Coping With Vertigo

June 2007

• vertigo - by sara - (Thu, Jun 28 2007)
  I have vertigo. It helps me to wear Queaz-Away ,Travelers wristband. purchase at any healthfood store,Travel store,possible on line sara [more..]
• 4-year-old with Vertigo - by Norma - (Wed, Jun 27 2007)
  Hello everyone. I have a 4 year old daughter and this has started to happen to her in May 2007 and presently. She gets bad headache and feels dizzy and wants to fall down. [more..]
• Frightened - by Jennifer - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  I am 35 years old and I am suffering from Vertigo I already went to the ER twice and they did a MRI on my neck & shoulders. Nothing came out. I am also having symptons like numbness in the arms [more..]
• response to Karen- same imbalance symptoms - by w - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  Hi Karen, I m having exactely the same symptoms as you describe. It has been going on for one month now, of which one week I was hardly able to get out of bed. A constant feeling of imbalance [more..]
• Dizziness - Symptom of Menopause? - by Ann M. - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  I am 55 years old and have not had a period for a year and 1/2. I have been gathering a lot of information on the web regarding menopause and one of the symptoms that they say can occur is dizziness [more..]
• dizzy with balance problems - by debbie - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  for the past 3 months i have been having dizziness so badly i am not even trying to drive.it has afected my balance so badly,i just can not seem to walk easily from point A to point B. [more..]
• Would not wish this on my worst enemy! - by Jennifer - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  I started having having dizziness the beginning of May when I was laying down playing with my son. I went to the ER first and they said it was Labyrithitis and gave me Mez. I was not satisfied with that answer so I went to my ENT doctor. [more..]
• Deb June 2007 - by Ros - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  In response to Deb’s post… Hey, this freaks me - when I roll to the left, I get this horrible dizzy feeling. - this really only happens when I’m lying down. I’m 43 too!! Ros [more..]
• hey brenda! June 07 - by Ros - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  I woke up in a very hot room feeling very dizzy, room spinning, stomach turning. I woke 3 times that feeling the same. The following night I used a fan and the symptoms were lessened. [more..]
• different type of vertigo - by Deborah - (Tue, Jun 26 2007)
  In reading your posts it sounds like you have something going on with your ears, positional vertigo. Mine is different in that even lying flat on my back with my eyes closed I have to hold on to the edge of the bed to keep from falling off [more..]
• My Vertigo - Spring Allergy Connection - by Adam - (Mon, Jun 25 2007)
  Hi everyone with vertigo. First thing i want to say is keep strong. You are not alone and everyone who has written here knows what you are going through. It is not a nice feeling at all. I have had vertigo for about 1.5 years now and im 25 and healthy in all other respects. [more..]
• Light headed & feel sleepy - by Ming - (Mon, Jun 25 2007)
  My symptom started in February. I felt light headed and sleepy. I don’t have the “spinning” experience. My light headed and sleepiness feeling is on going, everyday, some days worse than others. [more..]
• dizziness/vertigo - by trina - (Tue, Jun 19 2007)
  I started having dizziness a couple of months ago. I did not know what was going on. I was at work when it happened it lasted for about two months and then it started up again. [more..]
• scared - by lizzy - (Mon, Jun 18 2007)
  i’m 30 years old and i too woke up one morning to go to work, 10/06 and felt really dizzy i didn’t think much of it i just thought i was still sleepy. 1 hour into work i was vomiting and couldn’t even stand up straight. [more..]
• ER yesterday - by Brandy - (Mon, Jun 18 2007)
  I am 20 and just went to the ER yesterday because of what they called “vertigo”. They can’t seem to find anything wrong with me, which is frustrating– it feels so physically awful that it seems like there should be something physically wrong that can be detected. [more..]
• Lightheaded - by John - (Mon, Jun 18 2007)
  I have been lightheaded, dizzy, but not spinning since mid April. I have seen my family Dr and he said I have benign positional vertigo. [more..]
• Vertigo - by Wendi - (Mon, Jun 18 2007)
  I had my first episode of vertigo only a few weeks ago and had anther bad attcak today. The same thing happened each time. It is the worst thing, so scary, not having control over your body. [more..]
• vertigo relief - by jackie - (Mon, Jun 18 2007)
  hello again, I wrote in the other day regarding onset of vertigo. I’m not sure which one of the remedies actually helped me but I feel much better. [more..]
• Worst experience of my life! - by Beatriz - (Fri, Jun 15 2007)
  My vertigo started on December 29, 2007 @ 5am, I woke up and stood up to go to the restroom and the room started spinning, I didn’t pay much attention til I got up at around 7 am, I got up and I fell down! [more..]
• LIN…me too! - by ashley - (Fri, Jun 15 2007)
  i’m 21 and TODAY even driving back from work…talking face to face with people! i have to hold my head! its mortifying because they dont know! [more..]
• vertigo - by Jackie - (Fri, Jun 15 2007)
  Hi, just wanted to let you know you are not alone with this problem. Mine started at night. I woke up with ringing in my ears and the woozy feeling. [more..]
• I can’t believe this - by MH - (Fri, Jun 15 2007)
  My name is Michelle and this is amazing to know so many people suffer from vertigo. I woke up one morning and the room was spinning and I was sweating and very nauses. [more..]
• Something that has helped me - by Lauri - (Thu, Jun 14 2007)
  I too have suffered with vertigo for quite some time and the effects are very upsetting to say the least. My problem with it is that I suffer from panic and anxiety as well and when my head starts to spin I start to panic and wonder what the heck is happening. [more..]
