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 7 years of Vertigo & still spinning I am an otherwise healthy 43-year-old male that has been suffering from vertigo for years I was diagnosed with BPPV almost 7 years ago. My first episode was more than seven years ago. I was awakened in the night and rose from bed to find the room turning sideways and my self, almost instantaneously, falling to the floor. The incident came and went without a second thought. It was almost a year later before the second incident. It came on in the same manner. I was rising from bed in the morning and found the room spinning. I became incapacitated and began vomiting. The extreme symptoms lasted several hours. The extreme symptoms will also bring on a panic attack. The “vertigo hangover”, as I refer to it, lasts days but I eventually felt I was back to 100%. These attacks persisted for three years and came about every six months. As best I could tell it was only triggering when I was laying down with my head turned to the left. Some times I would wake up to a spinning room in the middle of the night. I visited several doctors including the clinic at Mass Eye & Ear on two occasions over the next two years. They performed a battery of tests and were not able to pinpoint a definitive source for the condition. I was told that they would need three documented episodes. This would consist of me having three full attacks in their presence. I also visited an optometrist and was prescribed reading glasses. The reading glasses so far only seam to aggravate the symptoms but I am forcing myself to use them more and see if in the long run it helps. Since that last visit to Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary, almost two years ago, I have not had a “full blown” attack with vomiting but I do suffer on a daily basis, from the following symptoms: Dizziness The last few symptoms I listed are brought on when I am anticipating stimuli that I feel trigger the symptoms. Such stimuli might be watching a movie at the theatre with my children, watching a TV program with flashing lights, a train ride, a plane flight, long car rides and the like. Very recently I find the symptoms are more frequent and I feel I’m becoming more sensitive to many stimuli. On a recent car ride I awoke nauseous from a short nap in the front seat. That was a first. I get depressed thinking about all the little things I am not able to do with my kids anymore like enjoy small rides at a town fair or water park activities. Fishing from a boat with family or friends is unthinkable. Today I am resuming the search for answers and relief. Any help you could give will be greatly appreciated. I have since become dependent on Lorazapam to function in my daily life. Gary Comments
April 2008
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