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  • About Me

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    lynnsmith

    Female, 51
    plymouth, DEV, GBR
    Member since March 2, 2008

    • About Me

      Im a nearly 50 year old married mum with 4 children and 1 grandchild. I have been having vertigo attacks since 2007

      Im a nearly 50 year old married mum with 4 children and 1 grandchild. I have been having vertigo attacks since 2007

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  • Journal

    • feb 2009

      Mood February 23, 2009 11:34am

      Well here i am again...after two years of this BPPV and i'm still having attacks feb 2007,feb 2008 and now feb2009 is there a pattern …
    • Oh no its back

      Mood April 13, 2008 12:57pm

       Can't believe it on Thursday the dizziness was back....i'm in bed again and turned onto my back and there it was. I'm soooo …
    • epley maneuver

      Mood April 6, 2008 9:52am

      On monday the 31 st i had my first appointment with and ENT specialist...i had all the hearing tests and the marching on the spot with your eyes …

    • 4 weeks and still dizzy

      Mood March 26, 2008 4:36pm

      Well its over 4 weeks since these attacks started and i'm still feeling them...some days i just want to wake up and find i'm better...so …

    • starting with Betahistine

      Mood March 2, 2008 7:25am

      Thursday 6th march

      Well after nearly a week of having to sleep sitting up im able to lay on two pillows making sleep a little easier.Still dizzy with …

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      From Dizzybee September 21, 2008

      Thanks for your reply I might take someone with me to the consultant.Maybe I could do it a different way. It sounds like we have the same problem.

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Dizziness & Vertigo

      I had my first attack in feb 2007 woke up to find the room spinning and i couldnt stand even after the doctor gave me stemetil it took 12 hrs to ease this year i have had two attacks with a few weeks break.The doctor has now referred me to ENT AND I'm taking Betahistine but struggling.

      Treatments

      Betahistine Somewhat Helpful
      I thought the betahistine was starting to work but last night woke up feelinf terrible,hot,headache and unsettled
      Compazine Working / Worked
      stopped the spinning attack but doesnt help with the sickness
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