Dizziness could be a sign of diabetes. For me, it was a sign of sleep apnea.

Iron deficiency? Call your doctor for a blood test. It might be just something simple, easy to fix.

If it's your blood pressure adjusting, try drinking more water. I get that feeling when I pick up a tennis ball and am dehydrated. My doctor said to drink more water to increase bp and that works perfectly for me.

Did your Dr. actually check that it was blood pressure for sure?

If you've had vertigo before, might it have returned? Vertigo symptoms can vary, I understand.

It can happen and when something similar happened I was given some simple tests although there are probably more intensive things. By simple I laid on a flat bed as the medical person timed it. Blood pressure was taken laying there. Then I alternated laying, sitting and standing with my blood pressure taken in each position. I only remember the first lay/sit/stand being timed. Mine did not show anything but it was suggested that I sit on the side of the bed for a full minute before I stand. The feeling did go away. Now I sit on the side of my bed and look at my phone for any messages, weather, news etc. even though I seldom have the feeling. When I do it is my allergies flaring.

It could be Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. It is an inner ear issue and is very common as people get older. It can come out of nowhere and go away again just as quickly. Look it up as there is a series of movements you can do that will help. And allergies can make it worse by the way. Otherwise, yes , just sit on the beside to let your body adjust to being upright. If it doesnt get better you need tests as you could fall.

I like Zalco's idea of upping your water intake. Simple, can't really hurt, might help a lot. I fill a 64 oz container with water, leave it on the counter (because it's winter and I dislike cold drinks in winter), and drink to finish it over the course of a day. My dry skin is much improved, and I haven't experience that first thing in the morning dizziness in a long time.

Do keep an eye on your blood pressure too to make sure it's in range. It could be Orthostatic Hypotension. See from Mayo Clinic...https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/orthostatic-hypotension/symptoms-causes/syc-20352548

Be aware if you get up to go potty at night as your blood pressure will drop while you're relieving yourself too and may go too low. DH had that issue when they were adjusting his BP meds and he'd actually pass out.

I have Meniere's, and the occasional vertigo is quite upsetting, so I empathize with you.

Edited to add (and subtract), mdln's answer is I think the most useful, dizziness can have many causes, testing under a doctor's care is a good idea.

Is it possible for you to consult with another doctor? One not in the same practice or group?

I also have Menieres Lucille. I had to learn a lot about vertigo. For me too much retained water is a problem so I have to eat very low salt. It is that or take water pills and they make me feel creepy.

it can also be allergies or fluid in your ears. I've been having the same problem lately. If I move my head to quick I get dizzy, when I laugh hard I get dizzy. just another part of getting old I guess.

"...several months...find it really debilitating."

Warrants further medical history, physical exam, and diagnostic testing.

Could be cardiac, electrolyte, endocrine, gastrointestional, hematologic, neurologic, pharmacologic, pulmonary, renal, or vascular cause.

I've never felt dizzy. Hope it goes away.

What Patricia said. I've had it on and off for years. Mine manifests itself when I lay down or roll over in bed, the room swims for about 30 seconds. A good physiotherapist can manipulate your head to reset where the fluid in your ears lies and the vertigo will stop.

https://www.webmd.com/brain/home-remedies-vertigo

If it is positional vertigo, there are exercises one can do. If the dizziness is caused by something else, a medical consult with testing might be a good idea.

My Mom has occasional issue with ear crystals. If her head is turned a certain way when she has crystals in her er she gets very dizzy. I physical therapist does certain maneuvers to reposition the. It take a few sessions Its worth looking into since it happens when your head is turned a certain way. Get a second opinion You shouldn't have to live with this for months.

As many have said there are a myriad of reasons for vertigo. My sister tried the exercises despite the type of vertigo she had and they did work. It took quite a while and yes she had vertigo for a long time. I also get vertigo when my face swells from my migraines. I went for a whole battery of test to find out why I was having vertigo and my doctor my pinched the inside of my cheek and the outside of my cheek with his fingers lifted them and all the sudden the vertigo went away and he said it's because your face is swollen. I had never heard of that before or since but apparently it's common in chronic migraine sufferers. Good luck!

Getting dizzy by immediately arising from sleep is usually due to a drop in blood pressure (flow) to the brain. My doc advises rising to a sitting position on the edge of the bed for a short time before standing up. Blood pressure medications may worsen this condition.

I never had this effect until late in life after starting medications for diabetes type 2 and blood pressure. At first, there were no symptoms, but that began after loosing some weight and bringing down my diastolic blood pressure (the low number of the 2 pressure numbers).

Thank you for all your helpful information.

I have the same symptoms and have to watch my bp constantly as it tends to get too low when I do not drink enough liquids. I would warn about going to the dentist with this. If you are leaning back in that chair for about an hour (or even less) when you are finished, and sit up, you many feel quite faint. Actually I have a friend who fainted at the dentist from this. The last time I went, I was in the dentists' chair over an hour and really had vertigo as I had not hydrated before my visit. This has gotten worse as I have gotten older.

I never have dizziness in my life, until I got my 1st flu-shot twenty years ago, got so dizzy that I could not wrestle with my toddler.

