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Originally Posted by brokenbrilliant
Querty, I have a similar situation where I feel like I'm going to fall over, sick to my stomach, and woozy... UNLESS I am moving. Once I am moving -- at a pretty brisk pace -- I am fine. People remark that I'm one of the most active and "driven" people they know, but what they don't realize is that if I'm not moving at a brisk clip and keeping busy and active, I feel like crap.
So, I just keep busy.
The one thing I do need to be careful of, is that I don't overdo it and make it even worse when I stop. Last weekend, I was in the middle of a whirlwind yard cleanup project -- really making good progress, faster than usual, and feeling great -- then I stopped to catch my breath and felt like I was going to pass out. Falling and hitting my head is not worth it to me, so I took a break, drank some water, and caught my breath. Then I went back to work at a more leisurely pace.
You're the first person (other than me) I've ever heard describe feeling this way. It's very odd. So long as I'm active and engaged -- actually doing something -- I feel pretty good. It's when I stop that I feel terrible.
Oh well... I guess that's what keeps my life interesting...
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The problem for me is I work in an office and in front of a computer. Plus, I have 3 small children.
It's during these times, which encompass 75% of my day, where I have the most difficulties.
I've trying describing it to my Dr. and it's just impossible. It feels like a motion sensor is broken inside me. So while the rest of my body is reporting accurately, this one sensor is telling my brain inaccurate information. It's not inaccurate enough to affect my balance or prevent me from being active but it IS inaccurate enough to me make feel ill when I'm just walking around the house.