd symptoms are the worst part of it. I also have my b12 and iron checked and they are good. I just started taking magnesium glycinaye this week and am starting CBT therapy which I think can help this issue. Has anyone had a good experience with it ? I guess what I really want to get out of this post is , do these symptoms sound like PPPD and does anyone else have that feeling of falling backward while sitting In a chair . It is so annoying . Also have extreme light headed ness and constantly feel like I’m going to pass out. I’ve also always had a huge fear of passing out so not sure if that’s feeding into it. The only other thing I can think is my neck muscles are so tight and they give me bad tension headaches which I guess could also be causing these symptoms. Not sure at this point.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I’m been having horrible symptoms for over a year now and cannot tell if it’s extreme anxiety or something like dysautonomia. I tried to scroll through this Reddit page, but it feels like sm ppl symptoms are the same symptoms as anxiety so I’m just really curious how to tell the difference between the 2. I get what I think are adrenaline dumps atleast 1 if not multiple times a day where I get shaky, dizzy, heart pounds, overall feeling off and like I’m not real, and then shortly after I usually have to go to the bathroom, yawn a lot, have to pee many times after this, etc. after this I feel off and not like myself for hours and I just feel panicky like im about to pass out. I constantly feel like I’m going to pass out but never actually do. Have gotten my heart checked and done tests at the neurologist and ENT. They haven’t found anything abnormal that would be causing dizziness. ecg and ekg were normal but heart beat was a little fast which they said was fine. I also constantly can feel my heart beat in all parts of my body and I’m just very aware of it. It’s hard to tell if my head is just beating fast or I’m just aware , I really can’t tell. I think I’m very hyper aware of certain body functions which stems from my health anxiety. I have terrible anxiety surrounding all of these symptoms, especially the dizziness which obviously makes it worse. The dizziness comes as an off balance feeling and also like im moving/ vibrating when im not actually moving. Sometimes I feel like I lose my footing when I walk but I don’t actually fall. It’s starting affecting me when I’m laying at an angle or sitting on a chair sometimes I feel like I’m falling back and like I need to brace myself. I also get extremely overheated easily and it makes my symptoms worse, but also get extremely cold at other times. It’s so hard to tell if I’m just overreacting to certain feelings in my body and getting over stimulated easily from having a nervous system stuck on high alert, or if there is a deeper issue. I don’t think all my symptoms are from anxiety but I really don’t know at this point because they are so constant and severe.