Connect
vertigo after having covid
i had covid in feb 2023 and two weeks later i started getting dizzy, i also had a terrible ringing in my left ear, my doctor ordered a ct scan and it was decided i had vertigo, this lasted for 10 months, some days were worse than others, i was afraid to drive. finally in jan i was watching tv and i noticed my ear wasnt ringing anymore, and right after that my vertigo went away, luckily it hasnt came back, i feel like maybe covid brought this on. i havent had any episodes since jan. and hopefully this is gone for good. whatever is was this was the single worse illness i have ever had. some days i couldnt even look at the computer as my head would spin about 20 times per min. as i was timing them.
Like
Helpful
HugInterested in more discussions like this? Go to the Brain & Nervous System Support Group.
Connect
Hi,
I have heard that can be the effects of covid, never had covid and don't plan on getting it anytime soon. Rest assured vertigo can be taimed once you understand what sets it off. I have it permanently but am able to drive and do most anything I wish. For me it comes down to using the eyes to look around and not turning the head as much as possible, I'm able to look up but struggle looking down and back to neutral. Tying shoelaces can be a bastard and usually catch me every time. When driving I rely on the mirrors and driving aids in the modern cars. I will say it can catch you unaware at times when you least expect it. For me it threw me of my house roof smashing my anckle. But that is because I won't let it control my life. I have gotten used to the instability when moving around and can react quickly enough to support my self, although not always quick enough!
With luck you will never have to think of it again.
Cheers
There are exercises for just about every kind of vertigo, not just BPPV. If it ever happens again, a physical therapist who focuses on vertigo can be really helpful. Hope your recovery holds!
I have probably three different kinds at different times and know what you went through.
Have you had a medication review by your physician and pharmacists? Sometimes interaction with medications can cause symptoms. I just, after months of research myself discovered the culprit to my vertigo, dizziness, migraine type headaches was Eliquis (apixaban). but it took 8 months to finally figure it out and an understanding physician to change my medication back to warfarin. Of course I had printed off all the data that I accumulated !
Hi,
Unfortunately with so many diagnoses it is getting confusing as to what symptoms are from what.
More to the point so many have been proven to be incorrect that you end up challenging everything.
Now I have a diagnosis of Autonomic polyneuropathy (ANS), just 12 years for them to make the diagnosis. I just add it to all the other problems I'm dealing with. I'm finding it difficult to accept as there is no cure and no known treatment available. Thirty percent of my symptoms are now permanent while the rest chime in when they like and I have no control over any of it. Now days it is bad days with the odd hour of freedom thrown in during the month. Those hours aren't wasted either, being put to full use as long as I can have them, sadly all too short and it is back to me taking a backseat to ANS control.
My only recourse is to manage it as best I can for as long as I can. Vertigo is my buddy now, constantly at my side ever willing to trip me when I forget I have it with Tinnitus chipping in for full effect,( pun intended).
With so much control snatched by ANS it is now a fight to be comfortable every day, a fight I'm not winning.
Cheers