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Woke up dizzy this morning

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john332
john332

I woke up feeling dizzy like room was moving it lasted about 1 hour until I drank and ate something which eased it but not completely gone. 

It has been building for the past

couple of weeks with some short periods of dizziness seconds to a couple of minutes.

GP did some tests in the practice said it was vertigo/ virus and gave me stemitol.

i suffer for palpitations which I take beta blockers and have lower back pain and recent neck pain and head pressure which seems linked so I'm not convinced about the virus / vertigo diagnosis.

Any ideas? 

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  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 john332

    Posted

    If it is a single episode of intense vertigo, then you most likely had an episode of vestibular neuritis, but the treatment is usually steriods for a short period of time.

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiologist

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

    • john332
      john332

      Posted

      It has been coming and going and my muscle ache a bit. Also have lower back pain that comes and goes and can be a little intense for a short period. 
    • john332
      john332 eleftherio33095

      Posted

      It happened again only much stronger after I woke up. My palpitions have gotten worse and my heart beat irregular. Dizzying ness is gone but heart is still irregular with low bpm 44. I've been taking beta blockers for 10 years. 

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