And it wouldn't stop spinning.
One morning Lisa woke up and couldn't get out of bed. Her head literally spun with every movement; not only her head but everything else too – the bed, the room…
Lisa felt as if she were at sea. On the way to the bathroom she had to hold onto furniture and the wall like a drunken sailor. That day Lisa had to take a sick day and the next day as well.
The diagnosis was vertigo. The attacks can appear out of nowhere and are often sudden and severe. There are dizzy spells that can knock you out cold—ask Lisa.
Six years ago I wrote on my blog about tinnitus and dizzy spells, and I still receive comments about it to this day. For me that's a good reason to write about it again and to remind you that homeopathy can help you keep your balance.
Back then I wrote about the Banerji protocol for dizzy spells: Tellurium metallicum C200 to be taken every three days in combination with Conium maculatum C6 to be taken twice a week. (The Banerjis use Conium in the C3 potency, which is not available in all countries; C6 is a good alternative.)
In homeopathy, too, many roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes.
So at this point I'd like to present an alternative to that homeopathic protocol which is particularly suitable for treating chronic vertigo: Conium C6 as a single remedy, to be taken twice daily until improvement occurs (in other words: until the room stops spinning).
In my practice I see many cases of vertigo. In my experience vertigo is often a side effect of medications rather than a standalone illness.
Before you dash off to the pharmacy to stock up on Conium, let's take another look at what else you're taking. Read the patient information leaflets of your medicines carefully!
You'll be surprised how many of these product information leaflets warn of dizziness as a side effect. Even if you've been taking certain drugs for years, that doesn't mean side effects won't develop later on.
I often observe this in women going through the menopause, as hormone replacement therapy in particular can lead to dizzy spells. Sadly far too many women assume that bioidentical hormones are as safe and natural as the morning dew on the grass.
I don't want to ramble on—I don't have airtight evidence for my theory. But it makes my hair stand on end when I think about the timing of when these 'bioidentical hormones' were rolled out across the board.
You may not be old enough to remember, but this 'new' product—the hormone replacement therapy with bioidentical hormones—was promoted as a safe solution almost immediately after the massive criticism of synthetic hormone therapy, which had been linked with breast, ovarian and uterine cancers.
This timeline seems a bit odd to me, especially since some of these 'bioidentical' products are marketed by the same manufacturers as their synthetic predecessors.
I'm convinced it's just a marketing trick; a strategically planned manipulation to distract from the poor reputation of the existing synthetic variant. Are they really that 'natural'?
And have you considered what can happen when you disturb the very finely tuned and sensitive hormone balance so profoundly?
Don't get me wrong. I can well understand that women want to do something about the often very distressing symptoms of the menopause. I have no wish to criticise the desire for a solution. But, dear women, there already is a solution!
I've written about that too. I prefer the inexpensive, safe, gentle and very effective homeopathy to put an end to menopausal complaints. I don't want to use medications about which I don't know what they'll do to me, no matter how 'natural' they may sound.
But now I've gone off on a tangent.
If you have established that your dizzy spells are not caused by a medication or any other substance you are taking—natural or synthetic—Conium is a good remedy that can help in many cases. (By the way, there are also many synthetically manufactured vitamins and supplements that can trigger dizziness.)
If no improvement has occurred after about six weeks, you'll need to dig deeper and find out whether something else might be behind it. Maybe high blood pressure, diabetes or something similar.
You should then obtain a conventional medical diagnosis so that the homeopathic treatment can be adjusted accordingly and the dizziness can be resolved in the long term.
Pass it on!
Warmly,
Joette
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Source: https://joettecalabrese.com/blog/vertigo-as-the-world-spins/
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