Coping With Vertigo

May 2007

• vertigo & caffeine - by Michael - (Tue, May 29 2007)
  I first noticed the symptoms of spinning, unsteadiness, and the feeling that i would literally “fall off of the earth” a number of years ago. [more..]
• Irish remedy!! - by John - (Tue, May 29 2007)
  This was sent to me from Ireland. An Irish physio uses it on persons NOT on SERC or similar. I am on SERC so I don’t know if it works. [more..]
• Is it Vertigo - by REJ - (Tue, May 29 2007)
  For the whole day i was fine then just suddenly i started feeling dizzy and then everything started spinning i couldn’t lie down as it made it worse and i kept falling around. [more..]
• Feeling like a wave on the ocean - by Lyn - (Mon, May 28 2007)
  It started in December of 2006 this weird sensation that I was feeling. I had gone to Urgent Care after a week or two. [more..]
• for katie the teacher - by j.m. - (Mon, May 28 2007)
  To Katie and other sufferers, Katie, I’m also a teacher and I think I know what you mean when you say that it is hard to focus when you are having an episode [more..]
• frustrated - by joanne - (Mon, May 28 2007)
  Reading fellow vertigo sufferers stories makes me very sad. I really empathise with your frustration about lack of understanding and treatment. [more..]
• I know how James Stewart felt - by Gayle - (Mon, May 28 2007)
  I am glad to hear that I am not alone. I was diagnosed 6 months ago with Meniere’s Disease and have been put on medication and changed my diet but I still get Vertigo about every 2 weeks. [more..]
• Scary! - by R.M. - (Mon, May 28 2007)
  I had a very severe attack last Saturday. I’d gone to a pub to see a football match, had a couple of pints and left for dinner. During the match I stepped out for a cigarette and was amazed (not thrilled) by how disoriented I felt. [more..]
• weird sensation since 6 weeks - by Rahul - (Thu, May 24 2007)
  Had a fall in water and since then, I have been feeling irritating dizziness and loss of balance. The doc did an audiogram and it was all fine. [more..]
• Drunken dizziness 24/7 - by Kim - (Thu, May 24 2007)
  I have started to have this strange feeling every day, it feels as if I’m drunk, I’m so dizzy I can’t think straight, and feel slow moving. [more..]
• no “merry-go-round” - by kal - (Wed, May 23 2007)
  I woke up with extreme vertigo in Aug. of 1999, which led me to the ER where they were going to keep me and give me something to induce sleep because I was spinning so bad. [more..]
• spinning world - by heidi - (Tue, May 22 2007)
  I have had several vertigo episodes, and it happens when I wake up in the morning. I had an episode so severe 2 years ago that when my doctor saw my condition, she called an ambulance [more..]
• Doctor told me to keep moving - by Chelsea - (Tue, May 22 2007)
  PLEASE READ THIS! I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP! i have had vertigo now for 5 weeks and only yesterday diagnosed after having a mri on my brain, balance and hearing tested and full blood works checked. [more..]
• Isn’t ironic? - by Christina - (Tue, May 22 2007)
  I have just read almost every story on this page, I too have said this over and over again “I WOULDN’T WISH THIS ON MY WORST ENEMY.” [more..]
• vertigo from hell - by philip - (Tue, May 22 2007)
  about 17 months ago, i was suddenenly struck down with an attack of vertigo that put me down for over three weeks, i could not eat, drink, walk, or even crawl. [more..]
• dizzy and panic attack for 27 years - by george - (Mon, May 21 2007)
  i am 40 years old. well when i was 7 yrs old i had a very bad fall, l was running on a pool deck and slipped and landed on the back of my head real hard. [more..]
• Torture - by JF - (Mon, May 21 2007)
  I have had vertigo for the last six months and it is terrible. It comes and goes but lasts for a few weeks at a time. [more..]
