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Bedford, UK

Strange ask but does anyone havd to really think or focus when walking on straight or walking down stairs. Some days I have to really focus or I feel my legs will not work or I will fall down the stairs. Its like I have to tell my brain right leg ,then left leg & walk. Its worse when i am tired or in a flare.

June 19, 2016
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Members strongly resonated with the original question about having to consciously focus on walking or navigating stairs, with many describing... Read more

Members strongly resonated with the original question about having to consciously focus on walking or navigating stairs, with many describing similar experiences of dizziness, vertigo, losing balance, and needing to mentally guide each step to avoid falling. Several members shared mobility aids and strategies that help them stay safe, including walkers, canes, crutches, stairlifts, holding railings with both hands, looking straight ahead to manage vertigo, crawling up stairs when necessary, and clearing floors of tripping hazards. A recurring theme was the frustration of managing these frightening and unpredictable symptoms, the emotional toll of losing abilities like walking freely, and the importance of listening to your body, taking extra precautions, and not pushing yourself when you feel off.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I use a walker now because i tipover and get dizzy.

June 23, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yeah ...stairs are now a challenge . Even walking in the street i stagger about the place sometimes ...and i don't even touch drink now lol so don't have that excuse aha

June 19, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Hi yes I'm the same especially down the stairs and have to hold on good luck x

June 19, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I have to be careful on stairs due to vertigo have to look straight ahead. when vertigo goes crazy i have no choice but to crawl up the stairs

June 19, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Honey you are talking to the Queen of Clumsy I cant walk a straight line if a cop asked me to I have to hold on to both the rail and wall going downstairs and I have to think, Heck I run into doorways walls I trip over my own feet I even fall going up stairs as well as down them I'm so use to it now that it is second nature for me to be careful and if I have a migraine, sinus headache or veritgo I'm going down on my butt I won't even take a chance. My mom says I'm horizontally and vertically challenged I know she is kidding but it is true. the floor loves me so much it likes to plant my face on it every now and then. I do not drive if I feel the slightest bit off because I don't know if I'm gonna pass out or if it just my body sayin chill today. But I love to walk and do it a lot for exercise but some days I really need to concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other. take care gentle hugs

June 21, 2016

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