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giddiness

Hi,

I would like to know if giddiness is one of the MS symptom?
I have been seeing 1 or 2 seconds of blackouts since 6 months or so.

Regards,
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338416 tn?1420045702
Hey, this sounds very familiar!

Before I was diagnosed, I had about three months of that c**p.  Mostly it would happen when I was on the phone with somebody - I had a real problem with staying 'in' the conversation.  Mostly it felt like there was somebody else talking, and I was just listening in.  Then my voice would stop, and I would have no idea what I was going to say next, or what I was talking about in the first place.  You might think this was just cog fog, like I'd just lost my train of thought.  But no, there was this serious disassociation with what was going on - I felt like an observer, rather than a participant.

I also had a weird euphoria, kind of a Whee! sensation.

You're losing your vision for a second.  I don't think this is an opthamologist sort of problem.  It sounds more like a neurological problem.  

Just at a guess (from a stranger on the Internet, yet!) it sounds like you have a lesion in your visual cortex.  This would cause a dissasocciation from the things around you, and it could possibly cause you to lose your vision for a second or two.  Definitely call your neurologist immediately and tell them what's going on.
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So you are not experiencing blacking out, as in loss of conciousness but rather a temporary, unexplained loss of vision.

I would see an opthamologist about this symptom.  

be well,
Lulu

PS intersting idea of outgrowing our MS - I wish that were true but I know of no theories or evidence that points to that idea.
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Actually, I dont the medical term for the blackout. But its something like I dont see anything in front of me for a second or two and then everything returns to normal.
Anyway, I wanted to bring out some new things that seem to be happening since 2 days.

I have been feeling very light in my head since 2 days. Kind of I am living some dream.
A sort of observer but not a participant. Both these days, I had less bodyache and headache. At half a day during these 2 days, I had absolutely zero bodyache and headache. Something I have not felt in almost 10 years.
I had more energy than normal.
The other symptom I had was that some kind of moving sensation in my head.
I was feeling more sleepy then normal during these 2 days.

Since then (this is 3rd day), my bodyache and headache have returned back though it is not severe as before. But the feeling of dream hasnt gone. Not I have started feeling that my mind is in a state of confusion about what is happening around me.

This is a bit scary because my condition was stable even though I have headache and bodyache for last 15 years. I am able to think coherently though my cognition has reduced by say 60-70 %, my will power has always compensated for lack of cognition. But suddenly feeling like I am not in control of my mind makes me scary.

At the same time, I was feeling a bit happy too. The reason being that I have been going through the MS for sometime now. We all know it is a diseases related to immune system. We also know that sometimes we outgrow our allergies (which happen in the first place due to hypersensitive immune system). So I was hoping that probably my immune system has started correcting or adjusting itself so that it no longer sees my own body part (CNS) as its enemy.

Only time will tell where is this all going ...

PS: I will post a fresh topic if the contents are off topic
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233622 tn?1279334905
Not sure about giddiness but I know crankiness can be an MS symptom. I get cranky a lot.

I'd would get that blacking out checked.  I have never heard or read of that being anything MS.

LA
dx'd MS 2008
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338416 tn?1420045702
Hey, do you mean vertigo or dizziness?  If you're feeling dizzy, then you're blacking out, that's not exactly a symptom of MS.  The dizziness can be, but the blacking out is not.  

Passing out can be from any number of problems - from low blood pressure or low blood sugar to more serious issues.  If you have a doctor, definitely see them about this.
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293157 tn?1285873439
Moods can change with MS... check out the link Lulu sent you and what do you mean by blackouts?  Your vision or feeling like you have blackout?

let us know
wobbly
dx
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we are in the midst of a great conversation about out of control emotions at

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Multiple-Sclerosis/Crying-for-no-reason/show/1053976

you might want to read everything there and jump into that thread.


Can you describe what you mean by blackouts?  I'm not sure what direction to point you to.......

be well,
Lulu
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