Re: Re: Acute dizziness for 1 year -

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Hi Marie, yes dry eyes and dizziness are symptoms of FMS. I have included the list of symptoms for you to see for yourself. Unfortunately for me I have every symptom there is to have, except for one that I know of. Hope this helps. Also go to www.fmaware.org you should also be able to find doctor's in your area that specialize or treat patients with FMS.

Hope this helps. Be well, happy holidays! H

What are the Symptoms?

FM is characterized by the presence of multiple tender points and a constellation of symptoms.

PainThe pain of FM is profound, widespread and chronic. It knows no boundaries, migrating to all parts of the body and varying in intensity. FM pain has been described as stabbing and shooting pain and deep muscular aching, throbbing, and twitching. Neurological complaints such as numbness, tingling, and burning are often present and add to the discomfort of the patient. The severity of the pain and stiffness is often worse in the morning. Aggravating factors that affect pain include cold/humid weather, non-restorative sleep, physical and mental fatigue, excessive physical activity, physical inactivity, anxiety and stress. FatigueIn today's world many people complain of fatigue; however, the fatigue of FM is much more than being tired. It is an all-encompassing exhaustion that interferes with even the simplest daily activities. It feels like every drop of energy has been drained from the body, which at times can leave the patient with a limited ability to function both mentally and physically. Sleep problemsMany fibromyalgia patients have an associated sleep disorder that prevents them from getting deep, restful, restorative sleep. Medical researchers have documented specific and distinctive abnormalities in the Stage 4 deep sleep of FM patients. During sleep, individuals with FM are constantly interrupted by bursts of awake-like brain activity, limiting the amount of time they spend in deep sleep. Other symptomsAdditional symptoms may include: irritable bowel and bladder, headaches and migraines, restless legs syndrome (periodic limb movement disorder), impaired memory and concentration, skin sensitivities and rashes, dry eyes and mouth, anxiety, depression, ringing in the ears, dizziness, vision problems, Raynaud's Syndrome, neurological symptoms, and impaired coordination.

> > > From: Marie Louise <scott.marie@ ...>> Subject: Acute dizziness for 1 year - Lunesta?> To:

dominie@groups .com> Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10:20 PM> > > > > > > Last December I started having very bad dizzy spells. Once I even > passed out completely. My doctor lowered my BP medications but that > didn't work. The dizziness increased from just a few spells to > several spells an hour. The spells occured when I was sitting, > getting out of a chair, trying to get something out of the cupboard, > or just walking in my house. My doctor then told me that I had > alergies and fluid in my right ear so he prescribed two more > medications. My eyes started bluring with the spells and when I laid > down I could see my heart beating in my left eye. My doctor referred > me to an eye specialist. It took 6

weeks to get into see her and > after a complete exam she told me that there was nothing wrong with > my eyes and was shocked that my doctor hadn't checked my carotid > artery. I have not been able to drive the car for the last two > months. Early last week I woke up with the vision in my left eye > completly blurred. I called my husband's cardiologist and he worked > me in the very next day. The night before my appointment I wasn't > able to sleep as usual so I spent the night on the ocmputer looking > up dizziness and vision problems. Lunesta kept coming up as a > possible culprit and I have been taking it since November of 2007. I > immediately quit taking it. The cardiologist has been running a > series of test on me all week and most of them have proved there > isn't any problem with my heart. What has amazed me is that after I > was off of the Lunesta

for 4 days my dizziness has stopped > completely. I had an eye exam with my optometrist yesterday and my > eyes are completely fine and haven't changed enough in a year to > warrant new glasses. The only thing that he found was that I have dry > eyes and he recommended that I use OTC eye drops. I am very upset > with myself because I never checked this medicine on my own. I > trusted my doctor and he never took it on himself to question any > medication that he has prescribed for me. He only wrote out more > prescriptions. I have only been off of Lunesta for 8 days but so far > so good. Just thought that I would mention this just in case one of > our fibro sisters is experiencing these symptoms. I hope that my > experience will help some one or at least make those taking Lunesta > aware of what can possibly

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