Comments on: Does alcohol cause vertigo/vestibular problems?

By: Stevo

Stevo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0000

Also I get short of breath start to see shadows real jittery right before it happens also I get heat rushed while its happening andseconds before

By: stevo

stevo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:40:44 +0000

hey guys i just stumbled across this page searching for some symptoms i have been having one doctor said i had syncope or dyhydration the next day he said maybe seizures one said vertigo and i have also came across some eye problems that can cause it anyways…. 8 years ago and 5 years ago i had this happen and nothing ever since then in august of 11 i had it happen 2 days in a row i leaned back to take a drink and almost fell over i was barely able to get my self to sit down and my buddy thought i was playing a joke or something he said i looked like the drunkest guy he had ever seen trying to baby step to sit down after about 5 minutes i was fine but really weak my vision was messy my body felt like it was fluttering and hearing was screwy the next day i was in line at the bank leaning over the counter the lady then started to count my money i stood up off the counter and it happened again i grabbed my moiney staggered out the door and ended up driving around town to get license plate for my truck then when i walked in to the office i walked down some marble stairs and it happened again about 10 minutes after the bank i some how walked out back to the car a block away then didnt have anymore episodes since then till october of 2011 i was working and bent down to look at the computer with my boss and it hit me again i was like omg i need to sit down he was like whatever lazy ass lol and a few minutes later he helped me to the break room while walking my legs were shaky everything was spinning or so it seemed then didnt have it happen again til just about a week ago i was bowling with my kids and i was getting irritated because they were running all over the bowling alley and not sitting down like i had asked them to i turned around bent down to get my ball and it happened again i managed to stumble to the counter to pay for our games signed my receipt and walked out the door to my truck i couldnt drive so my brother came and got us then this monday i was driving down the highway to go to work and it happened again while driving i was able to drive but when i got to work i was sooo weak and tired i couldnt get out of my truck most of the ones i have mentioned so far last about 5 minutes maybe 1 has lasted 10 then this tuesday i go back to work and i had about 15 of them but they were like 2-5 seconds longeverytime i bent over to pick something up then wednesday i was working had about 5 small second ones and then had one hit me hard i sat down my boss walked me to the break room and i tried to get up about 5 minutes later to get a drink and everytime i sat forward in the chair i got sooo dizzy like coming off a spinning carnival ride thursday friday and today i have only had a few a day for a few seconds my doctor swears up and down they are simple partial seizures but the medicine im on isnt helping now ill tell you my symptoms its like a jolt comes on out of no where i get sooo dizzy sometimes im like where am i and others i know exactly whats happening sometimes while its happening if i look around fast it gets worse or if i make myself blink and move my head the same thing happens but every time it has happened i have bent down forward or back to take a drink … i also out of no where get very anxious around people lately or scared to be alone and short of breath when it happens or is about to happen or even before it happens …. now i read about the alchohol part i go out QUITE A BIT with my friends and we drink pitcher after pitcher and sometimes ill wake up hung over (this was before the seizure medicine)but then i feel anxiety and stress and panicky thats usually when it happens when i move fast or bend over my doctor told me not to go have a vertigop test done cuz he thinks it is seizures i usually drink 6 nights out of the week but this last month maybe once or twice and the last 3 weeks i have only drank 3 times this last week i havent drank at all and all this has started happenming again worse than any other time before i am scared to drive to walk out side and sometimes even get off the couch or out of bed to just go to the bathroom….. i have read alot on vertigo and it seems to fit 100% of what i go through does anyone else have any ideas on this

please and thank you

steve

p.s. this is a great poage very helpful

By: Dominique Robertson

Dominique Robertson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:38:04 +0000

Hi! I too believes that alcohol compounds the problem but I had managed to be ok (even drinking a small amount of alcohol) until now but have been much worse since the weather got to 0 C temperatures.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:40:50 +0000

This is all very interesting. I’ve been drinking frequently for quite some time. Last Friday I went to a buddies. Before going there I had 1 booze coffee w/ whiskey and bailey’s > one dark beer and a sip of rum within a 2 hr period. When I got to my buddies, he started feeding me some kind of imported specialty beer from the US – even though I had brought my own regular beer. I recall having 3 different glasses of this specialty beer. Maybe each ½ pint. All different beers, all dark beers. There was a glass of port and two fingers of whiskey too. Basically an unusual toxic mix. After that, I really don’t remember and hope I didn’t drink anymore. I didn’t think I drank that much but was quite loaded. The alcohol consumed at my friends was consumed within a fairly short time frame – between 11:30pm and maybe 1am or 2am?. What I found out the next day was that the specialty beer he was giving me was 8% to 10% alcohol. I was not at all impressed with my friend because I don’t drink beer with that much alcohol and did not realize I was drinking that kind of high octane beer. The next day I was totally hung over and could barely drink any water let alone eat. I thought I’d be fine by the next day but day two I was still really hung over. Day 3, I was spinning while sitting at my computer and while out getting groceries. Day 4, I started getting nervous as I was still spinning at times while working on my computer. Day 5 was better but still not 100%. I really hope I fade back to normal tomorrow. All the while my face and head has felt like it’s been full of blood and about to burst at times. There was an emptiness in my brain. I have felt like I’ve been dulled. Like I’ve incurred some brain damage or something. I’ve never noticed any hangover this long lasting after before so I started doing some research which eventually brought me here. I suppose my time finally came due to excess. I’m saddened to read everyone’s stories, but in a strange way I’m please to find out that I’m not alone and that alcohol obviously caused this bout in my case. There is no doubt about it. I really quite enjoy alcohol. I drink frequently but don’t typically get loaded (a nice buzz), but as I do drink frequently I certainly do get loaded on occasion with friends. Obviously it’s time to take a break and cut back or stop entirely. I hope I don’t incur any long term effects due to this incident, or build up of excessive long term drinking. The bodies vitamin content gets severely depleted after consuming alcohol and I’ve read that the B1 vitamin is important to replenish after drinking. Best of luck to all of you.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:48:22 +0000

