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by: Jennifer on Wed, Sep 03 2008

I had had dizzy spells for years, but recently increased. Then got out of bed in the morning 5 days ago, made it to my door, then felt this heavy woosh through my head and all my muscles went limp. I didnt feel myself hit the floor, and I screamed as laying there spinning fast down what felt like a deep dark hole. My husband came in and tried to get me up, but I couldnt get up.

Went to er, had mri, and mra, and other than temporal lobe scarring which I knew I had, everything is fine there. This is not thought to be seizure related, so next I go to an ent next week. For several days I couldnt take a single step on my own, or even balance on the toilet! The last two days Ive walked a little, but my legs are wobbly trying to keep balance.

Like others, I thought is was s stroke that I was dying. First two days I would scream every time I moved, it is so scarry. I am 40, but this has reduced me at times to child like feeling. If I get in one position, and dont move, the spinning, tilting, falling, etc. stops, but I still feel a bit woozy all the time. I havent thrown up at all though, but have woken up in sleep feeling like I might.

This is the scariest thing I have ever felt before. I read here that it only lasts for a few hours, but my big one hit 5 days ago, and although I can scoot around a bit now, and hold onto walls and walk a little, it still isnt gone, just slowly improving. I never want to drop like that again, or be as dizzy spinning as I was the first few days of this. I honestly thought I was going to die!
I see an ENT this week. The antivert doesnt do much, so I just as well not take it. I dont have ringing in my ears really or hearing loss, but have had some pain and a lump in my right ear since last year.

Before this began, I noticed my dizzy spells (which werent vertigo like this yet) would increase in grocery stores, or while riding in the car, and I thought it was just “nerves” but now I am seeing that something was happening long before this big episode began.
I had heard the word “vertigo” before, and just thought it meant really dizzy, lol. I now know, and feel for all of you as well. It is far worse than dizzy! My head feels quite heavy as well, not an ear per say, but just like my head gained a few pounds.
Looks like Im going to have to give up the soda’s and smokes. Hope that helps, but not sure if I can give up my coca cola with dinner, lol.

I bruised one knee that hit something when I collapsed, then noticed my neck hurt later that night, must have whip lashed it in the fall, but my head is fine, didnt hit anything but the carpet. Doesnt look like anyone responds to messages on here much, but I am glad its here, because I feel alone with this, as others do not quite understand that can’t feel it, plus I wanted others to know how it happened to me. So, if your dizzy a lot and feel like your walking in a rocking boat, like I did on and off for a few years, maybe get checked out before you collapse and think your dying, like I did.

This isnt fun at all, but thankfully it sounds like I will live

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Fri, Sep 19 2008
Hi, I have had vertigo for several years off and on. Usually it disappears in 3 - 4 days,only now it does not want to go. I have it now for more than ...Read
Wed, Sep 10 2008
Hi Jennifer, I am sorry about your bout with vertigo I just found this forum because I have had a dizzy spell for the last few days and wanted to s...Read

September 2008

Scrambled Brain… - by Jamie - (Mon, Sep 29 2008)
The other day I woke up and felt really dizzy. Like many of you know, it was not your normal dizzy. I have two kids that are 1 and 2 1/2. I am 32 years old. I only work 2 days a week and the day the spins hit me was the day I was suppose to work. I thought that I might have an easier time going to work than taking care of the kids. Big mistake… [more..]
Epley maneuver worked to treat my vertigo - by Ana - (Mon, Sep 29 2008)
On September 17th 2008 I was diagnosed with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). The doctor from the emergency room gave me a medication that helps with the nausea and dizziness. It didn’t help much. And after a week I went back to emergency because I wasn’t feeling good at all and I didn’t know what is wrong with me. [more..]
Please Help!!! - by Kim - (Mon, Sep 29 2008)
My 13 yr old daughter started getting dizzy a little over 2 months ago. She didn’t say anything about it until the 25th of August, when she became so dizzy that she couldn’t go to school. She says that she has headache with the dizziness, that the room is spinning. [more..]
You wake up with a Spin!!! - by David - (Fri, Sep 26 2008)
Hi….My name is David and I am 49 years old. On 24th September 2008, as usual I had my dinner and sat on my rocking chair watching tv…as normal I went to bed after shutting off the tv, did not feel a thing…everything was as normal as its been for ages. [more..]
Living with vertigo for over 30 years - by Judi - (Thu, Sep 25 2008)
I believe that I have had vertigo all of my life, but it didn’t truly impact my life until 34 years ago. I had all of the classic symptoms - subjective dizziness, nausea, lack of concentration, and was just plain sick. I spent two years in bed. [more..]
Bppv - by CL - (Wed, Sep 24 2008)
I have had vertigo and dizziness spells for almost three months. I went to see my primary doctor to get medical help. I tried some motion sickness pills but it did not help. [more..]
spinning first time - by ellen - (Tue, Sep 23 2008)
I woke up and the room was spinning back and forth. I immediately had severe nausea, had to crawl to the bathroom and laid on the floor unable to open my eyes or move a muscle for three hours. [more..]
vertigo with headaches and nausea - by merri - (Mon, Sep 22 2008)
I have had dizziness with a bad headache now for the last 2 months. The dizziness does not go away. I also have felt lethargic and have had neck and lower back pain. [more..]
My Head was spinning so fast - by Maria - (Mon, Sep 22 2008)
Hello to you all, My name is Maria I’m 44 yr old and It all started on Saturday night 9-13-08 with a severe migraine went home and went right to sleep. Sunday morning as I got up around 9 am to get ready to go to Church,I lost my balance and the whole room started spinning so fast that I had no idea how to control it, to the point that I started to shake and told my husband that I was going to fall down. [more..]
Still Don’t know What is going on?? - by Mrs. Hinds - (Thu, Sep 18 2008)
I woke up on Saturday morning July 12th, while I was flipping on one side of my bed to the other, and went into a dizzy frenzy. It wasn’t a normal dizzy..everything was spinning around me, and my eyes were moving trying to catch up. [more..]
Meniere disease - by sonia - (Tue, Sep 09 2008)
Like many of you I too have terrible vertigo and ringing in my ears. It is constant, I am so upset because I am getting additional headaches due to the ringing, its so loud that I can’t sleep and now I can’t concentrate during the day. [more..]
Vertigo Treated in 15 Minutes - by Emma - (Thu, Sep 04 2008)
I am 63 years old and have had occasional bouts of vertigo for the past year. About 8 weeks ago the vertigo became omnipresent. [more..]
vertigo - by ruth - (Thu, Sep 04 2008)
three months ago, i woke up with vertigo. [more..]
Atlas bone in neck causes vertigo - by JB - (Wed, Sep 03 2008)
I’ve had chronic vertigo for six months now and have had every test under the sun. [more..]
Vertigo helped by Chiropractic Neurologist - by DS - (Wed, Sep 03 2008)
My husband woke up Sunday morning with more than his usual grogginess, but wrote it off and had breakfast and went to church anyway. As the morning progressed, he felt worse and worse, and after church, was so dizzy and nauseated that he had me drive, and he was in agony on the ride home (and threw up in the garage as soon as we stopped). [more..]
passed out - by Jennifer - (Wed, Sep 03 2008)
I had had dizzy spells for years, but recently increased. Then got out of bed in the morning 5 days ago, made it to my door, then felt this heavy woosh through my head and all my muscles went limp. [more..]
Meniere disease? - by Sandy - (Tue, Sep 02 2008)
I have had vertigo for about a year now. MRI showed nothing. My doctor said it was positional and nothing could be done. [more..]

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