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Rev1961

Jul 13, 2011

To: All

I have been sick with a lot of the same symptoms for 8 months. I've been to several Doctors and had all of the tests and even went to John's Hopkins. They are treating me with blood pressure meds and migraine meds. Over the last 3 months they have increased my meds times three. Going to another ENT next week after a CT showed some issues. My primary care Doctor doesn’t think it is related to my sickness, but I’m not too sure.
I have been off work for the entire time and my employer is about to cut me lose. I need help!!

pgwilliams2728

Jul 22, 2011

To: everyone

I have had chronic dizziness and vertigo for 8 years now first two years lost my job and most of my savings from the extreme symptoms. I have had a battery of scans blood test vi-tam therapies, steroids, antibiotic treatments even went too Thailand and china looking for specialist. I have had 15 lyme disease and bordatellatest everything has come back negative. 6 years ago they told me i was crazy and went through 2 years of anti crazy medications please don't do this too yourselves unless you think you really do have a mental condition. You have to get really, really nasty sometimes with the medical doctors who are treating you, They have enormous ego's and if you don't fit the main stream symptoms its very hard to diagnose. I have tumors in my sinuses and and irreparable damage to the tubes in my ears. Don't take what they tell you as Gospel, you know yourself and your body you know when something is just not rite. It took me standing on the doctors desk screaming at him to finally get something don. don't let this happen to you. I have permanent nerve damage and am in a lot of pain now really nothing i can do at this point. I was 30 when it started, very active in shape. I have 3 kids and am struggling to stay vertical now my life changed the day i got dizzy. Don't let anyone hand you a bunch of bull. All my blood test were normal all my scans were good all the dye in my veins and the ex rays, MRI, Sleep test, EEG, EKG, Stress test. Nothing showed what was wrong push to find out make them look. Cameras are cheep now(make them actually look). After being dizzy for years you can pass a dizzy test. It doesn't mean you don't have a problem.

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Jul 23, 2011

To: EVERYONE

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DizzyRNez

Aug 27, 2011

To: All

Everyone, thanks for all your posts and sharing your stories.
I have been suffering from similar symptoms off and on over many years.
Seems to be more frequent with age, and definitely affected by stress.
A couple of weeks ago my mother passed away and went through a very stressful time and during this time started with all the symptoms of head/sinus congestion, pressure, ear congestion, headaches, light-headed, dizzy and nausea. All these symptom led to a couple of panic attacks and a couple of trips to the ER and several doctor visits. All attributed it to a viral sinus infection or at least they were in agreement after I shared my last several dr visits. I was given prescriptions of Predinisone and Veramyst nasal spray before this happened because of mild sysmptoms and everything got worse when the stress started. I have now been prescribed Amoxcillin, Amox-Clav (bad stuff), Singulair, and basic Flonaise, in adddition to my normal BP meds. I also take OTC sinus/congestion meds, and use a neti pot frequently when i feel the congestion building up. After I take these, I can definitively feel the glue-like drainage of gunk...that I can't really hack up and out so it goes straight down my throat :-(......I feel like a walking med-cabinet..I am convinced this is allergy related and will try to find a doctor to work and identify my allergies. I know from past test, I have mild allergies to some grass, trees etc and dust mites but I'm think they are getting worse or new allergies are creeping up. I am interested to find out if they are food related. I can relate to many of the stories, as I have had the spectrum of feelings from being scared I was dying, had a terrible disease to just man-up and fight the symptoms...its been a roller-coaster.A couple more ideas I will look into, I was told once by a ENT that congestion can be caused by Acid Reflux, so I am going to visit him again and see if that is still an issue...I am close to beginning a CPAP therapy for Sleep Apnea and am also wondering if this could be the cause. I have heard alot of horror stories about Sleep Apnea. Bottom-line as part of all this I am determined to exercise more, eat healthier and try to get off any meds possible. I appreciate all the information, leads and will report back with anything i find that works. Good Luck and stay strong

cook351

Aug 29, 2011

To: All

I had all symptoms found in these postings for a month this past June. Three antibiotics, ambulance ride to hospital from fainting at work, prednisone (which worked to alleviate swelling and some of dizziness from sinuses), CT Scan of sinuses-nothing worked. Finally a swab was done and high levels than normal of of Serratia and Staph were found. I was put on 21 days of Bactrim which did the trick. A few days ago I caught a cold from my son, and the pressure and dizziness is coming back. I'm so scared it's returning. Does anyone think it could be a mold issue from a work or home environment?

