Coping With Vertigo

July 2007

• My love affair with Vertigo - by Big Dog - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  I had awoken at 4 am to take my usual early morning bathroom break. I glanced at the clock that was directly in my view ahead of me. The clock was jumping rapidly up and down vertically. I thought I might be dreaming so I glanced around the room. This was no dream, just the beginning of a living nightmare. [more..]
• Isn’t Vertigo fun!!!!???? - by Shawn - (Sun, Jul 29 2007)
  My name is Shawn and I am now 43 years old. My first experience with Vertigo was when I was about 32 years old. I was asleep and awoke to the room spinning. I rolled out of bed and crawled to the bathroom to vomit out my internal organs. The symptoms lasted 2 weeks. [more..]
• One more added to this huge list - by lhm - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
  By looking back at my past history, I’ve always have been suffering from Allergies. Im now 25. When I was in middle school I studd-up from being sitting down for a long period of time, I got-up ; felt dizzy and past out. [more..]
• Frustrated too - by Glenda - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
  This is my third vertigo attack. It has hit me about every 8-10 years. The first two attacts hit all at once, but I recovered within 2 to 3 weeks. This attact has put me off work for almost 2 months now. [more..]
• Unrelenting Dizziness - by Sue - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
  Hi. I have been suffering with dizziness (lightheaded - not vertigo) for 2 years with no diagnosis. I have Chiari I Malformation and my Neurosurgeon thought the dizziness would go away after decompression surgery, but it hasn’t. [more..]
• Vertigo and medication - by Ellie - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
  I began having incapitating vertigo in 1988. I was referred to an neurotolaryngolist (an ENT that specializes in dizziness). I had an ENG test where hot and cold water was put into both ears. [more..]
• Nightmare Vertigo - by Laura - (Thu, Jul 26 2007)
  I feel horrible for everyone who suffers this. I have had it once before and I am suffering now while typing this entry. My first encounter happened due to a high pitched loud scream in my ear from my child having a tantrum. [more..]
• vertigo - by BSH - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  Hi, I have had several experiences with vertigo. I am in the middle of one right now. This has to be the worst sensation I have ever had. Usually mine only lasts for an afternoon or so. [more..]
• Angry - Head Trauma and Vertigo - by Chris - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  Hi - it helped to read some of the stories to know I am not alone!! I got into a serious motorcycle accident of 6/2/07. I have ALOT of fractures. I have gone through alot but am very grateful that I am still alive. [more..]
• my first experience… - by Kathy - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  Hi everyone, I am only 26 years old and I just recently experienced my first episode of vertigo. For about a week straight I have been experiencing constant dizziness and extreme fatigue. [more..]
• Vertigo for years - by Kathy - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  I’ve had vertigo since 1992 when I had pneumonia It’s never gone away but seems to pop up when there are extreme temperatures. Humidity really gets to me and I try to stay in air conditioned places if possible. [more..]
• Constant - by dee - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  Hi..I woke up with vertigo a week ago. Problem with mine is that it doesnt go away, I have it 24/7. [more..]
• Spinning head - by Ayuba A. P. - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  On Sunday, 8th July 2007, I woke up about 5.00 am and on attempting to sit up, my head went into a spin and I had to fall back to the bed. This happened about two more times. I thought it was a BP problem, but when I checked my BP with the Sphyg at home it was ok at 121/85. [more..]
• vertigo - by YAMAL - (Wed, Jul 25 2007)
  I have lived with vertigo for more than 40 years. I am 54 now. Women, i used to take stugeron, and now i am with aerius, antihistaminic medication. [more..]
• violently ill with vertigo - by i - (Tue, Jul 24 2007)
  Hi. For about 1.5 weeks, I’ve had slight general fuzziness in my head. Nothing major, and nothing I couldn’t live with. However, four mornings ago I woke up at 2am thinking I had food poisoning. The room was spinning, I was sweating profusely, and became violently ill for several hours. [more..]
• Help for Vertigo Sufferers - by Kathleen - (Tue, Jul 24 2007)
  I have been suffering with vertigo for 11 years now. I went through ENT and Neurologists…no diagnosis on the cause. I have had vertigo spells last from a few seconds to 8 hrs. I have major hearing loss in my right ear and tinnitus in both ears (constantly). I went through vestibular therapy (ask your ENT to see if they have a therapist that can work with you). [more..]
• I’m scared too… - by Paola - (Tue, Jul 24 2007)
  The first time it happened was when I woke up one morning in April and was walking leaning on the left side and feeling weird. Got back to bed and the room started spinning around me! I was scared to death! Luckily my husband was home and drove me to the doctor’s - I threw up on the way there even though I hadn’t eaten anything. [more..]
• dealing with vertigo for 20 years - by Linda - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  I have been dealing with vertigo for almost 20 years but not consistently. I just got over aN ear infection and have not had an attack for a while. Today I was talking to someone and turned my head and I felt that sensation. [more..]
• Different type of Vertigo - by Lucy - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  It all started with what I thought was a 24 hour flue and back ache. As I was walking to work one morning I completely lost my balance and had to sit down to recover. After a few minutes I was able to continue to work, but still felt weak. [more..]
• Nausea and Vertigo - by Sally - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  I have had only my 2nd Vertigo attack. I rolled over in bed and from then on it was hell. The first one I had probably 6 years ago… so reading all your stories makes me feel pretty lucky. [more..]
• It’s so frightening - by Marcia - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  I woke up July 4th and the room was going one way and I had this horrible falling sensation! I grabbed the sheets and the edge of the night stand - my heart was pounding. Finally, when I got up I was feeling ok - that night the same thing happened when I went to bed. I can’t lay flat since I can’t roll over onto my side without this happening. [more..]
