Hi,
I am so upset. I have had a good long run. No dizziness and just the occasional ear fullness, ringing, headaches and other annoying symptoms here and there but today I am dizzy. Slightly, But it’s there. I woke up that way. Right now it’s hard because I don’t know which way this will go. Is it going to get worse and never leave like last fall, or will it get better and leave soon? I hate not knowing what I’m in for. I got my first clue last night when the right side of my neck was unusually stiff and sore and my vision went a little weird.
I should have known though. We have had a low pressure system move in and that does it to me every time. We had a huge thunder storm arrive on Friday and the temperature plummeted by 20 degrees and sure enough here it is Sunday and I feel this way. I hate this so much and don’t want to start getting all depressed but I was just making plans to do a triathlon and getting hopeful about my life again. I should know not to do that. I am just so angry about this! :evil:
does it usually subside when the weather lets up?
have you had remissions and relapses before?
Does it usually subside when the weather lets up?
Hi Julie,
Yes, previously when I have seen a weather related pattern it has cleared up within days of getting our high pressure back. Last October, however, it came and never left until December and I wouldn’t even say it left it just continued to get better day by day. But then again, in the fall the low pressure continues to get lower. So I am REALLY hoping that once our high pressure moves back in that I will recover.
Our weather is really bad right now. It has been cloudy and windy and chilly since Friday so it really explains my problems. But damn, I can’t avoid it either!
I honsestly don’t think I have another trigger other than hormones and I can’t avoid that either. I am just so lucky. :x
If the low pressure is a trigger, that will pass, right? That’s a good thing - better than being 24/7 365 days a year.
The hormone thing, is that around menses? Just wondering.
Halfthere,
I see that I am a day late in this thread, but I hope it’s not to late. I get what I call dizzy spells. They are short spells of dizzyness (dah :lol: ) that can last anywhere from a few minute to a few hours with the occasional full day. I can usually tie these in with weather changes or cheating on my diet. Sometimes I can’t tie them to anything.
I can get through these spells these days because I know that tomorow, if not later that same day I will be better. These spells can be quite strong at times and put me on the couch for a while. Other times, I can go through my day just a little slower than normal to keep from knocking stuff over if not myself. My point is that since I started treatment for MAV I still dread these days, but I don’t fear them anymore because I know that it won’t last for ever anymore.
Brian
Hi Brian,
So before you started treatment did the dizziness last longer, say, days or weeks? Has it only been since you started treatment that they last for hours? I haven’t started traditional treatment yet since I am still giving the natural method a try but I think I’m only going to give it another month before I start conventional therpay.
My dizziness is still with me today and it’s not really better but it’s not worse either. Well, maybe visually its worse, I can’t seem to focus too clearly. Anyway, I am hoping and praying that it is just a short spell this time. I think you mentioned this before but I have to ask again, what meds are you taking? And which ones have you tried?
Oh, and Julie, yes my hormonal problems are menstrual (sorry Brian) I forgot to answer that question. But last cycle I was okay just some very mild symptoms not even worth mentioning but this weather thing really hit me and often times when weather and hormones are a factor at the same time I really get it bad.
so you really have your ups and downs, remissions and relapses. the hormonal ones are predictable. the weather driven ones are not, but they don’t last. you’ve still kind of got at least half a life still going sounds like?
Yeah, thats just it. I really only have half a life, which I guess is better than no life! But at the same time it makes it pretty hard to just get on with living when you know at any moment the rug can be pulled out from under you. I know you all understand. This morning I am a little worse than yesterday, so I am getting concerned that it might not want to give up and it will get worse. Our high pressure system is moving in now, so back to our warmer weather and it should get better but sometimes once a pattern of migraine is established it’s very hard to break the cycle for some reason. I just hope thats not the case this time. I also have a head and neck ache along with it, ugh!! 
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Hi Brian,
So before you started treatment did the dizziness last longer, say, days or weeks? .
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I went 18 months of constant dizzeness before I finally got a proper diagnoses and the correct treatment.
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Has it only been since you started treatment that they last for hours?
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For about five years I was experiencing “dizzyspells” as I described. Later it progressed to where my spells where lasting days, then weeks, then finally the 18 month constant 24/7 dizzyness.
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I haven’t started traditional treatment yet since I am still giving the natural method a try
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This is how I found my food triggers, but it was also during my time of misdiagnoses.
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My dizziness is still with me today and it’s not really better but it’s not worse either. Well, maybe visually its worse, I can’t seem to focus too clearly. Anyway, I am hoping and praying that it is just a short spell this time. I think you mentioned this before but I have to ask again, what meds are you taking? And which ones have you tried?
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I’ve also had the focussing problems. For me, it was like my eyes were trying to look at something to the right and below what I was looking at. Meds? Depakote and Klonopin.