Sandra in FL Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I've had 4 occurrences of vertigo since yesterday - very brief, lasting maybe 30 seconds or so but scary (what if I'm driving). Any suggestions? My brother has it - to the point of being nauseous and house-bound for a day or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 My vertigo was caused by a tapeworm. :glare::glare: After seeing several doctors and having a lot of tests run early last year, it all cleared up after taking Humaworm (a parasite cleanse) in October. Haven't had an episode since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I've had vertigo this year. It's generally positional, when I'm laying down in bed. I believe it is caused by allergies/sinus problems. I've taken meclizine, but that doesn't help. I'm just living with it because it's not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpskowski Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I've had it twice. Once, I was driving. I turned my head to look back at blind spot before switching lanes: I a was on a 4 lane highway traveling at 70 mph. I turned my head back around and the whole world just kept on spinning by. Luckily, there was a tractor trailer pull off right then. I pulled over. The world kept spinning. Then you get real nauseous. This had to be about 9 years ago. I must of had a cell phone because my husband raced there and took me to nearest hospital. They said inner ear infection. I got it again about 5 years ago. I was home and all of a sudden everything just starts spinning. You can't stand up. I think I threw up 17 times before my husband got me to the hospital. Again, they said inner ear infection. The first time the put me on Valium or something. I was completely out of it. The second time they gave some sort of medicine through the arm that got rid of the nauseousness and a pill for the vertigo. I don't remember what medicines specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I did the exercises at this website (my daughter's neurologist) and they worked! My vertigo was so bad I was throwing up, but it went away after I did the exercises. They are called Epley exercises: http://www.michaelcohenmd.com/patientinformationlinks.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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