Dizziness while cleaning

[Stephernovas]

I was helping my sister clean today as she is selling her home and potential buyers are coming by again tomorrow - so we were pretty busy cleaning a lot. I didn’t feel like I did all that much, but suddenly I bent over to unload the utensils in the dishwasher and I found myself getting dizzy.

A short while before, I had been doing cleaning that involved my hips/bending (still a sore and triggering symptom for me), but I’m wondering if anyone has experienced getting dizzy like that?

I knew I had to stop and rest because my body was exhausted and I felt a little shaken like I did the night of my trauma, but this is the first time I felt dizzy enough where I had to stop what I was doing.

 

[littleoc]

Maybe you should wait to see if it happens again? It could be any number of things -- several of which are pretty much normal depending on context.

But, yes, when I get reminded of something I do get a wave of dizziness. That is definitely a thing -- if that is what happened, you think?

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Were you using any products that may have complicated matters, by any chance? I remember mixing two products by accident many years ago and almost fell out from the toxic fumes. Artificial fragrances take me down uickly now, but I used to use them daily without an issue. Hope you feel better.

 

[Stephernovas]

I wasn’t using chemicals at the time. I basically helped clear the back deck of snow and dog “business”, and then came in folded laundry and then moved onto the dishwasher.

I have had increased stress this month, and had seen physio that morning. Given everything it has quite a bit to do with PTSD and stress, but I just found it odd how the minute I tried to exert myself and get to work (it’s been about

 

[Stephernovas]

9 months post crash), and I’m still getting dizzy and terribly symptomatic.

I actually just woke up (from being incredibly tired and sore - as if I spent the day digging a huge ditch), and my body is super super sore, and my anxiety/PTSD brain won’t turn off/calm down. I’m dreaming about my body exhaustion and feelings of tension, uneasiness, and fear of something bad about to happen.

I find anytime I do more than the bare minimum of walking around/sitting and taking it easy during the day, my body get exhausted and my brain joins in to have a freak out (similar to shock and adrenaline, the night of the crash)