Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum, and basically new to most of the things involved in neurology. I have been having problems with what I thought was vertigo for the last 18 mos., but what a new ENT thinks may instead be seizures.

So, here I am - researching things to do with seizures and if I look back over my life it seems like I may have had an undiagnosed head injury when I was in early grade school, along with subsequent injuries to that same part of my head over the years (the original injury most likely being 30 years ago now).

Obviously, I don't have a diagnosis at this point, and I'm in the process now of reviewing my own medical history, injuries, illnesses, accidents, sugeries, etc... in the light of this new possibility and trying to make sense of it all (not an easy task even if I didn't have a "foggy" brain, and getting stressed when I can't remember what happened when). As I said, the symptoms I have had over the course of my lifetime seem to point to either an injury worse than was suspected at the time, or something akin what happens to athletes when they get too many minor concussions over a period of years.

I am currently diagnosed as having GAD, Chronic Depression, and PTSD (due to abuse in my childhood, and an assault by a stranger 10 years ago). I deal with chronic back and neck pain as a result of some degeneration and arthritis from that original injury years back. I have suffered from migraines since the week after I turned 13. About 7 years ago the pain in my neck and my head was constant and I was having migraines a lot more than usual. I saw a D.O. at a pain clinic, was put on a bunch of meds, and eventually had a nerve ablation in my neck to alleviate the pain. Over the last couple years I have weaned myself off pain meds and now see a chiropractor to manage the muscle, nerve and joint pain (which thankfully works for me).

These "episodes" I've been having over the last 18 mos. or so are very unnerving, but I've been in denial I guess about it possibly being something more serious than another part of "migraines". I came down with a bad ear infection a few weeks back, and still felt pressure in my ear after my meds were done. That got me a referral to an ENT, but more for the spells of vertigo (or whatever) than them worrying about my ears not healing.

When these attacks happen it feels as though my brain is moving around in my head in a vertical/clockwise pattern (hard to explain). I'm usually sitting down when it happens and after a second it feels like my eyes are following where it feels like my brain is moving, but we aren't sure if my eyes are actually moving. I usually climb out of the chair I'm in and move to the ground and lie on my back with my knees up and my eyes closed trying to breathe deeply and relax until it goes away (usually within 2-3 minutes or thereabouts). Afterwards I usually feel more tired, but no pain - just feeling a little "off". Also, as soon as I feel my head "moving" I am instantly extremely nauseous and have almost vomited several times. I can't define any specific triggers, I just know it's worse when I'm sitting down. When I'm standing it seems like it might "threaten" to happen - I'll get a bit dizzy and a tiny bit nauseous, but it has never hit me hard when I'm standing and seems to go away faster. [It's definitely not feeling faint, or anything like that - it's a different "presentation" altogether than what happens before one faints.]

Sorry to write so much for my first post. I admit to being a little apprehensive right now about all of this. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate it. I'm open to answering questions, and receiving advice on things to research that might pertain to me. I figure you all here probably have read and heard about way more things than I can dream of at this point... I'm just hoping to learn and be able to help my doctors find the answers to this puzzle of mine.