• Mothers Day Vertigo - by iris - (Mon, May 21 2007)
  On Friday May 11th, 2007 I pulled into my driveway at 7:30 perfectly fine, by 8:00 everything was spinning and I was in the bathroom getting sick for the next 2 hrs! [more..]
• I can relate to so many of you! - by Cheryl - (Mon, May 21 2007)
  I am a 46 yr. old female and l know how scary this can be. 1 week before Christmas last year l woke up like any other morning and when l got up to go to the bathroom..l couldn’t even walk.. [more..]
• Vertigo at the airport - by Sam - (Mon, May 21 2007)
  33 days ago while I was at the chek-in counter at the airport, I suddenly fainted and totally collapsed. [more..]
• Debilitating vertigo - by John W. - (Thu, May 17 2007)
  About 2 weeks ago I started feeling dizzy. Two days later I was holding onto the floor trying to hang on and vomiting profusely. I was unable to function & got an ambulance to hospital [more..]
• Vertigo for 8 months - by Wendy - (Thu, May 17 2007)
  I was diagnosed w/ vertigo in September 2006. Since then I have had blood drawn, CT’s, MRI’s and they have found nothing wrong. [more..]
• Vertigo? - by Marie - (Wed, May 16 2007)
  I woke up one morning two weeks ago to go to the bathroom and the whole room begun to spin. [more..]
• Vertigo for days - by Kimberley - (Wed, May 16 2007)
  Two weeks ago I started to feel dizzy and I visited the doctor, and up until today even though the dizziness is not as frequent as before, I am not able to maintain my balance. [more..]
• You’re not alone - by Phoenix - (Wed, May 16 2007)
  I am 37 years old and have been diagnosed as having anxiety disorder. For years I have dealt with dizy spells and went through the whole “What If” factor about possibly having a brain tumor. [more..]
• Vertigo From Shampooing - by ABRA - (Wed, May 16 2007)
  I’m 26 yrs old. I started experiencing severe bouts of vertigo several years ago at random intervals. [more..]
• Vertigo gone - by John - (Tue, May 15 2007)
  I experienced Vertigo for a period of about six months. My doctor described my problem as if there were a loose piece of crystalized salt in my inner ear, which was tumbling around and causing the dizzyness. [more..]
• is it vertigo - by robert r. - (Mon, May 14 2007)
  My first attack was three years ago. I thought it was a hangover but never lifted. Now I’m been treated for depression and anxiety which i believe are symptoms of vertigo no? [more..]
• WATER IN THE EARS - by Amanda - (Fri, May 11 2007)
  i was dizzy for about 7 months last year and have been fine for about 4 months. i have had all the tests all fine, then [more..]
• vertigo - by renee - (Fri, May 11 2007)
  my name is Renee, i have been dizzy constantly for about 7 or 8 months, it’s frustrating and scary. [more..]
• Vertigo - will it ever go away - by KM - (Fri, May 11 2007)
  I had my first experience with vertigo about 5 months ago. Since then it is not as bad, but some days worse then others. [more..]
• Feeling drunk without the alcohol - by Stacey - (Thu, May 10 2007)
  About two months ago I noticed my vision was getting blury. It felt like I needed to stop, shake my head really hard and re-set my eye balls. [more..]
• Is this vertigo? - by Dizzy 2 Death - (Thu, May 10 2007)
  I have been getting dizzy symptoms for almost two years now. I don’t actually see things moving but I feel like I’ve been on a ride that spins you around and around. [more..]
• Magnetism - by Patti - (Thu, May 10 2007)
  I am currently 47 yrs old and have been diabetic since 3. I had a kidney transplant No. 2004. A few months ago, I started to feel dizzy [more..]
• So dizzy - by Ed - (Wed, May 09 2007)
  I’m sixteen years old and I’ve been having dizzy spells since April. I went on vacation for spring break and I started to feel like I was standing in an elevator for all of my vacation. [more..]
