Based on high platelets, and being very dizzy for 6 months, I suspect ET. How do you guys manage the Dizziness? (Seeking Diagnosis + symptom relief)

• Age/Gender 41/m
• Reason Your Doctor Suspects an MPN. Sustained Elevated Platelets
• Available Test Results
• How Long Your Blood Counts Have Been High since Sept that im aware of.

Back in Sept I went to a walk in clinic because the world was spinning and I could barely stay standing. My family had upper respiratory and I assumed I got something from them. I thought something was very wrong though. The Dr said I likely have BPPV or Labyrinthitis. The Dr said I need to drop weight asap. My BP was very high. I went out and got my blood work done so I know where I stood before I lost a lot of weight. Something I wish I did the last time I lost a lot of weight.

My platelets in sept were 531k. My GP didn't really focus on this since I was really focusing on how dizzy I was. He did say that I should get my blood tested again but honestly the dizziness was horrible and I wanted to get that fixed first and I completely forgot to get retested until yesterday. My Platelets came back as 684k and my Hematocrit went from 47% to 51% which threw a red flag too. I've been to two different ENT's, MRI's and CT scans to try to chase down this inner ear issue. I believe with pretty good certainty that I have ET.

With that said, how are you guys managing your dizziness? I've been trying to chase this down since sept!

also does donating platelets help with anything?