VERTIGO and food!

I get vertigo occasionally (no migraines). I notice mine gets triggered with a certain movement of my jaw. I can't describe it but often I'll feel the effect right after I moved my jaw somehow. Doesn't sound like mine is as severe as yours.

I haven't noticed any food triggers, but I went through a period of time where I didn't know I was lactose intolerant and kept getting sick and had to figure that out. In retrospect it should have been obvious perhaps, but I wasn't expecting to 'become' lactose intolerant as an adult. So I know how frustrating it can be. Hopefully by keeping a food log and a log of your events you can narrow it down.

Yes to caffeine, also milk and cheese can set off my migraines which can then escalate
I feel for you. I hope you get some answers and can reduce your symptoms

I have had vestibular neuronitis a few times in my life.. pretty scary .. but a physical therapist helped me a lot ... I had it for nearly a year.. and one day I saw her after seeing her quite a few times.. and the dizziness stopped.. I felt like I was handled a million dollars.. what a relief.. there are dizzy clinics in the Toronto area that are in local hospitals and they can pin point what is really going on...

For me , I find that the weather really affects me. Air pressure changes bring on my vertigo. The doctor has never been able to help. He gave me the exercises that didn't work for me. I'm also thinking that stress is a culprit in triggering my dizziness. I've suffered on and off for years. The only food that I believe has caused it is a sugar overload. I don't have migraine headaches. Vertigo can be very debilitating.

My grandmother and dad have Meniere's. Their doctor gave them exercises to do (which they hate) and told them to cut their sodium to a pretty low amount. Meniere's has to do with the amount of fluid and calcium build up in your ears. Clearly we need calcium, but doing the exercises can cause the calcium to break off sooner so that the attack isn't as jarring (basically, you cause tiny attacks by doing the exercises that allow you to function normally the rest of the time).

I've always suffered from irregular vertigo (usually it comes and goes in a day, but sometimes I'll get a more severe bout that lasts for weeks). I'm in a long bout of it right now, it usually happens during the allergy season and/or large air pressure changes. I take meclizine, an antihistamine, and a nasal steroid. I'm considering using a neti pot for prevention, since the antihistimine doesn't seem to prevent it completely. (My doctor suggested using a nasal steroid during the allergy season for prevention, but it's not the allergy season yet, so I just used it when the vertigo started.) I've never heard of vertigo being triggered by diet. My diet is pretty bland and consistent, so I haven't noticed any correlation between my diet and vertigo.

Either way, it's a really obnoxious (and debilitating) affliction because you don't look ill. I don't think people really understand unless they actually see you go down for no reason. My ex was present when I bent over to feed the cats and fell backwards several feet until I hit our stove. It scared the bejesus out of him, but no one else has ever witnessed this because I'm so careful whenever I'm having a bout. (If I bend over, I hold onto something.) So I hope you find something that works for you.

Oh also, when my ear is feeling full, a strong decongestant helps a lot. The ones from behind the counter at the pharmacy. I stick to Mucinex D generally. For when you're in the throws of an attack, those motion sick patches are a God-send. You have to get a prescription, but they WORK. You might still be dizzy, but at least you won't be throwing up bile for hours on end. Sorry if that was graphic, just keeping it real.

I get bouts of vertigo each year which I think goes hand in hand with my chronic loud tinnitus in both ears. ( so many ear problems, ugh......) I've had some major ear damage and I know that on my Daily Stength Support Forum, there are LOTS of folks with meineres disease. And they all have said diet triggers it! They even list what they have cut out and avoid at all costs. Pretty interesting. I recommend popping over to the Daily Strength Tinnitus support group - they might even have a Meineres Disease support forum now. You will not feel alone. Sadly, there are a lot of people suffering from it. And I have read in the past people making symptoms virtually disappear thanks to diet. Good luck!!!

I get severe vertigo at times. I also get migraines and have allergies and food sensitivities. I have tried many times to narrow down foods that might be causing it. I have had success in discovering what foods trigger migraines for me, but my vertigo triggers seem to be a mystery.

sparklyhippos wrote: »

Do you mind me asking what foods trigger your migraines?

MSG, artificial sweeteners, hard cheeses, the smell of peanuts/peanut butter (I have a peanut allergy anyway), and red wine.