Vertigo in early pregnancy

Re: Vertigo in early pregnancy

• suchaglencoco member

  November 2015

  misspuppychow said:

  I am 12 DPO and have been getting a positive HPT for several days now. Tonight at dinner I had a severe dizzy spell that lasted about a minute. Throughout dinner I had a handful more. The last one resulted in nausea and an upset stomach.
  
  Any thoughts? I'm healthy with no medical issues. My blood pressure and blood sugar are usually normal. I'm 29. I'm high risk because I have a unicornuate uterus. I take 200mg progesterone at bedtime and a prenatal vitamin. No other meds.
  
  I've never been dizzy in my life so it was pretty scary. Is this normal or cause for concern?

  
  No experience but I highly suggest contacting your doctors office first thing in the morning, or call tonight if they have an after hours line.
  

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• PugsandKisses member

  November 2015

  Many times dizziness in pregnancy can be connected with low glucose and/or low blood pressure due to not enough water.

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• misspuppychow member

  November 2015

  Thanks @PugsandKisses. I definitely have adequate water intake (I drink ~ 100oz per day) but I am hoping it's just low blood pressure from the crazy hormonal changes I'm sure my body is freshly experiencing! I am letting my infertility doc know tomorrow that I have a positive HPT so I'll mention the dizziness too!

  Married 09/2014
  

  BFP #1 11/19/15 | DS 07/16/2016
  BFP #2 09/03/17 | EDD 05/17/2018

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• ShirleyRae1985 member

  December 2015

  If it's true vertigo (as in an inner ear problem) the spinning gets worse when you're lying down in bed, rolling over in bed or going from lying to standing. I had vertigo for 4 months straight prior to getting pregnant & it was the pits. It went away for a couple of months but now that I'm pregnant it's back. Go to your doctor. Sounds bizarre but there are some techniques you can try at home to correct the vertigo

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• acadia07 member

  December 2015

  Ditto Shirley. Dizziness and vertigo are different things. Dizziness is common in pregnancy and is often caused by dehydration, low BP, or low blood sugar. Dizziness causes that light-headed, fuzzy feeling. You may feel hot, faint, nauseous and your eyesight may fade briefly.
  
  Vertigo is when the world spins and tilts around you. You're still, but everything is moving. It tends to happen more when you're laying down. It's extremely unsettling and your balance is off; you may not be able to stand or walk. Vertigo is caused by a slew of inner ear issues and is unrelated to pregnancy. I second seeing your PCP and possibly going to PT if it's true vertigo. Look up the Epley method.
  
  I have Ménière's disease and get horrible vertigo episodes once every couple of years. Very unfortunately for me, I got my most recent episode the night before Thanksgiving. When I was 8.5w pregnant and already nauseous all day long. It was my worst episode yet and I couldn't walk for about 12 hours. Missed Thanksgiving. Threw up every time I moved. It was bad. I called my OB just to make sure it wasn't alarming in any way regarding the pregnancy and she assured me it was not, and that if it was vertigo, it wasn't related to the pregnancy.

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