I never heard of BPPV, but 6 years ago I had a bunch of vertigo and needed to go to the ER just to be hydrated; moving my head enough to drink water made me vomit! They didn't mention BPPV and said it's probably a viral infection or something. They gave me some Meclizine 1 and some Phenergan2 and sent me home. The anti-vertigo meds didn't really work but the anti-nausea ones did. Being spinny and pukey was terrible. Being spinny and not-pukey meant I was well enough to stay home and played video games3 It got better after about a week and a half, but I didn't get any new superpowers. That's where the playa name that I never use came from, viz.: Vertigo.
1 Generic drug name a.k.a. Bonine, Bonamine, Antivert, Postafen, and Dramamine (Less Drowsy Formulation). An antihistamine that is often prescribed for inner ear infection related vertigo.
2 Trade name for Promethazine held by Baxter Healthcare Corp. a.k.a. Promethegan, Romergan, Fargan, Farganesse, Prothiazine, Avomine, Atosil, Receptozine, Lergigan. Used as an antiemetic. Along with other more toxic chemicals, e.g., cyanide, one of the ingredients in the poisoned Kool-Aid in the Jonestown Massacre.
3 Primarily Okage: Shadow King, a Japanese console RPG with good visual style but mediocre gameplay. Playstation 2.
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Date: 2009-12-03 06:05 pm (UTC)1 Generic drug name a.k.a. Bonine, Bonamine, Antivert, Postafen, and Dramamine (Less Drowsy Formulation). An antihistamine that is often prescribed for inner ear infection related vertigo.
2 Trade name for Promethazine held by Baxter Healthcare Corp. a.k.a. Promethegan, Romergan, Fargan, Farganesse, Prothiazine, Avomine, Atosil, Receptozine, Lergigan. Used as an antiemetic. Along with other more toxic chemicals, e.g., cyanide, one of the ingredients in the poisoned Kool-Aid in the Jonestown Massacre.
3 Primarily Okage: Shadow King, a Japanese console RPG with good visual style but mediocre gameplay. Playstation 2.