Pppd vs vestibular migraine?? amitriptyline.?
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how do you tell which one you would have? short story is i got cold one night. woke up next morning like i was drunk. super dizzy, lightheaded, heavy head like bobble head, hard to visually focus. but not vertigo like the room was spinning. my left ear always feels full and left side head feels weaker. my doctor said maybe 7th cranical nerve got damaged. this going on since 2016. picking at left ear or listening to mysic in left ear makes dizzy/focus isdues worst
mri, ent, ct, blood work all came back good. i have similar symptoms as ppl with vestibular migraine. i went to vestibukar therapy the first time. the lady said maybe i have pppd and reccomended a very low dose amitriptyline.
so how do i know if i have pppd or vestibular migraines? would diet changes really help? i hesrd some talk of owen judd diet. anybody here try
amitriptyline.?
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rocksolid travis510
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You can also add occipital neuralgia into the mix. Could be that as well.
travis510 rocksolid
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doesnt that usually pain?
rocksolid travis510
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There are a lot of symptoms that go with that. Most of the time you would have pain where you neck meets your skull.
travis510 rocksolid
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ok i def dont have that.
seems the symptoms of pppd and vestibular migrsine are similar
rosina10737 rocksolid
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how about a heavy head feeling or achy / tight neck as i have this and in physio atm dont know whether its linked? or just posture as only 24!!?
rocksolid rosina10737
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The problem is the issues we are having could be 100 different things. Could be Occipital issues, could be posture, or something else. My Neurologist determinded I was having issues with my Occiptal nerve.
travis510 rosina10737
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i do have very heavy head feeling and stiff neck when im at my worst. mostly lightheaded
travis510 rocksolid
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hello, what tests were done to determine that? also what do you do for treatment? i dont have neckpain but very stiff. not sure why music in left ear and scrstching inside left ear triggers though
rocksolid travis510
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Go to an ENT and have them check your ears. If it's you occipital nerve giving you trouble then a neurologist will figure that out. There really is no test for that. You will tell them your symptoms. He might try a nerve block shot to see if that makes you feel better. You can go to the groups on Facebook for occipital neuralgia
travis510 rocksolid
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ok thanks been to ent years ago and all was good. same as neutroligist but have appontmrnt this month for ent
what do ppl cut out of their diets for dizzness??
rocksolid travis510
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Sorry don't have an answer for that.
karina0608 travis510
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I suffer from vestibular migraines. I get a slight vertigo before I get a migraine headache. I am using Nortriptyline to control the migraines and dizziness. I have removed all the things that have MSG and that has helped soooo much. Look into that. I had also gone to vestibular therapy for a few months and that has helped as well.
travis510 karina0608
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can you explain how you feel with vestibular migraines and how was it determined? i dont have headaches but read can be no headaches involved.
karina0608 travis510
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I have constant headaches but when a migraine comes, I feel weak and I get very slight vertigo, sometimes the dizziness goes away and then after a few minutes I get the migraine headache. I also have neck pain only on my left side and I am usually slightly dizzy, all the time. They did an MRI, it came back normal, they did an ultrasound of my neck and was normal, they checked my ears for meniers and It was normal, so they pretty much checked me for everything else and they came to the conclusion I was suffering from vestibular migraines.
travis510 karina0608
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oh wow
im always dizzy/lightheaded. i dont get headaches much but when i do its pressure on my forehead. my left side is what feels off and diffetent than right side. my neck is always stiff. earbuds/finger in left ear will trigger me. i dont get vertigo like room spinning, just i can't focus, off balance, lightheaded, blurred vision when stands
rocksolid travis510
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That sounds like occipital neuralgia
travis510 karina0608
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can you have vestibular migraine without vertigo? just very lightheaded/off??