Neurologist Takes Steps to Deal with Severe Vertigo

April 29, 2014

Just got back from my Neurologist visit. He definitely made a great first impression. He read my file, closed it and stated,"tell me what happened." He asked lots of questions like what are my main concerns, what am I looking for, how has it impacted my life, what makes it better, what makes it worse... then he said I have two options for you to think about...

He explained what he believes is happening to me, how he feels we can fight against the severe vertigo and the safety issues I have, with the vertigo and directional issues.

Yes he did mention an MRI, when I said I'd gather not go that route he asked what my concerns were. When I told him, he was very honest and said yes mri are very loud and I can understand your reasoning, Ok no MRI then.

We then talked over the concern of medication for me because I have severe sensitivity to medicines... He said there were three types we can look at to get your vertigo under control.

He explained each type, his view why it might be good for me and why not. We narrowed it down to one with still a concern if my body would reject it. He is starting me out on the lowest possible dose, it will work in three stages however he has a concern that my body might not handle higher doses but said he would take it very slow for me.

Our goal is to get the safety issues under control and with that fight the vertigo with hopes of it going away. However if by the third dose it does not he was very up front and said it won't work.

He scheduled me in 6 weeks and said he will be looking into my directional issue. I am the first to ever walk into his office with it and said he will research it in depth and have answers to my question on my next visit how we can manage it.

When I asked if doing this could cure me, make it all go away, he stated, "I don't want to say" the tone in his voice was very honest that he wanted to help me cope for he did not believe it could be cured.

He calls my condition a migraine treatment with audio sensitivity. He believe auditory issues underline all of it, hence the tinnitus and hyperacusis. Even though I don't always get a migraine the symptoms of my vertigo mask migraines similarities, he believes if he can get my body to accept the medication, it will stop the vertigo and give me a huge part of my life back. The reality of it all was there in his answer, he can see I'm determined to gain my life back and he wants to move forward very slowly he said.

Plus, he went above and beyond, said any question concerns if the phone is to much I can text or even e mail him. Any symptoms of a reaction he wants to know, any issues he wants to know.

He knows all about my strict routine and how my t and h has improved but the vertigo is a huge set back. I'm to keep doing what I'm doing. It felt so good. He even noticed my trying to hide my pain when a woman slammed a door.. well to me it was slammed... my eyes blink rapid with pain stimulants. He noticed and re-spoke so that I would catch what he was saying.

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