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Myofascial Pain Syndrome (or MPS) is a term used to describe one of the conditions characterized by chronic pain. It is associated with and caused by "trigger points" (TrPs), sensitive and painful areas between the muscle and fascia. The symptoms can range from referred pain through myofascial trigger points to specific pains in other areas of the body. It may be related...

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Dizziness--New Symptom?

chimerical
chimerical
It started the night before last night when I was in bed--feeling dizzy. Then yesterday after I did my stretching exercises on the bed I hopped up the way I usually do--and almost fell over! I had never experienced this before, so I was a little scared. I did some googling and came up with stroke as a possibility. Onoes! But I didn't panic, just took a taxi to the closest Urgent Care Center. They ruled out stroke and said it was something to do with my inner ear. Gave me a prescription for Meclizine, which my insurance would not cover, because it is apparently the same thing as Dramamine II, which is over the counter.

I am taking the meds and my sinuses are draining. I still feel dizzy though. In the middle of the night I thought of the trigger point angle, so now am googling that.

This is coming at the absolute worst time. I have to finish packing up my room, drive all this stuff to the storage unit far away, and so far cannot find anyone to help me. I get on the plane on Thursday. Eek, the plane ride will be a horror with all these ailments.
Katty2
Katty2
I am sorry to hear this news. I hope your dizzy spells resolve before you fly. Take care.
Auntkat
Auntkat
Oh no, bless your heart.
I too hope that the dizziness subsides so you can get on that plane.

Not to sound so ignorant but what type of trigger point and where do you think it is, that's causing this to happen??

Hope you feel better and soon.
chimerical
chimerical
Auntkat, my googling turned up a Clair Davies page on the unpronouncealbes--the sternocleidomastoid muscles in the front of the neck. Mine are riddled with trigger points and very sore. But massaging them does not make the dizziness go away. I do have some congestion. Maybe it is putting pressure on the inner ear canals. This is the pits, though. Wow, at a time like this I do not need more problems.
Auntkat
Auntkat
Ya, that's the muscle that goes up along to the jaw and behind the ear? . I too have them all in there too. My jaw hurts and aches a lot, I went and saw an ENT as I had a lump under my jaw, the doc wanted to makes sure it wasnt a tumor. They did a cat scan and it was normal, so it has to be a trigger point.

I hope the meds help and your sinuses and congestion. It sounds awful to be dizzy like that.
bisja
bisja
I have dizziness on and off actually have it now, they say is vertigo, because the crystals in the inner ear get stuck in the wrong place, it comes along when I am very congested, which comes along when my neck and jaws are very knotted along with loud ringing in the ears and loud sounds hurt my ears. I blame it all on trigger points truthfully.
Pumpkin31
Pumpkin31
Let me offer an alternative view...thank goodness you got the meds when you did so that hopefully the infection will have cleared enough so you're not dizzy for the drive!

Hope it's all abit easier now. Good luck with the move