Dizziness - General Health Message Board

kcg1122 · 02-16-2008, 08:52 AM

I hope someone can help me. I have been so many doctors and no one can tell me what is wrong with me. Here is the whole story. I am a teacher and I was having very bad headaches they started the day I got off for Christmas break. I was still having these headaches 3 weeks later, so I went to my GP. She did a great evaluation but did not know what was wrong. She ordered me to have an MRI just to rule out any brain problems. Honestly I thought the woman was crazy. I thought I didnt need an MRI. The next day I started to get dizzy. It wasn’t room spinning dizzy it was what the doctors call "floating". I feel very unstable. I describe it as I am on a boat and cant get off. Well today is day 38 and I am still dizzy. The dizziness is consistent it does not come and go it is 24/7. I have only been room spinning dizzy once. I have tried all of the motion sickness meds and they all make is 900 times worse. I have been to a roomatologist and he did tons of blood work and everything is normal. I did have the MRI and it was normal. I finally decided maybe it was my jaw and I went to the dentist and he fit me for a mouth guard. I have been wearing that for a few days and it seems to make things worse. Can anyone think of what is making me dizzy? It is VERY hard to function this way. I have also lost 11 pounds due to the fact I do not want to eat because I am so dizzy!

painaway · 02-16-2008, 08:33 PM

Welcome to the boards! Have you had your ears checked out? Inner ear problems can come with various symptoms...not just the room spinning kind of dizziness. I'd see an ENT doc...and it that is all good, then maybe you should have more bloodwork to rule out vitamin deficiencies (having low B vitamins can do weird things to you) and auto-immune problems. I know you've probably had the normal bloodwork, but they need to dig deeper. Hormone levels being off can cause dizziness as well. One more thing...could you be pregnant? Couldn't tell if you are male or female by your post, lol. I'll be praying for you!! Keep us posted...

HaveaHeart · 02-16-2008, 08:46 PM

Painaway has real good points, I'm surprised those werent mentioned to you, by your doctor.

Another thing I thought of, while reading your post was "Vertigo". It's a disorder that causes dizziness.

nikki888 · 02-17-2008, 11:47 AM

vertigo isn't actually a disorder that causes dizziness, it is a symptom of a balance disorder. it is the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is stationary with respect to the earth or surroundings. it is often caused by an inner ear problem.

ddanny52 · 02-17-2008, 05:18 PM

kcg1122 - have you ever considered lyme disese? these were my exact symptoms - dizzy with headaches which progressed into head pressure and migraines. Just for thought? Are you on the northeast coast were lyme in prevalent or have you been any where that you can remember where you may have been exposed to tics. Just a thought.

danielle