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is there a virus causing dizziness and sickness

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pably15 Tue 14-Jul-26 12:28:29

I woke through the night to go to the loo, when I stood up I was so dizzy and felt sick,I managed to get back to bed,but when I got up this morning opened my eyes and everything was spinning,felt shivery. has anyone else had this lately?

Shelflife Tue 14-Jul-26 13:13:44

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 💧!!!

Kaz28 Tue 14-Jul-26 13:24:27

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.

pably15 Tue 14-Jul-26 16:11:42

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

MayBee70 Tue 14-Jul-26 16:16:45

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

IWasFirstClarinet Tue 14-Jul-26 16:41:03

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.

Fallingstar Tue 14-Jul-26 16:41:33

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.

MayBee70 Tue 14-Jul-26 16:43:29

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.