General Medical Question - Urgent - Dizzy spells

[Life and Lies]

for about a year now, i've been getting dizzy spells. at first i would only get one every few weeks, but recently i've been having 'days' where i get one every half hour or so, and i constantly feel as if one could be coming.

its like my eyes swirl and everything goes black, and my head spins. if theres nothing nearby to hold onto or sit on, i fall over. this is quite embarrasing. it seems to get worse when i am stressed or wound up.

any ideas what could be causing this? im worried because it's been getting worse so quickly

[Eir]

a few causes may be hypotension (low blood pressure), not enough to eat or low iron levels. those are the generally-not-so-serious ones. there are some serious causes for dizziness though so you should see a doctor soon. we are not doctors, and this could be serious, and without a proper diagnosis, treatment cannot be recommended, and only a doctor can accurately dignose. he/she will need you to answer them honestly when they ask you questions.
good luck and take care.

[XxXflowerfairyXxX]

Another possible cause is ear infection or earache.
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[Animad]

Do you have ear-ache? Have you got a low BMI/ are restricting? Drinking enough water? Is it worse after doing a particular thing? Have you got any pains when it's worse? Are you tired all the time? Do you know whether you have a low BP or any heart problems?

[l'il esky]

are you eating properly cos if blood sugar levels too low can get dizzy.

[Life and Lies]

no earache, and my bmi is normal. i do get headaches frequently, paticularly when the dizziness is bad. i dont think i have low bp or heart problems

[Animad]

Make sure you're drinking enough and you're eating ok too. If it occurs after you've not eaten for a while then it's likely to be connected with slightly low blood glucose. This is curable by eating; something sweet will solve it quicker. Headaches especially connected with the dizziness may be a sign that you're slightly dehyfdrated so next time you get them try and sit down and have a drink of water and see if that helps.

[whitedove]

Ok,

The important ask is

Are you loosing conciousness when you fall down.

If you cant remember, has anyone else seen you go dizzy or fall?

do you feel ok after the dizzy spell-fall-sitting, or do you feel exhausted

Dissiness can be caused by all the things that are mentioned by everyone above, but they can also be caused with hormone imbalances, medications, certain forms or epilepsy (dont freak out, its not common) and anything that alters the way that the brain has to maintain conciousness.

the fact is that you have not lived your life with these dizzy spells, and so being something new that is not "normal" for your body, you need to see a dr.

[Animad]

Just another question. Do you feel fine up to this happening and have any friends seen it happen? What have you felt like afterwards and does it suddenly come on and then go away? Also, as said above, do you faint/lose consciousness/ lose time (say you hear someones conversation and then the next thing you know they've finished talking and you've missed a chunk out? If you do does this occur at the time of you feeling really dizzy/ at other random times?