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Submariner

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24. When falling I noticed I was walking too fast

Reply to Tree Lady (Reply #18)

Wed May 24, 2023, 02:05 PM

May 2023

and indoors room to room stubbing my toes making corners too quickly. After a couple of falls I consciously slowed my pace which helped. I needed to get my legs back out in front of me before advancing too fast.

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Over 36,000 older people in the U.S. died in falls in 2020 [View all] underpants May 2023 OP

So scary snowybirdie May 2023 #1

I hope they recover jimfields33 May 2023 #17

A couple years back I watched a doctor tell how he's careful about medications, especially BP brewens May 2023 #2

I take several BP meds. Every one has a 'may cause dizzyness' warning label. mackdaddy May 2023 #19

I was on BP meds and a blood thinner. I was told my stroke risk was 1 in 100 in one year. brewens May 2023 #20

For people with 2 story houses, I highly recommend the hideous stair lifts. spooky3 May 2023 #3

I live in a ranch house but have been curious about stair lifts, Tanuki May 2023 #7

Why hideous? I have learned to love mine. Polly Hennessey May 2023 #14

Aesthetics. maxsolomon May 2023 #25

Question DET May 2023 #28

It depends on the size, heavy duty/not, and whether the staircase is curved. spooky3 May 2023 #29

Thanks! DET May 2023 #31

You're welcome. Sorry to hear about your knees. Nt spooky3 May 2023 #32

Putin is hiding Ruzzian stats. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #4

I heard this on the radio underpants May 2023 #5

A sharp cohost or a good writer, there. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2023 #10

Last Year...for me on the mountain Historic NY May 2023 #6

Wow. underpants May 2023 #9

a simple EKG can detect narrowed or blocked arterteries. My clinic requires an EKG riversedge May 2023 #13

That had to be scary but also a relief so it could be addressed. BeckyDem May 2023 #11

My elderly mother was afraid that if she told her visiting nurse she fell Diamond_Dog May 2023 #8

Sloppy Statistics! The increase could be due to folks who would be dead of old age now live longer. Towlie May 2023 #12

Hasn't life expectancy declined to 90's levels? Kaleva May 2023 #27

Agree nt spooky3 May 2023 #30

At 71 I started falling Submariner May 2023 #15

Interesting and good for you underpants May 2023 #16

I'm 66 but lately keep stubbing my toes Tree Lady May 2023 #18

When falling I noticed I was walking too fast Submariner May 2023 #24

Thanks I do need to slow down Tree Lady May 2023 #33

I'm 70 and weigh what I did in high school when I was thin elocs May 2023 #22

That's great Zeitghost May 2023 #23

You see a lot of fat people and a lot of old people, but you don't see a lot of old fat people. Towlie Jun 2023 #34

Dehydration is a common cause of dizziness in older folks per our doctor megapuzzler May 2023 #21

My 90 year old MIL fell in the bathroom. maxsolomon May 2023 #26