hello - i hope you can help me with a weird symptom that i've recently developed. it happens at night, and the only way i can describe it is "brain fizz" or "brain rush". it's a sensation of my brain flickering on and off. it was pretty scary the first couple times it happened - i thought i was losing consciousness, but i didn't. i was afraid to go to sleep for a couple of nights tho!

there seems to be a connection to what i'm eating. nuts, caffeine, chocolate and cinnamon can all cause vertigo, and i wonder if this is somehow related. i did some food diary-ing, and there was a common denominator of some cookies i was eating, and thought there may be almond extract in them, but the bakery swears there isn't. it could be gluten too, i suppose. i recently gave it up and feel soooo much better, in my head. less foggy ,more energy ,more coherent, etc. have you ever heard of something like this?

i did find some reference to what sounded like this, from people coming off of antidepressants. but i don't take any. i would love to hear your thoughts!

i am female 47 years old. thanks!