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Vertigo? - Sila - 01-30-2011
Does anyone else get random vertigo while standing, with just a slight tilt of the head? I've been getting it a lot lately, or especially after a lot of movement like jumping up and then laying down, etc. Usually for me it only lasts a few seconds, and then I'm fine, but the other night it lasted few hours til I ended up sleeping it off. x_x
Anyone know how to counter it, or at least make it feel a bit better? I really hate feeling unbalanced or light headed, I feel like the world is spinning around me and I can't get my foot on the ground.
RE: Vertigo? - mawkinberd - 01-30-2011
Yes, I get it a fair amount. Unfortunately, no, I don't know how to counter it or make it go away. I'd love to hear more input on this one from anyone else who has this problem.
I do know, though, that sometimes when I put in my earphones, it does help in a minor way. But if I'm too "off," it doesn't help much at all, or at least in any way that I notice.
RE: Vertigo? - SpottedFoxx - 02-02-2011
I don't have SPD but I have had bouts of vertigo. My first go round, I was given meclazine. That stuff knocked me out for 24 hours straight! I tried half a dose, nope. I discovered that Bonine (over the counter sea sick medicine) is a very mild version of meclazine. I take one, I sleep (literally) for 10 minute and then I'm fine. I have a crazy low tolerance for meds so you should be fine.
Of course, if you are taking other meds or have a medical condition - please check with your doctor to ensure it's safe to take bonine.
RE: Vertigo? - I have SPD. - 02-19-2011
I get random vertigo while standing or sitting. Mine can last all day. I'm a senior in high school, so I still have school supports. I emailed the occupational therapist about my problems with this. She pointed me to Cawthorne-Cooksey Exercises. You can find them online at the following website: http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/treatment/cawthorne.html. The OT told me, "Each of these exercises should be repeated 10 times, 2 or 3 times a day." When I'm dizzy, I feel like having pressure on my head or banging it. Maybe that's just because of my autism. Other than that, I haven't found a way to counter it when it is happening. I know how you feel. Sometimes it gets so bad for me that I can't even walk.
RE: Vertigo? - jdefyingravity - 02-20-2011
Sila,
When I first read this post, I didn't reply because I didn't think I had any issues with vertigo. Since then, I've noticed some intermittent bouts of what might be vertigo. When I move too fast (turn at the last moment because I forgot something), I sometimes stagger. It's bad in the morning when I first get out of bed (don't know if that's common). Also, I get off balance when I'm standing still. I know this isn't new with me, but I've just always brushed it off.
I don't know if all that is the same as vertigo, or if it's just a sign that my vestibular system is off. Any thoughts?
RE: Vertigo? - beck7422 - 02-21-2011
I have had a lot of problems with vertigo. The worst and most continuous was positional vertigo (each time I changed positions my vision would spin and I would feel light headed). Chiroprator visits fixed that problem.
I had some other vertigo that even when I was staying still, lying down, with my eyes closed I still experienced the world spinning visually and my entire body felt like it was rocking on a boat. The cause was either a medication or just sheer exhaustion from a job that had become unbearable. It took a long time (months) to go away.
Vertigo can also be caused by an ear infection so it is important to get it checked out.
RE: Vertigo? - LynnNBoys - 02-22-2011
I have it if I stand up too quickly and now & then if I move my head too quickly. I've had it when just sitting in a chair--get a WHOA feeling.
And a handful of times, I've had the sensation that everything around me is going so much faster than it really is. I had that when I was driving one time. I was going 55 mph on the highway but my brain felt like I was going 120 mph. I had to grip the steering wheel so hard until the feeling passed.
RE: Vertigo? - I have SPD. - 02-22-2011
Getting dizzy after getting out of bed is common. That's because when you go from lying down to standing, all the blood rushes out of your head and makes you dizzy.
It might be a slight vestibular system problem. From what I understand, vertigo is hard to brush off.
RE: Vertigo? - Doodlebodd - 04-15-2011
Hi, I'm new so forgive me if I come across rude, it's not intentional. I suffer with terrible vertigo...... Full on room spinning and I'm sick so much that at times I start vomiting up blood and end up in hospital. There is a difference between dizziness and vertigo the specialists says. If you can't see and your eyes move from side to side AND your sick then it's definitely vertigo.
I had mumps when I was twenty four and it took my hearing in one ear completely. My ENT says I probably have Menieres Disease because of the damage the mumps did back then. I have suffered with dizziness and light headedness too due to other reasons such as low blood pressure and low blood sugars. If you get a throbbing head when you get out of bed or stand up after sitting a while then its more likely to be your blood pressure. You can try to overcome this by making sure you're not dehydrated.
Making sure you have had enough to drink can be problematic though because if you're like me you don't realise you need a drink until you start feeling I'll. Or you could go overboard and drink too much, which can also cause dizziness etc as you can lose electrolytes and such and it can make you feel worse.
If anyone would like a little help or advice then you could always ask and I'll see what I can do, and if I don't know I can ask my ENT or hearing therapist. But the not so good news though is that it is very hard to treat true vertigo. There are meds such as beta histine or serc as it's more well known as but you need to take them for a while and keep them in your system to get them built up.
In my case they dont stop the vertigo or the sickness
but they sort of make it a little less full on and at times it can make attacks shorter. I was up to over sixteen hours full on at times and kept hurling and once or twice they did help reduce the length of my attacks. I saw someone posted links for the exercises you can do if you get BPV which is where you can turn over in bed and it flares up and those exercises are worth trying as they have helped alot of people with BPV and sometimes they only ever need to do them once, or possibly a couple of times and have been ok since.
Another thing to say is that if anyone does get vertigo or even dizziness alot then they should always get it checked out by a doctor .
RE: Vertigo? - jdefyingravity - 04-15-2011
I've really been wondering about the whole vertigo thing, because I've been having some problems when I am lying down at night trying to fall asleep. I get an awful almost dizzy/spinning/swirling feeling in my head (very hard to describe the feeling) when all the lights are off and I'm lying down. I don't know if this is a typical SPD difficulty of knowing where your body is in space, because I feel like I could fall of the bed (even though I'm in the middle). Sometimes gripping the edge of the bed helps a little, but not much. It's really very disconcerting and I don't know how to stop it or at least attempt to combat/prevent it.
Jaimie