About B. Todd Troost, MD Expertise vertigo, benign positional vertigo, BPPV, and related ailments.
Experience
Past/Present clients More than 2000 patients with vertigo.
Chairman of Neurology Department for 18 years and examiner for American Board of Neurology for over 25 years. Extensive information is provided on my commericial free website at www.ivertigo.net
Expert: B. Todd Troost, MD Date: 6/24/2002 Subject: "STUFFY HEAD", DIZZINESS, ETC.
Question When I get up in the mornng, for about 45 minues, I feel normal.
After about 45 minutes, I get this feeling of a "headcold", and sort of a "dizzy feeling", as well as drowsiness.
This lasts almost all day long, but sometimes I get some relief very late in the evening - a "clearing up" as it were.
I am almost 83, and take many medications any of which could be a contributing factor:
I have had a brain scan, and I have suffered some TIA's which my Internal Medicine Guy thinks is normal for a guy my age.
TIAZAC - most likely (but I really need it!!)
Zantac
Dyazide
Vasotek
Synthroid
Vioxx
Also, a goodly array of vitamins and minerals.
I thought I might have some sort of allergy, but I was put on Flonase, and it did not help - just made me more drowsy than ever.
My mental faculties are quite good (getting pretty
damn good at "crosswords"), but I am quite clumsy physically.
I still drive, but try to hold it to a minimum.
This may not be your "cup of tea", but perhaps you could offer me vestage of a suggestion.
I am in Dallas, Texas.
Thanks,
Mklton Abramson
Answer Dear Sir:
It sounds potentially as though you have an allergy. I am not surprised the MRI was non revealing as far as the dizziness goes. I don't really think your meds are doing it and might suggest the vertigo exercises if you have any spinning sensation (?) .
