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alison17886
alison17886

Well folks went to the doctors yesterday broke down in tears so fed up of being dizzy my doctor wants me to see a counsillor i have had dizziness for a year now lost my job through it as well what is a counsillor going to do nothing not coping very well at the mo feel like screaming but no1 listens wish i could feel normal again dont go out dont see any1 feel so sorry for my daughter shes 12 we got no quality of life at the moment its really starting to crack me up any ideas to make the dizziness ease.

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  • gill63793
    gill63793 alison17886

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    Hi Alison ,I have been there but believe me you will feel normal again.i also went into the doctors and broke down (awful) he put me on tablets for one week (half beta prograne) which calmed me down ,and I am now on fluoxetine one a day,they are prescribed for depression and every symptom that goes with it.I really do not think I am depressed at all but what ever they have in them it is doing me good .i had severs balance problems/ dizziness etc but now they are all so much much better 99% normal. Good luck be posative .
  • AshRose90
    AshRose90 alison17886

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    Hi Alison,

    Sorry to hear you're still suffering!

    May I ask, have you ever had a diagnosis or testing? I've also had dizziness for the past 12 months. It's eased but I don't feel "normal" by any means.

    Mine started very spiradically at my desk. No vertigo spinning, but a sensation of movement, mainly swaying or falling. It practically disappeared when I was driving or on a moving train but the minute I stood still, like at a till or talking to someone, it would come on tenfold. It gets worse in the dark, too.

    I've had other symptoms too, like headaches, jelly legs, lightheadedness and extreme fatigue. No nausea particularly but a lot of panic about feeling dizzy especially when I'm not near home.

    Drs initially diagnosed me with a viral infection (Labs) but since then, two ENT's have ruled that out. They don't believe it is anything to do with my ears.

    12 months on and I've just been left to get on with it. I don't feel the dizziness all the time but it also comes on when I least expect it very randomly.

    I've had two bad colds in the past year so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

    I wonder if you have tried VRT? Also, a very good ENT in Harley Street (as well as my Dr) said that anti-depressants can also be effective at easing the dizziness as they work to calm down your nervous system. I wanted to recover without medication but I do often wonder if I should give them a go.

    I know it's really tough but maybe this will help a little knowing someone is going through something similar. Fortunately, mine hasn't cost me my job but I'm petrified of travelling too far away from home. The thought of a holiday scares me to death!

    Do come back to me with how yours started. We may find some similarities! smile

    Take care.

    • alison17886
      alison17886 AshRose90

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      I had to come home from work i was severely spinning got taken into hospital and given stemetil but it didnt go away they treated me for a ear infection 4 lots of antibiotics was refferred to an ent surgeon which told me ive never had a ear infection its coming from my neck and had to see a neuro i paid private to see a neuro which put me on nortriptelene which for me is a horrible tablet but i didnt have no choice i took it been on it for 5mths now and still no better seen a neuro on nhs told me ent had passed the buck its not my neck it is my ears so its been a vicous circle i am now waiting to see an audiologist ive lost all faith ive paid to see a homeopath and a healer ive ate all the ginger it didnt help i feel as if i cant cope much longer im going to crack having acupuncture at the mo that aint helping either hope you feel better soon x
    • Trevis
      Trevis AshRose90

      Posted

      Yours sounds like mine lovely! Came out of nowhere! No job now, no social life, but I am feeling so much better than 2 years ago! I'm on 50 mg Sertraline, which has helped hugely even though I am not depressed but my symptoms made me feel very low. I too can't go far from home and have only recently gone out in the car to the garden centre on my own!! That is a huge accomplishment after 4 years of being stuck to my husbands side & sitting in the car while he does the food shop. I too still can't stand at a till waiting to be served, or going anywhere too busy!! We will get tgere its a very slow process but improving. Thank you for sharing & my apologies for jumping into you conversation but you sounded just like me! 💓xx
    • bo40033
      bo40033 AshRose90

      Posted

      Hi AshRose - I just came across your post and I have the same exact symptoms. Did you ever get a proper diagnosis? I have been struggling to find something that works.
    • claire27199
      claire27199 alison17886

