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Posted by beejays on April 4, 2002, at 13:30:50
On Wellbutrin, and periodically yesterday I kept feeling this weird shift, like the ground moved under me, or like I turned my head really fast, for just a split second...anyone relate to this?? thanks.
Posted by beardedlady on April 4, 2002, at 15:19:17
In reply to feeling weird on WB .. is the ground moving ?? !, posted by beejays on April 4, 2002, at 13:30:50
I have had it since August. I've been on Serzone for three and a half years, so I can't blame it. Someone else I know got this after a month on Zoloft. When he quit cold turkey, it got worse and lasted for several months. It comes and goes for him.
Me--I'm still waiting for it to go. My neurologist says it's a form of migraine. I am starting to not buy it. I first got this weird rocking-on-the-ocean sensation when I reduced my birth control pill dose. It lasted a week. Two months later, I quit birth control altogether, and I got it back. It never went away, though it is been worse and better.
I was diagnosed with vertigo, though I knew deep down it wasn't that. Then I had an ENG to test for inner ear trouble. That came back negative, though my neurologist says it's still a possibility. My ear, nose, throat doc said he thought it was from TMJ and gave me some prednisone. That didn't work, so it was probably not from my teeth grinding. My neurologist said, though, that he could fill a whole room with patients of his that have what I describe.
I am very uncomfortable. It feels like my eyes are crossed sometimes or like all the ceilings are too low and halls are too narrow. It's like a headache without the ache, and it all started with a split second floor-dropping sensation.
I'm seeing my neurologist next week, so I'll let you know what he says about it. You should call your doctor. Don't let anyone give you meclazine (sea sickness medicine). Tell them you don't have vertigo.
If you find out what it is, please let me know!
beardy : )>>
Posted by JohnX2 on April 4, 2002, at 16:08:08
In reply to Re: feeling weird on WB .. is the ground moving ?? !, posted by beardedlady on April 4, 2002, at 15:19:17
Beardy,Do you get this "drunk" feeling like you can't walk a straight line?
I experience this on Serone my 1st trial, but not on this 2nd trial.
John
> I have had it since August. I've been on Serzone for three and a half years, so I can't blame it. Someone else I know got this after a month on Zoloft. When he quit cold turkey, it got worse and lasted for several months. It comes and goes for him.
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> Me--I'm still waiting for it to go. My neurologist says it's a form of migraine. I am starting to not buy it. I first got this weird rocking-on-the-ocean sensation when I reduced my birth control pill dose. It lasted a week. Two months later, I quit birth control altogether, and I got it back. It never went away, though it is been worse and better.
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> I was diagnosed with vertigo, though I knew deep down it wasn't that. Then I had an ENG to test for inner ear trouble. That came back negative, though my neurologist says it's still a possibility. My ear, nose, throat doc said he thought it was from TMJ and gave me some prednisone. That didn't work, so it was probably not from my teeth grinding. My neurologist said, though, that he could fill a whole room with patients of his that have what I describe.
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> I am very uncomfortable. It feels like my eyes are crossed sometimes or like all the ceilings are too low and halls are too narrow. It's like a headache without the ache, and it all started with a split second floor-dropping sensation.
>
> I'm seeing my neurologist next week, so I'll let you know what he says about it. You should call your doctor. Don't let anyone give you meclazine (sea sickness medicine). Tell them you don't have vertigo.
>
> If you find out what it is, please let me know!
>
> beardy : )>>
Posted by beardedlady on April 4, 2002, at 17:27:29
In reply to Re: feeling weird on WB .. is the ground moving ?? ! » beardedlady, posted by JohnX2 on April 4, 2002, at 16:08:08
That drunk feeling sounds more like vertigo. I can walk a perfect straight line and touch my nose with outstretched arms (my nose is big). It only feels like I am off balance. But sometimes I topple over trying to take off pants!
beardy : />
Posted by beardedlady on April 6, 2002, at 15:02:48
In reply to feeling weird on WB .. is the ground moving ?? !, posted by beejays on April 4, 2002, at 13:30:50
When you find out what this is, will you please let me know?
