Vertigo - How Did I Get This & How Can I Get Rid of It? Posted: 10-21-07 13:17pm
Has anyone had or experienced vertigo
symptons (dizziness)? Mine just started
the other night when i turned over in bed,
and the room started spinning so sharply,
i thought i would throw up. I had to
quickly lat flat again and very still. I
now have a much longer transition time
from laying down, to sitting, to standing,
and if i change positions too quickly the
room will spin again and i'll lose
balance. This came on rather abruptly - i
have no headaches or blurred vision, and
other than a slight naseau feeling and
some extra pressure all-over the head
(very tolerable), i feel fine.
Should i go to a Dr. or will this pass as
mysteriously as it came on? Help!
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MandMs
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Posted: 10-22-07 02:22am
Are suffering from high blood pressure?
Can you visit your doctor and ask for a CT
scan?
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SoCalGal
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Posted: 10-22-07 17:21pm
No, my blood pressure is normal to
slightly low - but i have noticed today my
vision is slightly blurred, more difficult
to read my email
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Face Pain Too
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Vertigo Posted: 10-31-07 07:49am
I had that about 6 months ago...Just woke
up one a.m. and the room was spinning like
crazy...very scary. Passed pretty
quickly, luckily.
I have been a migraine/headache sufferer
and had one the night before so kind of
passed it off as being connected to that.
Then I had mini version while
driving....hmmm, I am thinking.
I am in perimenopause and did some
research...
Don't know how old you are but found out
that some women go through this kind of
thing with "the change".
I go to naturaopathic Dr. and she
agreed...suggested taking 1000 mg of
Ester-C 2x a day. I don't know if just a
coincedence or what, but haven't had it
since....thank goodness.
I too have "low" blood pressure, so maybe
that coupled with these crazy hormone
changes, etc.??
Obviously you don't want to self-medicate,
but I have a few women friends who this
has happened to. It seems to be part of
the anxiety attack, hot flash syndrome.
Lucky us!!
Good luck...hope this helps, or at least
makes you feel a little better.
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SoCalGal
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Posted: 11-01-07 07:08am
It does help, thank you. i'm 45. Yes i
googled vertigo quite a bit and did read
that this often can affect women of
"middle-age" (is that my official
classification now? : ) ), so at least i
felt better that symptoms were a lot less
likely to be indicative of something more
serious.
It has gone away however, it lasted one
week and one day. Someone else responded
about a simle head maneuver you can do,
either in the Dr's office or at home
(called the Canalith maneuver i think),
which, if you can tolerate the head spin
till it stops (several seconds), also
seemed to help.
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Face Pain Too
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Vertigo Tip Posted: 11-01-07 07:59am
Thanks for the info on the procedure that
can help with vertigo.
I have passed it on to a friend of mine
who has terrible vertigo all the time now,
for the last 3-4 years.
Funny how we get so much better
information from others than we do from
our Drs.
Thanks for sharing. Glad to hear you are
feeling better.
J
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sush
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Posted: 11-04-07 07:22am
Hey!
You may also consider that inner ear
infections can cause the same
symptoms....and if it is really bad, you
could try to take over the counter
dramamine or bonine (for motion sickness)
to help with the symptoms until you can
see your doc!!
