Dizzy

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Hi

Despite being diagnosed over 20 years ago, I’m new to this. I am fortunate that my symptoms have been mainly “silent” and I have been able to pace my life around them and have learned to adapt to various enduring weaknesses and fatigue.

In the last 2 weeks I have been having episodes of dizziness and vertigo. Telephone conversations with my GP have involved trying prochloperazine and then betahistine for BPV or Menieres but with no effect. Now he’s suggesting that if it doesn’t resolve it might be the MS and to try steroids.

I am only venting to you, as anonymous people, because I am upset and angry with myself for possibly having a relapse after 20 years. I thought I was “ok” and feel my body has let me down. I’m trying to convince myself that it will go away and that its “one of those things” because I dont want to face the alternative.

Has this type of thing happened to others?

Thanks.

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Hello

You have only only had this problem for a couple of weeks and been fairly ok for 20 years.

You have had a telephone conversation with you GP and he has proposed all sorts all solutions including amazingly a dose of steroids because of a minor set back in the last 2 weeks.

Do not know where you live but this heat has given me all sorts of problems with my MS, Wednesday brings in some normal weather so you may go back to normal.

Vertigo and dizziness is often associated with ear problems etc and if may just go away, wait till you can be examined by your GP and try to relax, it may go away.

Bertie, time for a chock block

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Thanks for that Bertie. I needed someone to “ground” me as its so easy to get swept in to a spiral of negative thoughts. Especially now when nothing is certain.

FOMO