MazPud

Sep 24, 2011

Omg I'm suffering these exact symptoms I've been off work for three weeks and am still really tired and need a sleep in the day it started with an ear infection then throat aswell doc gave me antibiotics but that seemed to move the infection to the top of my head and behind eyes the pain was unbearable my glands were also swollen and my thighs and right leg ached the earache has now turned into just fluid in the ears I feel like I should have a cold but I sneeze but then it goes away I'm still dizzy but not as much it's the fatigue I can't shake off I'm back at work Monday and don't know how I will cope it's comforting to know others have the same unknown condition or maybe they do know but won't tell us ! Good luck everyone

chrisandlexismom

Sep 25, 2011

To: muzpud

hello to all. every time around aug. sept. i get really bad allergies even on over the counter meds. this aug. they lasted longer then they ever had the whole month every day all day i blew away like three boxes of tissues a day i never went to the doc. thinking they will go away like they always do. they did.and then my neck started to swell (like i was being choked) but could still breath. it when on for about two days it got worse. so i went to my pcp my ears also started popping he asked me if anyone in my family had thyroid cancer? no i told him so they sent me to get a ultrasound on my neck ,gave me amoxicillin 500 mg. for my ears as they were starting to look infected he also gave me fluticasone propionate nasal spray 50 mg to take every day twice in ea. nostril and sent me home. my ultrasound was for the next day. my "choking" feeling got worse and my husband took me to the e.r they told me there it was a sore throat go home and sleep at this time my heart rate was up thinking i may have cancer. i have two small kids one is legally blind who will care for them. my ultrasound came back ok while waiting three days for that to come back i was back at the e.r with my neck worse,pain in my head and ears and ringing in my ears they told me that was due to my ear infection and i pulled my neck muscle they gave me muscle relaxers that made me much worse. all i did this whole time was lie in bed thinking i was dying i even wrote a paper will to leave to my husband. ever time i got up to pee i was dizzy and felt like i was under water with my heart beating so fast and hard i panicked and went back to my pcp there they told me my heart rate was 120 while standing and 77 while lying down i was very dizzy. once a gain they sent me home on meclizine my head still pounded i was still dizzy and no one knew why. my heart rite was still high i once again i was thinking i was dying all i did was lie in bed all day everyday they took blood from me for what i still don;t know other then it came back just fine. i was going to the e.n.t and in the office my heart rite went nuts and i blacked out my husband called 911 and they told me in the ambulance it was 170 i panicked more screaming and crying out of fear of dying and no one knew what was wrong. there this time they told me i was dehydrated my heart was fine and my ct scan was fine that i also had fluid in my left ear that was four days ago. my heart still jumps but know i know i'm not alone i'm still very sleepy i was thinking brain tumor too but it's not. i have to go back to the e.n.t they believe it may be an inter ear infection and my allergies not draining right i'm still on my meclizine still kinda dizzy and shaking this is the longest i've been out of bed. i will pray for all of us to get better it helps. just keep having faith!!!! we are not alone even if it feels like it. there is hope and we are not crazy!!! please pray my e.n.t app. goes well. my name is amy and i'm crazy with vertigo.

AllergyNerd

Sep 26, 2011

I searched the symptoms I've been having and found this string of q's and a's. I am a doctoral student who is almost finished and in my last rotation. This all started maybe 5-6 weeks ago when I was on a vacation in Austin. My last couple days I had a sore throat and thought, oh it's just my allergies. I have taken zyrtec every day for almost 2 years now and it significantly helps my allergies, but they're always still there. Anyways, I came back home (NE) and the next week I felt the worst I have in my life: dizziness, lightheaded, could barely function/walk, upset stomach with diarrhea, etc... I went to urgent care and they said it was probably a virus and I did 3 days of antibiotics. A few days later I went to a dr. and they did some blood tests. A few days after that I felt significantly worse and like I was going to pass out and it was almost like I was having an anxiety attack. My boyfriend took me to the ER and we had every test under the sun done (CT scan, MRI, blood tests, EKG, chest x-ray, urine and bm samples etc...). They said everything came up normal, except for a cyst in my sinus cavities, which the dr. said is nothing to worry about (or is it?). So now for the past month I have had mostly days of feeling lightheaded/dizzy and upset stomach (which is maybe due to the dizziness). I also sometimes have strange eye feelings, like things are moving slow and I feel high and my eyes are watery and red. I was talking to a friend the other day who has mono and I thought, oh! maybe that's all it is and I have it too!!! I called the dr. and they said they had done a mono test and it was neg. Now back to square one after all of these bills racking up... I made a dr. appt for this week, but I feel like it's hopeless. Could all of this be allergy related? I have also felt more anxious because of these feelings and am more worried and I am starting to get depressed. Just wanted to share what is going on and maybe someone has some enlightenment for me. Thanks for reading.

AllergyNerd

Sep 28, 2011

I actually went back to the Dr. today and they hadn't done a mono, so I am really hoping it will come back positive so I can get on with my life...
AllergyNerd

MerryMonk

Oct 07, 2011

To: AllergyNerd

If you read some of the sites that discuss sinus allergies a common symptom is that post-nasal drip can drain down into your stomach and cause an upset stomach and even diarrhea. I've had the dizziness/light-headed symptoms for over a year now. Got an MRI and everything was fine but my PCP noticed fluid in my sinuses so he recommended prescription Sudafed and Flonase as well as a Neti-pot. Those remedies really alleviated all the symptoms and I've been taking the Sudafed and Flonase since but backed off the Neti Pot.

