# Saw this on FB - if ur in the UK Dr S is the guy

**URL:** https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883
**Category:** Physicians, Specialists, Clinics & Visits 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️
**Created:** [May 22, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883 "2017-05-22T18:00:34Z")
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### Author: ![Paulus](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@Paulus](https://mvertigo.org/u/Paulus)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/21 "2017-06-03T15:56:14Z")

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Im not convinced that all MAV or Vestibular Migraine is ear related James ,I say this because I have no flickering of my eyes - something which the Consultants were looking for to diagnose ear problems…I think ear problems is just part of the four centres of disruption - ear, eyes, back and neck via nerve impuses and migraine…any disruption in any of these areas can have a cross over effect in the cerebellum. To say that all migraine are linked always to ear problems is ignoring other areas of disrupted signals. I think we will never proove our theories but its all good discussion topics…

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### Author: ![Scottl](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Scottl](https://mvertigo.org/u/Scottl)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/22 "2017-06-03T15:59:19Z")

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But migraine isn’t a headache necessarily. I don’t get headaches and many of us don’t. Some people get migraines that make them go blind, paralysed or I heard about a woman who couldn’t recognise familiar faces. For us it’s vertigo, for others it’s extreme headaches. It’s abnormal brain activity and it’s mainly a hereditary thing. We’re predisposed to this and given the right conditions, it will rear its ugly head. Well, that’s what my doctor says anyway!

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### Author: ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/23 "2017-06-03T17:58:28Z")

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Paul I was careful to say ‘many’, not all.

Scott, I hear you but fluid in ears, violent spinning vertigo? Not buying it. But guess we may never know …

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### Author: ![Scottl](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Scottl](https://mvertigo.org/u/Scottl)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/24 "2017-06-03T19:04:12Z")

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I believe it’s because it’s coming from the the brain stem (where our brain deals with our balance signals) is irritated. It doesn’t trust and misinterprets the signals it gets from our eyes, ears and body. My ears don’t bother me but my eyes get really messed up.

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### Author: ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/25 "2017-06-03T19:18:45Z")

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Then at the very least there are a few flavours of MAV and there are underlying different pathologies, but for me, migraine still must be secondary to some other impetus as I understand migraine to be state of a healthy brain under stress.

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### Author: ![Paulus](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e19b73/32.png) [@Paulus](https://mvertigo.org/u/Paulus)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2017, 11:45am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/26 "2017-06-04T11:45:50Z")

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i tend to agree with this scottl…this makes the most sense to me that the brain gets confused by the brain stem erratic signals and people can have one of my stated areas of erratic signals up to possibly four under the worst case patients…this to me is why people have various personal symptoms but connecting “same” symptoms …depending on where the erratic signals are based…and a perfectly good signal coming from your ear lets say…could be converted slightly by an erratic nerve signal from your back and vice versa…no wonder we have so many problems if this is whats happening…only my theory and no basis for it apart from what i know about my own system…

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### Author: ![daybreak](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@daybreak](https://mvertigo.org/u/daybreak)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/27 "2017-06-21T13:01:54Z")

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hi, I’ve just started on Pregbalin and have been very nauseas and dizzy. Was this the same for you?

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### Author: ![shivylynch](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@shivylynch](https://mvertigo.org/u/shivylynch)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/28 "2017-06-21T17:26:24Z")

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No I didn’t have any of those side effects. However the consultant gave me an alternative medication called pitzofen if I needed to change due to any severe side effects. How long have you been taking it for now?

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### Author: ![daybreak](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@daybreak](https://mvertigo.org/u/daybreak)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/29 "2017-06-21T17:38:08Z")

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only a week. Hoping it levels off.

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### Author: ![shivylynch](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@shivylynch](https://mvertigo.org/u/shivylynch)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/30 "2017-06-21T17:51:36Z")

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Give it some time…they say about six weeks for all new medication to see if you can tolerate it

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### Author: ![daybreak](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@daybreak](https://mvertigo.org/u/daybreak)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/31 "2017-06-21T18:23:52Z")

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yes I will do. I might try taking it at night instead.

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### Author: ![Chawnz](https://mvertigo.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Chawnz](https://mvertigo.org/u/Chawnz)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/32 "2019-04-30T20:23:06Z")

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> [@Paulus](#):
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> This was posted in the vestibular forum…
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> "Omg dr surenthiran is amazing!! If you can afford to see him then go- it’s fab to speak to someone who ‘gets it’ and knows how to make things better!! "
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> If you have to wait a while to see Dr S so what hes the guy in demand so thats understandable…and the wait will be worth it from what ive heard from many many patients…

I disagree. He barely did anything for me. I saw him about 5 times and each time was for like 2 minutes. I would be not great and waited months to see a specialist and when i did all he did was say increase the meds. It hurts me that some appointments dont need to happen. And the drs could just say what they to over the phone or something. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway whoever reads i hope your all well

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### Author: ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/saw-this-on-fb-if-ur-in-the-uk-dr-s-is-the-guy/13883/33 "2019-04-30T22:21:54Z")

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I think some people get carried away a little and at least he is a giver of hope (which is not easily dismissed). However, he can only achieve what can be achieved just like any other doctor.

I’ve had other people make OTT recommendations about him and had to issue a reality check. Without doing so would be to give people unreasonable expectations of what can be achieved. And this is not a platform for private doctors to promote their £160/30 min sessions. There are also many equivalent alternatives and you can get the exact same protocol prescribed from another doctor on the NHS.

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