The 2nd flu-shot in 2015 was horrible, the dizziness was so bad that I wished I could die. That flu-shot made my inner ear swollen, my left ear was bleeding, and my nose was bleeding. When I changed position from lying down to sitting up, I saw ceiling rotating, then I vomited from the dizziness.

I went to the doc. and he found my ears all plugged up. He suggested rinsing my ears with hydrogen peroxide. That DID NOT HELP. The exercises (recommended by another doc) to disloge the mineral-build-up or crystals in my inner ears DID NOT help.

What helped the most was Mayo Clinic's recommendation of rinsing ears with 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 rubbing alcohol (70% isopropyl alcohol). I let the solution soaked for 5 min. in my ears, and that dislodged some ear-wax. Vertigo was reduced 50%.

Went back to the doc, and he sent me to an ENT doc (ear, nose throat specialist). This specialist used a tool to remove the hardened ear wax in both ears, and VERTIGO was gone for good. But the pneumonia (from that 2015 flu shot) lasted for over a month, and was gone with antibiotics.

Now 7 years later, I don't have vertigo unless I get too much hard-well water and shampoo in my ears while showering. A five-minute rinse of 1/2 alcohol and 1/2 vinegar helps to disloge the calcium-deposit from hard-well water, plus the shampoo leaves irritating residue that can inflame ears, leading to vertigo. I really should change my shampoo to a more gentle one, like baby shampoo, without harsh chemicals to leave a residue in the ear canals.

My husband also had the same problem with 2016 flu-shot. His ears got plugged up with vertigo, so he bought a solution to "melt" the ear-wax, but that got worse. He had to go to an ENT doc to remove the ear-wax. He also got a bad cold right after his flu-shot. He never get any flu-shot afterwards, and zero cold since 2016.

I have 3 siblings who are doctors (emergency med., general practice/dermatologist, and internal medicine). The docs in my family told me that flu-shot DOES not help with common cold nor pneumonia, it only helps to prevent a few viral strains that scientists "think" you might catch.

Some people also get vertigo as a side-effect of Covid-shots. For that reason, I never have Covid-shots, and I don't catch Covid either as of today, Dec. 1, 2022. Husband never have Covid shots, and he caught a VERY MILD Covid this July 4 which lasts only day, then he ran 6 miles afterward as a 63 year-old-male.

After my horrible vertigo with 2015 flu-shot, I never get any flu shot, so far ZERO colds as of today. I eat lots of vitamin-C fruits, drink tons of no-sugar fresh lemon juice, and lots of chicken for zinc., plus sunshine fo vitamin D. Eating well is the best medicine, with zero side-effects like flu shots. I'm 61-year-old.

Huh?

I was wondering how a flu shot could cause pneumonia…or an ear wax problem…so thank you, MDLN!

I'm NOT the only one who had side-effects with 2015 flu-shot. I never have any problems with dizziness, nor with my hard-well water in my ears BEFORE 2015 flu-shot (I was 54 back then).

After the flu-shot, I have partial hearing loss on my left-ear (which bled immediately after the flu-shot). My ears ARE NEVER THE SAME again, and I'm 61 now.

There are many companies making different flu-shots back then. My flu-shot was Fluvirin in the state of Illinois. Different states have different formula for flu-shot, depending on the manufacturer. Certain formula can cause an allergic reaction or dizziness.

My neighbor told me that both she and her daughter (a nurse) got ringing in their ears after 2015 flu-shot. Two guys in Rose forum also reported horrible flu-shot reaction back then. My Dental Hygienist's daughter had a horrible reaction to 2015 flu-shot when I told her my ordeal.

See below excerpt from The Journal of Neurology:

Dizziness After COVID-19 Infections or Vaccinations (P10-12.003) | Neurology

"Results: Of the 40 patients examined, 20 began experiencing dizziness after testing positive for COVID-19 and 20 reported dizziness after receiving the vaccines. All patients had brain MRI, but no MRI findings indicated inflammatory changes from infections or antibody reactions.

Conclusions: We believe that the COVID-19 infections or vaccinations may trigger PPPV as stressors, but mostly not due to the virus infections or its antibody reactions."

Despite my horrible allergic reaction to 2015 flu-shot, I never have a cold/flu ever since, and I never have Covid. Google and you'll see that those who have allergies are LESS likely to catch Covid. Allergic reaction to anything can cause increase in mucous secretion, which leads to more earwax accumulation. My left ear BLED after 2015 flu-shot.

Below article is from Newsweek:

People With Certain Allergies 50 Percent Less Likely to Get COVID: Study (newsweek.com)

Another excerpt from below link:

Dizziness, tinnitus or earache after Covid Vaccine? | Amplifon

On July 1, 2021, the latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine adverse reactions report was released by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. In this report, any side effects affecting the ears following the Covid-19 vaccine are reported as "Ear disorders". Out of a total of 77.4 million doses administered as of June, 30 2021, 12228 side effects related to ear disorders were reported.

I developed BPPV a few years ago, and fortunately it has mostly gone away. Sorry, but for me it had NOTHING to do with flu shots nor the COVID vaccine/boosters.

YMMV, but individual cases should not be taken as true for everyone. As so many contributors have posted, dizziness can have a variety of causes.