Hello, this is ginnie speaking. I have a friend of 35 years who does not use the PC. She would not ask you all for help unless she needed it. I am bringing this to you, as her doctors are unable to make a diagnosis for her.
Her name is Betty, and she also knows how important this site is to me.

Betty started to get Dizzy about a year ago. Mostly in the morningings, and it gets quite severe. She has fallen down with it. She is 85 years old. She has had an MRI and MRA, seen two neurologists who thow up their hands, and two ear, nose and throat specialist, who have said it is not related to her inner ear function. She is being fitted for a new hearing aid. Her PCP does not know what to do at this point. She felt her neruologists were not really listening to her, and had no follow up advice for her. So that is a total of 5 doctors, and she is getting despondent. She does not want her ramaining years to be plagued by having to sit down all the time. She was told to take dramamine, which does help, but does not remove the symptoms. This also occurs daily, and she never really knows when it will strike. It sits her right down. The mornings are the worst. She feels this is something in her brain. What other tests can she get done to help solve this problem.? She is of the generation who does not really question her doctors, but in this case she is beginning to feel afraid and needs to get more agressive to find the source of this issue. Any IDEAS? They have ruled out stroke, and I guess a bleed in the brain. She needs help. I love this woman, and would dearly love to get some direction for her. I would appreciate any responce from this forum. Please help me to help my friend Betty. thank you ginnie