Jacquie802 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Does anyone have vertigo that lasts a few seconds? I usually get it while falling asleep. Also, during the day I'll get it and when it happens I get hot, tachy, etc. Does anything help with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mytwogirlsrox Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I've heard that dehydration can cause the vertigo while laying down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmass Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I've been experiencing it while trying to fall asleep and also while reading recently. Not sure what causes it but I wonder if I've been drinking less...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Im pretty sure I have been hydrated. I know if I'm overtired the vertigo spins tend to happen, but this was after I had woken up from sleep last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Has anything helped you when it happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mytwogirlsrox Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Have you checked your BP during? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 It literally lasts a few seconds so I don't check my Bp. I don't even know if I'd get a reading bc it happens so fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgirl Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 It's called Autonomic Vertigo, and my Ears, Nose and Throat doctor did a thesis on it! It's just a part of dysautonomia. It was my worst symptom before I was diagnosed. It was horrible at the time; I was vomiting and bedridden a few times, and then misjudged curbs several times, and finally went back to the doctor. I still get the little bouts you are talking about. I've learned to move slowly, with a wide base of support; it's much better and eliminates falling...Klonopin helps with dizziness and nausea, too. Talk to your doctor about it. Do you have a Autonomic Specialist taking care of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I take Ativan which seems to help. I see a new autonomic specialist Dec. 27th. I'm hoping she can help me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieJessica Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I feel it for short periods of time often as well. The worst was in the chair during my EEG. They had me close my eyes and I knew I was in a stationary chair but it felt like it was tipping over which made my hr go crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuesday Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 When you say vertigo, what kind of sensation do you mean, specifically?I've experienced a few things that could be classified as vertigo:1. general lightheadedness/dizziness that is like being slightly buzzed on alcohol2. a wobbly, unsteady feeling similar to being on a boat3. a sensation of your surroundings spinning around you, similar to being really drunkI deal with the first on pretty much a daily basis. I've had bouts of vertigo for days/weeks where 2. was a pretty much constant sensation, with 3. happening when I moved too quickly, or stood up from laying down, etc. I've been to a balance clinic and was tested and diagnosed with BPPV (positional vertigo as a result of loose calcium in the inner ear) but none of the treatments resolved it, so I am not sure whether that's what it actually was. I've seen many other Dys patients talk about vertigo, so I'm sure there's a common mechanism that we're all dealing with. I just don't specifically know what causes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 A spinning sensation that lasts a few seconds. It often wakes me up from sleep..I also get it while falling asleep.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmass Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I get a sensation like the room is moving, almost like I'm about to fall down, while sitting (pretty much specifically while reading...) and a sensation like the bed is moving, almost like being on a boat and almost like the drunk "spins", while laying and trying to fall asleep.It's new for me, probably started noticing a month or so ago. In the beginning my dr was very specific to differentiate between presyncope dizzy and vertigo dizzy, so it's strange that now I have both... Oh, pots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I get this, It scares me so bad too. I can be fine and all of a sudden I feel like I'm about to hit the floor and I get hot, red, sweaty and my heart rate jumps to about 150. Takes about an hour to get over. Doctors seem confused about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjl27 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I have this too...and it's one of the more frustrating systems for me! I am more limited than I would be otherwise because of an ALMOST constant state of sudden dizzy spells. Some last for as little as 3-5 seconds, others can last for a few hours. Worst part, is sometimes my 'stats' are all normal at that moment, and yet I'm still feeling off balance (even in the bed). I take medicines to help with this, but haven't quite found anything to help prevent it. My doctor hasn't said much about it, except that it can happen, and he doesn't see it very often for people who are sitting/lying down. Even the 3-5 seconds dizziness can leave me feeling so sick I might need an hour or 2 to recover. I might go a few weeks without it, but when I do have it, it's a daily constant thing.I see you wrote this about 8 months ago. Have you gotten any relief? I've had this for 1.5 yrs now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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