However, about 2 weeks ago I started to have the same symptoms but this time accompanied with an upset stomach and bouts of fever. I don't know if my temperature actually increased but I certainly felt like it. Went to a PCP and they recommended I do the Neti Pot for a week and if nothing changes make a follow-up appointment. After only a few days of the Neti-Pot the upset stomach and fever-like symptoms have gone away but the dizziness still remains. I'm hoping that this is just a function of some bad fall allergies and goes away. I live in NE as well and I think that this fall has been bad for certain allergies, plus all the recent rain doesn't help. I'll write back if anything changes.

Senna44

Oct 14, 2011

I didn't read through this whole thread, but I have a lot of the same symptoms as many others talk about: dizziness, sore throat, eye pain, stomach aches.  My symptoms began getting serious when I lived in Japan through the rainy season.  After a few years of sore throats in the Bay Area, my symptoms got way worse every rainy season in the Pacific Northwest.  Once after staying in a house that had a serious mold problem my daughter and I were so sick after two weeks (when the mold was discovered), that we had to fly to the midwest to stay with family.  Whenever I am around moldy mattresses and dust I get a strange panicky sensation that affects my breathing and consequent insomnia.  I have taken blood tests and even took anti-depressants for a short time to deal with this situation.  Because I am so sensitive even allergy medicine affects me poorly.

I have come to accept that I probably just have a serious mold allergy, and that it's not very well understood.  In chinese medicine there is treatment for this type of sensitivity/illness.  From now on I plan to try to alleviate my symptoms through that route as I have had absolutely no help from any type of western medicine doctor.

chrisandlexismom

Oct 15, 2011

this is amy again i feel great i now know what is wrong with me!!!! my heart rate still is a little funny at times but that is due to the stress!!!!! i have a mold allergery. the doc. put me on a stroid to take once a day for a week it helps no more dizziness , head pain eye pain nothing i hope it helps some one here!!! there is hope just keep up the faith!!!

boggiecruz

Oct 18, 2011

To: All suffering with dizziness

its true no one seems to care ive tried it all eye doctor allergist ear and throat doc sinus doc you name it ct scan all for the past two years no one knows what's causing my dizziness my test all come back normal and my docs think im nuts im 28 and i cant enjoy life because of the dizziness i walk around and then it hits me like a train i could be in a store and i am still in control but battling to stay in charge of me so i can make it back home safely this is scary this happened to me out of the blue i turned 27 then bam dizziness came with it what is causing this i have no answers help.

sherilyn306

Oct 26, 2011

To: All

Have asthma/allergies/chronic sinus infection. Vertigo started about 6 yrs ago, accompanying sinus infection with sweats/chills/facial and headache pain. There is no cure. It doesn't get better, you get used to it. Have had sinus surgeries. Mother had this, older sibling had this and had surgeries, for nasal and ear (myringotomies) successful but weren't out of recovery before they had problems. Have had sinus surgery, worked for the first week; then, back with an infection. You can spend a lot of money helping your doc and ENT, etc., improve their financial standing, you won't be any better. Tylenol or anti-inflammatory for the pain, sometimes antibiotics but sparingly. Watch for dairy it's a big problem for sinus sufferers (and meat sometimes, too - all the antibiotics and hormones in it). Other than that, it just doesn't go away. Allergies can get worse over time, your environment is loaded with potential allergens. I just try to focus on my life and accept this as part of it. I do feel much better that I am not turning over hard-earned money to people who cannot help. Each time I think of going to the doctor, I put my co-pay in the bank, and think about it. Then, I buy myself something yummy - a book, some yarn, etc.

nycsinus

Oct 26, 2011

I've had pretty much the same experiences many of you have had . . . Briefly, started with a wicked sinus infection that floored me before it was diagnosed. Since then (about 5 years ago) I've had recurring dizziness, foggy-headness, concentration problems, massive sinus/head pressure etc. Sometimes a bit better, sometimes a bit worse. Since I live in New York City, even going to work was difficult, what with the subway commute, the crowds, etc. I was starting to get pretty anxious about it, to point of the anxiety being a bad as the symptoms. My family doc even suggested that it was all anxiety and recommended that I see a psychiatrist for it (which I was willing to do, but didn't think that was the root of the problem).

But recently I saw an allergist on the off chance that some random allergy was causing this and he suggested pretty strongly that it might be a MIGRAINE. I argued with him a bit, but looked into it further. . . Now I think he was correct. Not a "classic" migraine, but migraine nonetheless. On a recommendation I bought a book, "Heal You Headache, The 1-2-3 Program" by Dr. David Buchholz. Cheesy title, even cheesier cover art. Look it up on Amazon (and read the reviews). Shockingly, every symptom I had was covered in the book, what's more, with a reasonable explanation.

