Coping With VertigoThis section is a place to share stories about Coping With Vertigo Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download Vertigo: Unknown Cause In 2003 I was on vacation in FL when I had my first attack. All morning I’d been feeling nauseous and off. I was wasting time at a mall before catching a plane home when I got the spinning feeling. I was rushed to the emergency room, given a heavy dose of Antivert and told I wasn’t cleared to fly for two days. I wasn’t going to argue, I was terrified. Over the next year I had several such attacks. Since I suffer from migraines my doctor took me off my medication, but it had no effect. The vertigo did not coincide with the migraines I was getting so frustrated. The vertigo came and went as it pleased with no warning signs. I went through vestibular testing with negative results. I was warned that I could possibly have MS - and after going through countless, grueling tests and scans (not to mention sleepless nights) - came up negative also. Diagnosis: Vertigo with an unknown cause. No medication has helped prevent it. When having an attack I can get a cocktail injection of steroids and allergy medication that helps alleviate it, but not make it go away. I feel helpless, at the mercy of this thing that just happened upon my life. I try and take an active role in doing some things that I believe have helped reduce the frequency of attacks: The biggest is just accepting it. Vertigo with an unknown cause is just that - frustrating and debilitating - but it just is. Comments
March 2008
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