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How quick can vertigo come back?

deleted_user
deleted_user
I just had a bout of vertigo about a week and a half ago. Tonight, while playing with my daughter, we were playing "time to go night night" with a pillow. (Ok, that probably sounds dumb....but she's only 18 months......) Anyway, I noticed when putting my head down to the pillow, that everything started spinning terribly. I put my head up, and it took a few minutes for things to come back into focus. Since then...I've been feeling like I did before I got my last bout of vertigo. I feel off, a bit sick to my stomach, and a little dizzy. I'm really scared that this will come back again so soon. Do you think it's just after effects of my last bout of vertigo since it wasn't so long ago??? Or do you think the vertigo will start up again and be as bad as it was last time?
deleted_user
deleted_user
for me it is very random.i hate that off feeling.i've had vertigo last weeks,so bad that i couldn't open both eyes all the way and watch my kids running around without everything spinning.then it's gone and then i'll get it from moving my head like you did.it sucks.there's supposed to be a patch that you can put behind your ear.i wore them when my family went to disneyland and had no problems on the mild rides,but i was afraid it might not work on the fast rides and i didn't want to take the risk.sorry but i can't remember the name
feisty
feisty
Many times vertigo is related to a specific lesion. Once the lesion resolves, the vertigo does as well. That has been my experience at least. Sorry you're dealing with this. I hate feeling pukey.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The vertigo was the key to help me finally getting diagnosed. I had 6 full weeks of vertigo.... to the point I had to lay on the bathroom floor and could not even lift my head up. I truly thought I was going to die. I prayed to the Lord that if that feeling would go away, I would NEVER EVER even look at a carnival ride again. That was four years ago and although I have had moments that made me tremble thinking the vertigo was back, I have been pretty good since then. I still don't have a sense of balance if it is dark or I close my eyes. Leaves for some bloodshot, shampoo-doused eyeballs, but worth not falling out of the shower butt naked, hitting my head upon the toliet and then bleeding until the ambulance shows up.(I know the EMTs and Paramedics here in town!) I will keep my fingers crossed for you that this bout will pass quickly!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well my vertigo has never gone away but there are three things that help some
1. Valiums
2. Hold up one finger and stare at it till bad spinning stops it makes it stop faster
3. There is a treatment that they move you into funny positions and make the vertigo happen but after it ebbs it a lot. It is called begien posistional vetigo . MS dR CAN SEND YOU TO A SPECIALIST FOR THIS
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have vertigo occasionally, but it depends the the size of the lesion. i was hospitalized for a week because of vertigo one of my lesion had grew really big. so bigger the lesion the more i think you can get vertigo.
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