Bridges and dizziness

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Does this happen to anyone else? Sometimes when I'm driving and going over a bridge, I get lightheaded, like I'm about to pass out. It's not all bridges, just certain ones, and sometimes only in one direction and not the other. Especially if there's no structure around the outside.

The weird thing is, I'm 34 and I never had a problem until recently, it just started all of a sudden. So it must be all in my head. What can I do for it? If it continues I really am afraid I will pass out one of these times.

You might want to get checked for some kind of vertigo induced seizures. I've had something similar, though the trigger was stress. Yes, I stressed myself into a seizure. But, the lightheaded, about to pass out feeling is what I had, though it also felt like a tingling sensation all over my scalp. Petit mal seizures, quit the meds I was on and not a problem.

Thanks, kip. I've done some looking and it seems to be a common problem, there is even a name for it - gephyrophobia - fear of crossing bridges! And many people experience a sudden onset in mid-life. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an easy cure other than "talking yourself out of it." I don't have such a good track record with that. Just like you said you can stress yourself into a seizure, I can very easily will myself into feeling faint. Much easier to sabotage myself than to help myself. Maybe there's a fancy word for that, too?