Ok now do I get a cake?? It could be the cold (which has been gettting a little better) but today I was dizzy all day. Then this evening I started having a "vertigo" feeling. i wasnt spinningper say but it felt as if I was on the precipice all evening. It was very unnerving. I absolutely hate feeling I have no control over my body but I did my best to ignore it as to keep the anxiety down to avoid a Valium. I also had bouncy floors all evening. This could be cause of the cold right?? For you guys that have had this for years kudos to you very strong human beings. 7 MONTHS!! If someone had told me last February a common cold could make me become dizzy for 7 months I would never have believed that could happen or that modern medicine knew very little about peoples ears I would have laughed. The thing is if I have been sick for 7 months chances are I will at least be sick for a minimum of 2 years and that makes me sad. I had hoped it would clear by 6 months and i still hold a small glimmer of hope that it will clear by the 1 year mark but I must say 7 months makes me extinguish a great deal of the hope I had burning....

This problem is so difficult to deal with but you have to stay strong. Stop thinking about how long you've had this problem and putting time lines on when you "should" feel better. No one is the same and just because at 7 months you are not fully recovered does not mean you are stuck with this for two years. You're anxiety and panic over how long you will have this is normal, but it doesn't help you recover. Your brain needs to focus it's attention on compensating not worrying. I know it's hard, but try try to let timelines go. Take each day as it comes and if you can control the anxiety I have a feeling things will go smoother for you.

:jester: Happy Anniversary! Woo Hoo! 7 Months!

Well, think of it this way, you've got 7 months under your belt, and you are 7 months closer to getting better.

I got hit with "the dizzies" 4 years ago. I can't believe it's been that long. And I remember coming on here and hearing people say they've been dizzy for years and it scared me half to death. So, let me start by saying that I haven't been DIZZY in a bad way for these 4 years. I started out horrible, you know what I mean. And slowwwwwllllyyyy very very slowly I improved. Then as you know, you have a set back, and then better etc.

I am now doing quite well. I'd say at 95% normal. I don't know if I will ever feel 100% like I used to. But I'd doing okay.

Just keep strong. You will get better.

D&S..I understand your frustration..honestly I do.

I am starting mth 14, and I am still dealing with vor issues. Mainly tracking, no more bouncing vision, balance issues, no prob driving....just feel "off"...not right. My eyes seem to have difficulty catching up still...and it makes my head feel "head dizzy/whirry". That said...I have felt better and better as months go on.

I too thought I would be done this...then I got a cold and lack of sleep. I think I am in a blip.

Anyway...Keep pushing. remember, we are here for you.

D&S -

I never would've believed that I would still be dealing with this 9 months (10 now?) later either. Nor that this inner ear stuff isn't well understood. Somehow I always believed that medicine was so advanced by now that they knew about almost everything and had definite treatments for whatever you could possibly have. No clue why I believed it, but I did. Not anymore! Learn something new all the time! ;)

It's frustrating but you know it'll go away. Yes, it takes a long time sometimes, and that in itself is depressing, but it will get better. I agree with Joy that you need to try to focus on getting better; try not to get caught up in the timelines. You HAVE been getting better, making progress, and eventually there will be no more blips or setbacks, and you'll look back at this and it'll be nothing more than a bad memory.