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“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.”―
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After I wrote the above post regarding Intermittent Fasting I decided to start eating breakfast again to see if that would have any effect on the vertigo symptoms. The symptoms had already lessened a lot by then, but I needed to know for sure if IF was the cause.
Stopping the fasting seemed to have no effect. I continued to have good days and bad days. I did gain a few pounds back 😦
On Sunday I woke up very dizzy but still managed to shower and go to the mosaic studio. I was excited to be going back to finish a table I started months ago. It was over 95 degrees outside. The instructor set up a tent outside and put up a couple of fans. She is also only having 2 people at a time. I stayed only 2 hours because I was still not feeling right.
I got home, went to bed and slept for a couple of hours. I got up like a new person. Then we went out eat at El Barrio in Scarsdale again. This time it was not as good as prior times. The waiter got the order wrong and the drinks were poorly made.
On Monday morning when I woke up and turned my head in bed, the room started spinning much faster than usual and I immediately felt nauseous as if I was about to vomit. I didn’t, and slowly got to a seated position, then slowly got up and went on with my day.
I was very unsteady on my feet but went to work anyway because I am dumb like that. I was useless since I couldn’t move my head or pay attention to anything. I went back home at noon and slept the entire afternoon.
I started taking Claritin (for allergies) and Bonine (for motion sickeness). That drug combination and rest seemed to help. I got the name of an Otologist/Neurotologit that a friend went to but I haven’t called him yet. He may help by doing some head movements/adjustments, but I am afraid of having my neck adjusted.
I think I may have something very common but so annoying called: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). I have now started to sleep with lots of pillows to prop my head up. It helps with the dizziness but now my back is complaining.
Some days I feel like a million dollar and on others I am just a beautiful blessed mess.
“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth;
whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul;
whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses,
and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet;
and especially when my hypos get such an upper hand of me,
that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off-
then, I account it high time to get to a bookstore as soon as I can.
That is my substitute for the pistol and ball.”
―
Blessed with a Star on the Forehead 
Hope you feel better!
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Thank you! A bit drowsy from those 2 medications but feeling so much better. 🙂
Blessings! ♥♥
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Oh Rumi! And Mraz, he still lives near The Holler. Wonderful post.
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Great combination right? He does? I didn’t know that.
Blessings! ♥♥
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that sounds horrible! Feel better soon! Sending a hug your way!
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Thank you for the hug! I love hugs! 🙂
Blessings!♥♥
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Prying for a breakthrough in healing of the vertigo.
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HI Cassa
Thank you for your prayers.
They mean a lot to me!
Blessings!♥♥
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💚💚
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Hope you are feeling better soon! Feeling like a “blessed mess” myself these days, but a happy one.
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Hi Cindy,
Thank you! Always happy no matter what!!
Blessings!♥♥
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Hope you get sorted, I can imagine it is horrible when you feel dizzy. Could it be stress related? Sometimes we just need to take a rest and slow down. I experienced that and with rest and slower pace it was fine again. Our body is funny and tells us when we need to change. All the best!
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HI Ute,
Thank you!
I think stress does play a part in it, as I have been very stressed lately.
I thought I had been managing it well, with getting out more often and having more fun, but I guess I need to actively manage it.
I have to listen to my body definitely.
Blessings! ♥♥
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Hi Star,
I had a similar spell with vertigo about 2 years ago. I recall the first time it hit, I was meeting a friend after work at the Distrikt bar on 38th St. I was sitting on a bar stool and he called my name as he entered. I turned to face hime and the room began to spin violently. Had I not been sitting, I swear I would have fallen down, I grabbed the bar tightly to try and steady myself. After that, while never quite that severe, I had many moments, where when, say walking down the hallway at work, I had the sensation I was on a ship, as if the building was swaying side to side.
For whatever reason, I did not go to the doctor, but began taking a homeopathic remedy, “Coculus Indicus,” small tablets that taste like candies. They seemed to help with the symptoms which eventually went away all together. Months later, during my annual physical, I spoke with my doctor. She said the issue had to do with my inner ear and that a “loose particle” there can cause havoc with your balance. In some cases, laser surgery might be done to remove the particle. In my case it cleared itself.
Good luck–I know how disturbing this feeling can be!
Tom
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Hi Tom
I hope that all is well. Missing New York City yet?
Thank you for sharing your experience. That is all too familiar for me now.
Thank you so much for the homeopathic remedy! I have already ordered and it will be here tomorrow. I can’t wait to start taking it instead of Bonine. I will let you know the outcome.
I have read about those crystals in the ear but the ENT I went to didn’t detect anything – I am not even sure it is something that can be detected.
I am still deciding if I will try this other doctor or not. Since I already went to an ENT and it seems it is hard to diagnose I think I will try some things on my own first (I am excited about your suggestion).
Thank you again and sending you blessings! ♥♥
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This is so strange to be reading of your dizziness, as i have been experiencing it as well, although only a day or two at a time. Then things well be fine for a while. Oddly enough, my daughter in Oregon, along with her boyfriend, have been having dizziness too. I am wondering if there is something going on here, like … hmmm…. 5G. i need to research more, and i also want to ask friends on social media, because this is all too weird. I have had issues in the past, when i don’t get adjusted chiropractically for a while, and that is the case right now, but… something is sneaking up in my brain, and i need to follow it. Blessings……
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That is really crazy that are so many people experiencing it now. I think that we are going through very challenging times and that may trigger different symptoms in different people.