Basically, the idea is this (for those who care):
Most headaches are caused by the same mechanism (migraines, sinus, tension, hangovers, etc) which is swelling and constriction of the blood vessels around your head. This can affect your sinuses just as readily (that swollen, pulsing feeling).
What's confusing is that it's caused by a whole bunch of factors: your natural level of tolerance, the weather, hormones, medicines, food and stress/anxiety. Since most of these are fluctuating around all the time, it's nearly impossible to pin down any one factor that "causes" migraines. So his program, in short, is the following:
1. get rid of any "rebound" meds like decongestants, etc.
2. get on a diet that limits or eliminates the most common migraine triggers (things like caffeine, MSG, red wine, onions, fresh baked goods, etc). Hopefully you'll feel better in a couple months and can start adding back stuff carefully.
3. get migraine medication if that doesn't work after a few months

I've only started this a few weeks ago, but here's what I've found.
1. had about a week of actual headaches when I stopped coffee. Ouch.
2. was taking about 4 anvil cold/sinus per day. Stopping those didn't affect anything at all, which was surprising, as those were the only things I thought helped.
3. I actually feel much more clear headed and less sinus issues. I do feel pulsing feelings at my temples by the end of the day, but that's minor compared to feeling someone was squeezing a band around my head, which is where I was before.
4. I'm a food guy, so the diet *****, but it's not crazy or too difficult if the sinus/head discomfort was bad enough to try it in the first place;)

I just talked to my doc and he was pretty cool about it (considering he thinks it may be all in my head, so to speak.) He admitted to not much experience with migraines and recommended a neurologist. I'll see him next week and let you know the results, but thought it was worth throwing it out there since so many of you seem to be at wits end (which I understand completely).

And, btw, lest you think I'm shilling this book, I'm not. I think it's definitely worth the $15 buck or whatever it costs (it's already saved me that in Advil costs), but if you don't buy it, no skin off my back. At the least it's something you can mention to your own doc. Thanks to everyone for posting up your stories and letting me know I'm not nuts! Hope this helps someone!
(I've noticed a few forum threads that were similar, I'll post this a couple times, sorry for seeming like I'm spamming if you see it elsewhere)

dolpicker

Oct 29, 2011

To: jjkee

I had a deviated septum since I was 21 and suffered terribly into my thirties a mother of two working full time with debilitating migranes (migraines). I knew the cause but like you I was stopped by the fear of surgery. I could not get past the thought of someone taking a hammer and breaking my nose. Then I got a better paying job in housekeeping at our local hospital in housekeeping still having intermittant migraines that I had to work and suffer through for the pay. I beg to notice the patients that had surgery on their nose and none of them were in pain and were immediately ambulatory with no complaints. It was then that I knew that I was having more bad days than good and the only thing stopping me from making my life better was me and my fear and that was by Gods grace proven unhealthy for me and my loved ones. I went and signed up. I asked the ENT in the operating room if I could see the hammer he would use and he showed me a golden hammer---then one of his smart aleck assistants told me that he wasn't really going to use that hammer he would just use his wallet. That was 35 years ago and I have been freed from migraines since that day. I hope you find your answer and felt this was a good time to share my story of septorhinoplasty and how it changed my life. My prayers go with you in your search for healing. End of Story.

mariatee

Oct 31, 2011

I've been dizzy since August. So far I've been to my PCP twice. The first time she told me to take and OTC allergy medicine and gave me Meclazine. The Meclazine seemed to make my dizziness and fuzzy headedness worse. At the time I was using Stevia to sweeten my coffee and had been for a year. I looked to see if there were any side effect with Stevia and found out that dizziness was a side effect. I stopped using the stevia and now use no sweetener at all. I'm still experiencing dizziness but the "fuzziness" in my head seemed to get better. On the 2nd trip to my PCP she thought maybe it was a sinus infection and gave me antibiotics to take for 14 days. I just finish taking them but I"m still dizzy. Some days are better then others. Then there are the days where my head just feel like it's full of water and the water is "swishing" around, like if you were walking with a bowl of soup. My PCP said the next step would be to send me to a neurologist for a cat scan but my friends said I should go to an ENT. Since my ears still feel clogged and ENT would probably be a better choice, but I want to make sure there's nothing wrong with my brain. I'm just so tired of being dizzy.

