Vestibular migraines before and after….. Miracle cure? There is NO cure but I’m back to 95%!

It’s been a complete mission with some big ups and downs but here is an idea of where I was 4 years ago.

⭐ I couldn’t walk properly for 2 years, the ground felt like it dropped beneath my feet and at my worst, I had to be held up

⭐ I couldn’t see properly for 2 years, everything moved and nothing was in focus properly

⭐ The chronic dizziness and imbalance was there for 3 years

⭐ At my worst I was bedridden for weeks, I couldn’t even wash my hair and had to crawl to the bathroom

⭐ It felt like that feeling when your head spins after drinking too much…. Everyday 24/7 for years!

⭐ My eyelids would really swell up and my eyes would go really dark

⭐ I used to walk into things, walls people. I couldn’t do the most basic things like cross a road by myself.

⭐ I had insomnia, depression, anxiety, exhaustion and at my worst I was suicidal

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AND NOW?

❄️ I can walk for over an hour before I start to feel a little dizzy

❄️ I have not had a migraine in 7 weeks

❄️ I have just started figure skating!

❄️ I am working part time with children…. It’s noisy! And I work 2 days a week from home.

❄️ I can fly, travel and go clubbing and I managed to go paddle boarding and surf again!

THERE IS HOPE!

My top tips are to….

🍾 Stay active! Walk daily if possible!

🍾 Remove stressful people from your life

🍾 Do not just rely on meds, when you’re vestibular system hard been destroyed you’re like a toddler learning to walk again….

🍾 Have massage, reiki, acupuncture, try alternative therapies.

🍾 Learn to say NO!

🍾 Find a good support group, you’ll find your REAL friends through this illness… And it’s depressing and lonely

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If you are feeling depressed or that you can’t go on another day with this, join Facebook vestibular migraine support groups or TELL someone!

THERE IS HOPE!