The description of "Vestibular illness anxiety" and patients who are "fussy" about their health sounds like a great way to avoid addressing a patient's questions and dismiss their concerns...clever doctor! Your job just got easier! Btw - when I had anxiety, I was given antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds that didn't work well. What DID work was thyroid medication. Some of us see bad doctors which has trained us to be vigilant with out health. This should not be, in turn, deemed a psychiatric issue. I could give more examples of the medical incompetence I've personally experienced but I don't want to be labeled as overly critical...that might involve a whole new psychiatric diagnosis!
I'd be very cautious about labelling anyone as having 'functional' symptoms. Dr Wade (one of the proponents of this model) told me that people with 'functional' symptoms face the 'certainty of prejudice' in primary care. A neuropsychiatrist I consulted with tried to land-grab MdDS as a 'functional' condition, via me, and I experienced that prejudice first hand. I had to get re-diagnosed before my doctors would believe there was anything physically wrong with me. This neuropsychiatrist also missed a really obvious additional diagnosis of vestibular migraine and - as such - delayed me being able to access treatment and support. People with rare conditions are particularly at risk from the 'functional'/'medically unexplained symptoms' label and it can make their diagnostic odysseys considerably more difficult. This should not also apply to people with migraine, but it does. Meanwhile the lack of empathy and understanding from this doctor for the woman with Meniere's is enough to put me off psychiatrists for life. Again.
My ENT said my jaw is misaligned and clenching at night is affecting one side more than the other, causing muscular tension and likely resulting in my eustation tube not draining properly. He recommended my dentist make a night guard that corrects this and see if it helps.
I am afraid to walk with my walker,afraid of falling, this is when i have to go to the doctor,and this is walking outside. My husband has to take me in a wheelchair when I go to the doctor.
Are doctors considering the slow and insidious onset of symptoms related to toxic exposure? This could affect neurotransmitters and the "fear of falling" and rigidity may be legitimate. If physical therapy helps, what if the effect is similar to improvement with exercise in Parkinson's Disease...for that matter, what if the conditions you are seeing are early signs of Parkinson's, which has an autonomic dysfunction component.
@@AJ88874 Yes I have PPPD and I am still looking for a medication. I am taking Flunarizine for vestibular migraine and it made me feel a little better but what helps me most is Xanax on a daily basis
He’s blaming it all on anxiety, but not addressing it. Not one doc has been able to figure the cause. I e had supposed vm and pppd got 9 yrs and was put on clonazepam after trying 30 meds and VRT 5 times. Now I’m having to come off the benzo and things like anxiety are worse, dizziness worse, fear all the time. Headache are worse either way each decrease. But yet not one of these doctors know a damn thing about any of it. This doc just keep walking around the problem still no answer’s as usual
He’s blaming it all on anxiety, but not addressing it. Not one doc has been able to figure the cause. I e had supposed vm and pppd got 9 yrs and was put on clonazepam after trying 30 meds and VRT 5 times. Now I’m having to come off the benzo and things like anxiety are worse, dizziness worse, fear all the time. Headache are worse either way each decrease. But yet not one of these doctors know a damn thing about any of it. This doc just keep walking around the problem still no answer’s as usual
The description of "Vestibular illness anxiety" and patients who are "fussy" about their health sounds like a great way to avoid addressing a patient's questions and dismiss their concerns...clever doctor! Your job just got easier!
Btw - when I had anxiety, I was given antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds that didn't work well. What DID work was thyroid medication. Some of us see bad doctors which has trained us to be vigilant with out health. This should not be, in turn, deemed a psychiatric issue.
I could give more examples of the medical incompetence I've personally experienced but I don't want to be labeled as overly critical...that might involve a whole new psychiatric diagnosis!
I'd be very cautious about labelling anyone as having 'functional' symptoms. Dr Wade (one of the proponents of this model) told me that people with 'functional' symptoms face the 'certainty of prejudice' in primary care. A neuropsychiatrist I consulted with tried to land-grab MdDS as a 'functional' condition, via me, and I experienced that prejudice first hand. I had to get re-diagnosed before my doctors would believe there was anything physically wrong with me. This neuropsychiatrist also missed a really obvious additional diagnosis of vestibular migraine and - as such - delayed me being able to access treatment and support.
People with rare conditions are particularly at risk from the 'functional'/'medically unexplained symptoms' label and it can make their diagnostic odysseys considerably more difficult. This should not also apply to people with migraine, but it does.
Meanwhile the lack of empathy and understanding from this doctor for the woman with Meniere's is enough to put me off psychiatrists for life. Again.
did you go on a boat before your got your illness? What kind of treatment are you having?
"Functional disorder" is a lazy diagnosis.
And what if a person has major side effects with SSRI/SSNRI ? Aren’t there another solutions for PPPD ?
exactly, i cannot tolerate any ssri/ssnri
Microdose. You can start on tiny doses and increase very slowly.
My ENT said my jaw is misaligned and clenching at night is affecting one side more than the other, causing muscular tension and likely resulting in my eustation tube not draining properly. He recommended my dentist make a night guard that corrects this and see if it helps.
I am afraid to walk with my walker,afraid of falling, this is when i have to go to the doctor,and this is walking outside. My husband has to take me in a wheelchair when I go to the doctor.
Are doctors considering the slow and insidious onset of symptoms related to toxic exposure? This could affect neurotransmitters and the "fear of falling" and rigidity may be legitimate. If physical therapy helps, what if the effect is similar to improvement with exercise in Parkinson's Disease...for that matter, what if the conditions you are seeing are early signs of Parkinson's, which has an autonomic dysfunction component.
Hello doctor what are the symptoms of vestibular disorder?
Is there any other drug treatment for PPPD/Chronic Subjective Dizziness besides SSRI’s?
No
Did you try SSRI ?
@@antonmclaughlin9897 do u have or had pppd?
@@lounalou9287 nope you? Do u have pppd?
@@AJ88874 Yes I have PPPD and I am still looking for a medication. I am taking Flunarizine for vestibular migraine and it made me feel a little better but what helps me most is Xanax on a daily basis
He’s blaming it all on anxiety, but not addressing it. Not one doc has been able to figure the cause. I e had supposed vm and pppd got 9 yrs and was put on clonazepam after trying 30 meds and VRT 5 times. Now I’m having to come off the benzo and things like anxiety are worse, dizziness worse, fear all the time. Headache are worse either way each decrease. But yet not one of these doctors know a damn thing about any of it. This doc just keep walking around the problem still no answer’s as usual
He’s blaming it all on anxiety, but not addressing it. Not one doc has been able to figure the cause. I e had supposed vm and pppd got 9 yrs and was put on clonazepam after trying 30 meds and VRT 5 times. Now I’m having to come off the benzo and things like anxiety are worse, dizziness worse, fear all the time. Headache are worse either way each decrease. But yet not one of these doctors know a damn thing about any of it. This doc just keep walking around the problem still no answer’s as usual