Vertigo
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118442)
Gainesville, Florida
February 12, 2023 11:32am CST
Yesterday at about mid-day my vertigo kicked in hard. It's been a long time since I've had it this bad. I felt nauseous most of the day from the dizziness, and it was hard to walk a straight line. I finally had to go to the store to buy some over-the-counter medicine to try and offer me some relief. The OTC stuff only offered some mild relief. And sadly, the side effect was that it left me feeling extremely fatigued and tired.
I have a doctor's appointment next week, in which I will ask my doctor for the good prescription strength medicine, but until then I will have to deal with the OTC stuff.
The vertigo is caused by my seasonal allergies. It doesn't always consistently hit me each year, and like I said above, it's been a long time since I've had it this bad. All I want to do is lie in bed and not move. Such a *blah* feeling.
What makes it even worse is that I am taking my girlfriend to Disney World on Tuesday for Valentine's Day. I'll be fine walking around the theme park all day, but I'm a little worried about getting on the rides.
Anyone else out there a vertigo sufferer?
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
12 Feb 23
Sometimes I have vertigo and have to grab a wall or a person walking close beside me or I will fall... It's always fun when Pretty and I are shopping. Because of possible dizziness, I'm the one who always pushes the grocery cart. When I start veering to the right, Pretty grabs the front of the cart and guides it down the aisle.
When you see your doctor, ask if you can try some Meclizine 25 mg tablets. If I stay dizzy for more than a few minutes, I take one of those and it does help stop the dizziness. (You should try driving when you're dizzy. Left turns can make me start falling over into the passenger side front seat. When the turn is done, Pretty pushes me back upright. As long as I don't need to turn left again soon afterward, I'm usually fine.)
Going on rides in an amusement park would be a no-no for me now.
Good luck, Jeff!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
13 Feb 23
@moffittjc I've only taken it two times so far but it does help. My problem is that we don't usually take any with us when we leave the house. I'm only supposed to take it if the dizziness lasts for more than a few minutes...
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Feb 23
@DaddyEvil Only a few minutes? Wow, you’re lucky. I’ve been dizzy for the past three days!
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 23
Meclizine is what my doctor prescribes me every time I get vertigo, so I’m sure within a week or two I’ll be on it.
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@Juliaacv (48437)
• Canada
12 Feb 23
@moffittjc I saw something on the news recently about a possible way of ridding patients from vertigo.
They strap the individual into a high back chair, and then they quickly turn it so it is leaning to the left, and then back again to normal and then to the right.
The theory behind it is that it strikes suddenly and possibly the 'fix' would be just as sudden.
I would say that the chair procedure looked awful for a normal person never mind someone who suffers from vertigo because it looked like a chair on a amusement park ride. And yes.....they did strap the individual in including their head.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Feb 23
@Juliaacv Hmmm...maybe I can have a similar experience riding the new Guardians of the Galaxy roller coaster at Epcot tomorrow! lol
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 23
It is awful, I hate when it hits me suddenly. It’s been quite a while since I last had vertigo, so I thought maybe it was all behind me. Nope, it had to strike right before my Disney trip.
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@kaylachan (57669)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Feb 23
No, I wish you the best of luck, though. Pace yourself and avoid rides that might trigger it.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
If I was smart I would avoid rides that would aggravate my vertigo. But I never claimed to be smart. Stay tuned.
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@kaylachan (57669)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Feb 23
@moffittjc Sometimes you don't always know what will adipate it until you try it.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Feb 23
@kaylachan Exactly my thought! Which is why I plan on riding every ride I can!
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Feb 23
Glad I don't have vertigo. I had no idea you take pills for that. Do you get it often? I hope you will be okay when you go to Disney. It's awesome of you to take her to Disney.
No plans here for Valentine's Day. Hubby is working and until 8 pm.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
I’m taking Dramamine right now, which is helping a little bit, but soon I’ll be on Meclizine, a prescription medicine for vertigo. Then life will be good. Many years ago I would get vertigo every spring and every fall, but it’s been a very long time since I had any issues with it.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Feb 23
@lovebuglena Well, I’m surviving all the rides at Disney World today without any issues with the rides so far.
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Feb 23
@moffittjc that was a relief I’m sure. I hope things will get better!
