Thanks Orchid (and Chick). My Dad suffered from inner ear problems most of his life. He always assumed it was because he had broken his ear drum when he was young. He suffered a lot on windy days, because the wind would affect his equilibrium so much that he would become too dizzy to walk or stay outside even to rake or garden. It got worse as he got older. I sure hope it wasn't something hereditary.

My doctor will probably refer me to an ENT, but I also want her to check out this adrenal fatigue thing, since it encompasses so much of what's been plaguing me for months now. One of the problems with having chronic depression (dysthemia) is that the doctor (and I do it too) tend to blame everything on that and we don't bother investigating any further. But this time I think we'll check it all out just to be sure.