Virus? Meneires? Something Else

Woke up the next day, Friday, feeling sub-clinical flu-ish.  achey, sore throat, no energy.   Went to work and my throat was hoarse, losing my voice.   Home early and napped.

Valentines Day, we slept in.  Felt rested and enjoyed a quiet morning at home.   We went out for a few errands and that little bit of activity just wiped me out.    No Vertigo just weak.  
Could be over-diuresing.  I lost 11 lbs of weight over a week.  Added in the HCTZ and made sure to take the afternoon doses.   Doubled up on my KCL when I noticed I was having fasiculations in my calf.

Here it is Monday.  Still extremely weak with a head fog.  No vertigo or nausea.

Beginning to believe the Gluten sensitivity science.  Found some articles from a researcher at House Ear Institute that supported an auto-immune cause.      Calling Dr Brown to get my annual labs and discuss Functional Medicine.

Really tired of this vertigo

Went and saw Dr David Levin on Monday.  A young doc with the latest info.  Introduced me to a drug called betahistine.  It acts to dilate the vasculature around the middle ear and increase flow of the endolymph.  He gave me information but didn't give me a script.   Put me on prednisone 3x a day for a week.      My Diamox prescription went up to $125 a month.  He switched me to HCTZ but said that Diamox is the standard treatment for Meniere's.   I looked into Canadian pharmacies on-line and found that I could get 100 for $55.  

Had one good day Tuesday without symptoms.
Yesterday was Wednesday and I had the onset of vertigo around 1pm.  Sweats and gait disturbance.
The symptoms intensified and I took a meclizine around 2:30.   That gave me some relief for a while but driving home, the vertigo returned.  I had to stop and rest for a bit and then proceeded.  Just about a mile from home, I had a sudden a sudden nausea attack and had to pull over to barf on the side of the road.  Went to bed for two hours then felt better.

Today is Thursday, 2/12/15.   Working at my desk and had another sudden onset of symptoms.  Vertigo & sweats. No nausea yet.  

I'm frustrated with this.   It is effecting the quality of my life and ability to work.   I need relief.

The week wasn't over.

Last entry, I thought my symptoms had passed.  On Friday, I had another severe attack at work on Friday.  Just sitting at my desk, turned my head wrong and set it off.   I tried to sit with my eyes closed but it didn't help.  The nausea kept building.    I had to call Annie to pick me up.  It was bad enough that I couldn't drive.  I came home and went to sleep until the next day.   Wonder if I picked up some virus that was causing these attacks.  

Vertigo & vomiting

I don't know exactly what was different.   We ate Mexican on a Saturday.  The carnitas seemed salty. I worked out in the yard on Sunday and didn't drink enough water.  That's all I can come up with.
At work on Monday, I was out for an afternoon walk and had a sudden onset of vertigo.  The kind where the landscape moves left and right.  I was near my car anyway and sat in it for a bit with my eyes closed.  It passed temporarily but hit me later in the day.  I drove home with it, not turning my head, just focusing on the horizon.  Laid down on the couch and slept for hours, then went to bed.
On Tuesday morning, I woke up with it.  That's a new one.  Usually, sleep will reset the symptoms.
I tried to muscle through it.  I ate some breakfast but the room kept moving left to right, back and forth.  I decided to call in sick and went to lay down.  Just a few minutes of lying there and I got a sudden nausea attack and lost my breakfast.  
Haven't had an attack of this severity since living in Colorado.  I slept until 1pm and felt better but washed out.  No vertigo or nausea but tired, weak and hungover.
Maybe it's time to go back to the ENT.

Persistent Vertigo

After a trip to San Diego 9/6/14 and a couple of restaurant breakfasts, I had the onset of vertigo on Monday.  Out of the blue.  I was at work, sitting at my desk when the room started to spin.  It passes if I rest with my eyes closed.    I drove home to visit Mom mid-day and on the drive out, the spinning returned.  I had to have Holly drive me back to work.
The symptoms have returned without warning on & off all week.  I turn my head too rapidly and it spins.  Just walking and I get a spin.  Walking to work this morning and got some symptoms.  Not enough to disable.  Hasn't been that bad. Just bad enough that I notice and have to take precaution, grab a wall or stop walking.
Sitting at my desk today and spun my head to look at something.  Now the symptoms are moderate. No nausea but definite dizziness & spinning.     I can't take a nap under my desk like I did before with my new office mate.   Seems like I am becoming unstable.  Maybe its time to kill the ear.

Double Carl

Treated myself to a fast food burger on a Friday.  Sunday morning, woke up with vertigo.   Not out of control, vomiting vertigo, just a constant feeling of spinning and dizziness.   Tried to get up and function but couldn't shake it.  Had to go back to bed.  Slept about four hours and still had it when I woke up.
Figures it was a day when Mom was out of control.   Annie had to go over there and take her to the ER for a possible UTI.  I had to crash on the couch.  

Caught a Cold-Hearing Gone

Traveled on a plane for a diving trip.  Lady a few rows up kept sneezing.   I had a premonition that she was going to get everyone around her sick.  Came down with the cold at the end of the trip and had to cancel the last day of diving.  My hearing was immediately effected and I attributed it to the congestion and swelling.   Now, I am almost two weeks out and my hearing has not improved.  Taking Sudafed daily with little, and only temporary, improvement.   Starting to worry that this might not get better.  Having trouble understanding Annie in the same room.  Going to call my ENT for an appt on Monday.  Give it one more week to improve.
Just reviewed an old post, "and now allergies".   I talked about having the same fullness in both my ears like a normal person gets with altitude changes.  Used Claritin with some relief then.   Maybe I should switch from Sudafed to an allergy med?