In my case I have had it in prior years, and normally at times I had been more stressed. My mom also has had similar issues with not being able to lay flat because of dizziness. So perhaps it is hereditary also.
I read that back issues can cause dizziness, so definitely go get yourself adjusted if you can.
I also have hip and back issues and perhaps I should look into that also.
Above all follow your gut and take care of yourself.
Thank you and blessings! ♥♥
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I also have a vertigo type something that comes and goes. Over time I come to the conclusion that it is the start of a cold because I have been doing too much. I slow down, don’t push myself and add extra rep. Mine usually passes in a short while. My guess is that it is congestion in the system and the Clariton should help. Head twisting just doesn’t cut it for me. Hope this passes quickly for you. Have you been tested for Covid 19? You may be asymptomatic.
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Hi Birdie,
My doctor last year said that the most common cause is congestion and recommended Claritin. It does seem to help. I just hate being dependent on any kind of medication but it beats the dizziness feeling.
I also need to work on slowing down and less stress. Baby steps…
Yeah head twisting is not for me either.
I have not been tested. I am not sure I will unless I have to. Have you?
Thank you and blessings to you! ♥♥
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I love the line “beautiful blessed mess”. Yes you are! I was wondering if you are drinking either grapefruit juice or pomegranate juice? These can interact with medications.
May I suggest instead of skipping breakfast my friend that you instead just have fruit? Fruit is ideal for a quick hit of natural goodness and excellent for losing weight. Hugs!
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Hi David 🙂
I haven’t been drink any juices. I have been having a cocktail every now and then lately. I hadn’t any alcohol for months and now I will have 1 or 2 cocktails or prosecco a week – perhaps alcohol isn’t helping either.
Anything other than my beloved bread with butter and coffee with cream for breakfast feels like I am depriving myself and in that case it seems easier just to eat nothing – I know it is dumb, but these are the stuff my brain tricks me into.
I love bread but it doesn’t love me back… I see the pounds that I had waved good bye creeping back in 😦
Thank you for the hugs – I love them! Blessings! ♥♥
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Oh my dear friend! That makes me incredibly sad! I want to jump on a place and become your health advocate, and tell ‘them’: “figure this stuff out or I’ll wear the strongest perfume in your little examination room every single time I come with her here’.
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hahaha Kill them with perfume!!
I am so glad I have you in my corner!
I feel so blessed♥♥♥
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I would! I am a feisty one when it comes to ‘my friends’ and the ones I care about. I’ll be polite, but rest assured, I’d be the most persistent advocate they’ve ever encountered.
Please be well.
My spouse said: his colleague mentioned this ‘natural’ supplement for vertigo that she gets from the health store. I am not sure it’ll help, but thought it’s worth mentioning.
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and I just know you would 🙂 tough when it needs to be.
Tom, a fellow blogger here, commented with the name of a homeopathic medication that it is supposed to arrive today – perhaps it is the same thing.
Thank you for getting the spouse involved ♥♥♥
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I want to be there, making you tea, and coffee and propping your pillows and making sure you’re sleeping well and so many other things.
I’ve come to know how ‘special’ you are, through this virtual place. I am worried about you. And what a silly and you’re right ‘annoying’ thing to have to go through.
You are not ‘dumb’ for going to work despite the discomfort! You pride yourself in your dedication to your work. You take it seriously and you approach life, realistically. ‘Work needs to get done’ so you push yourself to get out there and get stuff done. There’s nothing to apologize for. If anything! There’s full admiration for your dedication to your work, and your selfless nature.
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Hi Kat,
Yes, you do know me already. So many don’t understand why I go to work no matter what, but you do! 🙂
Believe me your words are so helpful and soothing. They put me in nice, calm state of mind.
I had a very stressful day dealing with unreasonable people that I have been bending over backwards for.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for letting me know that you care!
Blessings! ♥♥
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I’ll always, always, always..be there for you! I have never met you in person, but I feel..I’ve known you all my life.
I read some of your wonderful posts to my spouse sometimes. He smiles as I read and as I change my tone while reading to give your posts, the best personalization through my reading.
My spouse agrees! You, are incredibly lovely and wise! And you are, rare. Not many ppl like you out there.
I admire you and respect you, immensely.
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That is the beauty of life. Those explainable feelings of knowing someone you just met, and better yet, of wanting to know them forever!
I like your spouse already!! 😉
Same here, same here ♥♥
I read this quote and thought of you, your eyes and the way you draw eyes:
“The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter – often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter – in the eye.”
― Charlotte Brontë
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I love that quote and I love Emily & Charlotte Brontë! Thank you for sharing.
Loyal friends, to me personally (I only have one), are family. Blood family is important, but certain friends can feel as close.
Love to you Star.
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May you feel better soon! ❤
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Thank you Magarisa! Blessings! ♥♥
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Have just started having the room spin. Scary.
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oh no, I am sorry to hear that. Feel better!
Blessings! ♥♥
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Thank you. Are you done with it?
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I haven’t had any dizzy spells lately. I was taking allergies pills and motion sickness pill and now I am taking nothing. I am actually doing a detox because I suspected my dizziness was because of my liver malfunctioning. But my doctors think it is due to nasal congestion. Good luck with it!
Blessings! ♥♥
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