'I'm spinning!' Lewis Capaldi reveals he is battling Vertigo and thought he was DYING 'for a couple of days'... months after Tourette's diagnosis

By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline

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Lewis Capaldi has revealed that he is battling Vertigo.

The Scottish singer, 26, admitted that he thought he was dying 'for a couple of days' while suffering the disconcerting symptom. 

Lewis revealed his latest health struggle while at Glasgow's Everyman Cinema on Thursday, as part of a special screening for his upcoming Netflix documentary. 

Speaking to fans, he said: 'I'm alive and living. I've not been very well. I've got vertigo. So I'm spinning but I'm smiling. I'm not dying so it's good. I did think I was for a couple of days but luckily I'm here.'

Vertigo is a symptom, rather than a condition itself. It's the sensation that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning. 

Health news: Lewis Capaldi, 26, has revealed that he is battling Vertigo (pictured in July 2022)

Health news: Lewis Capaldi, 26, has revealed that he is battling Vertigo (pictured in July 2022)

Candid: The Scottish singer admitted that he thought he was dying 'for a couple of days' while suffering the disconcerting symptom (pictured in November 2022)

Candid: The Scottish singer admitted that he thought he was dying 'for a couple of days' while suffering the disconcerting symptom (pictured in November 2022)

WHAT IS VERTIGO?

Vertigo is a symptom, rather than a condition itself. It's the sensation that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning.

This feeling may be barely noticeable, or it may be so severe that you find it difficult to keep your balance and do everyday tasks.

Attacks of vertigo can develop suddenly and last for a few seconds, or they may last much longer. If you have severe vertigo, your symptoms may be constant and last for several days, making normal life very difficult.

Other symptoms associated with vertigo may include:

• loss of balance – which can make it difficult to stand or walk

• feeling sick or being sick

• dizziness

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Back in September, Lewis revealed that he has Tourette's syndrome and explained that he wanted to go public as he 'didn't want people to think he was taking cocaine.' 

The singer said the diagnosis was recent and explained that he is learning new methods to deal with it 'all the time'.

The Scottish musician said he wanted people to know about the condition so his fans didn't think his twitches were down to cocaine use.

Tourette's syndrome is a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics. 

The Hold Me While You Wait hitmaker revealed he is being treated with Botox injections to freeze his muscles to try to control the tics. 

He said: 'I have been diagnosed with Tourette’s. I wanted to speak about it because I didn’t want people to think I was taking cocaine or something.

'My shoulder twitches when I am excited, happy, nervous or stressed. It is something I am living with. It is not as bad as it looks.'

He also opened up on the condition to his fans in an Instagram Live session, explaining that it could sometimes be 'painful' and 'uncomfortable.'

Update: Speaking to fans in Glasgow on Thursday, he said: 'I'm alive and living. I've not been very well. I've got vertigo. So I'm spinning but I'm smiling' (pictured in February)

Update: Speaking to fans in Glasgow on Thursday, he said: 'I'm alive and living. I've not been very well. I've got vertigo. So I'm spinning but I'm smiling' (pictured in February)

Lewis said: 'It’s a new thing. I haven’t really learnt much about it. I got Botox in my shoulder to stop it moving but I'm learning new ways to cope all the time. 

'Some days it’s more painful than others, sometimes it’s quite uncomfortable but I guess that’s it.

'When they told me, "We think you’ve got Tourette’s", I was like, "Do you know what, that makes so much sense". When I look back at my interviews from 2018 I can see that I’m doing it.'

Keeping a positive attitude, the Glaswegian added: 'It comes and goes. Sometimes I can go months without doing it. I thought I had some horrible degenerative disease so I’ll take Tourette’s.'

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