Has anybody come across any GP or self test to diagnose and score the impact of dizziness / disequilibrium. To see if I am safe to drive, use stairs and walk?
I am not falling over, but not quite walking straight.
Some of it is side effects from coming off Duloxitine.
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I’ve had terrible dizziness after coiling and stents in September . Consultant thinks it’s the huge aneurysm that’s made the brain swell and hopefully , in time, it will be reduce . I’ve stopped falling but it’s an awful feeling being discombobulated every day. I had to learn to walk again but need to use a walker. Fed up with it all but glad I’m still here. Hopefully the next mri will show the coils still in place and the beast is tamed a bit . Big hugs
After many years of vertigo (feeling of rapid falling/room spinning) I saw an ENT specialist who performed the Brandt Daroff maneuver and, after initially feeling very sick and dizzy, my dizziness went away. I couldn't believe it as for years I'd been treated with the Epley maneuver with no success and drugs which were a short term measure.
It's something you can practice at home quite easily but, so far, one session (in Sept last year) has done the trick for me. I still suffer with poor balance, but that's a permanent issue resulting from a SAH 7 years ago.
Ask for a referral from your GP to an ENT clinic where they can discuss your symptoms and decide which treatment will be right for you. Cat x
Sorry to hear that, but perhaps you need further investigations to get to the root of the problem. I was just lucky I think to have hit on a good doctor at ENT who was very thorough...….. after years of misdiagnosis.
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