It's been a few years since I've been around curezone (busy with school) and I've been keeping myself in pretty good health but I've developed a constant reoccurence of vertigo. I'm so happy to see unyquity has a forum-I was afraid when I didn't see you posting a while back!
I haven't been to a doctor for it so I wasn't "diagnosed" but it's pretty evident that's what it is. i. e. once while driving started spinning so bad I had to pull over, barely missing a light pole.
I've been vegan since spring 2006. My first occurrence of vertigo followed directly after looking through a pair of binoculars while on a speedboat (just thinking about it makes me sick). This was in spring 2007.
I don't take any medication for it, so I've just been "dealing" with it, but it's not getting any better. My only "treatment" is an ice pack on my temples after something sets it off and that helps me feel more stable and unqueezy.
I must admit, my vegan diet is almost a joke the past year. With a full schedule, I haven't been able to do a lot of home cooking. I've honestly paid no attention to my protein intake, etc. I don't believe in fake vitamins, haven't had time for spirulina, seaweed, etc. supplements.
Is it possible I could be lacking an amino acid or mineral, etc. that is causing my now daily vertigo spells? Any ideas or research on what could be missing from my diet that might suppress the spells?
Here's a list of triggers: not eating for the first three-six hours of the day, caffeine in decaffeinated tea (very sensitive), caffeine in dark chocolate, any hat worn on my head (with or without visor), playing wii, my body overheating, a glass of wine, and trying to focus on something close to my face too quickly.
Lately, I've been second-guessing veganism. I'm sure you've all heard about the brain shrinkage, but I'm not ready to eat animal foods yet. I know because I tried one night recently and it was very unpalatable and unappetizing-though my dizzy spells seemed to skip past me even after a glass of wine.
All thoughts are welcome!!!
Thanks for reading,
-B
A friend of mine suffered vertigo and with her it was a purely mechanical problem. You might want to explore
Brandt-Daroff Exercises...
It's possible that what you believe are triggers are purely coincidence rather than a nutritional problem.
Youtube has a LOT of videos on how to do the exercises:
And here's an explanation of the disorder. Sounds like you might want to find a doc that is familiar with this condition, perhaps it's something chiropractors are familiar with? At any rate, I would not just start doing the exercises willy-nilly. Seems that there is a definite pattern and also some that you may need assistance with:
Vertigo is a disorder of the middle ear, caused by small crystals that have colonized in a sensitive part of the inner ear. These crystals become displaced, causing the dizziness of vertigo. Usually a physician who specializes in dizziness and balance disorders will perform The Epley or Semont maneuver. These maneuvers will settle the displaced crystals. The Semont maneuver is a calculated and rapidly moving exercise, performed only by the doctor, in the safety in the doctor’s office. Similar to the Epley maneuver, Brandt-Daroff exercises can be done at home. These exercises are beneficial for anyone with dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, lightheadedness, or faintness. They are safe and easy to perform.
Thanks for posting this. I guess I'd have to find out what type of vertigo I have first, but these exercises are good to know about. I did one set of them and instead of feeling dizzy on the way down, I felt dizzy once sitting upright again. That might mean something about what direction of movement I'm effected by (if that's even how it works). I never heard about the displaced crystals though...it sounds so permanent :(. Hopefully, there's an answer out there. When the time comes, I will see a doctor for this.
I have MS and have had vertigo off and on. It was the crystals and it is fixable, they just get dislodged. Mine seemed to happen after I had taken a fall. My neuroligist fized it in his office. Then sent me home with a paper if it happened again & my husband helped me and we did the exercise using the bed. Any physical therapist or neuroligist shoudl be able to help you. You do have to stay in the positons for like a minute at a time so the crystals can drop down in your ear-you need to get them back into the correct posotion.
Hope this helps,
Debbie
Wow, I'm glad to hear that you were able to fix it. I think I'll keep trying the exercises for a while and if I don't see improvement, I'll make an appointment. Thank you so much for sharing this.
I had a bad chiropractic neck adjustment, that left me in much pain for several days. It subsided but a week to the day later, I suddenly had vertigo! It was terrible. I never experienced anything like it before. I was dizzy getting up, could not tilt my head back, and the worst was that I could not lie down flat on my back..the minute I tried to slowly go down, I would get the spins. I had it for several days. I also felt slightly "drunk" all day..all fuzzy and not normal. I went to a different chiropractor that used an activator on my neck, as she said it was out in many places. It felt better..but still had the vertigo. I knew about the exercised to dislodge the crystals..but could not yet handle having to get dizzy in order to do it!
I finally went back to the original chiropractic office where the problem occured but saw his associate. He said he suffered himself from vertigo in his teens after a motorcyle accident and a manuver fixed it. It is a technique called: Toggler. It did not involve having to lay back and feel dizzy...I could not handle that! It involves the Atlas bone which is the first bone under your brain stem. If that is out of alignment, it can cause numerous issue..vertigo being jus one. He did one quick manuver while I was laying on my side...the table drops and it feels like your head is slamed down a bit..but does not hurt or involve twisting at all. I gratefuly can say..no more vertigo! There are other techniques that are not at all forceful (ie..Atlas Orthogonal) that will adjust this bone as well. Even Montel had a youtube video demonstrating this other gentle technique...anyone out there suffering..try one of the chiropractic techniques!!!!
'Glad to hear you haven't been to a doctor! Did you know, that according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (in 2000), they admitted that doctors, hospitals & pharmaceuticals are the 3rd leading cause of DEATH in the USA.
Choosing the 3rd leading cause of death as our first treatment option? Not so smart, eh?
You've received some good responses. However, there are about as many possible causes for vertigo as their are kinds of fruit.
I'll be getting back to you with some suggestions as soon as I answer some 'back posts'...in the meantime:
--vegan eating = "brain shrinkage"? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL What WILL they think of next?
--a quick glance at your past posts shows you KNOW how important B12 is - so for a quick possible fix get thyself to a health food market, pick up some Red Star Nutritional yeast, and take 2-4 tablespoons a day for several days. That MIGHT be the root cause (if you haven't been making sure you're getting B12 for months), and why the meat had an impact.
--Avoid the triggers (duh, eh?) especially the wine & tea. Tea (both green & black) are LADEN with fluoride.
I'll get you a few herbal solution/suggestions as soon as I can.
Healthiest of blessings - (and take care of yourself!!! grrrr)
I didn't realize that the statistic for hospital/wrong medication deaths was so high...pretty alarming!
Yes, B12 seems to be a no-brainer. I haven't had time to think about this logically so thank you for bringing it to my attention. I hope this will work as opposed to eating animal foods.
I didn't know about tea and flouride. Is it added or does it contain natural flouride? I would think natural flouride couldn't be as harmful.
There was no medication involved in fixing my vertigo. I did look for the paper my doctor gave me and I found it. So use the you tube video's just remember when you change positions you have to do it very slowly. You need to be in each position for at least 30 to 60 seconds before you move on to the next position. If your vertigo is (you are spinning to the right) clockwise your first position will be to left after getting down on your back. (I used the bed). If you are having counter clockwise episodes it would be the opposite.
Hope this helps,
Debbie
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