Doctor thought it was vertigo but it's not

Hi it's a ssris, it's an anti depressant I didn't want to go down this path but I'm at my wits end I knew it wasn't vertigo as it wasn't coming and going iv had no life for 4 month so I'm willing to give these ago, it's like I haven't got a choice, I just want to get better, this medicine was used for alot of pppd patients and has helped and cured 70% of people so fingers crossed x

Michelle ,you name them I've had them ,it's standard med they give you , and plenty out there ,Citalapram is most used ,and I say considered the best for no side affects . They don't work overnight  if going to work at all ,most need to be in your system for good 4/6 weeks ,that's all of them . So don't give up . There are a couple of forums which are good to join ,all with various balance probs . Menieres will give you drops to floor . Anxiety ( anxiousness ) can be part of it ,due to its very nature . Very unsettling condition , some do get respite with it ,hope your one of them . This condition affects all age groups ,youngest I've heard is an 11 yr old boy ,and a 15 yr old girl . Go on You tube there are things to look up in regards to exercises you can try . 

Ohh thank you I will do that I'm willing to give anything a try, and no I have had no rest in months I'm fed up, I can't take children to school, daughter to gymnastics or even go into town shopping, my life has changed so much and so hard for the children to understand I use to be out all the time never in so active and always doing things with my family, I was yesterday what hit me the hardest as I missed open day at school wer you go and sit with your children in class at watch how they work, it's the first 1 I've missed and my 5 yr old boy was so upset x

Yes marlene that's what I've been prescribed 20mg does it work? Ano it takes time but did you see an improvement? Xx

All meds Michelle are trial and effort , Citalopram is the the one mostly given . Some only need short time on them . No meds have suited me , apart from Citalopram ,so stay with them , see how you feel . Think once stress levels get better ,you will know if Citalopram is working . 

    What I do have is Kalms ,that you can buy from any supermarket ,or chemist ,it's a spray you place on your tongue . Valerian another , go look both up . Kalms and Valerian .not expensive either one ,and another called Quiet Life . Chat things over with your mum ,mums never put you wrong . 

   I won't say be positive ,over rated word in my book . Just take it one day at a time ,get out and walk in fresh air , even if you got to walk pushing an empty push chair for support . Your children will understand your feeling poorly ,they're smart believe me at catching on . Hope all gets better . XX 

Hi all, feeling really anxious today with bad anxiety attacks, iv bought some kalms today and going to start citalapram tonight as iv been putting it off, I scared of the side affects, don't want my anxiety attacks to get worse they really scare me, but I need to start somewhere, hope you all are doing OK xx

Hi I'll look into that to, thank you you know your own body iknew the GPS were so wrong x

Hi again Michelle,

The reason I asked what meds you were on was because I experienced the same as you, afraid to leave the house, fear of busy places and lots of people. I was never properly diagnosed but I was put on ssri', citalopram 10mg. They take a few weeks or more to have an effect but they did help to the point where I was able to go back to work and carry on as I normally did. The problem I had was that I felt so good after a while and I stopped taking them. Big mistake. After a couple of weeks my symptoms came back

I am back on them but it's been a rocky ride.

I hope they work for you, they seem to have worked for many others reading posts on this site.

Best wishes

Juliannah

Ohh glad u can feel benefit, just hope they work for me I'm praying for a miracle tbh, just want to get back to the way I was I've been put on 20mg xx

Hi Michelle

Have you had a lot of stress lately? My dizziness came back after a period of stress. I was diagnosed with Vestibular Neuritis a second time. I am on an anti depressant too (low dose) to keep my stress levels down but what really helped me was vestibular rehab exercises.

Hi Debbie, yes before Christmas in November time I had a cervical cancer scare, and since then I've been like this, everything was fine) but this horrid thing hasn't left me, that doesn't explain the odd episode I had through out the year tho so I'm baffled xx