How's your blood pressure? My husband sometimes get dizzy if he stands up too quickly. He has both a low resting heart rate and low blood pressure, which can result in orthostatic hypotension: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/orthostatic-hypotension/symptoms-causes/syc-20352548

He now remembers to sit on the side of the bed, as you do, before getting up, and tries not to cross his legs while seated, which can impede blood flow.

My blood pressure is fine.

Once in a while I develop crystals in one ear and have tried the Epley Maneuver to clear them. (Usually they eventually clear by themselves.)

What an interesting diagnosis you have! Is there a name for the condition? Are the vision exercises helping?

Ask your ENT for a referral to a PT who specializes in vestibular issues. It sounds like your vestibular system is off. Not many PTs specialize in this, so you'll want help identifying where to go. The eye exercises they prescribed are good, but there are a whole lot more things you can be doing to help with your condition.

Do you take bp drugs? The beta blockers are known for this.

If a doctor diagnoses vestibular problems, find a pt who specializes in vestibular therapy. My dd did this after brain therapy and has been so happy with the results.

" he said its my eyes, ears and brain are not in sync "

I'm not sure whether this comment is laughable or serious.

I'd go to another physician. If you're located near a medical school, there's a focused super specialty that deals with balance within ENT and these docs are called neurotologists or otologists. Same word for the specialty, a combination of ENT and cranial neurology.

I just saw one for vestibular concerns. He told me there can be many several different causes and his testing determined conclusively that I did not have the normal vertigo that's called BPPV and treatable by physical therapy - head movement to fix the cause, crystals out of place in the inner ear. The treatment is reminiscent of childs' toys with a ball in a maze that has to be moved one way and the other to advance the ball through the maze. That's what BPPV treatment does with wrongly located crystals to fix the problem. One of many approaches that works for some and not for others is the Epley manuever. It and a therapist did nothing for me.

Two of the causes can be a tumor or a Vitamin D deficiency. An MRI of my head disclosed nothing there (no wise cracks) and I'm now on a 3 month course of heavy Vitamin D pills (100,000IU) . We'll see.

Good luck to you.

I have been going to a PT for two years for my vertigo, my head spinning has disappeared but i keep getting this dizziness.. Like when i bend over or move suddenly.

Are you having problems with losing consciousness, or is it just dizziness?

Orthostatic hypotension could be the issue - but please get it checked out by a qualified professional!

judy, I agree with Elmer that diagnosis sounds ridiculous. What does that even mean?

My hubs suffers from a, as of yet, undiagnoised progresssive neurological disorder and orthostatic hypotension is something he deals with all the time. But he also has some unexplained episodes that are pretty bad and are believed to be seizures. We have been so frustrated with the medical community and have gotten no real answers . He ends up at the ER every so often.

That kind of dizziness is usually associated with blood pressure. As others have said I would check out orthostatic hypotension.

Elmer J Fudd I have gone thru what you have for almost 3 years. Real Vertigo .No pt etc. worked and ENT just kept brushing me off with BPPV. I went to Neurologist and after MRI that also showed nothing. But gave me a Rx for an anticonvulsant. Two weeks into it the vertigo went away. I have been on it for 6 months, and life is worth living again.

Thanks for the info, ladypat. I'll keep that in my back pocket.

Judy, your two years of PT for vertigo sounds like you're being ripped off. My physical therapist told me at session 5 that I needed to go back to a doctor because BPPV in her experience usually clears up after 2-4 sessions. In a group of 6 physical therapists, she handles all the vertigo cases. It turned out her advice was spot-on.

Had dizziness a few months back, went to the Dr….it was basically vertigo, “inner ear crystals“ he called it. Had me do up and down, turning from one side to the other exercises on the bed. It lessened and went away after a couple of weeks.

In 2017, I spent about a week feeling dizzy. I was okay one minute, and the next minute my head was swooning. I remember nearly fainting a couple times after standing. I was talking to my daughter while driving home from work one day when I complained to her that I was sick of feeling so lightheaded all the time. I told her "I feel like I'm just trying to hold on to dear consciousness." She told me, "Go by my house and you'll see a bag of Brazil nuts on the kitchen counter. Eat 3 or 4 of them but no more because that will be too much selenium." She's an herbalist, nutritionist, and naturalist who knows her stuff, so I don't question her. I just do as she tells me to do lol. I ate four of them and began to feel better within just 5 or 10 minutes.

I called her as I rerouted my way home to let her know I felt better so quickly and asked what was it about the Brazil nuts. She told me they are chock full of selenium, potassium, and magnesium and since my complaint of dizziness didn't call for selenium, she wanted to make sure I got adequate amounts of the other two. I stopped at CVS before reaching home and bought a bottle of each. Come to find out, a few of my coworkers often experienced the same thing, so I found myself periodically divvying out potassium capsules at work.

I joined the board so I could respond to your question because I know low potassium is not the first thing we think about. At the time, it happened to be that I was taking water pills along with my blood pressure med, and diuretics deplete potassium, but there could be other causes so maybe google to see if any apply to you. Or just take a potassium capsule and a magnesium pill to see if you feel better. Maybe do as my daughter would do and eat a few Brazil nuts or some potatoes.

" judy, I agree with Elmer that diagnosis sounds ridiculous. What does that even mean? "

It likely means that the two eyes aren't focusing precisely on the same thing at the same time, and it can result in dizziness (inner ear and brain) and nausea (brain). I have no idea if it was the right diagnosis, but it IS an actual disorder called convergence insufficiency.

On another note: I had a period of many episodes of dizziness and nausea each day in spite of normal blood glucose and blood pressure - it lasted for several weeks, and it turned out to be a side effect of me weaning off anti-depressants. I'd been so warned and on alert for psychological side effects, I didn't associate the physical changes with my medication changes. Just throwing that out in case it applies to your situation.

Thank you for all your responses I appreciate it.