Dizziness and Fatigue HELP PLEASE!

[HorseGirl77]

I have a very important question and I need help.

My boyfriend has been having really bad dizzy spells lately. He says that the dizzy spells feel sinus related. About a week ago, on Friday, he had a dizzy spell and he laid down and couldn't get up. He had fatigue and he tried getting up but he couldn't. He ended up ok after 2 hours staying on the floor.

Then on Monday, my boyfriend saw his doctor and his doctor said that his symptoms could be allergy related and gave him samples of "Rhinocort Aqua". He has started taking it two days ago and this has had no affect to his symptoms.

Is there anything that my boyfriend can take that will speed up his recovery? Should he still continue to take the nasal spray? He is miserable and I would really like any answers you can give me. Thank you.

[jcjwillis]

My husband had something very similar to what you are describing and it was something like a virus of the inner ear. I would ask the doctor about this my husband was given medicine to help with the dizziness and after a few days he was better.
I hope this helps!

[HorseGirl77]

My boyfriend saw his doctor and it turns out that my boyfriend DOESN"T have a ear infection. His doctor told him it may have to do with allergies and the weather.

He is still having dizziness and is taking the nose spray but is still miserable at times. Is there an over-the-counter allergy medicine that might help a little faster?

Thanks! :-)

[velvet48]

just because the dr doesn't see anything in the ears and feels there is no ear infection, this could still be caused by the most inner ear, which the dr can not see.

there is a nerve that runs thur the most inner ear, and when disturbed or inflammed, can cause vertigo, vestibular neuronitius to name a few. there is a med that he can take to help with the dizziness, but nothing really they can do as it has to run it's course. i had this happen to me and it lasted 3 months. not fun at all to feel off kilter that long.

also, the fatigue, along with the dizziness, i would get a lyme disease test. just to be sure. i have also suffered with lyme for many years and now have cfs after a year on antibiotics.

he really should get a good checkup, get a lyme test done and see an
ENT dr, not just the regular dr. he needs to see the ear, nose and throat dr.

good luck and please keep us posted on how he is doing.

[shirley07]

You need to go to inner ear on health boards as he has a problem that most of the people there do including me. A Dr can not tell if he has an ear problem by looking in your ear if it is inner ear (you can't see) and that is what it sounds like to me -and this could linger a long time -the best thing for him to do is just rest when he is dizzy and PUSH himself to do more when he feels more normal as this helps the ear. Shirley