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@NJChicaa (116001)
• United States
12 Feb 23
What were you taking? Dramamine? I get seasick and to be able to go out on the ocean I have to take so much Dramamine that it knocks me out and I fall asleep. It isn't even worth it these days for me to try to go out. The strange thing, though, is that my dad took me fishing on private boats, party boats, and even deep-sea fishing like 70 miles out and I wasn't sick as a kid. It was like a new thing in my 30s. Makes no sense.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
@NJChicaa I definitely wouldn’t try to drive after taking two!
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 23
Yeah, I’m taking Dramamine, and yes it about knocks me out. If I take one pill, it’s not enough to stop the vertigo, and if I take two, it knocks me out. So I take one and a half and it seems to be doing the trick. But it does make me tired.
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@NJChicaa (116001)
• United States
13 Feb 23
@moffittjc 2 knocks me out for sure.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
I always get prescribed Meclizine, so I’m sure I’ll be back on it soon. Right now, I’m taking Dramamine, and one tablet doesn’t help, and two tablets knock me out, so one and a half seems to be the right dosage for me.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Jun
@CarolDM Things have been going great for me lately (knock on wood). Other than it being hot and humid here in Florida, I really have nothing else to complain about.
Well....I guess I can complain that I didn't win the lottery last night, but truth be told I didn't even buy a ticket so that's my own fault! lol
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Jun
@moffittjc I too keep it around just in case I get hit. Not a good feeling. Hope things are going well for you these days.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
12 Feb 23
I have had it in the past. 25 years ago they gave me Meclizine--it knocks me out. More recently a doctor tried to tell me it is from anxiety.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
Meclizine is what I take, so hopefully I’ll be back on it soon. But like you said, it knocks you out.
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@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Feb 23
I don't. Hope you feel good Tuesday
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Feb 23
I had a great day at Disney on Tuesday! No complaints at all except that the vertigo medicine made me sleepy. But I powered through it!
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Feb 23
I sure hope you feel much better soon. All I get when spring comes in is about a week or so of tiredness and then it goes away. I wish you the best at Disney World and I hope you can enjoy some fo the rides,
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 23
Usually my allergies only cause fatigue and maybe a little congestion, but every now and then the vertigo raises its ugly head and hits me hard. Looks like this is the year. As of right now, I plan on riding the rides at Disney, but that may change after I get off the first ride.
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
12 Feb 23
I seldom have it, but my husband does at times. How about celebrating a late Valentines day when this vertigo is gone? I have a feeling neither of you will enjoy the trip by Tuesday.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
You have to make reservations to get into Disney now, so I don’t want to miss out on my V-Day reservations (you can’t cancel). I’ll be fine. I’m taking Dramamine right now and it has been helping tremendously.
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@1creekgirl (40523)
• United States
13 Feb 23
@moffittjc Sure hope you'll be well and both will enjoy the day.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Feb 23
@1creekgirl Thanks. We’re off to a great start already.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Feb 23
Too bad, Jeff, I hope it is better by Tuesday.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
It will be. I like to think positive! Lol
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
12 Feb 23
I've suffered from it. They haven't accomplished anything in treating it. Buuuuuuuuut. It's gotten better.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
Do you take Meclizine for it? That’s what I get prescribed any time I get it. It really helps, although it makes me super tired.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
13 Feb 23
@moffittjc Nah. LOL.
But I probably should.
Anyhoo, I didn't even get a notification when you responded. Silly email.
did you do your homework this weekend? When should I expect my goodie.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 23
I’ll stick with the medication. My life is too busy to try and change my diet. Lol
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
12 Feb 23
I don't have it. You might want to get checked out for an inner ear disturbance too.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 23
Trust me, I've had it checked out quite a few times. My inner ears get clogged when my seasonal allergies flare up, and it is the cause of the vertigo. Thankfully, it's a temporary thing, it never really hits me more than once or twice a year. And luckily, it's been a few years since I last had to deal with it.
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@DianneN (246823)
• United States
13 Feb 23
I got it from what started as a little cold just after summer vacation began for me. There was nothing much the doctor could do except write a prescription which did nothing. Couldn't drive all summer, too. I had it all summer, but it miraculously cleared up once it was time to return to teaching. 
I got it again watching Fireworks Night after a NY METS game. We were staying at our son's house and meeting him and his then future wife for brunch. I couldn't walk straight, so hubs held me and took me straight into a CVS. All the pharmacist could do was give me Dramamine. Going through a revolving door for brunch did me in. We had to beg off brunch and return to CT. I slept all the way home and all afternoon. It took a few days to feel better.
