High levels of stress can cause changes in breathing rates and hormone levels, which can lead to dizziness or feelings of light-headedness and nausea. Certain anxiety disorders, such as panic attacks or various phobias also cause dizziness. As such, reduce the stress and anxiety in your life as much as you can by communicating your feelings and trying to resolve relationship conflicts. Becoming less overwhelmed may reduce your dizzy spells.  Sometimes a change of job, reduced hours, a different schedule or working more from home can reduce stress and anxiety issues. Natural stress-relieving practices you can try at home include meditation, yoga, tai chi and deep breathing exercises. Watching how-to videos online before you start can be helpful. Acute or chronic (long term) dehydration is also a common cause of dizziness, especially light-headedness. If your body doesn't contain enough water — due to either vomiting, diarrhea, fever or not drinking enough on a hot day — then your blood becomes a little thicker and your brain doesn't get the oxygen it needs, which can lead to dizziness. Furthermore, dehydration also leads to overheating (hyperthermia), another common cause of dizziness. As such, focus on drinking more water, especially on hot and humid days, and see if that positively impacts your dizziness.  Aim for about 8 eight-ounce glasses of water per day (64 ounces total) if you're physically active or outside on hot days. Avoid drinking alcohol and caffeinated beverages such as coffee, black tea, soda pop and energy drinks. Alcohol and caffeine are diuretics and make you urinate more often than normal. Another common cause of dizziness, light-headedness, headaches and overall lethargy is low blood sugar levels. Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) is a common problem for diabetics who take too much insulin or people who skip breakfast and get too busy to eat the rest of the day. Your brain needs adequate glucose in the blood to function properly. As such, consider changing the amount of insulin you inject (with your doctor's approval) if you're diabetic, or eat something that your stomach / intestines can quickly digest and see if your dizziness goes away. With hypoglycemia, dizziness is often accompanied by sweating and confusion.  Fresh sweet fruit (especially ripe bananas and blueberries), fruit juice (especially sweetened apple or grape juice), white bread, ice cream and honey are all good foods to eat to quickly raise your blood sugar level. Conversely, constantly having too much sugar in the blood (hyperglycemia) can also cause dizziness due to dehydration and over-acidity. Chronic hyperglycemia usually occurs in people with undiagnosed / untreated diabetes. Perhaps the most common cause of short-term bouts of dizziness, especially in the elderly, is a condition called orthostatic hypotension. This condition occurs in people with relatively low blood pressure (particularly the systolic number) who stand up too quickly from a supine or seated position. As they stand up quickly, there is not quite enough pressure in the arteries that supply blood to the head to compensate fast enough, so the brain gets less oxygen than it needs for a few seconds or so. The result is temporary dizziness or a feeling of faintness. If this sounds like the cause of your dizziness, then take more time while standing up and make sure you're gripping something stable to keep your balance.  If you're getting up from a lying position, transition to a seated position for a few moments first, before standing up. Chronic hypotension may be due to taking too much blood pressure medication, muscle relaxants or vasodilators, such as Viagra and similar drugs for erectile dysfunction. Peripheral nerve problems, dehydration, and other medications may also cause hypotension. Not getting enough sleep, either in terms of quantity or quality, is another possible cause of dizziness, brain fog and overall grogginess. Chronically poor sleeping patterns are associated with higher levels of stress, hypertension, depression, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, all of which can cause dizziness to varying degrees. Sleep disruption is linked to chronic anxiety, emotional / psychological trauma, chronic pain, caffeine use, over-medication, restless legs syndrome and many other issues, such as narcolepsy and sleep apnea (heavy snoring). As such, turn off the TV or computer and go to bed a little earlier and avoid caffeinated beverages (coffee, black tea, soda pop) at least 8 hours before bedtime.  Sleeping late on the weekends is fine and may make you feel more rested and/or less dizzy, but you'll never be able to properly "catch up" on the sleep you lost during the work week. Natural sleep aids that you can take shortly prior to bedtime include chamomile tea, valerian root extract, magnesium (relaxes muscles) and melatonin (a hormone that regulates sleep and circadian rhythms). Head trauma from car accidents and contact sports is a common cause of mild-to-moderate brain injuries, usually called contusions or concussions. The main symptoms of a concussion include dizziness, along with dull headaches, nausea, brain fog and ringing in the ears. Head trauma tends to be cumulative, meaning it gets worse with each injury and builds over time, so try to reduce the risk or incidence of getting your "bell rung."  Sports such as boxing, football, rugby and ice hockey are particularly risky for suffering significant head trauma. Always wear your seat belt while driving (prevents severe whiplash), and avoid activities that jar your head and neck such as bouncing on a trampoline, bungee jumping or going on roller-coaster rides.
قلل من مستوى الضغط والتوتر. اهتم بشرب المزيد من المياه. تناول الأطعمة سهلة الهضم. قف ببطء. احصل على المزيد من النوم. تجنب اصطدامات الرأس.