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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
I am worried about Vertigo-like symptoms
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., May 30, 2007 12:00AM
, May 30, 2007 12:00AM
the most likely cause is stress and anxiety but there can be other causes so please see your doctor first, and if nothing on exam, then consider short term anti-anxiety medication or therapy.
The morning of November 2nd, 2002 I woke up and in a matter of seconds I realized something was very very wrong. Even before I was totally awake I knew I was feeling very strange. Almost like I couldnt focus or even think very clearly and then I started feeling the dizziness, room spinning, very sick to my stomach. It was all I could do to simply stand up. When I would try to make even the slightest movements I would actually have to get down on my hands and knees to keep from falling. I have allways been very healthy and my biggest fear was that something like a blood clot in my brain was bursting, so I went straight to the emergency clinic. They had no idea what it was after doing several simple test there so they sent me to the hospital. There at the hospital they did an MRI, Cat Scan, and all kinds of blood work plus checked everything they could pertaining to my heart and came up with nothing. They released me a couple hours later after they said there was nothing they could do. I have always had alot of faith in the medical system. I believed they would be able to give me some kind of answer or at least be able to tell me what I may or may not have wrong with me. (Boy was I wrong) They released me as if I was a nut case and simply said it would go away sooner or later. Sinse that day in 2002 I have been to many many doctors and dozens of specialest and they all have given me no help at all. The dizziness has never stopped. The constant sickness feeling never goes away. And Im sure you will agree, there is nothing worse than being sick to your stomach. I have been that way now for going on 5 years. There is so much more to it than just the sickness and dizziness. There is the part about my family and personal life and my work life which has been totally devastated by this problem. So thats why I am here to try to find someone that has been through this or still going through this kind of problem that has had any luck in finding any help at all. Thank you for your time and sorry the comment was so long.