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.