Coping With Vertigo

December 2007

• Vertigo for last twenty years. - by Ron - (Thu, Dec 27 2007)
  My father got bad vertigo attacks in his late seventy’s and eighty’s. He had to lie down in bed for most of the day. His attacks occurred a few times a month. I am seventy five, and feel that my vertigo might be genetic. [more..]
• Vertigo - by kms - (Thu, Dec 20 2007)
  I don’t know how to deal with this Vertigo I went to the doctors and I did every test there was to do, and all of my result came back nothing. [more..]
• 2nd Attack in 6 years - by Misty - (Tue, Dec 18 2007)
  I am so glad that I am not alone. I had my first symptoms in 2001. I did not have my next attack until August of 2007. I thank God my episodes are not that severe. I take [more..]
• Never heard of vertigo till I had it - by P.F.C. - (Tue, Dec 18 2007)
  My first episode was in 2004. I was 37 years old approaching college graduation in a month and at the time I assumed it was a migrane. I woke up [more..]
• What worked for my VERTIGO!!! - by Cathy - (Tue, Dec 18 2007)
  I just posted my story on vertigo. What worked for me in the past was focusing on an object (I used my finger) and I moved it closer and closer to my face until my eyes crossed. That would work when I had the wavy sensation. I also noticed [more..]
• Vertigo for years - by Cathy - (Tue, Dec 18 2007)
  I had my first symptoms of vertigo when I was 17. I awaken one morning to a spinning room. I could not stand and maintain my balance so I had to crawl into my sisters room for help. I was rushed to the emergency room [more..]
• tsunami in my head - by kimbielee - (Mon, Dec 17 2007)
  I HAVE BEEN DIZZY OFF & ON FOR YEARS. But yesterday & today I cant move at all without feeling like a strong force is trying to push me down as the room spins. I also am feeling like Im falling backwards. That is a first. I have to [more..]
• vertigo - by Dorine - (Mon, Dec 17 2007)
  I have been dealing with this problem for years. After sevral trips to the ER and people thinking I am on drugs or somethink. The first doctor told me I had MS and after hundreds of test that have been ruled out then in again. Now one doctors say that it is [more..]
• Living With Vertigo is not easy - by Gary - (Fri, Dec 14 2007)
  I woke up one night from a sound sleep, and felt like the bed was leaning down toward thew floor.The ceiling was spinning, and I became violently ill.I tried to get up, and fell to the floor . I cried out to my wife for help .I could not keep anything in my stomach. My wife took me to the Emergency Room after 4 days of being miserable.The doctors diagnosed me with [more..]
• VERTIGO - by Rose - (Fri, Dec 14 2007)
  Has anyone heard if acupuncture could help bouts of vertigo. I am a 78yr old female, and over the years have had vertigo, not very frequently. My last really bad bout came in Sept. and I went to my husbands hearing aid doctor who performed a treatment in her office. She put [more..]
• Vertigo, My nightmare - by GLS - (Fri, Dec 14 2007)
  My first experience with vertigo came after a trip to six flags with my niece and nephews. The next day I woke up with dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea and headache in such a debilitating degree that I truly thought I was dying. I had to crawl slower than a snails pace to the bathroom and back for [more..]
• 30 yrs. and waiting - by Dave - (Wed, Dec 12 2007)
  I am 45yrs. old and have had dizzy spells since I was 15. I went to these so-called experts when I was young and had every test known to man run on me and the diagnosis was, we found nothing wrong and come see us when you are having a dizzy spell. [more..]
• 25 YRS OLD READ THIS - by Mr. Rai - (Mon, Dec 10 2007)
  I went out with the boys to a local bar. Had patron shots and few beers. Went to sleep extremley drunk and intoxicated. Woke up the next morning feeling dizzy. I thought the alcohol was still in my system and I woke up drunk. The next day [more..]
• vertigo - by kevin - (Thu, Dec 06 2007)
  i have had a very serious bout of vertugo it happened on the canadian thanksgiving, I was sitting havingmy supper watching a hockey game, when out of the blue i had this funny feeliong in my right ear.it was like a ringing noise, as i tried to stand up , i felt like i was drunk but [more..]
• Im Scared - by Kassi - (Thu, Dec 06 2007)
  I was Sitting in the passenger seat of my car when I got really dizzy and It was the first time that I ever really felt that me life was in danger. [more..]
• Off balance/Vertigo - by E.C. - (Thu, Dec 06 2007)
  My “off balance” feeling began a couple years ago when I woke up, sat up in bed and started spinning. After a few seconds it stopped. That happened for a while and I finally went to the dr. He said I had BPPV and gave me Antivert which helped for a while. Then I was at work and [more..]
• Healthy 29-year-old with Vertigo? - by Sarah - (Wed, Dec 05 2007)
  This started 8 days ago, I was sitting on the couch drinking a banana milk shake and got such a strong feeling that I was going to pass out that I had to set the shake down and sit absolutely still for a minute or so. It passed. [more..]
• Possible cure for vertigo! - by James - (Mon, Dec 03 2007)
  Let me get straight to the point. If you suffer from horrible bouts of vertigo and dizziness that can’t be diagnosed or explained, relief may be in sight in the form of a [more..]