# Dizziness and light headness **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [14 November 2022 21:46 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971 "2022-11-14T21:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wutus5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Wutus5](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Wutus5)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2022 21:46 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971/1 "2022-11-14T21:46:42Z")
Hi all, Anyone else feel dizzy lightheaded and spacey feeing that comes and goes, ive had the feeling before on occasions but seems to be happening more now and often when sitting down… anxiety or ms ?? ( i do suffer badly with anxiety BTW but equally could be ms ) just wanted to see other peoples experiences with this… ps my balance isnt very good either. Thanks in advance Stay safe 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GCCK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/gcck/32/3615_2.png) [@GCCK](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/GCCK)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2022 22:56 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971/2 "2022-11-14T22:56:00Z")
My Dad has been suffering from this recently and it’s quite common, particularly as one gets old. He doesn’t have MS, so don’t assume yours is an MS thing either. Look up Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). ---
**Author:** ![greenhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@greenhouse](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/greenhouse)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2022 08:34 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971/3 "2022-11-15T08:34:09Z")
I’ve had this since being diagnosed with spms 16yrs ago, mine comes and goes and my ms nurse told me that this can happen with ms, I’m not a anxious person as a rule, so don’t put mine down to that, I tend to get mine when I’ve over done it and I’m so fatigued, so I personally think MS, all I do is rest, rest, rest. Jean ---
**Author:** ![Wutus5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Wutus5](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Wutus5)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2022 21:35 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971/4 "2022-11-15T21:35:20Z")
Hi, thanks for your reply. Sorry to hear youve been suffering with this for soo long and the more i think about it the more i think it is ms related as i have been extremely stressed and anxious lately and we all know how stress can affect ms! In addition to this i had some leg spasms last nt and restless leg syndrome too so think it its all comnected but chatting to my ms nurse tomorrow. Stay safe and thank you again ---
**Author:** ![Wutus5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Wutus5](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Wutus5)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2022 21:37 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971/5 "2022-11-15T21:37:35Z")
Hi, thanks for your reply. It could well be the case but as ive had a couple of other synptoms too recently im thinking ms, but chatting to the nurse tomorrow. Thanks again for the info. Much appreciated to you both ---
**Author:** ![GCCK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/gcck/32/3615_2.png) [@GCCK](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/GCCK)\ **Post date:** [16 November 2022 00:19 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/dizziness-and-light-headness/69971/6 "2022-11-16T00:19:37Z")
Hope you can read this before your appointment with your MS Nurse: Spoke to my Dad tonight. For his dizziness he was prescribed [Prochlorperazine](https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/prochlorperazine/) which is primarily a medication for travel sickness.