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Dizziness

Busy Mum of 3

My 12 year old son has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers after battling with GP's for 2 years.

For the past year he has been suffering on occassions with dizziness. Each episode is getting worse. The last time he ended up in hospital as he started vomitting and they couldn't find the problem. He has had an MRI, electrodes etc but everything comes back clear. I hate seeing him so distressed and it's starting to play on his mind the whole time when it could happen next.

He is currently on holiday with my parents so we could have a break. He phoned this morning to say his dizziness has returned and is so distressed and several hundred miles from home !!

Is this a problem linked with his Aspergers? The doctors seem confused which is honestly not helping anyone let alone filling us with confindence - NOT......

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  • My son has dizziness, very badly. His body dosn't seem to know where it is in space or time. He frequently falls as a result. He's a big lad and when he comes down it's fairly traumatic to his body. Bruises, gashes and the like.

    This seems to be made worse by his hypermobility of the joints. They also include significant pain which makes walking any distance a real issue. Some days are worse than others, but the frequency of his falls/Dizztness etc certainly seem to have increased the older he's got.

    If your son has had all the tests to rule out anything sinister then it's about learning to manage it and the anxiety that can accompany or indeed preceed it. My son takes Magnesium and cramp tablets to help with the cramps and pain, but is also learning about his own boundaries. He won't chance riding a bike for example and he has to remember to take his tablets however. That can be tricky, as he often needs prompting.

    It maybe that being away has brought on an episode for your son.

    I think Longman has a good point. Looking at triggers etc.

    This video talks about anxiety and the presenter talks about her issues with dizzyness,

    www.youtube.com/watch

    Coogy

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  • My son has dizziness, very badly. His body dosn't seem to know where it is in space or time. He frequently falls as a result. He's a big lad and when he comes down it's fairly traumatic to his body. Bruises, gashes and the like.

    This seems to be made worse by his hypermobility of the joints. They also include significant pain which makes walking any distance a real issue. Some days are worse than others, but the frequency of his falls/Dizztness etc certainly seem to have increased the older he's got.

    If your son has had all the tests to rule out anything sinister then it's about learning to manage it and the anxiety that can accompany or indeed preceed it. My son takes Magnesium and cramp tablets to help with the cramps and pain, but is also learning about his own boundaries. He won't chance riding a bike for example and he has to remember to take his tablets however. That can be tricky, as he often needs prompting.

    It maybe that being away has brought on an episode for your son.

    I think Longman has a good point. Looking at triggers etc.

    This video talks about anxiety and the presenter talks about her issues with dizzyness,

    www.youtube.com/watch

    Coogy

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