New to NeuroTalk but no Stranger to Vertigo
 

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.

New to NeuroTalk but no Stranger to Vertigo
 

Hello All, I'm not only a "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 I've moved from California to Colorado and the episodes are more frequent (although not regular). I can go for over a year without an episode or I can have several in one month. It can be full on spinning or just a creeping sensation. I had 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 of spinning but not when I feel the creeping sensation. I'm 51, perimenopausal, have never smoked, infrequently drink, healthy diet, hike most every weekend and walk a minimum of 30-60 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. I've even seen several chiropractors for my neck but am still looking for one which I feel confident with and I can see on an as needed basis (I often need to schedule an appointment a week in advance, no matter what the problem or urgency of the problem). Any suggestions or advise?

Hi & welcome,
I don't know how you feel about chiropractic, so I'll add some info links below.
I had dizzy/vertigo on and off with my RSI injury, which became TOS, and I happened to come across a very good DC, that was able to help many of my symptoms.
As a kid I had gotten bucked off my horse and landed on my head, plus some minor car accidents{hit head again} , sport injuries etc.
That's why I began looking into chiropractic for treatment and found the info about c1/c2 {atlas/axis} adjustments.

Chiropractic care info- a good one can help with many symptoms:
http://www.upcspine.com/self.htm
http://www.uppercervical.org/subpag...b/about_faq.php
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...d=1#post139035
http://www.spineuniverse.com/index.html
http://www.coloradochiropractic.org/.../glossary.html

Altitude Junkie,
I merged your 2 posts into a single thread here.:grouphug:

:Wave-Hello: altitude junkie and:welcome_sign: ti NeuroTalk.

What your experiencing "could" be symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or at least vertigo and tremors are some of the symptoms of MS.

Did you happen to have a Brain MRI? If not you might think about getting one.

Both links are from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The first is about vertigo/dizziness and the second one deals with tremors.

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/sit...book_dizziness

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/sit...rcebook_tremor

Thank you Jo for the website links. I've added the UPC Spine and Spine Universe to my Vertigo Favorites folder as I hadn't come upon them in my search. Both look to have some helpful information regarding chiropractic and the spine, specifically upper cervical and the atlas. I do have a chiropractic appointment this morning. I have been hesitant to have adjustments on my neck since a coworker suffered a stroke after having her neck adjusted by a chiropractor (her first visit and no, I'm not visiting the same chiropractor). The chiropractor I am seeing today doesn't twist the neck, but uses the drop table facing down. She is the only chiropractor to use this technique and has offered some relief in the past. Fortunately she had an opening this soon as she is often booked a week in advance.
As for the MRI brain scan for MS, Lee Ann, that was done in the series of tests run in 2001 which resulted in the essential tremors diagnosis.
I have signed onto another website specific to Vertigo which is more a place to share experiences with others and was shocked to see how prevalent this is and how debilitating it can be. My mother has had Meniere's Disease since a teenager and 3 of my 4 sisters have had at least one bout of vertigo-all in their mid 40's or later. Thank you for your support and advise. I'll be checking in regularly for feedback and to report on my path of treatment.

Has anyone tried or heard of any results (good, bad or indifferent) from Myotherapy or Craniosacral Massage in regard to Vertigo? As I mentioned previously I believe the vertigo is originating from the osteoarthritis in my neck not my ears. Any feedback?

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. You will find a great number of caring, supporting members here willing to help each other as they can.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene:hug:

Hi AJ! Welcome to Neurotalk!!:)