Dizziness, anxiety as a cause of
Dizziness, anxiety as a cause of: One cause of dizziness is over breathing (hyperventilation) due to anxiety. The over breathing also causes lightheadedness, a sense of unsteadiness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips.
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