New Member - Doctors and dizziness

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Hi everyone,

I've recently been diagnosed with chiari malformation (8mm tonsillar

herniation). My general neurosurgeon who found the issue on the MRI

has referred me to a specialist at s Hopkins, Dr. Weingart. I

was wondering if anyone had any experience with him? My neurologist

isn't convinced that Chiari is causing my symptoms, but isn't an

expert to be able to determine for himself, which is why he's sending

me off to Dr. Weingart.

A sort of new symptom that I'm encountering has been giving me a lot

of trouble, and I was wondering if others had experienced it. I have

pretty bad bouts of dizziness and sort of a general disorientation.

I also have periodic incidences of vertigo. I have found that some

places seem to provoke the dizziness. Doing things like going to the

mall, a museum, or going to work make things MUCH worse almost as

soon as I get there. I'm wondering if its the lighting?? It just

sort of feels like my brain is overloaded and can't handle

everything. Has anyone experienced something like that? Any

suggestions to help cope with it so I can continue to work? As much

as I would love to blame my job for the dizziness, shopping makes it

worse too! What's a girl to do?

Thanks!

Vicki