pheolynx

Nov 01, 2011

I have had vertigo before maybe once a year if I was on a new computer system(new job) , since about september I have had vertigo that seems to come with sinus infection, i notice sinus pressure, sore throat, achey (achy) ears, terrible headaches every time I wake up my head feels like its splitting and throbbing, i went to the immediate care because it was the weekend and i had enough, 4 days already, I was tipping into walls and nauseous all day, they gave me meclizine and had me wait there to see if it helped... no it didnt..they gave me a valium to take the edge off and try to sleep through the day for a little relief... so they still gave me prescription for it which I took as presribed... then I followed up with my GP and explained I was dizzy, unsteady, and my eyes were even "foggy" like they had a film over them, she ordered a ct scan and referred me to a neurologist who ordered physical therapy, well ct was normal, physical therapy was a joke, they never did any of those "vertigo" exercises & said I need to get my eyes checked before we'd make any progress, but continued to rub my neck, shoulders, an ultrasound machine for my stress knots, they said the muscles are all linked so this would help...stopped taking the meclizine because it wasn't doing anything, during phy ther i got another sinus infection & phy ther said i need to get that & my eyes cleared up before we make progress, so after a round of antibiotcs, getting my eys checkd= normal slight prescription but nothing extreme to cause vertifo.and these glasses are making me more unsteady.. they said it could take a week to get used to them but im not trying to feel any worse, they are only +.5 & +. I .75..started feeling better, I honestly think it was because 3 months had passed and it was clearing up on its own... now here I am have another sinus infection & have full blown vertigo ALL over again, grr...we had the stomach flu running through our house so it was hard to tell when it exactly started because i was so nauseous and out of it anyway, then i noticed the bug moved to my face, sore throat, infection color & now the stomach bug is completely gone I can feel my sinuses full blown infected & vertigo is very overwhelming, my gp wasn't sure if i had allergies & didnt order an allergy test, she didi state with my last sinus infection that it could have been allergies that just sat there nd caused an infection...oh * she also recommended claritin in the am and benedryl at night(due to drowsiness) daily... so I just put a call in to my gp again for a refill, I've had enough, I also have young kids and feel so dysfunctional & no one understands just how terrible this vertigo, nausea feels. now I wait to see if she will refill or have me come in... wondering if immediate cares do allergy testing?? i just need to feel better! i will keep posted when i find out what she reccomends..

timbalou

Nov 08, 2011

To: all

Has anyone been tested for food allergies to find out if the dizzyness is being caused by an allergic reaction?

shirleyah

Nov 29, 2011

i have bad dizzy spells and i went to ent they ranme through test and they said i hAVE MENIERES DISEASE..IT WILL GET WORSE AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR IT.I KNOW HOW YOU ALL FEEL.IT WILL INTERUPT EVERYDAY LIVING.ALL I CANSAY IS HANG ON TO WHATEVER YOU CAN CAUSE MINE GOT SO BAD I HAVE TO WALK WITH A WALKER OR HAVE SOMEONE TO HLD ON TOGOOD LUCK TO ALL

Dilsy

Nov 29, 2011

To: everyone

thank you for this website I am really thinking I am nuts
I have so much pain, dizziness, headaches. It does seem to clear up with anitbiotics but comes back licky split. No one understands when I say the check pain and over the eyes, it also gives me tunnel vision I feel useless and afaid to move fast
I have so much more to add but I can relate to all of you.

nycsinus

Dec 20, 2011

I posted a month or so ago re: migraines (same symptoms as most people here, dizzyness, intense sinus pressure, sinus infections, etc)
Went to the neurologist a couple of weeks ago and it took a bit of negotiating to get him to prescribe me medicine for migraines (he said they would be pretty unusual migraines and made me go through MRIs and vertigo tests), but he finally prescribed me some migraine meds.

TOTALLY WORKED! Woke up the next morning with clear sinuses for first time in eons! Dizziness is much much better (and I think not having a crazy stuffy head helps it feel better regardless, much less stressful for my little brain).
I'm taking a super low dose of Nortryptalin. I tried a day of Topomax (topamax) and the side effects were exactly what I was trying to get rid of. Felt awful. Called and they switched the prescription that day. I take 25 mg (I've read some people go up to 200mg) and feel great all day. I can feel the med wear off around 8ish or so when I start to get some throbbing in the temples, but generally feeling much, much better. I also notice that some foods (I think aged cheeses and chocolate) tend to stuff me up a bit, which is pretty common in migraine sufferers, I gather.
So basically it seems like the last 5+ years of feeling crappy with sinus problems and dizziness were more or less just really low level migraines (though strangely, most days of the week. Pretty atypical).
In short, I would definitely ask your doc about it. Even if he/she is doubtful, see if you can get a prescription for some migraine meds, my understanding is that most of them are pretty harmless/mild and at least you'll know. Now I plan to just work on figuring out what causes this and reduce it, if possible in order to get off the meds. But it feels really good at least having some idea what's going on and some way to alleviate it!
Best of luck to you all!

mrspack

Dec 28, 2011

To: athleet3

I know exactly what you mean. I too have been suffering from this dizziness going on 18months now. we are pretty sure we found the reason, it's meniers disease(not sure on spelling) but the weather too affects me greatly. and I have almost lost my job over this. Along with major anxiety, and the fear of being left alone at my own house because of having an attack frightens me.

johnj3486

Dec 29, 2011

To: athleet3

Hi:

I see all these pose were in 2006 & I wonder how you are in 2011? I have similar problems & would like to chat.

