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Help! Vertigo - I want my life back :'(

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I have been having vertigo attacks randomly for a year, lately I have had about 13 in a month, they are worse than ever.

I was told I have abnormal results from thyonomy? pressure in the ear test. left side is hyper and right side is hypo

Anyway, with that I was sent for an MRI Internal Auditory Meatus. I had this yesterday. 

I am so scared they wont find anything and I will be left like this the future...and I will be honest, I can't live with it. I have no life, I can't plan or go out because I am scared of being out when it happens.

During and episode I can be not moving sometimes and like a switch - violent vertigo, fever, even the need to go for a number 2! - My neck will hurt (hurts most the time anyway).

I get into a bath and lay there for about 2 hours or however long it takes for me to be able to sit up without the horrible dizziness and sickness. often I am sick.

I am lost and so depressed.

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    Sorry I forgot to mention - I have Tinnitus pretty much all the time, it's always there, sometimes louder than normal

    • jacqueline88909
      jacqueline88909 Guest

      Posted

      I also have Tinnitus bad aswell on my right side...which is where the cyst is ...and now my shoulder is really sore too
  • jacqueline88909
    jacqueline88909 Guest

    Posted

    I know exactly how you feel..I get scared to go out in case of an attack (I call mine wobbles) I've been on different medications which have helped most of the time. I have an ananoid cyst the root leaning on my vestibular nerve which one doctor has said could be causing my dizziness. I am waiting for an MDT meeting to see if it's operable. ..and like you I'm scared in case I will always be like this

    • Guest
      Guest jacqueline88909

      Posted

      I hope it is operable, for your sake. If I had to have this for life, I really don't think I could do it...

    • Guest
      Guest jacqueline88909

      Posted

      8mg Betahistine 3 x a day, but I am taking them probs 4 times

       

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