Sorry to hear that your wife is now having vertigo to add to the Myasthenia. Vertigo is not a known symptom or connection to the MG. Take a look at the medications that she is taking-- is there a new one that she recently started?
Common causes of vertigo include:
Inner ear disorders, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Ménière's disease, vestibular neuritis, or labyrinthitis.
Injury to the ear or head.
Migraine headaches, which are painful, debilitating headaches that often occur with vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell.
Decreased blood flow through the arteries that supply blood to the base of the brain (vertebrobasilar insufficiency).
Less common causes of vertigo include:
A noncancerous growth in the space behind the eardrum (cholesteatoma).
Brain tumors and cancer that has traveled from another part of the body (metastatic).
Immediate medical attention is needed if vertigo occurs suddenly with loss of function. Vertigo that occurs with loss of function in one area of the body can mean a problem in the brain, such as a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
Alcohol and many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause lightheadedness or vertigo. These problems may develop from:
Taking too much of a medicine (overmedicating).
Alcohol and medicine interactions. This is a problem, especially for older adults, who may take many medicines at the same time.
Misusing or abusing a medicine or alcohol.
Drug intoxication or the effects of withdrawal.
It's important when she experiences vertigo that she sits or lays down, has as little stimulation as possible, turn the lights off and have her close her eyes-- at least until you're able to speak to her doctor and determine where the vertigo is coming from.
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Hi Anon,
Sorry to hear that your wife is now having vertigo to add to the Myasthenia. Vertigo is not a known symptom or connection to the MG. Take a look at the medications that she is taking-- is there a new one that she recently started?
Common causes of vertigo include:
Inner ear disorders, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Ménière's disease, vestibular neuritis, or labyrinthitis.
Injury to the ear or head.
Migraine headaches, which are painful, debilitating headaches that often occur with vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell.
Decreased blood flow through the arteries that supply blood to the base of the brain (vertebrobasilar insufficiency).
Less common causes of vertigo include:
A noncancerous growth in the space behind the eardrum (cholesteatoma).
Brain tumors and cancer that has traveled from another part of the body (metastatic).
Immediate medical attention is needed if vertigo occurs suddenly with loss of function. Vertigo that occurs with loss of function in one area of the body can mean a problem in the brain, such as a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
Alcohol and many prescription and nonprescription medicines can cause lightheadedness or vertigo. These problems may develop from:
Taking too much of a medicine (overmedicating).
Alcohol and medicine interactions. This is a problem, especially for older adults, who may take many medicines at the same time.
Misusing or abusing a medicine or alcohol.
Drug intoxication or the effects of withdrawal.
It's important when she experiences vertigo that she sits or lays down, has as little stimulation as possible, turn the lights off and have her close her eyes-- at least until you're able to speak to her doctor and determine where the vertigo is coming from.
All the best,
Rosa
June 22, 2011 - 7:05amThis Comment
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