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Occasional attacks of vertigo
Vertigo is the sensation of dizziness where the room is perceived to be spinning.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 21-year old asked:
What is the likelihood that scuba diving (or flying) brings on a vertigo attack?
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Is there any correlation between barometric pressure and the onset of vertigo attacks?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have vertigo with hypnic jerks and it's real scary it wakes me out of a dead sleep and it causes panic attacks. What can I have that's doing this?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I frequently get vertigo attacks, in which i feel something pressed in my right ear n suddenly everything goes round n round.
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A 51-year old female asked:
I keep getting vertigo attacks what would cause this? My physiotherapist said its not coming from my neck .i see a neurologist next week
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A member asked:
I have Menieres. I take 0.5 mg Klonopin (clonazepam) 2x daily & diuretic 1 x day. Can I take Betahistine 8 mg 2x day /same time to help stop the vertigo attacks?
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A 38-year old female asked:
For several months I have been dizzy, vertigo issues, unable to think/cocentrate, experience blocked ears. Poor vision, nausea, feeling of burning up (no fever), occasional nausea, tingling in back, arms, legs. Extremely fatigued. Occasional metallic tast
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A 16-year old female asked:
What causes the occasional dizziness that I have been feeling?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can you be worried an anxious about something without knowing it and then can it cause dizziness or a small anxiety attack?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do you keep someone comfortable while they are having a veritgo attack?
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A member asked:
Should I see a doctor for this dizziness? I woke up this morning and had some balance issues (occasionally, not constant). Otherwise, I feel fine, perhaps just a little bit tired. I am a normal healthy late-twenties male. Is this something I should wai
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A 44-year old male asked:
As I woke this morning and opened my eyes, I felt like I was spinning left to right. Later in the day I have occasionally felt the room spinning.?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Could I be having trouble with my hypothalamus? I have "terrible" burst of sweating and occasional dizziness. Is there any over the counter remedies?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is dizziness normal during a severe asthma attack?
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A female asked:
Ill just be going about my day and suddenly a wave comes over me. It seems like a panic attack, dizziness and such. What are some triggers of anxiety?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it possible to have a heart attack without any warning signs? symptoms of heart attack (dizziness, anxiety, cough, fainting, etc) are very similar to other conditions, how can I figure out if those are signs of heart attack?
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A 21-year old asked:
can anxiety cause dizziness and feeliing faint without feeling as if im scared or having a panic attack at the moment?
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A 30-year old male asked:
do panic attack symtoms include dizziness head rush feeling hot flashes nervousness?
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A female asked:
How long should it take to recover from a concusion? I fell on the ice in February and have had daily dizzy spells & headaches. I still occasionally get so dizzy I get nauseous. Then spend several hours to a day in bed until the dizziness lessens.
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A male asked:
Have been experiencing headaches for 6 weeks with occasional dizziness when standing up an now earache when pressed on ear. Is it normal to last 6?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Temp of 99.8 or so past 3 days, lethargic, upper abdomen pain, dizziness blackness upon standing, occasional taste of blood, no vomiting. Wait or go?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 41-year old male:
Could chest pain &tightening around chest cage ,sweat,& dizziness be a sign of a certain disease other than heart attack.Heart scan is normal.Could be?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can a panic attack cause dizziness, numb all over, heaviness in chest, shivering,, taccycardia, and respiration of 40?
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A 30-year old male asked:
do head rushes and dizziness and light headness then getting scared of it have anything to do with panic attacks or seizures?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Almost constant headache, dizziness + occasional lack of balance, chills decressed need for sleep/ food. I think im starting 2hve mild hallucinations?
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A member asked:
Dizziness/ off balance ears feel pressured and occasionally hurt , suffer tmd, dizziness / off balance goes when wearing glasses (tere for reading/tv)?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My head feels heavy, had small attacks of dizziness and my mouth fills with saliva if I tilt my head forward, could those be pregnancy symptoms? 7dpo
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have had this pressure in the back of my skull for several weeks now, accompanied by neck stiffness and occasional dizziness. OTC meds don't work.?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have severe back pains,numbness,bad headaches/migraines (blurred vision and dizziness),i have numbness. I get attacks, insufferable pain!What is it?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have weakness throughout my body, most noticeably in my arms and hands, thicker saliva than normal, occasional slight dizziness, and body wide trembling. What could these be symptoms of? I'm not on any medications.
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