Ugh

Day three of fairly severe vertigo. It’s disheartening and scary but I have wonderful and patient help so I am very lucky.  Mean while I’m grateful when the room slows down to a slow trot so I can read for a few minutes walk instead of crawl to the toilet.

Tomorrow will be a better day.

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  1. JenniferJuly 16, 2018 at 7:42 AM

    Oh, I'm so sorry you're having a rough time. I hope you feel much better very soon! Take care.

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  2. DUTAJuly 16, 2018 at 7:45 AM

    There's a blog out there by a yoga instructor suffering of vertigo (strange, I thought yoga helps to every condition). She's getting steroids shots in the ear and some therapy, and it probably helps her feel better.
    The main thing is that there are medical options to the problem.
    Feel well soon!

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  3. Marie SmithJuly 16, 2018 at 7:59 AM

    I found this article some time ago and kept it for future reference if I have another bout of vertigo. It is simple but I don’t know if it works. Hope it helps even a little.

    http://home.remedydaily.com/2017/03/04/stop-vertigo-with-ease-using-this-simple-trick/?src=fbfan_59086&mp=20170831&t=fbsub_homeremedies

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  4. anne marie in phillyJuly 16, 2018 at 9:49 AM

    {{{{{hugs}}}}}

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  5. Debra She Who SeeksJuly 16, 2018 at 11:56 AM

    I feel for you! I've been having a bout of vertigo for the past 3 weeks or so, but luckily it only affects me when I lie down. So long as I'm upright, I'm fine.

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  6. LollyJuly 16, 2018 at 12:23 PM

    Are you able to take Meclazine? Here's hoping for a speedy "recovery"for you.

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  7. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)July 16, 2018 at 1:45 PM

    I'm sorry! HOpe by the time you see this you are feeling much better. ((hugs))

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  8. BillJuly 16, 2018 at 3:01 PM

    Sorry to hear this, I hope you get better soon.

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  9. Silver in AZJuly 16, 2018 at 4:05 PM

    I hate when that hits! Get well soon!

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  10. coffeeontheporchwithmeJuly 16, 2018 at 5:17 PM

    Ughhh, vertigo is such a full body experience. I sure hope it fades soon. There is medication... helps for some kinds of vertigo. Maybe you can check with your doctor if it lingers. -Jenn

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  11. MarthaJuly 16, 2018 at 6:31 PM

    Oh, sounds awful. Get well soon! xo

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  12. JeanieJuly 17, 2018 at 6:15 AM

    Do take care. If it goes on too long, make sure you check in with the doc! Good wishes.

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  13. BirdieJuly 17, 2018 at 1:56 PM

    I hope you are feeling better now. xo

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  14. SabineJuly 18, 2018 at 5:36 AM

    Believe me, I know how you feel. Vertigo has been my uninvited life companion for many years. IT WILL GET BETTER. That I know.

    Here is my take on it:

    If you can exclude benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) you are probably suffering from a viral inflammation of the vestibular nerve.

    In rare cases vertigo is due to an autoimmune disease whereby the body produces (auto)antibodies attacking the vestibular blood supply. Statistically, I have grabbed that one, so you are in the clear.


    I have been told that the easiest way to confirm BPPV is the BBQ roll exercise:

    Lie down on your right side on a flat surface and look ahead, i.e. to the right. Does the room start to turn to one side? This should stop after about 20 sec.

    Next roll onto your back and look at the ceiling. Does the room start turning again? If yes, wait 20 sec. or so until it stops.

    Next turn on to your left side and repeat as with the right.

    Next squat on your bent knees and with arms stretched to the floor and hands on the ground, look down and if the ground turns in front of you, wait as above.

    In all 4 positions, note the direction the rooom turns. If it's always the same, you most likely have BPPV. You should do this BBQ exercise starting with your bad side, i.e. the one that sets of the vertigo, in sets of threes, do them three times a day until you get better. It's awful during the first few days, but things should improve within 5-7 days. BPPV is caused by tiny crystals lodged inside your balance organs and this regular turning of your head dislodges them over time.

    If you ontop of the vertigo, however, you feel flu-ish, have shivers, even nightsweats and are generally exhausted, and also if the room turns towards more than one direction, the cause is most likely a virus, you have to rest and let your body fight the inflammation.

    If it's autoimmune, you have to do all of the above and need to take shitloads of cortisone.

    If you have a fierce headache on top of it, esp. when you bend your head and neck, and problems with hearing and/or focusing, go to the ER.

    You can have a dodgy balance organ as a result of previous inflammations, an ENT expert can find this out with the so-called caloric reflex tests. But knowing that doesn't get you anywhere. The good news, balance organs can recover and as nauseating as it is, training them is the way to do this.

    But first, rest. I don't have to tell you about stress reduction, surely. We know about that, hard as it is. But try.

    Sorry for the overlong comment. Ask me if you want to know anything else. I have done the full medical circuit and tried all the drugs.

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  15. ColetteJuly 19, 2018 at 6:12 AM

    Sorry to read you are having a rough time. I hope it passes soon.

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