Weird Vertigo Attack

Last night, I had the strangest vertigo attack.  I'm hesitant to even refer to it as vertigo but am at a loss as to what else to call it.  I was sitting on my bed when all of the sudden, I got really nauseous and my head got that really heavy feeling that usually means an attack is imminent.  Nothing was spinning yet so I just sat there really still waiting to see what was going on.  The feeling was getting worse so I laid down and stared at one point on my bedroom wall still waiting.  My head felt heavier and I knew if I tried to get up, it would end badly.  I couldn't really move without getting a little spin and more nauseous.  I finally starting taking my Valium and it took 4 mg to calm the feeling in my head.  I also had to take some Zofran to make the nausea go away.  All in all this lasted an hour. 

Of course, now I'm trying to figure out what triggered it.  I know that it may be futile but I always try anyway to find something to point to as a cause.  Was it the hectic weekend I had?  My son's 7th birthday was Sunday.  Was it something I ate when we went out to eat?  I'm usually not affected by food or sodium though.  I have been suspicious of MSG and after doing some research there was some in what I had for lunch.  But I barely ate anything so who knows? 

Someone else suggested to me that this may be burnout.  This person had experienced the same thing and her doctor told her it was burnout.  That's what I'm hoping.  My other choice is always the threat that I'm going bilateral.  I see my doctor next week so I will definitely ask about it.  In the meantime, I hope it doesn't happen again.  I've been dizzy all day and I have to be the primary one to pick up the kids from school this week.  I can't afford to be dizzy.  Argh! 

On the Vitamin D front, I can tell a difference already since I started supplementing.  I'm now 12 days in.  The muscle cramps and joint pain are long gone.  The extreme fatigue has eased up.  Now it's just normal ol' fatigue probably from the Meniere's. 

So that's the latest.  Wish for myself I had better news!

Vitamin D deficiency

The past couple of weeks have been really bad for me in terms of how I feel.  I have had no appetite and have continued to lose weight.  I feel very weak and at times feel like I could faint, although I haven't.  At times, it got so bad, I was afraid to drive which has never happened before.  I have also been dizzier.  I mentioned this to my Gyn at my appointment last week and he ran some bloodwork and it turns out I am very low on Vitamin D.  Suppposedly this can explain a lot of what I've been feeling lately.  I am now on a regimen of taking 50,000 IUs once a week and 2,000 IUs every day in between.  I am to do this for 12 weeks, then go off the supplementation for 2 weeks and have my blood tested again.  The doctor's office said it was likely this cycle would have to be repeated to get my levels up to where they are supposed to be.

It's been 5 days since I started the Vitamin D supplements and so far, no huge difference.  I'm still exhausted and need more sleep.  I hope it's not long before I can tell a difference.  It's pretty amazing how important Vitamin D is to your body's functioning.  After reading up on it, I think I'll stay on some level of supplements even after my levels are back to normal range.

Also, in my medical news, I saw my ENT last week as well.  He is still not letting me return to work.  In the middle of all this Vitamin D stuff, I've also had an eye infection and a sinus infection and had to take care of two sick kids.  No wonder, I'm tired!!  Anyway, he still doesn't think I'm ready and at this time, I have to agree.  I'm having a great deal of discomfort in my good ear and occasionally, I'll get a high-pitched squealing in that ear that will last about two minutes and then quit.  He didn't come out and say it, but I think that he may think I am going bilateral.  My hearing seems fine in that ear and seems worse in my affected ear so it's really hard to tell what's causing what.  I return in three weeks and really wish he would go ahead with a hearing test.  Oh and I did start back on amitriptyline in hopes it may help with the dizziness.  But for now, I continue to wait.