Question:
Hi i'm 16 and I need help with something my parents wont listen or
take me to the doctor about this. They think that i'm crazy and that I
am weak. I have been feeling really sick lately, it all started at
work when I collapsed and did not want to get up. It seemed like the
world was spinning. I felt cold then hot then cold and hot the whole
time. though I didn't go to the emergency room, and after a week had
past I went to the doctor. He took test and I had to get an MRI,
CAT-scans, and a whole bunch of other stuff, but my mom could'nt
afford it because we don't have health insurance. Then the doctor said
it was probably from the liquid infection in my ear, he said maybe
thats what caused the dizziness, but he said he was'nt sure about
that. Then he said that I might have a tumor in my brain but he is not
sure about that so thats why I have to take all these test which right
now my parents can't afford. I explained about my blurry vision,
feeling naseus, and feeling really weak like I can't keep my body up
from standing because I feel like I am going to fall. Also that I have
been getting migrains ,but they are worse then migrains, and I can't
support it anymore and I have been complaining about for 34 years
already. so he said thats why he giving me all these test sending me
to eye doctor and a bunch of other things which once again my parents
ca't afford. So what I wanna know is what I have and if it's
curerable, and why I feel this way, and what should I do to get some
medical treatment and attention? CAN U HELP ME!?! I am also feeling
dehydrated and like I can not breath deep like I have short breaths
and that I am always tired like I never want to wake up.

Answer:
Hey Sickgirl16, how are you doing? Dizziness secondary to migraine
usually responds to the same treatment used for migraine headaches.
Reduction of risk factors includes an attempt to avoid certain
conditions (eg, stress, anxiety, hypoglycemia, fluctuating estrogen,
certain foods, smoking) that can trigger migraine. Migraine is an
extremely common disorder worldwide. The disease is most prevalent in
women of childbearing age, with an approximate prevalence of 25% in
35-year-old women. Patients with migraine-related vestibulopathy
may experience various types of dizziness symptoms. In women,
dizziness may often occur during the menstrual cycle. In general,
the following foods should be avoided: monosodium glutamate (MSG),
certain alcoholic beverages (eg, red wine, port, sherry, scotch,
bourbon), aged cheese (eg, Colby, Roquefort, Brie, Gruyere, cheddar,
bleu, mozzarella, Parmesan, Boursault, Romano), chocolate (including
carob), and aspartame. MSG is often found in certain soups, Chinese
food and fast food, soy sauce, yeast, yeast extract, meat tenderizers,
seasoned salt, and several salad dressings. If foods are a trigger
for symptoms, the offending food(s) can be identified by adding back
one food at a time until symptoms return. A food diary may be helpful
because certain foods cause migraine symptoms almost immediately (eg,
red wine, MSG), whereas other foods (eg, chocolate, cheese) may cause
symptoms the next day. One class of prophylactic medication does
not seem to be more effective than the others. If dizziness is
controlled with one of these medications, the drug should be
administered continuously for at least 1 year (except for
methysergide, which requires a 3- to 4-wk drug-free interval at 6 mo).
The medication can be restarted for another year if the dizziness
returns after discontinuing therapy. First-line prophylactic
medications include calcium channel blockers (verapamil), tricyclic
antidepressants (nortriptyline), and beta-blockers (propranolol).
Second-line treatment includes methysergide and valproic acid.
Acetazolamide has also been reported as an effective treatment by
several authors. Best wishes,

Answer:
Hey sickgirl16! I don't really know much about what symptoms can
be, but I did want to say that I send you my best wishes, and hope
that you get to feeling better soon. Sincerely, Sarah

Answer:
Go to your local Health Department and they will help you or find help
for you.

Answer:
Hi Sickgirl16, Feel sorry to hear your problem. Your problem
sounds the same with mine with a little twist in mine. But I would
suggest this : 1. follow the diet suggestion from bkdaniels about
what type of foods that you need to avoid (in the connection with your
migrain headache), I found an article at the Parade magazine in my
local newspaper, and I have been carrying the list of the foods that I
need to avoid everytime I do my grocery shopping, the result is great
my migraine headache hardly visiting me anymore. So some food really
does trigger migrain headache, that's what I believe from my own
experience. 2. That is also a possibility with your dizziness that
you might be a hypoglicemic (Almost every Doctor missdiagnosed when
their patient having hypoglicemia). The best way to find out of course
that you have to mentioned it to your Doctor about this. So he can do
the right test for you. 3. Of course if he need to do a lot more
test and your problem is you don't have health insurance, my
suggestion is : Have you ever try to find the local Health Department
Office near you. And also try to find a Family Service from the County
where you reside. Look in the County website. You need to explain your
problem then they will assigned a Social Worker to help you with your
case. Some church is also have their Division that will be able to
help you about this. Hope this will help you, because I know how
hard it is being sick without knowing what kind of sickness is it that
we are having. Take care now and we will pray for you. Anita

Answer:
Also, get off of any artificial sweeteners!!! Diet pop, aspertame, nutrasweet, spenda and any others! Read lables as artificial sweeteners are in many things especially if it's labeled "sugar free".

To find out more about the side effects of these products go to
and do a search.

Karla