Please shoot me now.
Woke up this morning some time before four o'clock feeling feverish. I don't know exactly what time it was because the room was spinning so bad I could not focus on the clock. As long as I laid absolutely still and kept my eyes closed I felt mostly okay. At one point I got up to go to the bathroom. Big mistake. Aside from a spinning room making it difficult to walk, let's just say my stomach had a violent reaction to my being veritcal. There was a repeat performance when I had to go wake my daughters up for school. Vertical bad.
I know what you're thinking. No. I was not drunk. One: my children were spending the night with me. Do you really think I'm going to have that much to drink if they are here? Two: I never have that much to drink. At first I thought it was a reaction to some antibiotics I'm taking. Dizziness is one of the possible side effects. However, the doctor said that was too violent a reaction and it was possible I have an inner ear infection of some kind. He recommended I take dramamine to help with the nausea. Problem: my bedroom is upstairs. The dramamine I have in the house is downstairs. Now that was an adventure. Got up, went to the bathroom, threw up violently, then headed downstairs before the next wave hit.
I can stand up with out puking now, but I still don't feel very steady on my feet. Fortunately, I have good friends, one of whom is coming to take me to the doctor. My experience this morning reminded me of a story a friend once told of when he got "the spins." Of course his experience was brought on my drinking too much Jaeger. People do this to themselves on purpose? Unbelievable.