Vertigo sucks!

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I got dizzy a week ago for no reason. Fell right on the ground. Kept having spells all that day so I went to the doctor. She said,"You have Vertigo." ( I thought Vertigo was an old Jimmie Stewart movie.) She said it would go away in a week...

It's still here and is kicking my butt. It's hard to get things done when your brain is convinced that your body is drunk. I haven't fallen down for 2 days so it's either getting better or I'm getting used to it. Never was much of a drinker.

Beer has no effect on the symptoms.

 

[Gene@mpls]

My daughter (partner) gets dizzy spells too- also passes out. Drs can't find anything.

 

[earplug]

Contact an Audiologist who is a Hearing and Balance specialist. Vertigo is typically caused by an inner ear problem. Maybe something as simple as some excess fluid to more serious like a tumor.

 

[rjssigns]

Check this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001721/

Meniere's Disease. Our friend has it, and she had symptoms like what you are describing.

 

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I've got pills for Meniere's Disease. They seem to help... if I stop taking them I get dizzy(er) again. My Brother in law had this a couple years back...for 2 months!

In the immortal words Ahhnold,"It's not a toomah!"

 

[Jillbeans]

Or choomuh as they say Down South.
Adrian, could it be caused by an inner ear infection or from seasonal allergies?
The only time I ever had vertigo was from an ear infection.
Hope it clears up soon.

Love....Jill

 

[Border]

Bummer Man...My Dad got that years ago and it went away but can't remember how long it took.

 

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The Doc said it was viral Vertigo. She didn't offer any meds for infection so I guess it's like a cold?

I'm going to Taekwondo tonight. Gonna work the "drunk monkey" technique. Should be good for a laugh. I fought the day I got this and scored a headshot... then fell on my *** for no reason. Doc said it was OK to work out... just not near a cliff.

 

[SignManiac]

I had vertigo over two thousand times. Every time the door opened at 13,000' and I jumped out of the plane. It was gone once my feet were on the ground

 

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Vertigo junky eh? They probably have pills for that...

 

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Got through the Taekwondo lesson without falling down. I think I'm getting over this thing finally. I sure hope so...

 

[SignManiac]

24 hours and you'll be home free!

 

[shawn_75]

A few years ago I was having dizziness and balance issues. Family doc referred me to an ENT. They did lots of tests on me (including an MRI looking for a brain tumor) and finally diagnosed BPPV. ONE epley maneuver later and all was well for a month. I learned how to do the epley myself and probably do one every six months or so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epley_maneuver

Shawn

 

[signmeup]

Thanks Shawn. I tried the Epley thing but mine appears to have been viral. It's pretty much gone now. Just a tiny dizzy spell once in a while but not anything that would bother me.