• New Glasses? - by JW - (Wed, May 09 2007)
  I wonder if a change in prescription glasses can cause vertigo. I got new glasses about two weeks ago, and thought I was adjusting until Saturday. I had several dizzy spells. [more..]
• Reply to m.s. - by Karen - (Tue, May 08 2007)
  m.s., I know what you mean. Not long after the MINOR car accident, I got up one night, tried to walk in a straight path to the bedroom door and instead made a 360 degree circle finally falling flat on my back on my bed. [more..]
• Reply to Lisa - by Karen - (Tue, May 08 2007)
  Lisa, I also do get a sensation of heat down the back and sides of my neck. [more..]
• Minor Brain Trauma Vertigo - by KPL - (Mon, May 07 2007)
  I’m 56 and was in a MINOR car accident in 2003. I’ve only JUST gotten a diagnosis of vertigo. [more..]
• Random acts of Vertigo - by BG - (Mon, May 07 2007)
  Hey, I’m a 19 year old college student, and I just had my first real episode of vertigo. Literally just like an hour ago. As stated by some other posts I was immediately worried that something horrifying was happening to me, and I was quite frightened. [more..]
• 1st experience - by m.s. - (Mon, May 07 2007)
  A few days ago, I woke up through the night and when I got out of bed, I couldn’t walk. Everything was spinning and I kept falling to the right. [more..]
• vertigo - by Lisa - (Mon, May 07 2007)
  i have had vertigo for two years now, every test i have had done showed nothing wrong, i thought ok maybe im going nuts, i went and saw a Dr. who now thinks its migraine vertigo. [more..]
• It has been almost 3 weeks - by So dizzy & depressed - (Mon, May 07 2007)
  Hello, I am 27 years old, female. It’s going to be 3 weeks this coming Monday that I started feeling weird. It was my left ear that felt stuffed-with a loud ringing and it was hard to hear. [more..]
• Dizzyness - by Rachael - (Mon, May 07 2007)
  So i’m 16 and i’ve had the dizzyness sensation for over 3 and a half years. After going to a doctor for the third time the other day, he told me that it was most likely vertigo, and the best way to stop the feeling of movement is [more..]
• It has been almost 3 weeks - by So dizzy - (Mon, May 07 2007)
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• My Story - by WCD - (Thu, May 03 2007)
  I’m a 41 year old male that is just now beginning to recover from a serious episode of vertigo. [more..]
• Nice to hear I’m not alone - by Katie - (Thu, May 03 2007)
  I originally posted a few days ago and was surprised to see all the recent posts for May. I also would not wish this on my worst enemy. [more..]
• New diagnosis with vertigo. - by LLD - (Wed, May 02 2007)
  I was getting ready to go to a friends house and all the sudden, the floor fell out from under my feet, I was instantly drunk..spinning and nausea. I was like omg, am I going to pass out? [more..]
• vertigo since i was a young mother now i am 43 - by stephanie - (Wed, May 02 2007)
  I have had vertigo since i was in my early 20s . The first episodes were very, very severe , i stayed on the floor most of the time , my family and my son were very concerned. [more..]
• why when i am so close to joining the army - by christopher - (Wed, May 02 2007)
  ok i am currently experinceing vertigo and i hate the damn thing. had it for about three weeks. the doctor has said its a virus relating to my cold and antibiotics have been perscribed. [more..]
• My Vertigo Experience - by Glenda R. - (Tue, May 01 2007)
  I am a 51 year old white female, and I am learning about vertigo because I am in the second week of my first episode. My experience is similar to Debbie M.’s experience. [more..]
• Neck pain & Vertigo - by Sher - (Tue, May 01 2007)
  After a brutal sport/physio massage to my neck, I’ve been suffering from dizziness and a swimming feeling in the lower back part of my head. [more..]
• wish there was a cure for this - by paul - (Tue, May 01 2007)
  Im a 37 yr old male and have had 2 very extreme vertigo attacks in the last 3 years. They both had no warning and I wouldn’t wish it up on my worst enemy. [more..]