Seriously!!! I'm OVER the vertigo!!!
Found this website tonight doing an internet search, I hope I can get some valuable feedback because other than my boyfriends 87 year old father, I do not know anyone else personally that has/had vertigo.
I am 42 years of age and suffer from seasonal allergies and allergic asthma. I take a Zyrtec-D in the morning, a Singular in the afternoon and Zyrtec at night. I also take allergy shot (2) each week and a monthly Xolair injection. When it's my peak season (which is getting longer and longer each year) I also use Pro-Air and Qvar inhalers.
Fall is usually my worst season but living in Kentucky and with the mild winter, Spring hit me like a ton of bricks. I missed several days of work in late Feb-March due to sinus pressure/headaches and just plain sneezing my head off... then on April 6th, Vertigo came to town and hasn't left. I was sick to my stomach, light hurt, noise hurt, movement hurt, looking up, looking down, LAYING down, nothing helped. I was MISERABLE!!!!
I see my allergist on a regular basis so I started with him when the Vertigo set in, he gave me a prescription for Prednisone (which usually tames my allergies to a tolerable level so I can somewhat function). I also took Bonine... nada...
Allergist sends me to an ENT... ENT looks in both ears and gives me Meclazzine (sp?)... nada... call back in a week and he refers me to Avada Audiologist...
By time I see the Audiologist, it's the first week in May and I am diagnosed with BILATERAL BENIGN PAROZYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO (I have it in both ears). After my first visit and treatment (Canalith repositioning procedure) I felt a MILLION times better, but was still experiencing vertigo just not as severe.
I've been going by-weekly for the procedure and have not improved. Around the 2nd visit (about 5 weeks ago) I started swelling in my feet, then my ankles and now all over. I tried over the counter water pills and nada.... went to my regular doctor last week and he ordered a basic blood test and prescribed 30 mg of Lasix. Here it is a week later and I still have swelling, I still have vertigo, and am at my witts end. He upped my Lasix to 40 mg a day and ordred more blood tests. Tomorrow I go to the hospital for a BLE VENOUS DOPPER test.
I've been working for (BLANK COMPANY) for 15 years and had FMLA. I've been unable to work/drive/function since Apri 6th. My FMLA ran out and was put on Short Term Disability. I'm worried about losing my job, but mainly I'm worried about this condition.
What is causing the vertigo? What is causing the swelling? Will I ever be able to drive again? work again? go out in public again? LAY DOWN IN MY BED AGAIN???? (been sleeping either in the recliner or on the couch with pillows propped up)
Does anybody's story sound familiar? Does anyone have any advice? I really appreciate anyone's feedback or suggesions.
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