Vertigo

Can you be more specific, Domino? Vertigo comes in different forms, some acute and others chronic. And have you asked your GP for a solution?

This sounded familiar, so there may be some answers on this thread:

Vertigo (27 Posts)

Deni1 Thu 15-May-14 15:13:42
Hi, anyone experienced vertigo

Sorry if you are still suffering.
Even more apologies if you are not Deni1

Someone told me that it can be treated with physiotherapy.
Something to do do with the fluid in the inner ear, which can be moved about with head exercises.
I didn't hear that from a physio though.

Yes I've heard about that - my friend was treated in France by a physio during a bout Labyrinthitis.

Firstly see your gp if not already done so. Then there is the Epley Manoeuvre as demonstrated on utube a friend has this done by her physio every so often and it cures her Vertigo.

My Gp was useless as was the physio, I was violently sick after her attempt at Epley.

Got referred to the hearing clinic where the women in charge knew what to do. EPLEY, Personally having her treatment I would not rely on Utube.

It did get better but after 6 months got worse again. The expert said GPs know little about the condition

She gave me excercises to do, sorry I dont have the sheet to hand. but gradually things are improving.

I know what not to do, i.e look up suddenly, turn suddenly.

I keep my eyes ahead and carry a walking pole just in case I need to stop and speak to folk. Just for reasurrance really

I dont take medication, and by the way my diagnoses was BPPV, not labartynthis, for which I was given medication, it was useless, as the GP got it wrong.

Check BBC medicine as there was a very good talk about this in , I think St Thomases

When I had Labyrinthitis I found Stugeron (travel tablets) worked brilliantly after GP suggested them. It is a miserable condition and mine was triggered by stress and not drinking enough fluids. If I feel an attack coming I drink a can of diet coke and a pint of water and with the tablets it usually works (the diet coke ensures the tablets work quickly, and that goes for painkillers etc too)
Once I had an attack I found myself carrying a supply of both everywhere!

jollyg I didn't actually mean she should use utube as a guide to do the manouvre simply that it would show what would happen should she choose to have a physio carry it out...

loopylou my friend finds taking a travel sickness pill also helps till she can get to her physio should she have an attack..

I have suffered vertigo for sometime my GP referred me to Leicester Royal Infirmary to their Balance Clinic had Eplay manoeuvre and given different excercises and have been much better since but it can re-occur.

I have also suffered from vertigo (fortunately not too bad) which was at first cured by being tipped back in the dentists chair and on another occasion by starting to do a backwards roll. A lesser form of the Eplay manoeuvre I think but worth try !

I had Labyrinthitus ten years ago. It was horrible and I was really giddy for three weeks. If I catch a cold nowadays I sometimes feel quite giddy. I think BPPV stands for benign postural vertigo and you can have that after Labyrinthitus. My GP said just to keep going so that the brain can adjust (easier said than done.)

Oh yes, the dentist's chair or the examination couch at the docs. Both make me feel really weird but glad that it worked well for you tiggypiro.

I was given Betahistimine for the Labyrinthitus which worked to a point and my cousin uses Sercs, also heard that sea sickness pills help but best to check it all with the GP.

It is such a horrid thing to have - you have all my sympathy.

I found that putting my head back in the shower to rinse my hair was disastrous - we have a grab rail now.

My labyrinthitis exactly three years ago this week was the viral form which took some time to go away but when it did it didn't recur. The doctor came to see me because I couldn't move without throwing up (sorry - nasty image) and prescribed anti-emetic tablets (stemetil?) which worked pretty well.

DH is suffering this atm. He takes a preventative three times a day and has stemetil for when it breaks through.

He's had an MRI and is due to see an ENT consultant in the next few weeks.

He's also had two ambulance rides in the last couple of months.

Push your GP for a referral to ENT.

Vertigo sufferer, for years, Piriton works for me, not a cure but it helps a lot.

Is Piriton an antihistimine?

Yes it is antihistamine.

That's interesting richard7. I sometimes take an antihistimine for excema and I thought that it did help any vertigo I was having. I also found that it helped IBS. I'm going to Google it an see what comes up.

Not a cure but it does help me, nothing else does.
Good luck.

Happy new year .

Richard 7

Hi richard7

Looked it up and lots of people use it for IBS, ecema, and IBS.

Interesting.

What causes your vertigo if you don't mind me asking. Mine is a residue from Labyrinthitus and happens irregularly.

I've only just found this forum, so hope it us not too late to join in. I have had severe vertigo caused by migraine. It took a lot of tests to rule out all other causes. I didn't drive for months, couldn't go out of the house and my life was totally disrupted. There is a vestibular Physio service at our hospital and I was given lots of exercises to 'retrain' my brain! They have worked well but I have had recurrences occasionally. They totally flatten me & I have tablets to help, but I have lost my confidence and am scared of going places. Has anyone else has migraine related vertigo diagnosed?

Not too late at all Adrienne!
Not had migraine-related vertigo but certainly had several episodes in past (fingers crossed for no more), related to stress, low blood sugar and getting dehydrated.
Miserable condition, so can empathise totally....

DH has vertigo brought on by rapid hearing loss. He takes betahistine three times a day and stemitil as and when. The betahistine definitely helps reduce the number of attacks.

That's interesting vampirequeen, mine is the reverse, deafness arising from Labyrinthitis and vertigo. I didn't find Betahistine any use for me, sadly.
It's the associated tinnitus that drives me mad, high pitched whine, both ears; it's very 'loud' at the moment but can usually pretty well ignore it.
From the neck down I'm fine!