vertigo and doddering

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Is it normal for me to be having a bit of vertigo and dodder along

like a boozer? Some of the doddering is caused from pain flinches,

some by stiffness, some by light vertigo...I think. If I am in a dark

room I loose all sens of direction and have to ward off a panic

attack. I am a pretty cool headed person and not easily panicked.

I haven't been on line for quite awhile but here I am again and

thought perhaps some one else was experiencig the same.

I am 78 female in apparent good health. My organs are all fully

intact and in good working order (minus gaulbladder) but have RA for

many years and aside from some slightly malformed hands and wrist,

knees, ankles and twisting foot, week muscles, ostiophorosis (ca't

spell tonight)and a herniated disk between 4th and 5th lombar, a

number of food sensitivities,cronic pain and fatigue, I'm in good

shape for the shape I'm in<G>

But the vertigo is kind of scary and at my age don't need to be

falling down!. The only time I have to use my walker or crutches is

some times when I first get up as I could stagger and fall or

sometimes when working in the garden.

I have an RX for the virtigo but hasn't seemd to help after over 2

months. Any ideas?

thanks, Lee