reianni
01-09-06, 16:28
Hi, I'm a 26 yr old male. Here's my long story.
Back in 03 I suffered from vertigo. It became serious when one day I just started getting numb from my foot going up to the point I felt as if someone was squeezing my lungs. I was near to passing out when I reached the emergency room then when I was there all my sensations came back but I had pins and needles sensations all over. My neurologist just said that I was hyperventilating but did a CT-Scan on my brain to be sure. Everything came out ok. But ever since 03 my vertigo never went away and till now and every passing year after 03 I had additional symptoms like heartburns, muscle twitchings, difficulty breathing, tremoring and difficulty sleeping. I did a number of diagnostic and physical exams from 03 to 04 from X-rays, blood tests, MRI, CT-Scan, 2D-Echo, EEG, ECG, ENG, thyroid test and motorskill test and still everything was ok. I didn't have any brain, nerve, heart, lung, blood, liver, bladder or even thyroid problems. My neuro suggested to let me take sedative pills like benzodiazepam since Serc anti-vertigo didn't work. Well, benzodiazepam didn't work for me and my neuro gave me a different sedative called Rivotril saying that different sedatives work for different people. Rivotril worked extremely well for me. 80% of my life is back to normal. I can drive a superbike, go on rollercoasters and do other extreme activities. My neuro just said that "these are anti-anxiety drugs.... if you had anything physically wrong with your brain then the Rivotril won't work as well as you said."
Now, I enjoy working a lot and doing a lot. This website also serves as an outlet for me. It lets me help people and also relieves me of my frustrations because I'm dealing with people who have and are feeling the same things I feel when I had/have these attacks.
Back in 03 I suffered from vertigo. It became serious when one day I just started getting numb from my foot going up to the point I felt as if someone was squeezing my lungs. I was near to passing out when I reached the emergency room then when I was there all my sensations came back but I had pins and needles sensations all over. My neurologist just said that I was hyperventilating but did a CT-Scan on my brain to be sure. Everything came out ok. But ever since 03 my vertigo never went away and till now and every passing year after 03 I had additional symptoms like heartburns, muscle twitchings, difficulty breathing, tremoring and difficulty sleeping. I did a number of diagnostic and physical exams from 03 to 04 from X-rays, blood tests, MRI, CT-Scan, 2D-Echo, EEG, ECG, ENG, thyroid test and motorskill test and still everything was ok. I didn't have any brain, nerve, heart, lung, blood, liver, bladder or even thyroid problems. My neuro suggested to let me take sedative pills like benzodiazepam since Serc anti-vertigo didn't work. Well, benzodiazepam didn't work for me and my neuro gave me a different sedative called Rivotril saying that different sedatives work for different people. Rivotril worked extremely well for me. 80% of my life is back to normal. I can drive a superbike, go on rollercoasters and do other extreme activities. My neuro just said that "these are anti-anxiety drugs.... if you had anything physically wrong with your brain then the Rivotril won't work as well as you said."
Now, I enjoy working a lot and doing a lot. This website also serves as an outlet for me. It lets me help people and also relieves me of my frustrations because I'm dealing with people who have and are feeling the same things I feel when I had/have these attacks.