Dealing with Cervicovestibular Disorders

For the last month and a half, I've been dealing with constant dizziness, back pain, and this weird tingling in my left arm. I finally saw a doctor yesterday, and they prescribed some pills to help with circulation along with Antilles for calming down. Honestly, I feel pretty terrible—I can't move around much because of the vertigo. I can sit for a little bit, I guess, but lying down is really the only way I feel okay.

Now I have to get a full spinal scan and run some more tests on my vestibular system.

Has anyone else dealt with anything like this? How did you manage?.. I’m starting to get a little freaked out that it might be a stroke or even a tumor...

My head and arms just feel so heavy—kind of like when you have the flu—and I keep thinking I won't be able to move them, even though I actually can move them just fine. When I take the Antilles, the symptoms seem to settle down a bit... last night, I also had a hard time focusing my vision—just a tiny bit—like my eyes were "heavy" or something.

Someone please help... 😢😢

Thanks

So, does absolutely nobody have any clue about this... 😢

Ugh... honestly, I've been dealing with these constant dizzy spells and headaches for over five years now... all my tests come back fine... except for my neck...

My advice? Go see a physical therapist, but get an MRI first... even though my old X-rays didn't show much of anything...

It’s just this endless, vicious cycle... I really hope you feel better soon...

p.s. trust me, it's nothing (I saw you mentioning you're worried about something serious like a tumor or whatever)

It’s probably an issue with your cervical spine. I’d suggest getting an X-ray and, if you can, a color Doppler ultrasound of the vertebral arteries just to be safe. After that, physical therapy should really help...

Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I just finished getting my X-ray done, so we’ll see what the doctors say next. I'm pretty sure physical therapy is going to be on the agenda...

Best,