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!