does anyone have unbalanced problems??

does anyone here have unbalanced problems.. like going up or down flights of stairs.. i do.. i always mis count them and end up tripping.. i have had quite a few falls down the stairs already.. pretty creepy.. just wondering if im the only clutz here..

hanna

If I turn fast over I go,if I walk on uneven ground I fall or trip.
One of the many joys,NOT!
I'm with you
Hugs,
Mary

well, I'm kinda used to it now.

I know what you're talking about with the steps, I have done that before too.

I'm more prone to misjudge and walk right smack into a wall, or catch my arm or shoulder on a door frame. (Happens daily)

I constantly drop things and get dizzy if I turn too fast.

Another clutz,
C-mom

Just like Cuckatoomom I walk into a wall almost daily, and I trip and everything. Yesterday I tripped while get across my dad to my mom on the other side of the couch, and wham I hit my foot on the dangerous coffee table.

My parents just gasp and I was like eeh whatever I graze myself against that coffee table all of the time. It hurt but it was on my foot, not my toes so I am happy about that.

Last Saturday I almost tripped down the stairs but thank goodness I was holding onto the rail.[This Message was Edited on 06/30/2006]

I have some tripping problems and have taken a couple of tumbles down stairs. I haven't fallen in a while, though. I try to be particularly careful on stairs and am also slightly improved in overall health. I still occasionally stumble on uneven pavement/ground.

I also have a fumbling and dropping problem that I think is related to the stumbling and tripping. I treat a lot more stains when doing laundry than before. My kitchen need more cleaning now that I have less energy to do so.

but I've always had a good sense of balance so I don't fall(at least I think that's why).I'll turn and keep going,going,going.Linda

inner ear problems....drinking too much alcohol..lol...anyways meds, and just plain old aging...

jodie

IS WITH my checkbook. Haha!

Actually I have noticed a balance problem in the last couple years. I sometimes start to topple over. Haven't fallen cause there's always a wall or a person to lean on.

I wouldn't be surprised if I do just tip over one of these days. Always something new and surprising w/ these DD.

Im walking on is uneven or the light is dim or in the dark. Broke two toes on the bed post last night. It like I get disorented and mabye dizzy too. its hard to tell. I was bent over in the restroom to pick up something and I almost fell then.

So, yes, I have balance problems and I have FM

Suzette

I have awful problems even sitting down on the toilet I lose balance. I am dizzy quyite a lot, though not as bad as it was.

I saw neuro yesterday and he said it was still all muscular. I find this hard to fathom how muscles can affect balance, but he said spasms in muscles press on nerves.

Love Anne Cromwell

no I really do walk into things I keep bruses on my arms from mis judgeing doorways.

I sometimes feel like the room spins or I might fall .I also will have trouble with balence when in the dark.

I'm a clutz to, but I figured I was just born that way.

I have balance problems as well as legs that tire very easily. This is a bad combination. I've been using forearm crutches for almost five years. At first, I just used them for long distances, but have been using them all the time for the last year. I have to admit I can walk much father with the crutches and don't fall any more.

Jackie

Believe I read that loss of balance is one symptom of fibromyalgia. Used to be quite athletic and now I find I'm lucky if I can catch myself before hitting the wall or whatever.

Blessings,

Janieb

Today went to one of our nephews baseball games here in Oklahoma and as I was going down the bleachers I almost fell down head first.

Then when we stood for the Pledge of Allegence I felt like I was going to fall.

Then we were just at my sister in law's house in Oklahoma and I was stumbling around like a drunk.

My sister in law was really concerned about me.

But I just think it is that this trip has wore me out and also I had not been able to afford my Xanax but I had enough money on the first and got them filled and so I am having to get used to them again.

Pamela

Yeah, I have balance problems too. Turning a corner I tend to bang my shoulder into the corner. Sometimes I just reel sideways and there is no warning. But I think it's more than that, I also knock over glasses and spill things. It's is if I can't judge where my arms or legs should go. My balance seems to get worse when I am tired.