Thanks,
beardy : )> <( :
Posted by IsoM on April 7, 2002, at 3:02:24
In reply to Re: feeling weird on WB .. is the ground moving ?? ! » beejays, posted by beardedlady on April 6, 2002, at 15:02:48
Beire-dei, I have that sensation too. When I read about you toppling over when you put your pants on (or is it when you take them off), I laughed. So there's someone who does that besides me? Hence, my saying I'm always klutzy.
My Mom also gets that sort of feeling but she doesn't take any psychotropic meds. Let me tell you something I know about balance - not that it's going to explain the problem or what to do about it.
I've read that our sense of balance doesn't just involve the our inner ears but are a combination of the it, the messages sent to the brain, & the information coming from our eyes & muscles giving us the sense of where we are in the physical world. The semi-circular canals in our inner ear are filled with fluid & when we rotate our head, very fine hairs within send signals to our brain letting it know. Two other inner ear organs are the utricle & the saccule which detect straight-line & acceration movements.
There's many things that can damage the fine hair-like structures or can alter the fluid or cause infammation in the inner ear, or even damage the major nerve from ear to brain. Anything gone wrong in these areas can affect our balance. Even some viruses with no special names can cause long-lasting balance problems. Not very encouraging but it's really hard to track down what might be the reason.
Me, I just try to be careful. If I close my eyes, I'll start swaying. I can't walk with my eyes closed, I lose my balance very easily then. I can't whip my head around quickly either if something grabs my attention. Feels awful when I do. Something we have to learn to live with but I do understand your curiousity to just know 'why?'.
Posted by beardedlady on April 7, 2002, at 6:30:14
In reply to Not Quite Vertigo » beardedlady, posted by IsoM on April 7, 2002, at 3:02:24
Iso:
Yeah, I did a lot of research about this when it first happened. It's hard to say why yours sounds like vertigo (women--especially those in pre- or full-fledged menopause get it a lot), and mine doesn't! I can only tell you that I have no spinning--just a constant feeling of "off," which is near impossible to describe. Lots of things make it worse--elevators, washing dishes, long hallways--but nothing makes it better. The floor-dropping sensations come when I do those things; otherwise, I'm just somewhat off. It has eased up quite a bit from the usual feeling of being on the ocean! But there are some things I just don't want to live with. I am determined!
The very moment this all started, though, I had some trouble with my ears--making a weird clicking news when I used a muscle inside them to clear a feeling of clogged ears. (Two ENTs said there is absolutely nothing in my ears, though I think this happened when one of them pulled a giant wax plug out! Maybe that had been protecting me from ear-born viruses!)
Thanks, and I have to go now because my husband thinks I'm addicted to the board.
beardy : )>
Posted by papusa on May 4, 2003, at 18:57:31
In reply to Not Quite Vertigo » beardedlady, posted by IsoM on April 7, 2002, at 3:02:24
Well, this thread is a bit cold, but I thought I'd add my two cents. I've had intermittent vertigo-like feelings ever since I tried an SSRI 10 years ago. (Zoloft). Any drug that affects neurotransmitters can give me this--ick. When I stop taking them, the symptoms slowly go away.
My ENT gave me a ton of tests and said my ears were normal. He said it was a sort of visio-spacial agnosia, where the brain can't quite put together the different input from the ears, eyes. and body to form a sense of balance. A related condition is called, I believe, mal d'embarkment, where you continue to feel the motion of the sea even after you leave the ship--sometimes for months. He told me that the nervous system is very plastic and that my brain may adapt to the changes caused by neurotransmitters affected by drugs. I hope he's right. I'm pretty bothered now by the effects of an AD on my balance. Also, AD's make my ears ring. Fun with chemistry.
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