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Old 06-28-2012, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by liere View Post
I certainly would go to the doctor. I have had two vertigo episodes. My first one I got up to use the bathroom early one morning, started walking and went in to the wall....laid back down and the room was spinning. The second time I got up one morning, used the bathroom and laid down and everything was spinning. Both times I went to the doctor and was prescribed an antibiotic to clear up fluids in my ear and a decongestant. That worked for me. I remember sitting in the examining room then getting on the table and laying down and telling the doctor..ok, here it comes...my eyes started bouncing and the room was spinning. Just glad the antibiotic worked...took about three days, but it worked.
The eyes bouncing indicates BPPV....this was told to me by a neurologist that I happened to see for something else. The exercise that others are posting is what took care of it for me. If antibiotics were given...could have been also an infection was going on. I didn't personally have antibiotics---but the motion sickness medication. Hope you get relief as I know 1st hand this isn't fun to have!!!