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It's alarming to me mostly because it feels as if it might become worse suddenly. It's distracting, as you said; there seems to be some reason for one to pay a lot of attention to such a symptom and I have trouble ignoring it. Pamela Dean Dyer-Bennet
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Um. Not to be a wet blanket or anything, but isn't dizziness one of those things that really needs to be checked out, since it may be a symptom of a stroke or of high blood pressure? I agree with jackiej that it's *probably* plain old meno, but I have this feeling that it's one of those "better safe than sorry" symptoms worth running by your physician. Comment, anyone? vlhb002 Hi X. Welcome to asm.
I agree with 002, here. Probably meno, but worth having your B/P, blood
sugar, and hemoglobin checked at least.
I agree. Since X. also reports a history of sinus infections, it's also possible she's developed a sinus-related inner ear infection, which can definitely make the world a little topsy-turvy, but is pretty easily cured. Have it checked out, Nancy. The rule of thumb I've reached (thanks in part to the women on this group, is: if a new symptom isn't on the "list of 34 symptoms" (a la tishy's Web site), and is troublesome enough to hinder my ability to function, I have it looked at. If it turns out to be nothing, then at least I've bought myself some peace of mind. Pat Kight |
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only get the dizziness around my period now - anyone else have this and
how do you deal with it??
The only time I've suffered significant vertigo was from an ear infection caused by, of all things, impacted ear wax. It was miserable; you have my sympathy. I trust that, in the course of your testing, you've been checked for ear problems? If I recall correctly, most of the vertigo cases we've heard about here have ultimately been traced to inner- or middle-ear infections. I just did a quick search for "menopause" and "vertigo" via http://google.com, and found the newsletter archives of a group called IN BALANCE, which describes itself as a support group for people suffering from vestibular disorders. And their January 1999 issue has an article by an MD, William S. Lewis, on the subject of menopause and chronic dizziness. Here's an excerpt: "Ultimately, menopause is a diagnosis of exclusion when it comes to vertigo. A complete medical evaluation is necessary to rule-out other etiologies of vertigo. After such an evaluation and in the absence of any medical history that would make hormonal therapy contraindicated, estrogen replacement therapy is then an option. There are, however, no specific recommendations for dose or form of estrogen in the treatment of vertigo, per se. ... If the vertigo is not too severe, observation and vestibular suppressants on an "as needed" basis may be a better alternative since the vertigo is expected to improve in the post-menopausal period."(In other words: You can try estrogen, but it may or may not work; short-term symptomatic relief may be better, and -- the good news -- this may go away on its own as your meno-journey progresses.) The
whole article can be read at
The google search turned up a lot of other hits, but many of them were from hucksters trying to sell "cures." Be careful of those sites...Pat Kight |