It has a name !

The mysterious "it" finally has a name, the disturbing dizzy / spinning / sea sick sensation that has been bothering me on and off (in the last few days more on than off!) since last Thursday. It's BPPV or Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - which as some of you may or may not recall poor Busymum had too a while back.

There are a few things that can cause it, but the best part is that they can't really medicate it - unless I start to feel nauseous all the time, and then there's a pill to fix it, but not the disoriented feeling.

In a nutshell, my inner ear is bung, and I was told to "rest" (HAH!) and try not to overextend myself. This is going to be a very long 2-3 weeks indeed (the time frame I've been given in which this should correct itself).

Anyway, moan over !

Edited to add: Here's a link to the Wikipedia definition of BPPV - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPPV

Edited by jax

erm yeah... good luck with that! 

Yup, no booze for this mummy, makes me feel even worse (as I found out the hard way, after just one beer!). Thanks for your support ladies !

Hope you feel better soon!!

Hope you feel better soon and big hugs

Glad to hear it's not going to involve meds or anything (I hope you don't start feeling nauseous)... Take it easy, no more daily outings for you!!

Hope it all sorts itself out quickly

Get well soon hun

Becks - sadly no, nothing else can be done for it, except for the "resting" bit that I mentioned before.

What makes it worse is my neck muscles are quite tense from trying to keep my head still, and as a result I am getting splitting migraines on top of the sea sicky feeling.

DH can't really take time off either since he has put in for a week and a half off next month when my MIL comes to visit. I might try my mum though, because I have no energy for even basic stuff like laundry, and trying to carry on regardless is hard.

Ok, going to leave before this becomes a massive pity party... thanks again folks

Fortunately no chucking here, although with the migraines my stomach really clenches up and even drinking is a no go. Last night my only relief was sleep.

It's not virus related as I haven't been sick lately, otherwise my GP was saying it would be more likely to be Labyrinthitis (which is an actual infection in most cases). So ultimately the fluid and crystals in my inner ear are not behaving.

Then Jax, if you are finding the giddiness particularly bad you can (according to my Doc and I have done it) stimulate the dizziness a bit (lie down, put your head from side to side then quickly sit up) and that will help settle it for the next little while.... as awful as it sounds!