Hi, My story started about 14 months ago. I was standing while talking to my son. All of a sudden I had this feeling like someone just poured a bucket of water over my head. I was extremely dizzy, the floor and room were moving, and I thought I was going to fall down. I yelled “I am dizzy, I am dizzy!”. My son came up behind me and he later told me that as soon as he had me I went limp, my eyes dilated, and I had a blank stare. I could hear him yelling for me to answer him but I was unable to reply. I am not sure how long this lasted, but when I came out of it I threw up. By the time the paramedics got there I had come out of that trance-like state. All my vitals signs were good. The only thing I could tell them was that my head hurt.
When I was at the hospital, they did a CT scan, blood work, and EKG. All were normal. The doctor diagnosed me as “old and dizzy” and sent me home to follow up with my primary care physician.
I had major balance problems that no one could explain and a really bad headache. After my second trip to the ER the doctor referred me to an ENT and neurologist. The ENT diagnosed me with BPPV and sent me to physical therapy to treat the vertigo. I am on my second neurologist and am still trying to find help with the chronic migraine. I have them 24/7. Fortunately, it has only woken me up a couple of times. It appears that the headache is getting stronger the longer I go without a treatment that helps. It is very frustrating.
I just keep going and hope someday I won’t be in any pain.