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Vertigo persists

Submitted by Unifex on

So... I've had this vertigo every day.

It's about the same as the first day.

Head spin for less than a minute when sitting up.  Less than 30 seconds when laying down.  No nausea.

Vertigo, again

Submitted by Unifex on

When I lay down getting into bed last night I had another bout of vertigo.

It was quite spinny and not unpleasent.

I had the same thing this morning when I sat up again.

It appears to kick in when changing orientation.

Vertigo, for real

Submitted by Unifex on

Woke up with vertigo this morning.

It was quite bad when I sat up on the edge of the bed.  I thought it was funny until I tried to stand up. Sat back down quick.

Took about 30-40 seconds for it to clear.  But it did clear.

It's around midday now and it has not returned.

Headaches

Submitted by Unifex on

So... I've had a persistent headache for just over a month now. It causes mild nausea. All the time.

I've been to my GP and they sent me for a CT. This revealed that I'd had a bleed in my basal ganglia. It's not an ongoing bleed. The radiologist reports that this is unlikely to be the cause of the headache/nausea though. My GP has put me in the queue for a consult with a neurologist and this will likely result in an MRI.

But this is in the public health system so I'm looking at a few weeks wait. Until then... I have new drugs to manage the nausea and headache.