Can anyone relate to this?
I woke up one morning and i leaned to knock my alarm off and i had full on spinning vertigo. I had it if i turned my head either up/down or looked up or down and also when i layed down in bed.. I felt foggy headed during the day and not myself. I was prescribed prochlorperazine tablets and after a few weeks it seemed to settle.
Anyway last week while laying in bed i felt like my head swayed quickly for a second and then my head felt instantly dizzy and heavy. I tried to walk down stairs and the stairs looked like they were jumping/shaking every time i took a step, i had to steady myself with the walls. Since this my head has felt heavy and foggy again but different to last time. Also I was eating some fruit before and i tilted my head back slightly to get the juice and i instantly went really dizzy and since then my head has felt heavy and fuzzy again. I can't think straight either.
I am seeing an ent specialist on the 7th feb.
Does this sound like bppv or anything else. It's really worrying, i have saw a few gp's who all seemed to think it was bppv but i am not so sure with it easing for a few weeks and then returning.
Zipster, I think that you are on the right path by going to an ENT doctor. I am not familiar with BPPV but Googled it and the symptoms match some of what you have experienced. Don't be discouraged if your ENT cannot find a solution. I met with my ENT yesterday for my dizziness and nothing conclusive was discovered even after having gone through some tests. I am being sent for an MRI just to make sure that my brain is OK and also for an ECOG. Like you, my dizziness came on suddenly one day about 7 months ago and have had it since. I have been to my PCP, an Ophthalmologist, and an ENT and so far no luck. I am scheduled to see a Neurologist as well.
By the way, how are you doing with the prochlorperazine? I Googled it and that is some serious medication. I take Xanax as needed for Anxiety and I noticed in one occasion that it completely resolved my dizziness for a few hours. It was Heaven!
Good luck with the ENT and hope you get well soon.
Last edited by Seekingpeace12; 01-30-2013 at 07:18 PM.
Thanks seekingpeace. I took the tabs for a few week and it seemed to settle the off balance feeling . I stopped taking them for a few week and then My head went funny again. My head feels odd and pressure in the left side all the time and mild headaches in my temple area. I am worried something serious is going on.
Zipster, I think that you are on the right path by going to an ENT doctor. I am not familiar with BPPV but Googled it and the symptoms match some of what you have experienced. Don't be discouraged if your ENT cannot find a solution. I met with my ENT yesterday for my dizziness and nothing conclusive was discovered even after having gone through some tests. I am being sent for an MRI just to make sure that my brain is OK and also for an ECOG. Like you, my dizziness came on suddenly one day about 7 months ago and have had it since. I have been to my PCP, an Ophthalmologist, and an ENT and so far no luck. I am scheduled to see a Neurologist as well.
By the way, how are you doing with the prochlorperazine? I Googled it and that is some serious medication. I take Xanax as needed for Anxiety and I noticed in one occasion that it completely resolved my dizziness for a few hours. It was Heaven!
Good luck with the ENT and hope you get well soon.
Agree with these points and can not say more than that for you.
Hi Zipster, I've had similar symptoms and same medication and I was diagnosed with viral laberynthitis, which is an inner ear infection and I still suffering from it, it is now 8 weeks since my first attack and I'm recovering very very slowly. I've have more good days than bad ones. I don't take the medication anymore, I tried few balance execises (Brand-Daroff), one of them, with no improvement, the best I've found so far is Tai Chi and breathing exercises. I hope this help
Guys i experienced exactly what Zipster was when i woke up in the morning a few days ago. I almost faint, good that i manage myself from falling down. Until now i always feel dizzy, just this morning also feel the same. I browse a lot since then in the internet and learned things about it. I'm not yet seeing doctors for this.
