dizziness is killing me.

Hi Knackman -
I'm sorry you're dealing with all this - sounds miserable.

I know dizzy spells and other neurological issues are common w/ lymees. I saw a neurologist about dizzy spells I get every now and then but my bigger concern at the time was seizures where I would black out.

He was great and had a couple other lyme patients. He told me that lyme tosses all logic out the window and it was going to be a long journey to discover the cause. He ran the typical battery of tests. First, he looked for "loose crystals" in the inner ear. Easy to do - they strap you to a chair and flip you upside down and sideways while they have a camera fixed on your eyeballs--if your eyes make a certain type of movement, it indicates loose crystals which can cause neurological problems like dizziness and seizures.

They tested my hearing--apparently I have a lot of hearing loss in my left ear - I think this started when I started my lyme tx. But hearing problems can sometimes be connected to inner ear problems. I had an EEG done (to evaluate the electrical activity in my brain) which was all well. They did an MRI, which was absolute hell because I was in the machine for an hour. It showed nothing. And the last thing they were going to do was to do a sonogram on the carotid artery but never had it done.

But after all that, I am now 95% certain I can attribute the dizziness to a fungal load that I am prone to in my E/N/T/sinuses. The dizzy spells occur when I'm sitting, walking, and particularly lying down in bed. And they often come with a subtle ear or throat ache and other yeast/fungal symptoms. I go back on my antifungals and it disappears.

So, to rule out a y/f issue, are you on antifungals since you're taking abx...?

-p

Ahh - OK, that might be a cause. Do you have any sinus issues? is your tongue a little yellow or white? Do you have any bloating or gassiness? Do you crave sugar or carbs? Any itchiness on your face or acne-like rashes or peeling on your face, scalp?

When you ask your MD, ask for an Rx for PURE Nystatin powder 500,000 units. Most MDs just prescribe regular Nystatin pills but they are weak and expensive and full of fillers. You can buy the powder at most compounding pharmacists - even those online and most ship. The powder is better, more effective and will likely eradicate a yeast/fungal issue in your gut very quickly, which is likely growing up your esophagus into your head. The Nystatin, mixed w/ water, will kill y/f on contact as you swallow it.

If you have NO other symptoms except the dizziness, it could be something else having nothing to do with yeast/fungus. Or you could still have an isolated y/f overgrowth that didn't originate in your gut, in which case you might also do OK on a systemic anti fungal Rx--they're just harder on your body than a local like Nystatin and can challenge your liver.

Either way, if it's a y/f issue, I'd knock it out hard and fast w/ a systemic Rx or Nystatin. And then when it's gone, and while you're still on abx, I'd move onto a maintenance anti fungal - there are several great natural antifungals that are healthy for you and easy/cheap to buy. Please let me/us know if you need more info.

-p

You're welcome - good luck!

p