Thanks & happy New Year

Bekki63

Dec 30, 2011

To: all

Caused my allergies, sinuses, colds. Fluid sent to your inner ear throwing off your compass. I Rarely get colds that show symptoms because fluid goes to inner ear. Take Meclizine, Meclizine, Meclizine.....saved my life!!!!!
When I feel it coming on, I only take 1/2 of pill (25mg.). Especially before bed. I carry it wherever I go. I also have Phenergan on hand in case Meclizine does not work. It ALWAYS works.

brandy6405

Jan 19, 2012

To: athleet3

I Have been having Dizzy spells for the past 3 mos. I been to the doctors and they said I had vertigo a inner ear infection so they gave me antibiotics and then when it clear up they said i had fluid behind my ear drums that is why I still feel the dizziness...so she told me to take allergy meds..ok than I started to development a sinus infection so i went back and now she has me on antibiotics again...and said that sinus infection usually follows after an ear infection...but I still have dizziness and she said that the one ear cleared up from the fluid but the other one has it now...and that the antibiotics that I am taking for my sinus infection should clear everything up....I hope so because this dizziness is driving me insane as well as scarying me.
Brandy

scoopp

Feb 01, 2012

To: brandy6405

well to you and anyone in here iam not a spammer i have had the same symptoms as you and most in this room of quotes i tried everything as well i couldn't focus. dizzy like half drunk pressure behind the eyes etc you name it i was getting pretty scared myself so i had order DIATAMACOUS EARTH to kill some ant problems around the house. well as i got to reading about some of the health benefits from it i figured what the hell i had nothing to loose so i started drinking a teaspoon a day and to much of my surprise it has Disapeared not saying its a cure but it has help me i thought i was dieing might want to try some of it and sorry about the typing and spelling i don't post much

scoopp

Feb 01, 2012

To: scoopp

oh and by the way i been to every specailist there is and MRI, ct scan ear,nose,and throat all normal i think they think i am crazy or something and mine wasn't meniere's disease they had no clue

moeneek

Feb 01, 2012

To: eager_to_be_eager

i literally cried when i read this because the same thing has been happening to me over the past week. it's just so reassuring to know that i'm not the only person in the world going through this. it all started wen i took a whiff of some hand sanitizer my friend gave me. after that i've been feeling extremely dizzy. i have an anxiety disorder and so i had a panic attack because i din't know wat was wrong. i always have panic attacks on the bus on the way to school. some days i feel so anxious i feel like i'm going to pass out. i've been so stressed out that i've started to bite my nails and over eat. i talked to my doctor about my anxiety and he prescribed aprazolam for me. it is amazing! i only take it wen i really need it tho because i don't like taking pills. it really works. i think you should talk to your doctor about aprazolam. you can also try talking about your anxiety with any close relative because it really helps to get it all off your chest. i really hope you feel better

roxy454

Feb 04, 2012

To: eager_to_be_eager

I know what you mean. Ive been feelinf really fatigue and tired all the time. In only 28 and I used to be so energetic I'd excercise. Now Sometimes I dont even have the energy to do certain things. Ive been to the doctor and they hav told me that I have allergies. I didnt know they cpould cause all this. I wish I was normal again. I dont have insuranse and its hard. I was told about taking certain natural herbs so I might try walking into a store and asking whats good for it. Good luck.

roxy454

Feb 04, 2012

To: roxy454

By the way Ive been feeling all these symtoms (symptoms) too for about the past year or so. I know everyone in my family thinks Im crazy and the doctors I see keep telling me Im ok. But I know what I feel and I know its not normal. I feel like my ears are stuffed. I feel no pain in them though. Then II get dizzy all the time. Weather Im sitting or standing sometimes it just hits me. Then theres the nasea. It doesnt matter what time of the day it is or weather I ate or not I feel sick to my stomach. Headaches I get every now and then. My doctor thought it was depression or stress at one point and told me to take time to myself. My symptoms were so bad that I got out of college. Then I took a trip for a couple of days and yet none of that did me any good. I do feel stressed now but only because no one can figure out whats wrong with me. I have three kids and I try my hardest to put a smile on my face in order to make them think mommys ok. I dont understand why doctors cant figure it out. At least now I know Im not alone. No one is. Not to mention that when I wake up my eyes feel a little swollen and are a little red. Its crazy cause I dont do drugs and hardly even drink but yet sometimes my body feels as if its on something. I dont even have the strength to do anything. I clean and do what I need but get tired easily. If anyone figures out what it is before me please let me know.

smilyme

Feb 05, 2012

Wow I dont feel so crazy anymore. I have been having my symptoms for over 3 years now and getting worse. The dizziness is really bad these past few weeks wheter Im sitting or standing it just dont go away. My newest symptoms are the swollen red eyes my eyelids are dry and the skin is so rough and itchy I just want to rip them out it hurts and I have been getting the worst bags underneth the eyes. I have been thur 3 MRI ENT Allergist everything I take allery meds everyday and im now on Cymballta for the past 6 months or longer and I wonder if the new symptoms have anything to with it the doctor doesnt seem to think so. This is just very confussing and scary. Im glad I found this site though I feel I little better knowing Im not alone.

aka2223

Feb 05, 2012

To: chester1954

what doctor did you see that caused the aspartame poisoning. I have done absolutely all the things you have done and my next list it to see a migraine specialist. thanks~!

