Posted by Dinah on May 27, 2008, at 13:25:19
This morning I scared myself silly. I was lying in bed, and felt fine. I said goodbye to my son as my husband was getting ready to bring him to school. Then I suddenly started feeling a bit sick and dizzy. I started to sit up a bit, without being much worried. But when I tried to sit up, my body didn't do what I told it to. My head moved a few inches, but not in the right direction then flopped back. None of my signals to various body parts worked as they were supposed to. I couldn't reach for the phone or hold my head up. I felt like a landed fish.
Then the room started swinging violently, not spinning but swinging, from side to side. I still couldn't control my movements well enough to sit up. But fortunately my mouth was working fine and I yelled for my husband, catching him before he left. He helped me sit up, and take my blood sugar which was no higher than normal. I felt really really sick.
After sitting up for a while, I felt a lot better, and now I'm ok unless I bend forward or lean back. As long as I'm vertical I'm ok. And when I'm not vertical, I just get dizzy. The room doesn't swing, and I can move of my own volition.
The doctor says it's something that just happens sometimes. People wake up with vertigo one day. He put me on Antivert for a week or so and says that should handle it.
My body is just full of little tricks lately. :(
Since I've been feeling unwell for a little over a week, particularly in the mornings, I made an appointment to see him next week. It may not be related, but I think it'll make me feel better to have him see me in person anyway.
I wonder if it's less scary the second time it happens.
poster:Dinah
thread:831430
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