Since then, I'm very careful and learned what triggers it.
I hope yours goes away soon and that you can enjoy Valentine's Day at Disney.
I got it again watching Fireworks Night after a NY METS game. We were staying at our son's house and meeting him and his then future wife for brunch. I couldn't walk straight, so hubs held me and took me straight into a CVS. All the pharmacist could do was give me Dramamine. Going through a revolving door for brunch did me in. We had to beg off brunch and return to CT. I slept all the way home and all afternoon. It took a few days to feel better.
Since then, I'm very careful and learned what triggers it.
I hope yours goes away soon and that you can enjoy Valentine's Day at Disney.1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Feb 23
@DianneN I started on Bonine, which is over the counter, but now I'm on Meclizine which is prescription strength.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Feb 23
Thankfully I’m smart enough now to get on medication as soon as I start experiencing symptoms. I learned the hard way how bad it gets when I wait too long to address it.
I hope you don’t get it again anytime soon.The medicine doesn’t always work on everyone.
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@DianneN (246823)
• United States
17 Feb 23
@moffittjc What medicine do you use? Did you get to Disney?
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@Melanie_Marie (1774)
• New Baltimore, Michigan
3 Mar 23
For the last year or so, I 've had some type of vertigo - I guess you could call it that. Feels like I'm rocking on a boat. Nooo not rock 'n rolling 
but like the ground is moving when I walk. If I lie perfectly still in bed, it goes away. And it's off and on.. I've noticed it goes away after a deep sleep, but then other times the sleep trick doesn't work. No rhyme or reason to it, had all tests done, docs are not concerned. I don't feel it at all while driving.
It's good you at least know the reason for yours.. the allergies.
Mine's still a mystery and NO it's not all in my head. 
I don't have it right now, so that's good.
Hope you had fun on V-Day and the vertigo was gone by then.
P.S. Hey Jeff I just ordered the base for the St. Patrick's Day hat.
but like the ground is moving when I walk. If I lie perfectly still in bed, it goes away. And it's off and on.. I've noticed it goes away after a deep sleep, but then other times the sleep trick doesn't work. No rhyme or reason to it, had all tests done, docs are not concerned. I don't feel it at all while driving.
It's good you at least know the reason for yours.. the allergies.
Mine's still a mystery and NO it's not all in my head. I don't have it right now, so that's good.
Hope you had fun on V-Day and the vertigo was gone by then.
P.S. Hey Jeff I just ordered the base for the St. Patrick's Day hat.1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Mar 23
I was doing well over the past week, and then I went to visit a friend who has 7 dogs. I’m allergic to dogs, and being around that many caused my vertigo to hit me with a vengeance. So now I’m back on my medication to try and get it back under control.
Sorry to hear you have unknown issues causing yours. If the doctors don’t seem too concerned, and it doesn’t affect your daily life, then I wouldn’t stress too much about it.
I’m going to be at Disney for St Patrick’s Day so I hope I can still come up with an award-winning hat.
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@Melanie_Marie (1774)
• New Baltimore, Michigan
10 Mar 23
@moffittjc Oh no, what’s this I’m hearing? Some kind of Disney trip when we’re in the middle of a hat competition? Jeff, I’m gonna have to ask this again.. is there any way you can cancel your trip? This is more important.
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@Melanie_Marie (1774)
• New Baltimore, Michigan
10 Mar 23
@moffittjc Look, I already have the base of the hat.. and still need to add another 50% of wildness
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@arunima25 (85305)
• Bangalore, India
13 Feb 23
One of my co worker suffers from Vertigo. She has got this attack a few times in the last four years that I have been working with her. And she looks awful.
Hope you get better soon. And can enjoy the Disneyland trip with your girlfriend. I guess it would be better to avoid the rides though. You can take a call later depending on how you feel.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Feb 23
I was able to ride all the rides since I was taking medication. Other than being very sleepy from the medicine, I had a perfect day at Disney.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Feb 23
@arunima25 The vertigo is still there, but not as bad as it was. I can mostly feel it when I make sudden movements, like when I stand up after sitting down, or when I first wake up and get out of bed in the mornings.
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@arunima25 (85305)
• Bangalore, India
17 Feb 23
@moffittjc I am happy to know that. You could enjoy the day with your girlfriend 
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How are you doing now??
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How are you doing now??1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Feb 23
I just get headaches if I spend too much time at a computer.
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