Hello All, I'm not only "newbie" to the NeuroTalk Forum but I'm also new to forums in general. I stumbled upon your website yesterday as I was researching Vertigo in hopes of finding someone who might offer some advise from experience or from knowledge. My story (I'll try to keep it short)-My first bout of Vertigo was in September of 1996 (1-2 minutes). The second, and by far the worse, was in October 1996 (1 day of spinning followed by 4 days of regaining my equilibrium). I didn't have another bout until May of 2000. Since then the episodes are infrequent and I can go for over a year without an episode or I can have several in one month. Most bouts last a few minutes and occur infrequently and are gone with no lingering effects until Monday which ebbs and flows. I did have an MRI and xrays in 2005 which found osteoarthritis in my neck. I believe the vertigo is associated with my neck and not my ears as the odd creeping, hood-like feeling radiates from the small of my neck and often feels like a tuning fork has been placed there. My doctor is flumuxed and has prescribed meclazine (half a tablet knocks me out) which I take as needed, usually on onset. I'm 51, perimenopausal, have never smoked, infrequently drink, hike most every weekend and walk a minimum of 60 minutes a day. I was diagnosed with essential tremors in 2001. I'm open to alternative medicine as I've seen chiropractors and acupunturists for other ailments in the past. Any advise?
Yeow! This did get a bit wordy.