Sunday, October 5, 2008

Wednesday's appointment

Well, I went to the doctor's on Wednesday and it only lasted about 20 minutes in and out. But we came up with a few options: I could see a neurologist who specializes in brain activity and see my options there, or I could start taking these meds. The meds are a hit and miss diagnosis to see if I have a problem in my blood vessels. As you move around and change positions thru-out the day, your blood vessels contract and change to allow your blood to flow differently I guess....well my dizzy spells may be because my blood vessels are not doing this correctly. But the only way to find out is to see if the medicine I take helps or not. So I'm taking these meds once a day that help to relax my blood vessels...the side effects? I feel tired ALL day long. I feel like the life has been sucked out of me. But I am going to be on these pills for a month to see how my body reacts then go back to the doctor's. If the spells get better, we found the problem. If not, I will be going to see that neurologist soon after.
To be perfectly honest, I haven't had a big one yet while on the meds, but the little ones seemed to have increased and I feel like I have a headache 24/7... I might go in sooner if they don't get better in the next week or so...