So I am on week 12 now of dizzy spells/ vertigo. I was fine one day and we traveled to some friends house in Abalene TX. I woke that next morning and stumbled around. I thought I was dehydrated or hungover. I live a pretty healthy lifestyle. I have been a fitness trainer for 7 years now and ate pretty healthy. I have had blood test, hormone tests, ear exams, vertigo manuevers done, MRI. Everything has come back fine. Since week 4 I have cut out all gluten, peanuts, soy, rice, corn, caffiene (made the pressure in my head too much) and very limited alcohol (1 glass of wine with my wife every friday night). Antivert did nothing, and I have found nothing to relieve the dizzy symptom.
This has led me down a path of research, and I am lost. I feel my balance portion of my inner ear is off hecause I feel like I am bouncing all day, my workouts make it worse, and when I try a 1 leg balance test, I almost fall over to my right every time. My body just folds in half when I try this.
I see a Neurologist on monday and hope he can shed some light. I have had good days and bad days, and try to pin point triggers, but there seems to be many. The mornings are rough, and this feels like I have lost my identity and dont know what to do.
Has anyone had any similar experience? Any suggestions?
Thanks
Adam
Do you have headaches with your dizziness?
Could be an ear issue, maybe you should see an ENT. Could also be vestibular Migraines.
I do not have any headaches with the dizzy. There is pain in my ears, but that comes and goes.
Do vestibular migraines hurt? I have no headaches or pain in my head
I have seen 3 and they all kind of gave up. Thanks for the reply
I think if you vegan it might help you need to check your suger you have nothing to lose
Hi Adam
Sorry you're suffering so long...been there. I had VN or vestibular neuritis for 2 years. I felt drunk all the time, had pressure at the back of my head and felt at times i was being pushed forward. I had fullness and pain in my ears, pain in my neck and felt very fatigued. When I walked, it felt like I was on a boat or a moving dock. I had some nausea but it wasn't severe. It was nasty and I wondered if I would ever be rid of it. As a result, I was very anxious.
Do you feel like this?
Debbie
Yes Debbie, that sounds very similar to my day. Do you still have it? Could you find any relief for the feeling of being on a boat? Thanks for your reply!
Sounds like me! I'm having the pain in the ears today. I'm on month 7. Please tell me ur 100% now!! Need some hope
A Neurotologist would be a better choice for followup versus a Neurologist. It sounds like an inner ear balance issue and the Neurotologist specialize in this issue.
Yup! As in, u don't even no u have a migraine
It will go away!!! YES!!!
No, i no longer have it! Two things helped me:
Vestibular Rehab: exercises given by a vestibular therapist to retrain the brain
Low dose of antidepressant which controls anxiety and the dizzies: Ciprolex 10 mg
Hi Adam,
How did you travel? There's a few people on here that mention "Mal de debarquement", you may want to look into that. It's when a person travels somewhere (train, plane, automobile, boat) and the feeling still remains. However, in Mal de debarquement, the feeling remains for a long period of weeks or even months. A boat is a good example and a main cause.
I could never find a cause of my vertigo/dizziness either and I know how desperately frustrating it is but you're not soone.
A neurologist is a good place to start but a neuroTOLOGIST is who you should see. They are neurologists who specialize in dizziness.
I traveled by car, about a 5 hour trip. Thanks for the advice. I guess I will wait and see if the Neurologist with refer me to a neurotologist.
Hey Debbie, is there a place I can go to look up the Vest. Rehab movements?