Boomblox
10-06-18, 09:23
Long story short: I suffer from major GAD. Have been for 14 years. Hypochondriac to death. I've multiplied health exams this past year just to put my mins at ease on a lot of worries. It just makes me more anxious in the end.
Recently I've been suffering from vertigo. The world spins a little for half a second when I turn my head, usually to left and downward. It's slight. Only when I walk to be honest, and the result is that I veer a little on the side for a second.
Some lightheadedness too, worse in the morning, nearly nothing later in the day.
A bit woozy in the dark of my house, but I don't fall or anything.
Everything resolves when I sit.
It started a month with a strong kind of sudden episode of vertigo and imbalance when I turned my head, also resolving when I sat. Then it stopped for a couple weeks and came back but weaker.
I've been told it's bppv. I've tried the Hepley maneuver at home using a YouTube video: definitely vertigo when turning my head left but not right.
Not sure if I've done it right, I kind of feel better but not sure. Definitely more lightheaded for a few minutes after doing it though.
I've been told by my GP to let it slide for once instead of multiplying medical stuff.
Could it be a brain tumor mimicking bppv? The Hepley maneuver didn't really work, I don't have any nystagmus (maybe because my vertigo is too weak).
Could anxiety trigger BPPV or prevent it from being cured?
Or could anxiety just create these symptoms?
I'm getting insane here. Sure I have a brain tumor...
Recently I've been suffering from vertigo. The world spins a little for half a second when I turn my head, usually to left and downward. It's slight. Only when I walk to be honest, and the result is that I veer a little on the side for a second.
Some lightheadedness too, worse in the morning, nearly nothing later in the day.
A bit woozy in the dark of my house, but I don't fall or anything.
Everything resolves when I sit.
It started a month with a strong kind of sudden episode of vertigo and imbalance when I turned my head, also resolving when I sat. Then it stopped for a couple weeks and came back but weaker.
I've been told it's bppv. I've tried the Hepley maneuver at home using a YouTube video: definitely vertigo when turning my head left but not right.
Not sure if I've done it right, I kind of feel better but not sure. Definitely more lightheaded for a few minutes after doing it though.
I've been told by my GP to let it slide for once instead of multiplying medical stuff.
Could it be a brain tumor mimicking bppv? The Hepley maneuver didn't really work, I don't have any nystagmus (maybe because my vertigo is too weak).
Could anxiety trigger BPPV or prevent it from being cured?
Or could anxiety just create these symptoms?
I'm getting insane here. Sure I have a brain tumor...