Why do i feel dizzy during my period this month?

I am having the most unusual things happening during my period this month.
I hate to move around and when I lay down everything feels all a swirling, like sea sickness or when you twirl around and then fall still. I hate being touched because that makes...

me feel dizzy as well- being held feels ok, as long as its still.
I often feel clumsy before my period, and sometimes for the first day or two, and this feels a little like an elaborate extension of that.
Whats happening in my body?
Can anyone offer some biological explaination of this dizziness I am feeling?

I am 43, and have noticed a few changes to my normal cycle, like ovulation bleeding, I am contributing those to life changes, (of which I am having a few) but could it be the start of menopause?

Hi,

That's happened to both me and my best friend before. We feel like the room is spinning sometimes when we're on our period. I've called my Mom and she said it could be a vitamin deficiency since we're losing lots of iron and stuff from the blood we lose during our period. I started taking a multivitamin, just in case.

thanks for trying to answer, but I dont think I explained it very well - and having the title changed by the admin peeps hasnt helped either! why do they do that!!!
I dont think my experience is to do with blood loss, because it started to happen 2 days before my period- sorry I wasnt clear about that. I think its linked to my hormones.

I am trying to understand something but I dont know the right question lol; so I am going to keep working on it, hoping that someone clever will pick up un what I am fishing for!

I thought dizziness had something to do with our middle ear.
Do our hormones affect our balance? and how (chemical/biology lesson for dummies needed?)

this is actally probably caused by lack of protien.when you lose blood, little bits of protein are lost causing you to feel dizzy.try eating little more protein and see if this helps

possibly anemia. load up on iron(dark green leafy veggies work best)

Thanks for the advise on the 16yo's curfew. Back to the dizziness, I sem to get a daylong headache the day before my period begins. And the dizziness has happened also. In the last 6 months, it has been about 3 times, but bad enough that I called off work one day, and another had to stay in bed till 3 in the afternoon. The really bad one I had a migrane also, just slept and it was gone by that afternoon. A friend at work takes over the counter medicine for motion sickness as soon as she notices herself feeling dizzy. Makes me tired, like benedryl, but the dizziness goes away.

I always feel dizzy during my period I only have one every 2-3 months and I lose a lot of blood some one told me to take iron pills at this time

I always feel dizzy starting 4 days before the onset of my period and also the first 2 days of my menses. I'm neither anemic, nor lacking in any vitamins or minerals, nor having ear problems. I'm told it is likely to be due to hormonal fluctuations associated with periods.

I also feel this way. it gets bad at times like the room spinning fast for a second. I agree I think it is hormones. I am 31 and seem slike my periods get heavier with age.

I am 22,and I get this every so often to,you get dizzy out of nowhere...cant focus on what your looking at sometimes have a ringing in your ear? it is a horrible feeling especially when your alone and dont know if your gonna black out or not!! anyway you are probably right about it having to do with your hormones,I am pretty sure thts my problem..I have something called graves disease (hyperthyroidism) and this has EVERYTHING to do with your hormones and ever since I was diagnosed with it 5 years ago my period has been like that on and off..you should go get your levels read,ask your doctor to do a simple blood test to check your thyroid..hope this helps!!

happens to me has done for years 1 wk before my periods due recently my 12 yr old daughter said to me mummy I feel dizzy bingooo next day she got her period!! btw when I say years about 20 years this has been happening 2 me im in A1 health condition... I'd rather be dizzy than suffer from cramps headaches etc