Vertigo!

[Jesmcd2]

MSAA says Vertigo, or the sensation of “spinning,” may occur as the result of lesions in the brain areas that coordinate balance.

Yes I get it! No I don't like! I like even worse in the shower! I've had it bad enough that it made me sick! Dramamine helps ME. Doesn't mean it'll help you, but it might! I'm not a Dr!

Do you get vertigo? How bad was it? Do you take anything for it? Read more here about it!

mymsaa.org/ms-information/s...

And special thanks to Positive Living!positivelivingwithms.com

Jes🌠

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

I have had vertigo so bad that yes, I did get sick. I was diagnosed with BPPV and with a few exercises with a PT, this has all but disappeared. While I had it, it was horrible

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to carolek572]

I just took the Dramamine and it went away. I forgot to tell my neuro.🙁🤗💕🌠

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador in reply to Jesmcd2]

That's a good idea! I will try Dramamine next time

[Doubled51]

Yes I have it and yes it does affect my balance. With already balance problems then add on vertigo equals falling on your butt many times.🤪😜

Donnie

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to Doubled51]

Tell.... Your.... Neuro.... Doubled51 ... 🤣🤣🤗💕🌠

[Doubled51 in reply to Jesmcd2]

He says it’s part of my ms a long with balance problems.🥺🥺

[greaterexp]

I've had BPPV in the past, which is awful. The vertigo from MS is rarely positional for me. I can be just sitting and minding my own business and wham! The room spins, making me nauseous. Dramamine has helped with the nausea. I just wish I could point to a trigger, so I'd stop doing whatever it is that brings it on!

[Iona60 in reply to greaterexp]

Sometimes I get vertigo like you mentioned greaterexp if I'm hot, especially when I'm in bed. If I cool off, it resolves itself.

[twooldcrows]

yes i get it off and on not as much as i use to...have learned to not move my head to fast to look at something or if i take a too hot of a shower that is hard i love a good hot shower but not now with this MS thing my monster will make me off balance bad in the shower and even worse when i get out that is my worse with it but that is me ...yes it feels like you have been on a carnival ride ...want to get sick feels really yuck ...have to take care when it hits...

[bxrmom]

I have vertigo all the time. Sometimes I have a really bad day and it is really bad and the room just spinds. I have Dramamine in the past and it made it worse Luckily I don't have bad days like that as I used to. I have been somewhat able to 'manage' with what I have to a degree.

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to bxrmom]

What does your neuro say about it bxrmom ? 🤔🤗💕🌠

[bxrmom in reply to Jesmcd2]

None of them have really said anything about it. It seems to be just 'a part of my MS'. I am going to bring it up at my appt on Feb 13th though as it has been trying to creep in more lately.

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to bxrmom]

There are different meds for it Hun! Take a list with and ask about them, it won't hurt. They are listed on the pg I posted! 😊🤗💕🌠

[bxrmom in reply to Jesmcd2]

Thanks, I just printed the list Jesmcd2

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to bxrmom]

mymsaa.org/ms-information/s...

[bxrmom in reply to Jesmcd2]

Thanks! I just printed it

[Peruzzot]

I get vertigo though have never been diagnosed with an actual cause other than what got me started on the MS diagnosis journey. The nurse practitioner noted that I had a severe infection in both ears but that didn't explain my hand coordination issues. I haven't gotten nauseous or sick because of the vertigo yet. But it likes to sneak up on me sometimes when driving so I have to either pull off to the side if I can or just stop on the road when I can't and tick off everyone behind me.

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to Peruzzot]

Like your style Peruzzot !🤣🤗💕🌠

[Morllyn]

I did, years ago. It lasted for a few hours but I haven’t had it since.

[hairbrain4]

The only time I ever have anything like vertigo is when I look up or tilt my head backward then move my head back to the normal position. The room starts spinning for a few seconds, but then it's gone. It's a weird sensation.

[bxrmom in reply to hairbrain4]

I get that sensation when I look up too! Though lately, I get it while I'm just standing somewhere or while I'm sitting

[rrw5620]

I have bad balance/dizziness and Vertigo due to ear problems combined MS. Trick - My Ear Doctor told me that when the Vertigo goes off, look at a item and nothing else and the Vertigo will subside within a few minutes. The trick on the Vertigo also helps me on Balance when Balance is really bad. Hang in there as it will be better.

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to rrw5620]

That's what I have to do rrw5620 focus on one thing until it passes! 🤗💕🌠

[bxrmom in reply to rrw5620]

I'm going to try that the next time mine kicks in. Thanks for sharing that.

[janetb1968]

I also get it really not impressed with it! It does my head in! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[Jesmcd2 CommunityAmbassador in reply to janetb1968]

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[janetb1968]

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[Psycho13]

Oh yes!!!

[Mjcarbo]

I’ve had vertigo and dizziness fairly often. Dramamine and Antivert help somewhat. Haven’t tried Benadryl yet.

[CrazyCatWom]

Yeah, I've had vertigo . . . . but in only one eye! Lasted for about three months. As long as I wor a patch over my right eye, I was ok. But without that patch. I was heaving my guts up.That was about ten years ago, now, and was one of those things (along with my hands becoming vibrating flippers) I knew was my MS getting worse.

[cookee]

I have had spinning with nausea for over a year. My environment doesn’t spin, I spin. It is not BPPV. I went through PT and therapist is sure my vertigo is not positional. I have noticed that it comes on strong in brightly lit places. Also always happens in our church that uses halogen bulbs. It is miserable and lasts for hours. I recently purchased blue blocker glasses which give a little relief.

I will try focusing on a single item next time vertigo strikes. Hope it works!