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Could this be related to lupus, forgot to mention 2 weeks prior I had a very busy 2 weeks at work.
I don't know if it would be lupus related or not. I suppose with lupus, anything would be possible. I have periods of being light headed but it is only mild. Have you seen a ENT? I wonder if the fluid in your eustachian tube is off?
Hope you get some relief because being dizzy just plain sucks!
Lisa
Back in 2003 I didn't know I had lupus. I went to the Drs they all thought it was stress related and checked for diabetes and thyroid and other things. Test turned out all ok. Then in 2009 I ended up going back cause I couldn't stand nausea and stomach problems I seemed to keep having. I found out I had a stomach infection and a bleeding ulcer. I ended up with Helicobacter pylori virus. I complained again about my issues I stated above...the clinic didn't know what was wrong with me and again told me it was probably stress related and due to me being over weight.
Finally in 2010 I was pregnant with m son and I got state insurance and got tested for all kinds of things under the sun....then I started to feel a little more sane and found out I was diagnosed with Lupus.
I would definitely keep asking around about it.
An ENT made the suggestion that I take an over-the-counter product marketed for dizziness, called Bonine/generic is meclizine (TM). She called these episodes which I got about 2 times a year, viral labrynthitis.
After about 3 years of the labrythitis and taking Bonine when I needed it, I no longer take it, nor do I have those episodes of dizziness which were so incapcitating and caused me to miss work.
Hope this helps.
Gringa
Do you know the origin of your vertigo? Have you gotten a diagnosis yet? My friend hadf bouts of vertigo for years. The doctor prescrived physical therapy exercises which helped her finally get rid of "the dizzies!"
Please check in and let us know how you are doing!
What kind of physical therapy did this person do? What kind of doctor prescribed it? My family doctor and cardiologist have not done anything but suggested meds to try. I would be interested in physical therapy if it works and the dizziness goes away permanently. Sometimes just putting my head down brings it on. It is very aggravating and you never know when it is going to happen.
I have this and have had bad bouts of it that have landed me in the ER to get fluids and meds. But I found it can be related to my allergies. i have not had an episode since I started using my netty pot regularly. Something else that has cleared the vertigo up is, I go to the chiropractor and he aligns my back including my neck. It really works. But I totally understand how embarrassing it is to fall or to just get dizzy and have to grab onto something. It has been called benign positional vertigo, too. The test done for this is called an ENG ( I think it stands for electro nystagmis ?) and can be done in an ENT office by an audiologist.
I am sorry you are going through this. At the same time I am comforted that I am not the only one. Yes it is in our head, in the ear and or cervical vertebra. I hate that phrase, "its all in your head," I'm sorry you have to hear that.
Take care,
Ana
I understand this can be very embarassing. Last month I fell in my bedroom and landed on my right temple unto wood floor. I had to go go the er to make sure there was no internal bleeding. Due to prednisone you can imagine the bruise.
I do many of the proactive things mentioned. Most recently seeing a chiropractor which has been very helpful.
I guess my main point is there may be more than one thing going on which makes it even harder to discern. As others have said you are not alone. Hang in there and keep trying to figure out your major source of trouble. Lupus and the secondary autoimmune diseases cause a host of bizarre symtoms, as do some of the meds we take for them, you may want to check the side effects and interactions of your medications also.
The most common cause for vertigo is an inner ear infection- sometimes called viral labyrinthitis. Meclizine is a good drug to help with the symptoms. Since your symptoms are of new onset, it makes an inner ear infection more likely than a lupus related cause. Unfortunately, labyrinthitis can take several weeks to resolve and can recur. Usually a neurologist or ENT physician can prescribe specific vestibular therapy for resistant/persistant cases.
The longer the symptoms persist, we would need to consider an alternative diagnosis. However, if the symptoms worsen, you get hearing loss or you develop addtional neurological symptoms- tingling, numbness, facial weakness etc. you will need to seek urgent medical help to rule out more unusual causes.
Hope that helps you. All the best.
I had chronic bouts of Vertigo that started after I received a whiplash injury.....I was treated by a Neurologist for about ten years with anti-vertigo meds. Finally, my family doctor suggested that I see an ENT who he recommended. That was the best advice I ever had.
It took the ENT's nurse about ten minutes or less to fix my problem. Apparently, there are little crystal like stones in the semi-circular canals that control balance. These sometimes get out of whack and can cause vertigo and dizziness. Once this maneuver is performed, the stones are moved back into the proper position and VOILA, THE VERTIGO IS GONE. JUST LIKE THAT.....AFTER TEN YEARS.
Ask your family Doctor about this and perhaps he can recommend a Dr. who can perform this procedure for you. It was more than worth the few minutes it took to finally get my head back in proper order. All I can say is "wow" and why do not more Doctors know or recommend this easy approach to treating vertigo without the use of drugs?
Lisatru62
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