Movielife
15-01-16, 14:09
To summarise, my dizziness started about 3 years ago. It started at work when I stood up.
I went straight to the GP. It faded within a few days. It came back. Initial impression from the GP in the first year was that it was related to inner ear infections.
I started to get some anxiety about it when it kept coming back, but I kept my cool.
I had a few further tests with a specialist, then I was referred to ENT. ENT originally (back in the last city I lived in) barely did anything. Hearing test normal. Said it was Menieres disease! This was a year ago now. They prescribed betahistines. I wasn’t that anxious, I just took it as better thanwhat it could have been.
Anyway, I moved cities. The dizziness came, went, came back, but was actually fine overall. My anxiety was then based on getting comfortable in a new job and new city.
So, in June/July 2015, my new GP said they doubt it is Menieres. I get referred to ENT. The scariest few months of my life occurred then. In August 2015 I was told it wasn’t Menieres by ENT (hearing is absolutely fine) but a routine MRI should be conducted. Ok, anxiety went into overdrive. I became very ill and stressed. They said it COULD be vestibular migraines. Pain free but attacking my balance.
MRI came back clear. I still have health anxiety. Today I went for an ENT checkup.
The outcome? Hearing fine, MRI fine, no issues with basic/routine tests like ‘follow my finger’, ‘close your eyes and march on the spot’….no problem.
The one thing I ALWAYS thought it could relate to. Low Blood Pressure! They took it laid down, then stood up, and guess what, quite a difference. They said they don’t think its vestibular migraines as I don’t feel it sat down or in bed, but can’t rule it out. However, what they do think it could be is something called postural hypotension. E.g. getting up quickly causes dizziness.
So, to be honest, out of everything I was worried it could be, it is something I thought it was all the time. I have had years of anxiety over this!
I am hoping now to calm down. I have some other things to sort out, but this was the main health worry. I am starting CBT next week aimed at HA, so hopefully in a few months I will be almost back to normal.
I went straight to the GP. It faded within a few days. It came back. Initial impression from the GP in the first year was that it was related to inner ear infections.
I started to get some anxiety about it when it kept coming back, but I kept my cool.
I had a few further tests with a specialist, then I was referred to ENT. ENT originally (back in the last city I lived in) barely did anything. Hearing test normal. Said it was Menieres disease! This was a year ago now. They prescribed betahistines. I wasn’t that anxious, I just took it as better thanwhat it could have been.
Anyway, I moved cities. The dizziness came, went, came back, but was actually fine overall. My anxiety was then based on getting comfortable in a new job and new city.
So, in June/July 2015, my new GP said they doubt it is Menieres. I get referred to ENT. The scariest few months of my life occurred then. In August 2015 I was told it wasn’t Menieres by ENT (hearing is absolutely fine) but a routine MRI should be conducted. Ok, anxiety went into overdrive. I became very ill and stressed. They said it COULD be vestibular migraines. Pain free but attacking my balance.
MRI came back clear. I still have health anxiety. Today I went for an ENT checkup.
The outcome? Hearing fine, MRI fine, no issues with basic/routine tests like ‘follow my finger’, ‘close your eyes and march on the spot’….no problem.
The one thing I ALWAYS thought it could relate to. Low Blood Pressure! They took it laid down, then stood up, and guess what, quite a difference. They said they don’t think its vestibular migraines as I don’t feel it sat down or in bed, but can’t rule it out. However, what they do think it could be is something called postural hypotension. E.g. getting up quickly causes dizziness.
So, to be honest, out of everything I was worried it could be, it is something I thought it was all the time. I have had years of anxiety over this!
I am hoping now to calm down. I have some other things to sort out, but this was the main health worry. I am starting CBT next week aimed at HA, so hopefully in a few months I will be almost back to normal.