• Living with Vertigo - by Daniel - (Wed, Jun 13 2007)
  I am 23 years old and I was diagnosed with Vertigo when I was 18 and just out of high school. At first the vertigo made me dizzy to the point where I felt nauseous, sweaty, and had sort of hazy spotted vision. [more..]
• Follow-up on Vertigo-to Deb - by Brenda - (Mon, Jun 11 2007)
  Hi Deb, I sympathize with you and others who have this problem. I have talked to others and it is a very common ailment. My vertigo hasn’t happened again since May 27th. [more..]
• professional dancer suffering from vertigo - by Amanda - (Mon, Jun 11 2007)
  I’m so glad to find others just like me that have vertigo. I’ve been suffering from vertigo for the past 10 years. It is so hard to talk to other people who dont know what it is like. [more..]
• dizzy everyday - by cindy - (Mon, Jun 11 2007)
  my story is similar to brenda’s. i leaned over to get a piece of paper out of the printer and when i came up i got real dizzy and crashed into the computer table from a sitting position. [more..]
• vertigo - by cher - (Mon, Jun 11 2007)
  one day i sat on my bed it felt like someone jumped on the bed but there was no one there just me. a few hours, after i became so dizzy, it lasted weeks. [more..]
• Patricia and I share the same situation - by Virgilio - (Mon, Jun 11 2007)
  Patricia who posted her story on Sat, Apr 21 2007 perfectly described almost the same experiences I had with my vertigo problem. [more..]
• I am only 36 - by Virgilio - (Mon, Jun 11 2007)
  It was 2003 when i got terribly dizzy so i went to see a doc. he diagnosed me of vertigo when i told him. i also got a problem with my hearing. [more..]
• vertigo - by mom - (Fri, Jun 08 2007)
  my daughtyer ashley is 12 she was just diagnosed with vertigo. she was having grand maul seziures thinking she had epilepsy when she has vertigo… [more..]
• Went to see my doctor… - by Trudy - (Fri, Jun 08 2007)
  Hi everyone… I just put my first entry in here last week… and I just finished reading all your stories… Jennifer’s really got me… reason being… my skin has been “CRAWLING” for about 2 months now. [more..]
• vertigo vs dizziness - by diane - (Thu, Jun 07 2007)
  one day while laying in bed, i asked my husband, why did you put on the overhead fan? he said ‘ i didn’t', when i looked around, i noticed the room spinning. [more..]
• vertigo - by kathy c - (Thu, Jun 07 2007)
  ..this weekend stripes and patterns of peoples clothing were starting to bother me. when i woke up sunday morning i had to grab onto him because i felt that i was being thrown off the bed. i actually was not moving. that was three weeks ago. [more..]
• scared - by Gerry - (Thu, Jun 07 2007)
  hi all–my vertigo started 6 weeks ago–it has not stopped yet today. the first time i also was taken to hospital because it seemed i was having a heart attack [more..]
• vertigo came on suddenly one morning - by Deb - (Thu, Jun 07 2007)
  Brenda, I have the same as you I think? I have had this for 5 weeks. It happens when i roll to the right or look up. Very much the same as you. It has happened everyday for 5 weeks. [more..]
• balance problems while driving - by Lin - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  Has anyone had problems with feeling off balance while driving? I have been suffering with this for about 10 yrs now. Doctors keep telling me it’s anxiety which it probably is but to me it’s caused by this feeling of unbalance. [more..]
• Vertigo? - by Lisa - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  Hi ! I have been reading some of the stories here and some of you are having a real tough time. I am sorry for that. My story is not as tough as some of yours but maybe you can help. [more..]
• SEASONAL VERTIGO SOLVED!! - by Jennifer - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  I have suffered from occasional, traumatically debilitating vertigo for 14 years (37 year old female). Every ENT (5 of them) said “inexplicable fluid in the inner ears.” [more..]
• Constant Dizziness - by Karen - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  Does anyone have constant dizziness or vertigo? Mine is on going, everyday, some days worse than others. I do not have what you would call an “attack” since I always feel a little off balance [more..]
• Scary Day BY Jeff F. - by Jeff F - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  This has been a scary week. I just got out of the emergency room, I should feel consoled. They took my blood, gave me a ekg or ek something, & waved there finger in my face. [more..]
• torture - by Claudia - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  I just had the worst bout of vertigo I have ever had, it’s hard to relate how scarey it is to think you have no control and that it can happen any time. [more..]
• It’s only been a week - by Trudy - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  It’s only been a week for me so far. I suffer from migrianes so I thought this last one was just a migraine coming on, but it’s the only symptom I’m having. I had to go to the Emergency room the other day for it, [more..]
• to REJ (re: your post on 5/29/07) - by jane - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  Hi i just wanted to answer your post by saying i took had exactly the same symptoms as you on the same day aswell.. it lasted until the sunday, i ended up going to A&E because it was so scary.. [more..]
• did your ears pop like if you were on a plane? - by J.B. - (Wed, Jun 06 2007)
  I have been working overseas for 2 yrs now, and up until a month ago my ears began to pop. Then, before bedtime every night when I would lie down, everything was spinning. [more..]
• vertigo sudden onset - by Brenda - (Tue, Jun 05 2007)
  it happened for me at 0330 am may 24th. I woke up from my sleep and suddenly felt that the room is spinning. I tried moving my head to the right and same thing happened. [more..]