My doctor thinks I have VM but Iām not so sure. No medication has helped. My episodes come every few weeks with vomiting and diarrhea. Iām unable to walk without help and would be crawling on the floor to the bathroom if alone. I consider them very severe. Iāve suffered for 20 years and nothing helps.
Hi Joan and welcome. Not quite sure where your current comment fits into this thread but you mostly certainly sound as if your symptoms are a perfect fit to this site. Perhaps youād like to expand on your experiences by introducing yourself on a ānew here intro ā¦ā thread or starting a Personal Diary. If you prefer to continue browsing try a dip into my diary. Like you I have a close affinity with bathroom floors. 
You should feel right on home
Thank you. I am not good at navigating technology but will give it a try.
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No problem @Joan Iāve moved your posts to your very own Topic. Welcome, and sorry for your suffering.
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Lots of ways to do that but a quick one is to click my Avatar, orange circle with O on it twice with slight pause between, at next screen it takes you to look for the highlighted word, should be āActivityā then to move highlight left to cover the word āSummaryā click the word āSummaryā and then when screen changes again you will see ātop topicsā right hand side screen and my diary is the first listed āOnandonā diary. Click it. Btw my username reflects our joint experience of MAV. It just goes On and On. I hope you might be able to discover some new info now you are here that will help relieve your suffering. If you get further stuck with the tech side you can PM me so we can chat privately by pressing your own avatar and looking out for and clicking on a little envelope.
Thank you so much. When Iām feeling better, I will be back in touch.
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Hi Joan,
Have you ever been tested for Meniereās Disease? An Audiologist can do this hearing test (usually in a Otolaryngologist office) which is just a headphones hearing test. Episodes every few weeks with vomiting and diarrhea while have vertigo attacks sounds a lot like it.
Hi Joan - How have things been since your original post?
I also started with an initial diagnosis of VM (with similar symptoms - episodic attacks of incapacitating vomiting), but have ended up with a Meniereās diagnosis and would agree with Gregās comment.
I use Stemetil or Buccastem to try to reduce the severity of an attack, and have been prescribed Betahistine and a diuretic to try to prevent them. The episodes are much less frequent than they were a couple of years ago, but that may be due to lifestyle changes (avoiding stress & caffeine and getting plenty of sleep & hydration), medication or just the progression of the disease.
Thank you for checking in with me! I have been tested a couple of times for Menieres but both times, the results were that I did not have it. For about 6 or 7 months now, I have been on 30mg nortriptyline and symptoms have nearly disappeared. Iāve had only 2 very mild episodes of āickinessā that passed in a few hoursā¦ no full-blown dizziness, instability or vomiting. I too watch my caffeine, get a lot of sleep, hydrate, and try to limit stress . I had tried Betahistine a few years ago and it did nothing for me. Thank you again for your inputā¦continue to do well and think positively!
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