TrisaP

Feb 08, 2012

To: cook351

I'm thinking my issue is mold! Did you ever find out?

TrisaP

Feb 08, 2012

I'm thinking my issue is mold! Did you ever find out?

mehkwr

Feb 15, 2012

I am so relieved I am not the only one suffering through this! I just had the testing done yesterday where they put the goggles on you and you have to follow the laser with your eyes and the one where they blow cold and hot air into your ears. I passed it all with flying colors. which is great that my ears are healthy, but SO frustrating because I still don't know what's causing the dizziness. I've had it off and on for over a year and my most recent vertigo attack was about 4 months ago. I was in bed for four days!! I am so scared that I will have another attack. I've had two bad ones and I have some form of dizziness all day long. I was beginning to think I was crazy or a Hypochondriac! I'm so thankful that I found this forum today. I feel a lot better knowing I'm not alone in this struggle. There has got to be an answer somewhere. I've been on allergy shots for years and allergy pills and Rhinocort Aqua Spray, but I still get these dizzy spells. My sypmtoms are always worse when I'm at work and when I'm at home. I don't suffer too much when I'm away from work or the house, I'm wondering if there isn't something else I'm allergic to that I don't know about. Maybe a food allergy? I'm going to clean my house from top to bottom over the next several days and see if that changes anything. I will report back and lat ya'll know what happens! Again, I thank God I found this forum!!

SRuthie

Mar 02, 2012

To: Feeling Miserable

Wow this is incredible. I'm so glad I found this forum. I have been suffering for over 2 years now with these same symptoms. It started out when I noticed I was dizzy, nauseous, and extremely exhausted. I thought it would go away, but it continued and escalated till I was having very dizzy spells almost like I was about to black out, neck stiffness, headaches, then panic attacks started. I experienced earaches frequently, disorientation, and feeling like my head was in the fog. I went to the doctor many times, initially she thought it was allergies and prescribed flonase to clear up my sinuses. She told me that if it didn't clear up, I needed and MRI because it had been a year since I had been going in complaining of these symptoms. My MRI was normal aside from a lot of congestion in my sinuses. The doctor put me on Lexapro for a year to help with my anxiety and my panic attacks about this. That worked for a year to calm my nerves, but my other symptoms aside from the anxiety were still there. Recently I decided to get off the Lexapro to see how I would do without it. The anxiety is better, I seem to have figured out that the symptoms I am feeling are coming from severe allergy problems of some kind. And able to tell my mind that so I don't go into panic fight of flight every time I feel dizzy or woozy. I'm desperate to find an answer and a cure because living like this is miserable. I'm going to an Allergist this saturday and hope he can help me.

mjlklm

Mar 02, 2012

My boyfriend has had dizziness for over two years now. Hes been to the docs about it several times, and they have given him a diff answer every time. They said his sinus's are very swollen up, and the dizziness is often brought on when he sprays fragrance or i wear perfume.
Does anyone know if they would be able to test if this is what he is allergic to at the docs? He doesnt come out in a rash, so I dont know how they would do it.
He still gets it other times as well and has no idea why, but its got to the point where its stopping him doing things. Has anyone had a simular thing or know what it might be?

lillyp800

Mar 08, 2012

I am suffering with many of these symptoms as well, and I am very concerned about this. Mine hit me all of a sudden at work on December 19, 2011. It did not go away, I have a "hangover" type head and headache, as well as extreme pressure in my sinus area and head. I feel weird, like I'm stoned or something, although I am quite alert. Sometimes my right eye feels a little "off", but I have no problem seeing. I was planning on having my eyes checked again because I got two new eyeglass prescriptions and thought maybe something is wrong with them. My body now has waves of this weird feeling too. I feel queasy and woozy and this stays 24-7. I think I even feel this when I am sleeping, although I have been taking a sleeping pill for several months now because I am an insomniac, and I certainly feel it when I open my eyes. When I first saw the doctor in early January he gave me antibiotics because he thought it was a sinus infection. I did not have a fever and my sinuses felt clear, no congestion. After I finished these antibiotics, I did not go away, so I went back and he gave me stronger ones to take for a longer period of time. Those didn't work either. I have been for a sinus xray because he thought perhpas there was something in the sinuses but that was clear. I have had blood work done and that was good. I am going for an MRI brain scan tomorrow, but by the sounds of this forum, that will probably be normal too (at lease I hope they don't find anything!). I'm so frustrated with this and very frightened! I forget what "normal" feels like and I want it back! I also have chronic issues with carpal tunnel, and I think I have a pinched nerve somewhere as well. I have had an MRI of my neck and lower back too. Hopefully something comes to light soon and all of us can be better again!

