Nausea and Dizziness

I`d been feeling worse than usual at the start of the week - sick as a dog to be honest. The slightest movement would bring a horrible feeling of nausea which would aggravate the dizziness and loss of balance, and I was sweating like a leaking tap (faucet for our American friends).

On Tuesday I decided to ring my GP for a home visit - on arrival the GP asked questions covering everything, very thorough she was. After examining me I was informed that, because of the weakened state of my body I had most probably caught a virus - The GP then said she would make out a prescription and have my local pharmacy deliver the medication the same day.

It`s now Thursday and though I`m not 100% back to normal I do feel so much better - just one drawback, everything tastes of tin, even water

I do love our NHS

[modern1]

Hi i know this may sound daft,but if you are a user of salt as i was stop all salt intake and sodium for a week and see how you go it works for me,after only two days my legs are much looser and last night i slept like a log i have late onset c/a and restless leg syndrome

bye and good luck

Wilderness

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I don`t use or add salt to anything when I`m cooking, with this memory I`m surprised I remember to eat - although at the moment I`m not eating much because of this ......................whatever it is I`ve got

[twinkle2508]

hi John-H

I find that we ataxians, take a long time to get over things....even a simple virus can knock us off-our-feet for a while and nothing seems to taste quite as it usually does,

I hurt my side after a fall and i'm only just beginning to taste coffee, after nearly 3 weeks.

it horrible when everything tastes of tin, I do hope that you get back your taste buds soon, and you start to feel better

Helen

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It is quite funny this tin taste - but, it has even made my lovely cup of tea in the morning taste of tin, weird or what?

[dollydippy]

HI JohnH

Sorry to hear that you have had a bad week. The symptoms you describe are like middle ear problems. I don't have any form of ataxia (my daughter has Friedreich's ataxia) but I have tinnitus and sometimes get episodes of vertigo which have the same effect as those you described.

Hope you are feeling stronger now and have a nice weekend.

Dollydippy

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I did have tests and all that jazz for the inner ear thingy to no avail. I think I`m just a medical nightmare

[wobblybee]

Hi John-H!

I don't want to add to your concerns but, when I was pregnant with my daughter

all I could taste was tin.

Your pic made me smile!!

The heat and humidity have made this week difficult, it is really draining, you

could well do without a virus. A few weeks ago we had a nasty virus our side

of the Tyne, it was debilitating as well.

Do you feel dizzy/horrible when you turn your head in bed? It happens to me.

If this turns out not to be a virus, and the above occurs, you might consider

asking for a test for BPPV (a form of vertigo). In some cases therapy for

this can have good results, and basically consists of a certain manoeuvring

of the head to dislodge the crystals causing problems in the ears.

I hope your leak has been repaired!

Best wishes

Beryl

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I can remember going to a hospital in Sunderland some time ago for that `crystals` manoeuvring - it did not work and made me feel awful

Those tablets the doctor prescribed seem to be helping but not much.

Add to my concerns about tin? Pregnant? Daughter? My dear wobblybee THAT did make laugh out loud

As for the leak...............well, if I don`t move it doesn`t leak

Remember, a smile costs nothing...........................

[Zhez]

Hope you're feeling a lot better soon John

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Thankyou

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Another `not so good day`.

This old body could do with a good M.O.T. to find out why it`s running so sluggishly.

Upset stomach as usual, headaches, dizziness, sweating. See the Doc` on Thursday - if I`m feeling up to it - hopefully she`ll change the meds I`m on for the stomach which are not working (and I thought they were)

With the memory not being so good these days, I write down everything that I have to do so I don`t `forget` - which in itself is hard work because of the finger`s not so good at their job - now my PC table has so many messages it looks like a news-reporters desk. But without the reminders I`d be lost.

A new record 13 minutes to type this and to correct the errors

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Well, in the words of a well known song "I feel Good"!

No more upset stomach, eating and drinking normally again. The new tablets the Doc` gave me really did work after all

Nothing tastes of tin anymore. Banana`s taste like banana`s, oranges taste like oranges and my cup of tea tastes great again.

Even my chicken pasta tasted lovely-jubbly