• Vertigo - by Linda - (Mon, Jul 23 2007)
  Hi, I woke up at mid-night a few days ago and the room was spinning so fast that I could hardly get out of bed and to the bathroom. By the time I made it I vomited. Then I took my blood sugar thinking it might be from either a high or low level. It tested o.k. I was so sick and felt like I was on a fast moving merry go round. [more..]
• cotton buds - by DB - (Sun, Jul 22 2007)
  i have had vertigo for ever, (well thats what it feels like). i went to the docs he told me to stop cleaning my ears out with cotton buds and just to leave them alone, which i did do. didnt get vertigo for a long long time, until recently having suffered hay fever, with itchy ears i dug at them trying to stop the itching, next day, woke up to my eyes feeling like they were rolling in my head. [more..]
• The Mystery of Vertigo - by Skier - (Sun, Jul 22 2007)
  I’m 44 and have had a sudden onset of intense vertigo. The spinning has lasted as long as 15 minutes (how long do other people spin?). I’ve also had tingling in my head and pressure too. Afterwards I’ve been disoriented and nauseous. I haven’t seen the tingling as a common symptom, but noticed someone else saying this too so at least I don’t feel alone! [more..]
• Vertigo and Vomiting - by kerry - (Fri, Jul 20 2007)
  I have had episodes of extreme dizziness and vomiting for six months. The first time I had it I was dizzy and then later that evening I kept feeling sick to my stomach. Finally I started vomiting until I was drained. Then about six weeks later I had another episode. This time I felt like I was going to pass out every time I stood up and broke out into a cold sweat. [more..]
• Frustrated - by JC - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
  Hi, I’m in my middle fifties and fell, striking the back of my head and knocking myself out, a year and a half ago. I had been having some mild vertigo for several years before this, but now it is constant and debilitating. [more..]
• first horrible attack - by Judy - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
  My vertigo started several weeks ago. My ears seem to have a change in pressure or like the sound of a seashell when you put one up to your ear. [more..]
• There is Hope - What Works for Me - by Cari - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
  Hi everyone. I wanted to tell you I have had similar stories to many of these vertigo stories. I first got vertigo years ago. It came out of no where. Since then I have have had it now 3 other times. [more..]
• Cant drive in nyc - by Kev C - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
  Had a bout with Vertigo while I was driving in May. Went to ER and was told I had an ear infection. Then when symptoms were clearing up with Vertigo I had problems with my eyes driving. [more..]
• Vertigo due to allergies - by Lydia - (Tue, Jul 17 2007)
  Hi. I’m 35 yrs. old. I started experiencing dizziness, hot & clamy feeling, nausea, feeling like I was going to pass out about 4 wks ago. The 1st epsiode was really bad. I had other epsiodes that were less severe than the 1st where I would feel dizzy. [more..]
• my second experience with vertigo - by Patricia - (Fri, Jul 13 2007)
  The 1st episode I had was July 4, 2003, very bad a steady 12 hours, all tests came back neg. Now July 4, 2007, it came back, not as severe had to keep my head steady, otherwise everything would spin. [more..]
• scared - by Margaret - (Tue, Jul 10 2007)
  Hi everyone. My vertigo started a month ago. I thought i was having a heart attack and ended up spending the night in the hospital. My heart was fine but I was very weak. [more..]
• pluggy ears - by Rita - (Tue, Jul 10 2007)
  I had an allergic reaction to shrimp about 3 weeks ago and since then my world has fallen apart. I have an appointment with an ENT on thursday and hopefully they can find the root of the problem. [more..]
• I, m looking for a answer too - by DENISE - (Tue, Jul 03 2007)
  Hi,i,m Denise and I,VE HAD MY DIZZINESS FOR ALMOST A YEAR.WHEN ILAY DOWN I SPIN FOR ABOUT TWO MIN,S . GETTING UP TAKES ME AWHILE TO GET IT TO GETHER [more..]
• Head spinning - by Paul - (Tue, Jul 03 2007)
  Im 45, and just had my first experience with vertigo on June 24th, only when Im lying down and I shift my head to sleep on my side, and when I get up out of bed, the spinning sensation occurs, [more..]
• my story - by ann - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  hi all - i have had the dizziness feeling for quite sometime. started in 1988 where i walked the hall of college and the “earth” shifted on me. [more..]
• vertigo after being shot - by jean - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  I was shot through the lung, liver and diaphragm in 1993. I was left with severe vertigo. It is so disabling as I am bent double trying to regain my balance and can only move by holding onto a frame. [more..]
• Vertigo since 11/2006 - by M - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  I have had vertigo ever since I had an ear infection in November. I have been to two ENT’s, had hearing tests, balance tests,etc. I have also been in Vestibular Rehabilitation since January 2007. I have also seen a neurologist, a neuro-opthamologist, an accupuncturist and a chiropractor While the symptoms have gotten better they have not gone away. The first ENT thought this was all residual of an infection. [more..]
• same symptoms as Deborah - by Fonda - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  Yes, I have the same thing. I went to the e.r. Sunday afternoon; couldn’t let go of the gurney; had to cling on very tight or I would fall off. [more..]
• TO JOHN-LIGHTHEADED- JUNE 18 - by SHannon - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  My husband has the same thing. Not spinnign at all. He did have the MRI done…honeslty it was almost useless. They saw nothing. [more..]
• WOULD LIKE ADVICE!!!!!! - by Shannon - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  My husband is 37 years old and in great condition. One day he started to feel ” anxiety” and caused him to feel very imbalanced. It started mostly in public places. [more..]
• Maybe a cure? - by Jennifer - (Mon, Jul 02 2007)
  I read most of the stories on this site and some stories are similiar to mine. I have been suffering from Vertigo since May, almost 8 weeks now. I had an MRI on my brain and neck, both Negatives. [more..]