Scopolamine for dizziness

Hello @ryman, I am not a medical professional, but believe you put this conversation in the right place. From what I was able to research, https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/scopolamine-transdermal-route/description/drg-20072848, scopolamine can be used to treat nausea and vomiting from motion sickness. Being anxious about new medications is completely understandable. If you don't mind sharing, is your dizziness part of another diagnosis?

Thanks for your reply. I have had dizziness for a long time. First they thought it was a crushed disc in my neck. Then fluid on the brain. I went to a neurosurgeon who did test and said it wasn’t that but I had Lyme disease and had had it for at least a year. Then I was tested and treated for BPPV. Sent for a sleep study. My heart rate fell to 20 so I now have a pacemaker. It had to be redone because it irritated the vagus nerve. So I have problems from that. Meantime, I am still dizzy. Hence the patch. What bothers me most is I can no longer drive.

Not driving has driven my crazier than I already am. My seizures stopped me from driving. Bought a new car in 2010 and a month later I had a seizure so couldn’t drive for a year. Just as I Was authorized to drive and drove for two days another seizure and another year forbidden to drive. Been ok after that. So I can relate my friend.
Hope you get ok lickety-split and drive again soon, but I hope you drive better than my friends and the police say I drive. I obviously need need a new set of friends and the hiway patrol officers have it out for me. Life can be tough behind the wheel!!!

I understand your frustration- about not driving. I like the saying- the difference between sadness and depression is HOPE. I hope you find a way to drive. When I came out of my five week coma- all I could think about was- did I miss my license plate renewal date. Even though I couldn’t possibly drive, or even take a ride for months, I always enjoyed driving my Mustang convertible top-down. Ironically, the night before my second neck surgery - I was given HOPE , and was told to imagine the wind breeze blowing through my hair as I drove my trusty 35 year Mustang anniversary car. It worked. As I vividly imagined driving through the country, it lifted my hopes enough to endure another surgery. So don’t give up hope- By the way, the hospital staff encouraged me to write a small article about hope for the Holidays. I know there is No holiday in sight, but some of the article might be useful. And by the way, YOU are giving hope to others by reaching out. Take car my friend.

I haven’t posted for a while. Been going thru tests and treatments. I have had dizziness and blurry vision for a very long time. I think my doctors and family have given up. I am ready to.

@ryman -- I merged your post with this discussion you were participating in before, so that you could connect with some members who knew some of your story. I am so sorry you are feeling like giving up. Sounds like it's been a very discouraging road with the dizziness and blurry vision, and not getting answers.

I also thought that some other members who have talked about dizziness might have some suggestions for you on that and the blurry vision, and what to possibly do next, like @amandacw @klhe @aesmayo01 @techi @bellagirl.

This is definitely important for your quality of life to improve and get your ability to drive back. I'd echo what @grandmar asked: is there a possibility of getting another opinion?

@ryman Many of us here have felt the same way and it is painfully uncomfortable. I will not bombard you with all of the pretty words, preach at you or any of these things I oft hear. You are in a hard place. It is where you are now and I can accept thus.
I do not know your situation. If you are comfortable with sharing more there may be others than can relate to you.

Hello @grandmar

You mentioned you were having one more test to rule out (or rule in) the "tiny dot" in your T-spine. If you are comfortable sharing more about this, what type of test is it? I wish you well and hope that this test is far less painful that the Myelogram CT that you had earlier this week. I would like to know how this turns out. I hope you will post again.

Thank you. It is terribly discouraging. And even more so since my family has pretty much given up. My grandson used to go to apts with me, push for answers and speak up for me. But he has lost interest after so many tests and treatments. He really doesn’t want to hear about it anymore.

Thank you. My daughter and grandson both have very busy jobs and after so many tests and treatments they don’t seem too interested. Since I can’t drive and all the specialist are far away, I can’t really look for another doctor. My neurologist seemed very concerned but when I saw her two weeks ago she seemed to be brushing me off. All she offered were antidepressants and I have tried way too many of them. I can send her and my primary messages which i plan to do. I suppose if all else fails, whatever my problem is it will eventually land me in the hospital.