While a patient may use the word dizziness, it is important for a health care professional to understand whether the patient is describing a sensation of spinning (vertigo) or whether dizziness is described as another symptom like lightheadedness, fainting, or nearly passing (syncope, near-syncope...
Can thyroid cause dizziness balance problems? Thyroid disease:Abnormalities of the thyroidmay also cause dizziness as a symptom. Hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) may cause palpitations, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness. What does a thyroid storm feel like? Symptoms of thyroid storm...
Stomach problems Melatonin also causes stomach discomfort in some people. This may includecramps, nausea, and diarrhea. Dizziness Some people who take melatonin also report mild dizziness, lightheadedness, or vertigo. Irritability Too much melatonin can also affect mood. Can melatonin cause anxiety or...
I’ve been struggling recently with a pesky case of vertigo, origin unknown, that is keeping me cognizant of staying upright when it arrives in waves. At the same time, I’ve been working on a piece of art in which the element of balance has been a challenge. This got me thinking abo...
We’ve been trying to figure out the cause of this, and suspect it’s because of the multiple trips in the elevator every day. That’s the only thing that’s different from every other vacation we’ve taken, and it’s the same thing that happened to me in 1992, when the vertigo fi...