Vertigo

OK...so...this is a pretty damn serious thread, because I have been feeling severely distraught about my physical health over the last week. I normally don't go around posting about personal stuff like this, but I really just feel like I need some advice about this NOW...and there seems to be a wide variety of people from different backgrounds on this board. So, I figured I would bounce this off of you guys and see what you think.

My basic problem is that every time I lay down on my bed it feels like the whole room is spinning (like I'm really drunk...and I haven't had any alcohol in over two years), I wake up feeling like I'm going to throw up every day, and I feel dizzy and super tired throughout the day. I'm getting irritated, because I don't even feel like getting up and getting dressed in the morning. Even brushing my teeth makes me feel dizzy.

I went to the doctor a couple days ago, and she said that I might have something called BPPV which is some form of vertigo thats usually caused by an inner ear infection (I'm not sure how much I trust the diagnosis though, considering the fact that I don't have an ear infection at the moment). Has anybody ever heard of this or had this before? Its really making me miserable because I haven't been able to live my life like normal lately.

The doctor also ordered some tests yesterday, and so far all I've heard back is that my glucose level is in the borderline "high range", and I apparently don't have enough "good cholesterol" in my system....Men are supposed to have a HDL reading of at least 40 and my test read a 37. I'm not sure if this has any effect on my feeling of naseau and dizziness though? I'm still waiting to get the rest of my test results back.

I'm hoping that this really clears up in a couple days though because I was supposed to go to Yosemite on August 17th. Plus, if this lingers into September I doubt I will be able to go about my teaching duties like normal.

So, yeah, does anybody have any advice on how to deal with this? Has anybody experienced this before and found a way to get rid of it really quickly?

I have something like vertigo that starts with an A. You get used to it.

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Originally Posted by Josh

I have something like vertigo that starts with an A. You get used to it.

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For some reason, I can't tell if your response is serious or not...

So if you already went to a doctor and have to wait for results, what's the point of asking what you have here?

Vertigo sucks. Plain and simple. I've never attempted to do anything about it though.

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Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid

For some reason, I can't tell if your response is serious or not...

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AIDS is not a joking matter

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Originally Posted by Dyne

So if you already went to a doctor and have to wait for results, what's the point of asking what you have here?

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Sorry, I apologize if this thread seems a bit unwarranted. I just started this thread because the vertigo has seemed to raise my anxiety levels considerably. Its difficult to sit around and wait for days to hear from the doctor, and "talking" about this with other people seems to ease my stress levels a little. I was mostly wondering if anybody else has experienced this, because its a new one for me.

I think I'm mostly stressing myself out more because I only have three weeks of summer vacation left before I have to go back to work. The last thing I need to do is try to deal with 130 freshmen while I'm not feeling 110%.

My friends mother had vertigo. She had to deal with it for quite some time, I think she was on medication and I'm pretty sure it went away on it's own. If I remember right I think she got it in her 40's. Might have to solider through it, but do your best to keep yourself calm as you wait for your results and you can figure things out with your doc. Freaking out is only going to make it worse (easier said then done, I know).

I only get vertigo when I mount your mother.

You need to see someone called an Otolaryngologist - an ENT. They deal wit this sort of thing often. Get a referral from your general practitioner or just google for one in your area.

I have a hell of a time riding elevators from an issue with my inner ear. As soon as I get to my floor and the car stops moving I stumble around for a few minutes like I'm drunk.

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Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid

For some reason, I can't tell if your response is serious or not...

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I'm serious. I just can't remember what its called. It sucked for a long time, then I made myself get over it... Just like I cured my peanut allergy.

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Originally Posted by Pineapple

Vertigo sucks. Plain and simple. I've never attempted to do anything about it though.

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Fuckin'a.



1, 2, 3, fourteen? Fuck you, Bono. You asshole.

I have no idea what to do about it either.

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Sorry, I apologize if this thread seems a bit unwarranted.

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Don't apologize. Dyne is just an asshole.

I've felt what you describe before but it goes away pretty quickly. Wish I could help.

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Originally Posted by Dyne

So if you already went to a doctor and have to wait for results, what's the point of asking what you have here?

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Dude, why are you such a negative nancy? He is freaked and needed to talk about it. Maybe hear from some other people who have the issue and see how their life is going.

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nice attachment dick-ass

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

1, 2, 3, fourteen? Fuck you, Bono. You asshole.

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You know, that's always bothered me a lot. I want to know if it's intentional or if he's just retarded.

I have problems with my Eustachian tubes in my middle ear, but that thankfully hasn't given me problems other than constant ear popping and foggy sound.

I know it is.

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Originally Posted by Nomi

You know, that's always bothered me a lot. I want to know if it's intentional or if he's just a pretentious asshole.

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I think that's why.

I can't offer any advice to the problem other than get to an ENT asap. It sounds like whatever happens in your head when you get dizzy started up and won't stop or simple motion accelerates the dizzy feeling to a level that would take a lot of motion to achieve. When you wake up, you may be tossing and turning in your sleep, greatly enhancing the effect. It may just be fluid.

I dunno. Have you talked to Lucille Ostero?

The first line and the last line are gags.

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Originally Posted by Nomi

You know, that's always bothered me a lot. I want to know if it's intentional or if he's just retarded.

I have problems with my Eustachian tubes in my middle ear, but that thankfully hasn't given me problems other than constant ear popping and foggy sound.

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Is there any part of your body that functions normally?

It's just ear popping. Not like it's a life changing illness. It clears up if I take pseudophedrine but I don't care for it much.

Start drinking again, everything will feel normal.

In all seriousness, I have sleep problems as well though not many that relate to my life after sleep. I usually go to sleep at 5AM and many nights I wake up not knowing who I am and in terrible terror and I usually feel sleepily tired until about 6PM the next day. It's just kind've shit you gotta get used to if there's no medical solution.

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Originally Posted by Nas

Sleep is the cousin of death.

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i once blew my nose so hard that i gave my self a short case of vertigo...it was neat

Probably my favorite movie from Hitchcock.

A bad inner-ear infection sounds about right for this. But one would think antibiotics would clear that up in a week or so. Going in a different direction here, does the vertigo only happen at home? If so maybe their is something in the house or bedroom you're breathing in that could be causing this?

I've known a few people with vertigo, and their symptoms were exactly like yours.

Basically, it's a crap shoot of things that could cause the vertigo. And, while there are some medicines you can take to ease it's effects, nothing to cure it. Basically, wait it out and it will go away on it's own. It might be one week or two weeks, or an entire month. But it's really hard to diagnose, so I'm not suprised your doc visit left you feeling a little at a loss. Everyone I know who's had it, it's gone away within two weeks. If it doesn't go away by then, it won't hurt to go back to the doc I suppose.

I feel sort've like that from time to time. Not as severe as what you're describing, though.

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