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MS dizziness? How does it feel?

Hello everybody, I was wondering how does dizziness commonly present itself in MS? Could it last only a few seconds, and feel like a feeling of being on the verge to... maybe faint... or feeling a bit lightheaded but without having the world spinning around you? I had that feeling about five days ago, and again today, and both times it lasted for about 10 seconds... I must said that I haven't eaten much, so maybe that played a role as well, with the heat, both times. I have had a history of sensory symptoms for a couple of months, which all resolved (pretty much) now. I also had a month ago one brain MRI, one full spine MRI, and two evoked potentials, as well as a EEG, which all came back clear. So I am a bit confused at the moment... Wishing everyone a good day, and thank you in advance for those who gently take the time to answer me. Earth
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You described exactly what I experienced when it happened to me. Only for me, it was about 30 times a day. I never fainted but felt like I could have. It was like I was suddenly having tunnel vision (but not really... I could still see, but felt like if I moved my head at all, I would have lost my balance & fallen or something). Stupidly, after awhile, I got complacent in knowing I wasn't going to pass out so I continued driving, and I even went hiking a couple of times by myself. Not the smartest things to do, in hindsight. Mine lasted about 6-7 weeks. Towards the end it got slowly better, down to just a few times a day before it eventually stopped. I hope yours goes away soon - definitely one of the weirder MS things I've had happen. -Michelle

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Hello Michelle, Thanks for your response. What intrigue me is that I had clear MRIs, which suggests that there were not brain lesions that could cause these sensations. Also, the frequency is not quite a high as yours, as it only happened twice (so far), and usually when I didn't eat much, which could play a role with the heat maybe... Me the sensation feels like a sense of panic that overwhelm me for a couple of seconds, and my vision isn't really affected, even though this tunnel sensation is slightly maybe felt as well? But it's not like if my vision was becoming a tunnel, its more a bizarre focus that last two seconds, then panic kicked in both times, and felt like rushing outside for air, and it was gone already by then...