another symptom?

[Surruh]

Hi everyone
I've posted on here before regarding my symptoms that have pretty much stayed with me since October.
Tingling, random twitching, halos and starbursts at night alll the time, t.v static in vision all the time, heart palpatations that come and go with fleeting chest pain.

With this I always noticed when I bent over in a chair and rested my head on my hands, the room would spin. I've wondered why but it seems like I've had this a long time while sitting in this position. Recently, I get dizzy spells when I lay down or move my head too fast. My balance seems okay. The dizzyness tends to happen when I am sitting still and moving my head or tilting it. My question is, is vertigo a symptom of lyme? Its not too bad but noticable. It also tends to come and go.

From my other posts I've explained that I had a complete neuro exam, evoked potentials, mri's, and blood work all normal.

Thanks again for listening
-Sarah

[JackieCalifornia]

Don't be discouraged if your neurologist gives you a hard time:  neuros are not into Lyme generally.  Mine wasn't.  His waiting room was full of people on canes and walkers and he had no use for someone like me who could actually walk and talk (I was having a good day when I was there).

If you get resistance from the dr, you might be able to wheedle him/her into ordering the tests, and then if he/she says the results are negative, be sure to get copies of the test results (and go have another doctor look at them to interpret).

I have neuro-Lyme pretty bad, but I don't get much dizziness --- tho my vision is affected sometimes, my neck cracks, my memory is shot, etc etc --- everyone is truly different, so try to keep an eye on the big picture.

Take care, let us know how you do.

[Lali418]

my son gets dizzy when he stands up after lying down.  In the mornings he will sit up in the bed for a few minutes before he gets moving to get his balance.  He doesn't get the TV fuzz thing, but I do, usually before I get a really nasty head ache.

I think you should ask your doctor for a lyme test!  It should not matter that you have been researching on line.  You are the most important person, and your doctor should be willing to listen to your suggestions.

[Surruh]

thanks for the responses
I'm still debating whether I should ask for a test to see if I have lyme. I don't want my neurologist to think I've been researching online. haha

thanks again
-sarah

[wonko]

I get that, too.  If I bend my neck too far (like if I move my ear towards my shoulder), the room starts to spin.  If I'm having a bad symptom day, the vertigo is worse.  If I'm having a good day, it will be just slight.

I was in a car accident in Dec. that literally shook me up quite a bit, and my vertigo got awful around that time, I couldn't drive for almost a week and needed to use the walls to walk.

Sometimes I like to ice my neck, not sure if that would help you or be comfortable.  
  

[patsy10]

Yes, the vertigo is a symptom.