Ask the Doctor: Brief vertigo

For about 3-4 years now, I will occasionally get VERY strong episodes of vertigo where it feels like I am being very strongly pulled in a weird direction. Sometimes it feels like my head is shaking back and forth. These episodes usually last anywhere from 20 seconds to sometimes 5-7 minutes. They NEVER happen whenContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Brief vertigo”

Ask the Doctor: Stress and vertigo

When I first started having these periods of dizziness, I was told it was stress. It seems that stress gets blamed for a lot of vertigo. Is that true? Mine still keeps coming back but I am about to use your method. Thank you so much. Stress seems to make every symptom worse.  It’s rareContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Stress and vertigo”

Ask the Doctor: Does migraine respond to maneuvers?

I have been experiencing vertigo for about twenty years- the first of which was during finals week in grad school. I used to get an episode once a year but now it’s more like every 3 months lasting about 2-3 hours and having a foggy head and slight nausea for 2 days after. The halfContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Does migraine respond to maneuvers?”