is there a virus causing dizziness and sickness

IWasFirstClarinet

Happens to me in my late 80s when I sit up from the bed. If I sit still for several seconds on the edge of the bed it stops. My doctor said in my case it is merely your blood pressure adjusting and is not a cause for concern. Just sit! So I do.

I do that thing where you hold your finger in front of you and then lift your head up and down, side to side while focusing on the finger.

Could be a Labryinthinal virus affecting the inner ear or the crystals in your inner ear have moved resulting in positional vertigo. I get bouts of this. The GP once moved my upper body and head to cure it and it did for a while then came back.
If it recurs your GP can prescribe for the nausea. Did your eyes feel weird, mine usually do when this happens. Is horrid.

Happens to me in my late 80s when I sit up from the bed. If I sit still for several seconds on the edge of the bed it stops. My doctor said in my case it is merely your blood pressure adjusting and is not a cause for concern. Just sit! So I do.

I've been feeling a bit dizzy during the heatwave, especially when I take my reading glasses off...

Thank you very much for your answers, thank goodness the dizziness has stopped, just feel very week now..

Pably15 it could possibly be benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). My daughter has had a few bouts of it recently and what you describe are the symptoms she had. It's worth getting it checked with the doctor, they prescribed her some anti-sickness tablets and exercises but she paid to go to a physio, which helped her enormously.

Are you drinking enough pably? In this very hot weather I drink a glass if water in bed before sleeping. OK I know it makes me visit the loo more often - but worth the trouble! I also drink a glass of water in bed before getting up. This has made a huge difference to how I feel on waking. No more feeling anxious and ill first thing! When I wake in the night I ofen take a quick swig from the glass. Sometimes we simply don't realise we are dehydrated!!
Hope you improve soon , failing that a GP appointment may be of benefit. Good luck. Water 💧 water 💧 water 💧!!!