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How many of you have allergies too?

deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi everyone, I am in the process, right now, of trying to gather as much information as possible about dizziness and vertigo since I suffer from this condition myself but get no clear answers from Dr's. I always leave the Dr's office a little more confused then when I went in. So my question to anyone who will answer is this, how many of you who get dizziness and vertigo in any form or degree also suffer from allergies? I want to know just what role if any it plays in all forms of dizziness. If most of us have this in common, there could be hope since once the allergies are treated (not just the symptoms of allergies) the vestibular issues could resolve.
It's all hypothetical of course. But I'm aware that vertigo is a huge problem today and interestingly enough, so are allergies. More so than at any other time in history. Seems like there could be a link.
marie65
marie65
yes i have dizziness and allergies maybe they are connected
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes I have dizziness but I know what mine is from. I have a biotoxin disease and after taking steroids I have developed some MCS. I think a lot of people have biotoxin diseases but don't know it. There are thousands of them (mold exposure, pfiesteria, chiguatera, Lyme disease and others). The toxins from biotoxin disease go everywhere in the body and it's a multi-system, multi-symptom disease. Go to www.chronicneurotoxins.com if you think you might be someone who has a biotoxin disease or message me if you have questions. I have had dizziness for about three years. It got progressively worse. Mine was all hormonal. I'm finally getting better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, I have severe allergies, but the doctors have never made a connection between the two.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I don't think they ever make a connection. I asked my doctor to finally consider it and he said he would. I have scheduled allergy testing for the 14th. I am hoping that immunotherapy (allergy shots) will have a positive impact on future episodes of dizziness.
heart513
heart513
i do
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have Vertigo really bad..I would love to just feel normal again.. I can't even bend over without feeling like I am going to fall over..Don't even think about moving my head to fast..I start sweating..dizzy..feel like I can't think straight either..I just want to lay down all day..it makes me throw up all day long now.. I feel like I am sea sick all the time..I hate this feeling..anyone have any thing that really helps..I was wondering just today..could it be realted to allergies..I feel like my head is full of liquids that everything in my head is just floating around in there all confused..need help



Terry
Micki55555
Micki55555
Terry are you taking any meds? THe antivert can help that sea sick feeling.. when I feel the dizziness starting I sit.. laying down makes it worse for me.
My allergies are always bad but I never had this before last week...I have a terrible cold now so I am just hoping when that leaves it will take the dizziness with it...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, I have allergies, especially sinus related ones. It is spring here which means all those nasty little things get into the air. I started getting dizzy and light-headed a few weeks ago and it is getting more and more frequent, and does happen when I lie down. So, maybe there is a connection. Not one I have thought of. I am not on any new meds so I think I can rule that one out.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I just think that when there is an allergy to something you get inflammation in your body which is not the same as swollen nasal passages. I mean deep inside inflammation. It could be the reason that we are all getting various degrees of dizziness. If a person could find out what they are allergic to (could be foods, metals from water, ect.) and eliminate them we might be better off. Think of the environment these days and what we are eating. This can't be helping. I can't accept how many of us are so robbed of life by this, these is awful! And I speak from experience. I just want to feel normal again and not depressed and discouraged anymore. I have always been so active, I am (was) a runner and and avid equestrian, triathlete,ect. And now I am at home living with fear, anxiety and depression. I just refuse to take this lying down!! (no pun)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have allergies, as well as dizziness. I don't know if the two are related though because my allergies are only spring/summer, and the dizziness comes all year.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Two things to think about as you are researching your symptoms:

1) both dizziness and allergies are very common complaints. Seeing 2 very common problems in a single person doesn't always mean they have the same root cause.

2) It is VERY common for folks to self-diagnose frontal headache as sinus and allergy. A recent study showed that over 90% of folks who self-diagnose these headaches as sinus/allergy related really have migraine instead.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=15364670&ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16500456&ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

About 1/3 of folks with migraine also have dizziness.

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/central/migraine/mav.html
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am not talking about the kind of allergies associated with sinus pressure and pain, stuffy, runny nose, ect. although I'm sure that doesn't help people with eustachain tube dysfunction, which can also cause tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss and pain/pressure in the ear. But I'm thinking that inflammation of the inner ear caused by an allergy of some sort
(maybe food or heavy metals, ect,) or an immune problem. It seems that inflammation is the root of a lot of evils as far as the human body is concerned. Does this seem plausible at all?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I do have allergies and currently take Claritin for them. I know I started getting this dizziness this time and the last time 5 years ago, after coming down with the flu.
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes...

I am allergic to citrus and citric acid... which is actually the cause of my vertigo.

It cannot be determined on a scratch test, but it is a fact that this is cause and affect.

My allergies cause blockages in my inner ear which cause my vertigo. My ENT doctor verified this and I have been able to control it since I found out. :)
heart513
heart513
I am allergic to gluten. some other foods bother me sometimes. dairy, the nightshades(potatos, bell peppers). yes, the root of all of it is nutrition I agree.
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