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My first experience with Vertigo came at a time when the IRS was conducting 9 audits on me and my businesses. Coincident with that were several odd events in my relationship with my wife. These alone were giving me a dizzying life. But one night while sleeping on vacation with my family in Door County Wisconsin, the world changed. Suddenly, I was awake and immediately experiencing a rapidly revolving spin. Because the room was dark, I didn’t see the movement yet, but fully felt as if I was on a wild amusement park ride, and getting sick. Instictively, I rose and like others report, felt the sensation of heavy weight and was “pulled” to the floor. I was completely helpless while the spinning continued. The next day I somewhow managed to control the more serious spin and seemingly was able to minimize its effects by disciplined control of movement, especially head movement and the speed of it. I had my wife drive me to the local hospital were I was given an MRI and a few other tests. The best guess was that I had an infection, probably from a hot tub that moved from bladder through the body to my inner ear. The diagnosis was treated with an antibiotic and I was given Antivert. The Antivert completely wiped me out so I just stopped taking it. Over the next three months, I was bed ridden and had broken sleep due to the continued though lessening spinning. I must say also, that the anxiety that the spin would return in full force like the first night was ever present. As if the rug could be pulled out under me any time. That was 11 years ago. I just had an attack last night. It began in a startling spin, but experience has taught me to react immediately to reduce movement and not attempt to get up. It subsided but the potential spin was obviously still there. This morning after broken sleep, I am vulnerable as ever to the spin turning on and have had nausea for hours. I am managing to focus in this writing without too much discomfort. Those who have never experienced Vertigo just can’t know the debilitating effects it wreaks. When you tell someone that you’re dizzy, it somehow has little respect as a malady. How wrong they are. I do believe that there is some head cold type phenomenon associated with this latest spin. I’m living with it but it is always a limiting factor when out with my sons 16,14 and 12. Even playing catch or bowling have to be done slowly and with caution. Argh!
April 2008
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