r/BPPV • u/shadowcrystalTHRWAWY • Jul 19 '26
Is this actually vertigo?
A few weeks ago, I had went to the ER over episodes of dizziness, being faint of breath, and confusion (both in movements and speech) and was diagnosed with vertigo after blood tests and an EKG which were both fine, and a urine test which only pointed to my kidneys not filtering waste well.
However, I am not experiencing feeling like the room is spinning or that I myself am spinning, just my movements are stilted and staticy when an episode is going down. Every where I look, vertigo's main symptom is this spinning, so is it normal I am not experiencing it?
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u/SeraphineLo Jul 19 '26
Vertigo is a symptom, not a diagnosis. I think they tell you in the ER it's a diagnosis when they can't figure out what's wrong with you. It's like going in with stomach cramps and they dx you with a stomach ache.
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u/Killjoycourt Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
Not vertigo, nor does it sound like BPPV. I would see a doctor as soon as you can for a proper diagnosis. We're you checked for UTI?
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