Anybody Ever Have Vertigo?

I get it particularly when tipping my head back to look up or when first lying down in bed. As zztop11 says there are manoeuvres you can do that help clear the crystals from the inner ear. A YouTube search will show you (I’m useless linking on my phone) but check with a professional first.

I'd had episodes of vertigo for decades. Annoying, but I lived with it. But earlier this year, I had an episode so severe I could barely sit up, much less stand and walk. And it went on for WEEKS. I couldn't get in to be seen for weeks, so I tried everything Dr. Google could tell me. And from my research, I convinced myself I had Meniere's Disease. I was so convinced that I gave up caffeine cold turkey. It actually helped a lot, but it didn't solve the problem. It still made it livable until I got to the specialist. They put me through so many bizarre tests with helmets on my head, goggles, spinning chairs, counting backward, balance tests. It was intense. Turned out I had sustained nerve damage in one of my ears. I had to take six weeks of physical therapy to learn how to overcome it. Over time it did improve, but it can come and go. I just have exercises now that help with it. They said it was likely from a cold or covid virus that I'd had a couple of weeks before the onset of dizziness.

I tried to back to caffeine and noticed my dizziness increased, so I made the decision to cut it out permanently. And honestly, I am not 100% convinced that I don't also have Meniere's because other symptoms (extreme heaviness feeling in one ear) just fit too well. So I figure it's better to avoid it as much as I can.

Good luck!

There is a doctor in Denver that has created a maneuver that you can do at home. I do it when it hits. I've screamed through doing it, but it works.

Google Denver Dr vertigo.

You need to get on the floor on your hands/knees. Go from there with the video.

I had a two day migraine then vertigo started at night that left me sleeping on only one side. If I turned into my back or the others side, the room would spin for a minute or two each time. When I was upright, everything was fine.

My vertigo was caused by an infection in a tooth that had been root canaled and capped years before. The infection was found during a cleaning when I had sensitivity with that tooth and I had to see an endodontist. The endodontist drilled through the cap, removed the fillings and retreated/medicated two of three canals(third canal contained the post.) He also gave me antibiotics and filled all the temporary work one month later.

I hope you find the cause or a treatment that helps you find relief.

My mother had it, went to the ER, they did all the testing and was told to do the manouver. They did not prescribe anything. It went away in about a week.

Yes, I got it after having Covid. I was given Meclizine as well by my PCP, and it seemed to help. I did not have nausea either.

I take meclizine and then sleep. There is a newer maneuver that is like a somersault that works for me

I have had several episodes over a few years.  Mine hit suddenly without warning or apparent causation.  Well, other than the one episode that occurred a few hours after falling down the stairs.  They usually lasted between 30 minutes to an hour.  They all brought on vomiting from the extreme dizziness except for once.  I was fortunate that they went away on their own.  The only time I ended up at the hospital was after falling down the stairs.  That fall resulted in broken ribs and collar bones, as well as a fractured cheek and orbital bone.  They did imaging of my head a few times to locate the internal bleeding in my head.  Fortunately, the blood was not coming from the brain itself, it was due to a fractured orbital bone.  I still have a dent in my forehead that I guess will always be there now.  At least the ability to move my eyebrow returned.  That was so strange looking, to only be surprised on half of my face.

Several years ago I was having the feeling of being off balance or dizzy quite often.  I went somewhere that did Balance testing.  They tested for crystals and some other things.  They ended up diagnosing vestibular migraines for me but this type of testing might be helpful for you. 

I have had it on again, odd again for several years with episodes that last minutes to hours. I have meclizine to take when it’s very bad. It’s weird.

I used to get vertigo every year or so for about a month at a time. MY ENT determined that it was viral since no medication or PT helped. She said it was most likely related to the herpes zoster virus. I haven't had any issues since I've gotten the shingles vaccine.

I had a severe case of Vertigo in October 2022 which landed me in the hospital for 3 days. I couldn't walk and I was almost constantly vomiting. Went to the ER and they did a CT, which was negative for all of the big stuff (stroke, brain bleed, etc) I had a cold for a week or so before the episode and they think that it turned into a severe sinus infection, which then affected something in my inner ears.

Spent 3 days in observation at the hospital because I wasn't safe to go home because I couldn't walk. Discharged home with a walker and no driving for a month. They gave me meclizine 3 times per day which eventually cleared it up.

I wouldn't wish vertigo on my worst enemy. It was pretty awful.