Went for second consultant at ion with ent doctor today. Very very upset. No answers. I started with this 6 months ago. Although I am starting to feel a bit better I would to feel normal again. He said the hot and cold air test and following the light tests were normal. Eye test came back normal and hearing test.
I feel as though I'm walking on a boat every time I bend I feel as though I might fall. I have shifting moving feeling in my head when sat. I forget everything.
When I started with this 4 other people were also off not that I knew at the time but found out subsequently.
Ent said may not be ear but may be I am having panic attacks and anxiety as it is worse in supermarkets and busy places. I explained I didn't think so. In fact I know it's not that.
I explained that I had anti biotic recently for urinary infection which made me feel almost 100 percent better with my balance which was a big unexpected surprise to me. He said I can't have a bacterial infection as I would have hearing loss feel sick and have a temp. My symtoms began to return after a week of the antibiotics. I was told to continue with betahistine for 6 months atleast and come back to him in 6 months but I feel so upset as nothing has been achieved. And I'm left in this situation. So upsetting and frustrating and left to feel it's in my head!!
I have had this before I had been on a bad ferry crossing for 6 months. I feel ok when I'm in a car being driven. I havent actually driven myself just incase. I wondered if it was mal de barkment but I don't know. No mention of it from ent today. And I didn't bring it up. I had a list but I felt rushed out and when he went down the panic attack route I was thrown any way and felt I was just explaining I wasn't.
I have had this before I had been on a bad ferry crossing for 6 months. I feel ok when I'm in a car being driven. I havent actually driven myself just incase. I wondered if it was mal de barkment but I don't know. No mention of it from ent today. And I didn't bring it up. I had a list but I felt rushed out and when he went down the panic attack route I was thrown any way and felt I was just explaining I wasn't.
What do I do next. I really felt the antibiotics had helped it could be gigantic coincidence. Feel let down and upset. Really really upset
Try ordering what i,told,you about to start with and see how you go..
Google PPPD (Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness). This may help provide some answers. It took me over a year to begin to feel better and probably 15 months or so for the feelings created by being in large open space or stores to settle down. What doctors don't understand is that the sensations cause the anxiety. When you feel that you are not anchored spatially or that you are going to fall over, it would make anyone anxious.
Most of us will attest that you will find no medical profession that will help in your recovery.
What Terry said is 100% true!!
Out of curiosity, what was the antibiotic and how long were you on it?
Thank you so much as I am so upset feeling like they are basically saying it's all in my head. I could just cry all night. And the lack of any help even if he's right and it's anxiety which I don't for one second think is the cause. Thank you for replying xx
Thank you I will Google it. Thankyou thank you. Thank goodness for this sight
It was for a urinary infection trimethoprim for 3 days two tablets a day. I'm convinced it helped. But could be coincidence but a felt almost 100% and I really was not expecting to feel any better
I am currently on a 10 day course of the same drug and it seems to be impacting mine as well. I have been 95% recovered for several months.
Oh my goodness. That's good to hear thank you for saying!!
Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are both antibiotics that treat different types of infection caused by bacteria. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim is a combination antibiotic used to treat ear infections, urinary tract infections, bronchitis, traveler's diarrhea, shigellosis, and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
My husband thinks I should email the ent consultant to speak to him again. I agree I am due to see my Gp tomorrow. I have off sick since the beginning of Feb and it's life changing I am worried about losing my job and I feel the solution could be an easy one if prescribed. I hope someone listens thank you so much for your reply it really means a lot
We're you prescribed it for balance? Also do you have hearing lose as I dont
How did you persuade your Gp to prescribe?
I've been living this way for 12 years. No answers. My heart feels for you because I've heard since it started that it's all in my head.
It's a terrible thing to say and I think they say it when they don't have an answer