itsmeoscar

Mar 09, 2012

To: ALL

Hello everyone,

I too had and still have, though now too a much lesser degree many of the symptoms discussed in this blog.  Ten years ago I came down with severe headaches and dizziness.  I went through pretty much all the test and doctors many of you mentioned on this blog.  To make matters worse a neurologist even told me I had liver cancer, which thankfully I didn’t.  I finally went to an ENT who told me I had something called “VASOMOTOR RHINITIS”.  None of the meds and nasal sprays worked.   It was so bad at one point that I crashed my car.  I took a leave of absence from work and started making a detail analysis of where I felt worse.
In my case what I discovered was that carpets and upholstery were giving me the headaches and dizziness.  I removed the carpeting from my apartment and my car.  I had the interior of my car re-done in vinyl and leather, removing all the upholstery.
So for those of you that may have “VASOMOTOR RHINITS” like me, look into whether you are being exposed to carpeting at home at work.  Try to remove yourself if possible from that environment to see if your condition improves.
Hope this helps someone.

Oscar

anngj

Mar 19, 2012

I have had bouts of vertigo for the past two to three years. It seemed like every time I got a "bug" that was going around, I would get horrible vertigo for months afterward. At times, even rolling over in bed was miserable. I felt like crap every day for months on end, feeling like I was suffering from the worst hangover ever that would never stop. I tried reducing pressure on my inner ear by using mucous reliever, I tried meclizine, I tried allergy pills. It would seem to start and stop no matter what I did. My physician was rather dismissive and offered no additional help.

I finally had a stretch of several months free of it. Then, with no warning, I rolled over in bed one night and was spinning so bad I was retching. Coincidently, I had some peanut butter that evening - which I had not had in the house for several months. I have eaten peanut butter all my life at least 3 to 4 times a week. Based only on superstition, I have avoided peanut butter since that date and have been vertigo free! I don't know if it is really the peanuts or something else in that particular brand of peanut butter or if it is all in my head (figuratively!) but I am just thrilled that I have had no reoccurences in six months. It does seem possible that as we age, our sensitivity to foods may change, so don't rule out food allergy or food intolerance just because you have eaten something your whole life.

dervv

Mar 23, 2012

To: anngj

Take Sudafed 24 hour pill. A once-a-day pill for relief from sinus congestion and pressure. My nose was stuffed up and I had major dizziness where I thought I was going to pass out, the worst was when I was driving. Felt like my brain wanted to shut down. I also had the ocasional migraines. Even a mild eye pain or pressure and what felt like mild muscle twitching near my eye lids. I also had light sensitivity. The sudafed reduces swelling of the nasal passages along with other blood vessels in the head. I feel like a normal person for the first time in years. Basically, your blood vessels in your sinus and head are inflamed and this pill will reduce the swelling.

tee65

Mar 23, 2012

To: teamfitness

try seeing a chiro who knows about adusting the 1st vertebra (axis) this has cured my dizziness......he should see you every few days for several visits then once a month!

tee65

Mar 23, 2012

To: teamfitness

try seeing a chiro who knows about adusting the 1st vertebra (axis) this has cured my dizziness......he should see you every few days for several visits then once a month!

bucknude81

Mar 29, 2012

To: lmnd

I also suffer from very similar issues and did extensive research and one thing I stumbled across is that panic and anxiety disorders can manifest themselves as dizziness, vertigo with no sign of other symptoms. Ofcourse until after the dizziness bugs you out. I had all kinds of tests done., MRI, manieres test ect... and nothing. I do believe in the allergy thingy cuz it does seem to happen to me arund then aswell just not as bad as other times.I've been fortunate this past year with very mild and few and far between symptoms.acctually having some today hence while I'm in this room. Its a vicious cycle ain't it. Good luck to you and remember if you do have allergies with pressure in your head, face, ears wherever, its probably that, but it can be from anxiety even if you don't feel anxious. Hope you feel better

bucknude81

Mar 29, 2012

To: lmnd

mrs_hook

Apr 23, 2012

To: shirleyah

I have had that ruled out because MENIERES DISEASE affects only ONE ear. If your symptoms are on both sides, it is not MENIERES DISEASE.

id310

Apr 29, 2012

To: AllergyNerd

The slow feeling is from vertigo caused by flid in he ear. Bonine should help. Atihistamines to clear luid out of ears.

brooklyn5199

May 24, 2012

To: All

I am going through the same thing that you all are. I literally cry every day because I dont know what to do. My vertigo started 10 yrs ago. I got it every spring for 7 years staight. For 2 years it didnt come and now I feel it again. I have been to every single doctor and had literally 50 tests done on my ears, my brain, my sinuses, anything you can think of. I am trying acupuncture treatments next week. I dont know where else to turn. No doctor can tell me why I have this. All of my medical testing is negative to anything bad. I am SOOOOOOOO frustrated and just dont know how to handle this. I just cry all the time

brooklyn5199

May 24, 2012

To: All

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