Can you Please Help Diagnose Me.!

[nicholasbrown15]

I have joined this forum as i have been unwell for up to 6 weeks now (28-09-2010) and still not satisfied with a confident diagnosis.
When my neusea attack first happend it was assumed that it was a viral infection of the inner - middle ear infection. But after six weeks, i havent improved and had two vertigo attacks in the six weeks.
I want to find out if this is a form of migraine (vertebrobasilar migraines??) or maybe even a bleed to the brain? i just dont know.!
My sypmtoms are tiredness with alot of yawning, had two instant vertigo atacks with no warnings and havent been my self since the first encounter.
i find it hard to beleive that it is migraines because i dont suffer from painful headaches  ( it just feels like a massive hangover that has been on going for the past 6 weeks and extreme tirdeness and lack of concentration) and i havnt had one good day for the whole six weeks at all since it first happened.
Migraines?
or recovery from a viral inner ear infection??
i really want to know.!
Another thing to note is that im 18 and was a smoker before this happened (about 5-6 ciggarettes a day) but havent touched them since as that may be related im not sure?
Thanks.

[FurballsMom]

True, it might not be migraines.  I've had them my whole life and my neurologist said I was born with the problem.  Other people do start getting them later in life due to accidents or even illness.  In my case, there is no doubt that I'm dealing with migraines.

I also wonder if you're one of the people who gets unusual negative reactions to antibiotics.  I don't mean the obvious stuff where people get rashes or anaphylaxis.  There's no doubting then that it's the antibiotics.  I'm wondering, though, if you are also dealing with a more unusual or rare reaction to the antibiotics.  This website does talk about neurological damage caused by antibiotics:  http://www.antibiotics.org/     It doesn't talk about what you're dealing with specifically, but several of the other things it talks about are neurological.  Cognitive issues are most definitely neurological issues.

So, it's actually even possible that a negative reaction to antibiotics causes migraine issues, since migraines are neurological as well.  Vertigo is neurological, but it doesn't really explain what is causing the problem.  Any number of other neurological issues could explain what is causing vertigo.  I did find a website that at least explains why the issue of migraines was brought up.  Although I was born with migraine issues, because I get silent migraines, I didn't realize I was having symptoms all along that were silent migraines until my neurologist diagnosed me with the issue much later in my life.  But, I did have issues with other headaches eversince I can remember.  Still, since negative reactions to antibiotics do occur, I wouldn't totally dismiss migraines at this point 'til the neurologist runs more tests.  Vertigo is no fun, and neither is a sudden onset of bizarre symptoms that you never had before in your lifetime.  

Here is a page that explains why the thought of migraines was brought up.  At least it explains why you had to see the ears, nose and throat doctor, too.  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/160900.php

I would certainly ask the neurologist if a strange negative reaction to the antibiotics is a possibility.

I would still press the issue with the neurologist to check for other issues, since this is all a sudden onset for you.

[nicholasbrown15]

Thanks for the feed back. I went to see an ears,nose & throat specialist and he is further referring me to a neuroligist just as you said.
He seems to think they are a form of migraine similiar to which you caled silent migraines. I mentioned the fact that they MAY be migranes as they can be alerted without the headache pain as such.

But i still some how beg to differ with that assumption, because is a migraine supposed to be active for the 6 and a half weeks since the first vertigo attack i got??
It just some how doesnt all add up to me, however will have to wait on results with seeing a nueroligist.

Just unusual that it was an instant attack with no build up and never had migraines before and also not in the family to get them.. Just havent been myself ever since.!

Thank you very much for your feedback, would have thought i would have got a reply so thats awesome to see.
Thanks.

[FurballsMom]

Quitting smoking was good.  You've quit long enough that the worst of the withdrawal should have stopped by now.  None of your symptoms appear to be related to withdrawal.  

Are you seeing a neurologist?  If you're experiencing these symptoms, you should be seeing a neurologist.  If you're not, you need to get a referral from your primary care physician (PCP).  People with migraines see a neurologist.  If it's not migraines but is still neurological, the neurologist would find out.

By the way, if you look up a type of migraine called Silent Migraines in layman's terms, you will find that you don't necessarily have to have those bad painful headaches to have migraines.  You can still feel really sick with the other related symptoms without the painful headache part.  Those are silent migraines.

One thing that tells me you should still see the doctor is that these symptoms are different from what your normal experiences are.  They still sound neurological to me.