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Re: Vertigo during pregnancy

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:17:24 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Wendy wrote: >
>I am 30 weeks pregnant and out of the blue two days ago, I awoke with
>feeling very dizzy and lightheaded. Everytime I turned my head I felt
>sick and off balance. I thought it was because I was hungry, so I ate a
>large healthy breakfast and went back to bed. I awoke again feeling
>dizzy and nauseated. I did go to my OB that day--I was feeling kind of
>scared. Everything was fine in terms of sugar levels, blood pressure
>(both sitting and standing), no anemia, etc... Upon awaking the
>following day with little to no improvemtent in my condition, I went to
>a ENT who diagnosed me with Vertigo. He felt my symptoms were realted
>to crystals forming in my inner ear, but because I was pregnant, would
>not prescribe meds, give me the exercises or do an adjustment--all
>things he could have done for someone not pregnant. As I am slowly
>recovering from this unexpected sickness, I can't help but be curious if
>this happens to other women who are pregnant. I have never woken up
>with Vertigo in my life nor has anyone in my family experienced such a
>thing. Has anyone had a familiar experience? Wendy (adler1016@aol.com)
Wendy

I have had pts with this during their pregnancy, not many, but some. None of the problems were related to the prenancy

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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