Hesham Al-Rousan
New member
:wave: I am new to this forum and would like some advice. About a year and a half ago I was driving and feeling completely fine. As I stopped at a red light I suddenly had a very strange dizzy spell. The top of my head seemed to have pins and needles and I felt very disorientated. I could not wait for the light to go green so that my mind was concentrating on something other than how I felt. When I got to my destination, I felt completely drained. This happened a couple of times again when driving, but also when I was at home going about daily things. I went to see my doctor about it as I was concerned for the safety of any passengers in my car and other drivers because the spells would come from nowhere. She checked my ears for an infection (I have suffered with my ears since I was a child and have had them syringed sometimes twice a year because of wax build up) but they were ok. About a month ago, I was taking my son somewhere and it happened again. I had to stop the car until the dizziness went. My son wondered what was happening and I told him how I was feeling. After about 5 minutes we set off again but I had to stop at a bus stop because I was overwhelmed with the dizzy spell. My son was now getting extremely concerned. After 10 mins the feeling would not go. Rightly or wrongly, I had to ask my son to drive (he is on a ban) but I knew I would be more of a risk on the road than he would be. He had to bring me home and once again I felt completely drained for a few hours. This morning I had the same feeling just doing normal routine things. As I am writing this, I feel very shaky and have no energy at all. I looked up Menieres Disease on the internet because I knew that it was an inner ear problem. I seem to have all the symtons and have made another appointment to see my doctor. Does anyone suffer with this who may be able to give me some advice? It has got to the stage where I make any excuse not to drive, but I don't want to become a recluse because that is how it is making me feel. I have suffered with panic attacks for many years and know how to control them, but these feelings are completely different. Thank you for listening!