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Vertigo with nystagmus


by: S.L.L. on Wed, Apr 25 2007

I have been having vertigo attacks since April of 2004. At first I thought it was stress-related, I had just been diagnosed with stage 3 skin cancer. Several months after my 2nd cancer surgery I had 3 attacks in one month, then they happened a few times a month until this past winter [2006-07]. Now I have them 2 or 3 times a week.

The vertigo throws me completely off balance and the nystagmus makes the room spin. Actually, it’s not spinning but moving extremely rapidly from left to right, left to right, over and over again…making me feel like the room is spinning. If anyone’s ever been really drunk, they can relate.

I believe my vertigo attacks are caused by multiple sclerosis but I don’t have the ‘data’ to justify a diagnosis yet. My MRI’s are good, nerve conduction tests, reflexes etc, all good.

So, I sit and wait, wait for it to get better, or worse…wait for a diagnosis.

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April 2007

  • Coping with vertigo for 3 years - by Katie - (Mon, Apr 30 2007)
    I had my first “vertigo” attack in the spring of 2005, after suffering from several sinus infections. I remember going to my GP and after about 3 minutes of balance tests and him examining my ears, he said it was vertigo [more..]
  • My Vertigo Story - by Debbie M. - (Fri, Apr 27 2007)
    I am a 51 year old, white female. Following a viral stomach infection, I began to get the symptoms of vertigo All of the spinning in my head caused falling, nausea and vomiting, and a general feeling of foggy-ness in my head, and a sense of being “high”. [more..]
  • Possibly Vertigo - by Leana - (Thu, Apr 26 2007)
    I have been getting these dizzy spells for the past two years now. I thought it was related to my sinusitis so I went to see an ENT. I told him that it feels like you’ve been on a cruise ship for a week and are walking on solid ground, but everything is still moving. [more..]
  • Vertigo with nystagmus - by S.L.L. - (Wed, Apr 25 2007)
    I have been having vertigo attacks since April of 2004. At first I thought it was stress-related, I had just been diagnosed with stage 3 skin cancer. [more..]
  • suffer from vertigo,tinnitus,to meneires disease - by Patricia - (Sat, Apr 21 2007)
    I am bout at my witts end with suffering from so much problems with my ear. My left ear rings 24/7 then on top of the ringing and roaring,I hear like a washing machine agitating and I have the vertigo spins and whorls sometimes 2-3 times a week for about a month. [more..]
  • MAJOR vertigo - by Chelsea - (Thu, Apr 19 2007)
    Well i am 15 yrs old! and i have been having major vertigo since i was 13! on my 13th bday i was really sik with what we thought was the flu. as i got more and more dizzy we wondered what was wrong. [more..]
  • hypothyroid as cause of vertigo? - by woman in cali - (Mon, Apr 16 2007)
    I have vertigo, always upon waking maybe 6 times yr, started 3 yrs ago. sinus nasal drip is a factor !!! sleeping wrong i think does it too. i know it has no warning. [more..]
  • Living with Vertigo - by JMG - (Thu, Apr 05 2007)
    I am a middle aged woman who has developed vertigo as a result of TMJ. I have an excellent orthodontist that specializes in TMJ which is very helpful. [more..]
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