I quit drinking 2 years ago.. Several months afterwards I had dizzy spells.. Mostly when getting in and out of bed. They ceased after about a month.
My girlfriend finally quit drinking 15 days ago and is getting the dizzy spells.

By: mansi

mansi — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:32:10 +0000

I was just reading the comments above and they are so similar to what I have been going through for past 4 days…It was a weekend and I thought to have wine …mixed with soda…had just one glass of wine with soda and slept peacefully without ant problems…the next day my head started feeling heavier , I thought it to be just a minor thing Nd neglected…by the evening I was playing with my daughter and suddenly as I put my head behind to see her the whole room went reeling…that’s when I realized I am back with it…I had experienced this symptoms 3 yrs back for a month but now after reading all your experiences I can relate to the glass of red wine that has caused it yo happen…had visited doctor and he said it could be because of high blood pressure and has put me on medication …but it does not help though….wonder when I will be back to normal….to all refrain from alcohol if it does not suit your body …..the hangover is deadly:)

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:18:21 +0000

Rocco,
I’m going through everyone’s posts which I find very interesting. I went to a neurologist last year because of vertigo and he did say that it may be migraine induced as well but they don’t know for sure. I posted three comments above this topic.
Here’s a few things to add that may support your post. Back in 2004, I quit eating meat. I went to a seminar and they had a challenge on not eating meat so I stopped for good. I was a migraine sufferer throughout my entire childhood and I know alot was around food and stress. Coincidentally, I stopped getting migraines when I quit eating meat. I didn’t really put it together until a few years later. I was getting them about 5 times a year as an adult but as a child, alot more. Later in life, I started getting vertigo and the first time it happened right after my dad passed away. I quit drinking in August 2011 and I haven’t had vertigo since. So, I do think stress, diet and alcohol all play a role. Foods that triggered it for me..Mayo, dairy, caffiene, certain hamburgers (when I ate meat), and anything greasy. I had a few stressful situations that I truly think caused it for me. All I can say is for anyone with this issue, your body is telling your something clearly. Try to eliminate booze which will inturn, help you eliminate stress to a point. The rest is up to you to eliminate and simplify your life and eat right. They’re are some great books out there about food that I found to be helpful. (China Study, Eat to live and Eat for Health). Also, a great book by Joan Borysenko, mending the mind minding the body was of help. I read that years ago. If you eat foods that clog your system which are most of what we americans eat, this could cause migraines and potentially vertigo. I know this from personal experience.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:55:05 +0000

Steve, Read your post. I’m totally with you. I was lucky enough to find someone to just tell me to quit. Everything you posted is totally true. It does take about 4 month also to stop overthinking booze. I do crave sugar alot but I really don’t crave the booze.
You will encounter some unexpected things both good and bad if anyone decides to quit drinking. Managing people around me and getting them to accept that you’ve quit is a pain. However, you do have more energy, find yourself being more productive and clearer. I was losing things and locking myself out of the house when I was getting vertigo. That is much better now. Stopping is more of a mental thing. You just have to make up your mind and do it. I personally don’t go to AA because I don’t want to sit around and focus on drinking, I’d much rather focus on things I want in life and things I need to get done. However, that may be the best avenue for others. I say anyone with vertigo should try to give up the booze not cut back. The booze is often times the issue.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:23:43 +0000

Hey Jade,

Not sure if you know this but some Asians have allergies to alcohol. Plus, mixing booze is very bad. Also, alot of colored alcohol has alot of preservatives in it to include rum. Drink more pure alcohol if you’re going to drink and moderate. Don’t mix, you will hate yourself in the morning

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:18:50 +0000

I quit in August of 2011. I had vertigo about 5 times in 2011 and it would last for 7 days. I wasn’t getting wasted every night but drank often. So I quit and haven’t had vertigo at all and it’s been 5 months. I think it plays into it. I’m thinking that over time, drinking catches up with you. It seems that some of the meds don’t really help, you just have to let it play out until it goes away. I would strongly recommend stopping drinking even though it may be hard. If anything, give yourself a few months to see what happens. That way you can narrow it down. Also, find a doctor that knows the Epley Manuever. That is supposed to help with vertigo. Go to youtube and look at the videos on it.