Hears The Water
05-01-11, 05:10
OK, I have these very scary things that I, for lack of a better term, call a "whoopsie-doo". I have them in varying degrees. They scare me so badly. So I just had one, and it lasted much longer than they normally do. I will try to describe it.
I will be just sitting here doing whatever and all of a sudden it feels like everything get just a little darker, and my head is heavier. My face gets hot and in the ones that last a minute or two I feel like I am having a little nystagmus. (flickering eyes because it feels like my eyes are drifting off to the left and i have to pull them back)
This last one lasted a couple of minutes and I deep breathed my way through it and it felt very much like a vertigo attack, except what little bit of rotation that was there was not like I normally get. (my old BPPV spins were like on a clock face, I don't remember if they were clockwise or counter-clockwise, and then the last BPPV attack in April was like I was falling backwards) This was more like the room was slightly rotating around me, like the orbit of a sattelite around a planet. But not too much movement. It was over in a few moments and then I had the after effects of the adrynaline to deal with which was sweating and a hot face as well as "jelly legs". I checked my blood pressure and it was 145/88, but I was seriously freaked out. Now, and hour later, it is back to my normal low readings of 121/73. I also checked my blood sugar (I am a newly diagnosed diabetic) and it was good, 135. I also, once I was calmer, went and checked to see if it was the classic vertigo for me and I layed down. No spins on my side or back. So I am hoping that I will be able to sleep tonight. I am exhausted.
I had a long one like this back in Oct. when I was driving my van, and I haven't driven since. That time too, I had the same symptoms, and it was over quickly. And I didn't spin when I went to bed that night. My friend thought it was high blood pressure since I was so very stressed out that day too.
These two long ones are the exception to the rule. I have had shorter, split second, "whoopsie-doos" for years now. Allthough I went a long period of time without them up until I had the big one in Oct. Most of those almost feel like me sensitive to movement. I tend to rock back and forth at times when I am sitting.
In any case, I would like to know if any of you recognize these symptoms. I have had BPPV in the past. I also think that I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivites and I was around a lot of chemical scents today. I also have migraines, when I am stressed, but they are mostly just the aura and then a moderate headache. I am also an old pro to health anxiety, and of cource I worry that these are all symptoms of a brain tumor. But I have no insurance so I can't really do much until Feb. when I get a student loan. I am open to any suggestions. Even if I just knew that I wasn't the only one doing these things. Or a name for what they are would be a help. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
God bless you and yours
Deb
I will be just sitting here doing whatever and all of a sudden it feels like everything get just a little darker, and my head is heavier. My face gets hot and in the ones that last a minute or two I feel like I am having a little nystagmus. (flickering eyes because it feels like my eyes are drifting off to the left and i have to pull them back)
This last one lasted a couple of minutes and I deep breathed my way through it and it felt very much like a vertigo attack, except what little bit of rotation that was there was not like I normally get. (my old BPPV spins were like on a clock face, I don't remember if they were clockwise or counter-clockwise, and then the last BPPV attack in April was like I was falling backwards) This was more like the room was slightly rotating around me, like the orbit of a sattelite around a planet. But not too much movement. It was over in a few moments and then I had the after effects of the adrynaline to deal with which was sweating and a hot face as well as "jelly legs". I checked my blood pressure and it was 145/88, but I was seriously freaked out. Now, and hour later, it is back to my normal low readings of 121/73. I also checked my blood sugar (I am a newly diagnosed diabetic) and it was good, 135. I also, once I was calmer, went and checked to see if it was the classic vertigo for me and I layed down. No spins on my side or back. So I am hoping that I will be able to sleep tonight. I am exhausted.
I had a long one like this back in Oct. when I was driving my van, and I haven't driven since. That time too, I had the same symptoms, and it was over quickly. And I didn't spin when I went to bed that night. My friend thought it was high blood pressure since I was so very stressed out that day too.
These two long ones are the exception to the rule. I have had shorter, split second, "whoopsie-doos" for years now. Allthough I went a long period of time without them up until I had the big one in Oct. Most of those almost feel like me sensitive to movement. I tend to rock back and forth at times when I am sitting.
In any case, I would like to know if any of you recognize these symptoms. I have had BPPV in the past. I also think that I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivites and I was around a lot of chemical scents today. I also have migraines, when I am stressed, but they are mostly just the aura and then a moderate headache. I am also an old pro to health anxiety, and of cource I worry that these are all symptoms of a brain tumor. But I have no insurance so I can't really do much until Feb. when I get a student loan. I am open to any suggestions. Even if I just knew that I wasn't the only one doing these things. Or a name for what they are would be a help. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
God bless you and yours
Deb