Coping With Vertigo

Sat at home last 1st dec. 2008..
while eating an ice cream I felt like my jaw was blocked..
Suddenly I felt an enourmous pain in my head which turned more likely into a feeling like somebody is squeezing a nerve just below my left eye… A pain so intense that I felt like I will faint. My heart pounded, my pulse up to a 148.. I felt extremly dizzy and had to hold myself on everything which came along. And I was scared.

Off to the ER, where they did a cardiogram. Been released the same night, still dizzy.. Had an appointement with a cardiologist the next day. Did a CT scan of my heart, no result.. Off to the neurologist.. M.R.I of the brain. No result.. Blood tests, no result. Neurologist came up with a diagnose that scared the hell out of me.. Viral attack of the nerv system. I have to mention that I live in Indonesia, Jakarta.

Neurologist wanted me to go to Singapore, to check my brain liquids.. Basically drill a hole into the skull and absorb some brain liquids..

No way, I am gonna do this..
Went for a second opinion, after I had another attack.. If I say attack, I mean I get a real strong headache, again like somebody is squeezing something in my brain.. I need to lay donwn immediately.. Cannot get up for an hour or so, beqause of pain and dizziness .

Anyway, this next GP told me to see a chiropractitioner. He was sure I got a nerve issue.
Went for a first session. I remember walking into the room. I could hardly walk straight.. A dizziness which I would more describe like a dia show. Not a smooth view, more like some milliseconds missing.. Horrible feeling. Nausea and headche as a supplement..
This guy performed his moves and I immediately got an emotional outbreak. I was crying while he continued..

Finished those moves and then the unbelivable thing happened. I walked out of this place with a “clear head”. My friend which drove me there immediately noticed the change.. I still had headaches, but much less. Those attacks which wanted to build up in the stomach, couldn’t reach my head/brain.. I couldn’t belive it. That night, I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t wanted to let go of this good feling.. It was dec. 26th by now..

Next day woke up with nausea and headache and a small diashow again..

Went for the next session and it helped a bit. Not as much as the first session. The practitioner told me it will be an up and down until I will feel better, in other words, not an immediate change.. And so it was. Went to see him everyday. The sessions didn’t have the same effect as the first one anymore.. Got really depressed and I had thoughts going through my mind, which were horrible..

In the meanwhile I also checked with my GP for the first time.. Had no chance to see hime before due to his absence.. He came up with bpv.. I recall that sometimes I had a feeling on my left ear like somebody would turn on the speakers too loud and a feeling like water would be inside.. Hmmmm, never the less I continued the daily sessions with my ” bonebraker”..
Since I started I experienced severe neck pain, which with time got less and less.. By now, the nausea is totaly gone, the neck pain still shows up, the headache as well but much more less.. I had another attack on new years eve after performing the Brandt and Daroff exercise for the second time.. The rockets went up into the sky outside my place and I was lying on the sofa for two hours, couldn’t move at all. Couldn’t move my upper arms, same squeezing in my brain.. The next day I woke up, surprisingly well…

Sessions everyday.. On January 2nd exactly a week after my first session, I left the chiropractitioner with a ” clear head”. You have to imagine, I had dizziness and headache for 24 hours, for 32 days.. Couldn’t belive it.. Yesterday another session and another day where I had no pain anywhere, just twice a minor ” shot” up into my head. Just for a second or so… I could kiss any person which has crossed my way those two days..

This morning I woke up, slight headache. Had two coffes, the headache disappeared. Found this website and I thought I need to share my story. Don’t know how it will develop. It can change any second, according my experience.. Going to see my GP again tomorrow as well for another session.. Not sure, what I should think about the bpv diagnose.. Let’s see how this will continue.. But there is defenitively a change on how I feel now.. This chiropractics session absolutely does something good to me..
Sorry if there are some typing mistakes, english isn’t my first language. I am totaly surprised to see how many people suffer similar symptoms. Good luck to all of you.. Will keep you updated on my health status, if you are interested..
Thanks