I was diagnosed with Labythriitis approx 16 days ago,it began upon wakening,violent spinning sensation was happening,the symptoms eased after about 4-5 days,but subtle dizziness remained with a feeling of nausea,the doctor after a week prescribed a course of antibiotics,I am half way through the course,the subtle dizziness is still evident also as is the light feelings of nausea,you try to stay positve about the situation but besides making you anxious it also tends to debilitate,I have just read on the Internet that this condition can take possible upto a couple of months,so I will just have to be patient with the hope of it clearing sooner.
OK here is my story..
I quit smoking on January 21st 2008 having been a 40 a day smoker for 40 years..I am female aged 60 (last week)
After quitting smoking I went through hell as all quitters do and I did it cold turkey,however I had the occasional \"dizzy spell\" which lasted no more than a couple of minutes..I put this down to nicotine withdrawel.
However, these seemed to get worse over the following weeks intil on Monday Feb. 25th I felt very sick, had to put myself to bed as I was incredibly dizzy and very scared I was having a stroke. I threw up badly and felt as though I had a fever.
The Doctor came the next day and gave me an anti-sickness injection and put me on prochlorperazine 5mg tablets. I remained in bed for 2 weeks, I had to \"hold the walls and furniture\" to get to the bathroom. I tried to get downstairs but the stairs were a vertical mountain and scared me to death.
After 2 weeks in bed I could get myself downstairs but the dizziness was constant..like being on a boat and wearing somebody else's prescription glasses and my ears feel full and I get very hot and very tired.
It is now April 1st (I promise this is NOT a joke) and I am still constantly dizzy,with symptoms as above although it seems to be easier in the morning, by the evening it is pretty severe again, however it does seem to be improving a little every day. I cannot go for a walk, I did not dare go in a car before as I knew I would be sick, I can look after myself but find that I have to sit down to do most chores. I am scared.
I have had the same problems you have described since October. I tend to have a bad episode, (eyes vibrating up and down really fast the walls look like they are moving, heart rate up, feel sea sick and feel like I am trying to walk on a ship in rough seas). The worst part I find is continual low hum in my ears and a terrible senses of agitation and anxiousness, like the world is going to end terrible fear. When I look back I always think Why on earth did I feel like that! After a day or two of bad symptoms it lessens to a mild dizziness and low hum slight jumpiness. But if I do too much or get cold or read for a long time I get hit again. My doctor is sending me to ent for further investigation. I take buccastem which takes away the sickness and tends to make me feel calmer. I have had periods where I haven't been able to sleep because of weird jumpy spasms where I fall asleep start to dream then suddenly jerk awake and catch my breath, on these occasions I take half a piriton, which has been okayed by my doctor. I am hoping to get physio which I have heard can really make a difference in helping the brain to adjust.
I have felt terrified and despairing at times, I pray and if any of my family are around I just hug them to calm me down and tell myself this will end, just get through it it wont last forever.
I hope this helps.
hei my sports career is ruined.im in hell now 9 weeks.Only if I'm lying I feel quite okay.I can not imagine that I will be such a year.Late tell me good news to say it took less time.