I was doing so well I was still having the occasional dizzy lighthead nausea but being hit with this so severe all over again is so depressing. I feel like I will never get well. DOes my theory make sense. For the first 8 weeks of this i was on antivert and resting for 5 weeks. And I have had tons of colds. COuld that be the reason I am still sick. I am only 25 so I thought it would be gone by now. I have been doing VRT's for more than a month now and trying to push myself and stay active and it has been three months!! Please tell me that at least this blip wont last long like um tomorrow!!Just trying to look ahead to the future but not seeing one. Last night terrified me!!And today my balance is horrible no dizzies yet but it wasn't until 6pm yesterday and it is only 3pm right now.Just lots of unbalance and brain fog

I had the dizzies for 3 months then it started lightening up. It comes and goes. The most important thing is to NOT let it control you. Don't give into the fear when it happens, just breath and know that you are in control and calm yourself. Sooth yourself. YOUR the only one who can do this. The more you give into the fear the worse it gets. Do whatever it takes to calm yourself, imagine a funny moment in your life when you couldn't stop laughing. I know it's not so easy but it works for me.

Have you considered taking a beta blocker? They block the effects of adrenaline on your body and may help you to cope. Of course - ask your doctor about them.

Dizzy...I understand your frustration. You need to regroup and continue your VRTs. They are the reason you feel like you are going backwards. They make you WORSE for a bit...then you go forward.

Take it easy when you can...and keep pushing yourself when you can.

You will get there.

D&S, for most it takes awhile to see improvement from your VRTs. It may take a few more months. Im on month 15 and been doing VRT's for about 14 of them. Dont lose hope, it will get worse before it gets better. Hang in there. The more stress you put on yourself, the worse your symptoms are going to be. Stress will affect your dizziness. For example today I went into Home Depot and Bed, Bath and Beyond and I felt a little off balance, but a month prior to that I felt fine, and a month prior to that I used to be TOTALLY off balance in stores. What happens is that symptoms will come and go until your brain locks in all the new information its been learning. I didnt freak out, i knew what was happening and accepted it. It will go. You need to listen to what we have to say because we've been there and some still are. Dont lose hope, you need to think positive. Remember this goes away quick from some, but others it takes 2 years or longer.

Just keep doing your VRTs and try to live your life as best as you can. As many say, there is no magic pill for this, its human nature that will do the healing.

Jax

Hang in their dizzyandsad - we're here for you! You WILL be fine. Just keep telling yourself that, over and over. Just picture yourself in a few more months when you will be better. And keep working on eliminating all of the triggers (excluding the VRT's of course) that are not helping you in your recovery - like being fearful. I can actually work myself up into a panic just reading stuff on the internet. I literally start feeling terrible and then I have to tell myself it is because of what I am reading!! And then I will feel better.

Our minds are SUCH powerful things - keep telling yourself that you will get better, and stop telling yourself that you are losing hope and miserable, etc. I think the more you repeat those negative words, the more you convince yourself that is the truth. Reverse that thinking and know that you WILL BE FINE and we are here for you! :)

DizzandSad,
I know how hard it is to be going through this when you are young. I was 23 when I had my first experience with this and it lasted a good 6 months before I started feeling better. It's been about 3 months for you... right? If so, it TAKES time to feel better. I know 3 months seems like an eternity, but in the span of inner ear problems, unfortunatley it's not. You will go back and forth with this for a while, feeling better and feeling worse. I know it's hard to really understand this stuff, and frankly, still don't. When I have my setbacks, I feel like CRAP, and I hate it. I get depressed and want to cry. But I try to realize that it will get better. I push myself to stop the thoughts of never feeling better. once I realize that I will feel better, I cope so much better. Hang in there, and every time you find yourself worrying that things will never get better, STOP that train of though immediatley. You will feel better. It just takes time.