By Dr. Rusty Lavender Why Am I Dizzy When I Wake Up? You open your eyes, lift your head off the pillow, and the room lurches. For some people it lasts only a few seconds; for others, a wave of...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Why Do I Get Vertigo When I Roll Over in Bed? You turn onto your side in the middle of the night, and suddenly the whole room is spinning. It lasts only a few seconds, but...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Visual Vertigo: You are halfway down the cereal aisle when it hits: a wave of unsteadiness, a floating or swaying feeling, a tightening of anxiety, and the sudden urge to grip the cart and get out....

By Dr. Rusty Lavender and Dr. Jacob Temple I get dizzy when I look up: You reach for a plate on the top shelf, tip your head back to check a smoke detector, or lean back at the salon sink...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Vertigo while driving: Few things are as unnerving as feeling the world tilt or spin while you are behind the wheel. One moment you are merging onto I-75 or turning off University Parkway, and the next...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Can anxiety cause vertigo? If your heart races and the room seems to tilt when you are anxious — or if a wave of dizziness sends you straight into panic — you have probably wondered which...