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My Vertigo Story still continues……
by: Shawn on Fri, Mar 13 2009
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I am 30 and have been extremely healthy for my entire life. On Dec 15th 2008 I was at work when I had this overwhelming feeling of motion. It felt like I was on a boat going over large waves.

Since then I have had dizzy/spinning moments from time to time, headaches and brain fogginess every day, ear popping, sore/stiff neck, extreme fatigue at times, anxiety sensitivity to lights especially florescent lighting and also sensitivity to sharp loud sounds ie: gun shots in a movie, etc, also that rocking boat feeling never goes away.

I have been for multiple tests such as an MRI 2 CAT scans, an EEG, and EKG blood pressure and heart monitors and lots of blood tests. I have even had the treatment for positional Vertigo done 4 times by a physio therapist. And all tests have all come back with good results except the BPPV maneouver. The doctors all say I seem healthy and I am medical mystery. They pass it off as stress and/or anxiety.

But I don’t believe that is my problem!!!

I still think it is BPPV which was the original diagnosis by my doctor.

Still after 3 months of being off work I continue to feel horrible everyday and have zero diagnosis.

Does this sound like a case of Vertigo?

Did anyone have similar symptoms to what I have listed above? (Especially the rocky boat feeling and the constant everyday headaches)

Also how long did it take before your doctor diagnosed your Vertigo?

Did anyone have the BPPV maneouver done and it didn’t work?

Thank You! Any responses would really help me!!

And I look forward to fully sharing my story when it get figured out.
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  1. Wed, May 06 2009
    Yes at times I think my IQ has dropped quite a few points. I get confused easily, fog brain and something like dyslexia... with my vertigo think its...Read
  2. Wed, Apr 22 2009
    Just to update my story.....I am still having problems just about everyday. Although it seems to be a bit different from what I was going through bef...Read
  3. Thu, Mar 19 2009
    Hi Penny, :) My ENT Dr is scheduling a ENG test. (a couple of weeks) :( It doesnt sound fun. They try to make you dizzy. I heard from her today, and ...Read
  4. Thu, Mar 19 2009
    Thanks Kelly! My thinking is much slower as well. In fact, there are time that I cannot communicate what I am thinking or forget right in the middle ...Read
  5. Thu, Mar 19 2009
    Penny, I have had a MRI CT Scan, blood work, I did find out I am vitamin b12 deficiant. But doctors say that has nothing to do with it. I had my hea...Read

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  • My Vertigo Story still continues…… - by Shawn - (Fri, Mar 13 2009)
    I am 30 and have been extremely healthy for my entire life. On Dec 15th 2008 I was at work when I had this overwhelming feeling of motion. It felt like I was on a boat going over large waves. [more..]
  • Vertigo for nearly a month - by Kathy - (Tue, Mar 10 2009)
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  • How long will this feeling continue?? - by Mike - (Tue, Mar 10 2009)
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