Vertigo

[pomtzu]

I get this from time to time - dizzy, lightheaded, nausea, fatigue, sweating, disoriented - but mine seems to be related to a drop in blood sugar, which is easy to remedy. My father had Meniere's disease later in life, and it affected his hearing as well as his balance.

If I were you, I would definitely consult your doctor about it, to see just what is causing it and how to correct/manage it. You don't need to be hit with a dizzy spell while driving your car - NOT GOOD!

[pomtzu]

Just another thought - have you had your blood checked lately? If you are anemic, that would account for the fatigue and lightheadedness and the spinning head. I'm going thru that right now, and have to have 5 weeks of i.v. iron infusion (1 per week) to bring my levels back up. It's 2 down and 3 to go - and I'm still waiting to see results!

[K9karen]

Ugh. I get it from time to time. Go to bed fine, then wake up sick as can be. I keep a small bowl by my bed from that time on. I even crashed into a wall on the way to the bathroom. it sucks! I t took almost 24 hours to go away. Hope you get over yours and feel better soon

[happylabs]

Thanks all. It isn't blood pressure or anything else. It is definitely vertigo/inner ear issue. I just had my annual check up and BP is fine and bloodwork was excellent since I have been doing low carb. I am feeling better today. The spinning seems to be gone for the most part. The Meclizine really knocks me out so it takes about a half a day to recuperate from the medicine as well.

[Pinot's Mom]

I've had vertigo but not for some time. It was AWFUL. I was on no meds at the time, and was otherwise perfectly healthy, so they couldn't figure it out. I had weeks of hanging on to the walls when I walked, I couldn't concentrate on anything. I tried the drug; it made things worse. I went to therapy; not much difference. Then, one day, it left me as suddenly as it came. Weird.

Good luck with treatment; I hope either something works quickly, or it goes away quickly. Laura (Laura's Babies on PT) has had quite a time with dizziness.

[Catty1]

There is a type of physio therapy for positional vertigo that worked wonderfully for my mom and a neighbour's friend in Ontario - Blaser's Physiotherapy. Ask your doc if there is a practitioner in your area.

http://www.blasersphysiotherapy.com/...e/vertigo.html

[Suki Wingy]

I went to a convention in LA last month and when I landed I had the worst vertigo. I had never experienced it so I didn't know what was happening. I could barely stand up but that really didn't stop me because it was the convention I was looking forward to for months, there were people I hadn't seen in forever or ever in real life (just talked to online) so basically I just took some Excedrin since that's what I had and fought through it. Luckily it was almost gone by the first day of the con.