      Posted

      Hi Alison I've had the same symptoms as you I feel that it all comes from my neck I've had a ct scan with showed nothing I've had ent appointment and still nothing.. So o thought I can't live with this any more it was ruining my life this is now my 8th yr I've had chiropractors. Massage..acupuncture and still nothing lost count how many times I've been to the doc's he says it's all in my head and I'm depressed... I'm on anatripalin I take 5 at night it relaxes me and helps me sleep but I still feel the dizziness everyday.. I'm off to florida soon with my children and husband and I'm absolutely terrified in case I have a bad spell.. I just hope one-day day it'll just disappear

    • liz82526
      liz82526 bo40033

      Posted

      Hi there

      I been having the same

      Symptoms. Lightheaded

      unbalance leg shaky .

      Sometimes I feel Like i am

      Going to pass out but I

      don't . I am also looking

      for answers.

  • lyn88241
    lyn88241 alison17886

    Posted

    Oh poor you. I hate it when gps say that. All you want is for the dizziness to go away and your head to feel clear and then you will feel fine! With me it's the the headaches and dizziness causing the anxiety - not the other way round. On the odd day when my head is fine I feel great. However if we are stuck with this whatever it is maybe we need to learn to cope with the condition and I ve decided that panicking about it doesn't help so have bought a book about relaxation and coping with pain and stress. Sending you hugs ! Lyn
    • alison17886
      alison17886 lyn88241

      Posted

      Thank you lyn i feel exactly the same if it werent for the dizziness i would be otherwise healthy and could start looking for work i have put in a complaint about being fobbed off by doctors and specialists ive been hospitalized 6 times and still nothings done its been a year and still no diagnose i feel ive got it for the rest of my life not nice at all hugs to you to x
    • lyn88241
      lyn88241 alison17886

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      Try and be positive. I had a bad spell of it for just three weeks last year and it passed (other than migraine headaches inbetween which I felt completely normal) So you never know it imay sort it's self out. I am waiting for a CT scan and some treatment for neuralgia hopefully that will help me out. Try to relax and try any treatment or meds the gp suggests (it may help.) But I know what you are going through. I am signed off work at the mo. Very luckily still getting paid but that will drop down soon to half pay but I am a single mum (my son's 15) and I feel so guilty I cant do much with him or go far due to the dizziness etc. I hate driving and feel ill most of the time - not much of a fun mum at the mo either!
    • alison17886
      alison17886 lyn88241

      Posted

      I know what you mean lyn im a single mum to i will drive if i really got to but the only time i do drive is to the shop i wont go no further i hope and pray that il wake up one morning and it will be gone but still waiting
    • lyn88241
      lyn88241 alison17886

      Posted

      How are you feeling today? A little bit better I hope. At least you know you are not alone. Do you think it's dizziness now (as in where the room is spinning) or lightheadedness and fatigue you are mainly feeling? Are you on any meds? Lyn x
    • alison17886
      alison17886 lyn88241

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      Hi lyn this site is a godsend not feeling any better its cracking me up im crying all the time the doctor got me on nortrptelene thyroxine stematil and fluoxetine really dont think my meds are helping today i looked out of the window and started crying ppl passing by thinking to myself im never going to be normal again the dizziness i have it feels im spinning not the room i barely get up off the settee i feel too ill ali x
    • lyn88241
      lyn88241 alison17886

      Posted

      Me too. The room doesn't spin but it's a lightheaded feeling and - like I am moving round slightly inside my head esp on the left side (a sort of rolling feeling) almost all the time. It's like the feeling you're left with a minute or so until your head settles after you've got off a roundabout or something like that. It's worse when I am tired and at period time (when I feel and look awful!)

      Someone said travel sickness tabs help but I tried and they only seemed to make me more.sleepy. Please please try to keep your chin up - this wont last forever. Just a bad patch xx

    • marion50354
      marion50354 lyn88241

      Posted

      Lyn, the travel sickness tabs he gave you may be Dramamine, which makes you sleepy. The meclazine doesn't make you sleepy.
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