How to start recovering from constant & severe chronic dizziness symptoms & PPPD (first steps)

[@alyeskak]

This is so, so helpful for those of us feeling overwhelmed. There is truly so much good information out there but it's hard to apply when symptoms are super high. Thank you for making this video!

[@Vishal_437]

Hey Doc, you not only teach how to deal with dizziness but also how to live life. You are a hope, your videos are incredible, and your free course is nothing less than a life saver. Much love and blessings ❤❤

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Much love to you, thank you!

[@elizemocke6548]

Thank you so so much, everytime a listen to you video I feel better and get so much hope. I was operate on live for 5 hours to put in a pace maker. The medicine the use for opp just won't work so I was screaming for 5 hours. Since then I am dizzy, thick head, ears pop, eyes don't like light, go nowhere. My body is my jail. All the test say nothing wrong, for which I am so blessed and thankful. But the simptoms rule my life. Your videos is my life saver.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I am so sorry to hear what you're going through. I hope for a speedy recovery for you.

[@pezzano28]

Your comment about taking small steps like just walking to the front door when you are debilitated, was really comforting to me. A big part of this daily constant panic and anxiety stems from the extent of my inability to function right now. I'm afraid I'm going to be bed bound forever, and that is no way to live... if I could only just stop the anxiety spiral, I could handle these symptoms so much better. Thank you for being a light in my darkness right now. 🙏

[@Tmariethompson]

You’re not alone. I was there months ago, found a path out and am in a bit of a relapse. But now I know there is a path out. With hope and time and following the plan.

[@Charcharss]

Hang in there I was exactly the same and now I’m doing a lot better it does ease eventually. There is a light at the end of the tunnel 🙏🙏

[@pezzano28]

@@Tmariethompson Did you have really bad anxiety attached to these symptoms? I think that's my biggest challenge right now.. stopping the anxiety loop... that's what is really debilitating me right now. 😔

[@pezzano28]

@@Charcharss Thank you for the encouragement. 🙏 If I could just stop the rumination and anxiety that is attached to this, I think these symptoms would be so much easier to manage. I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling better. 💖

[@Tmariethompson]

@@pezzano28 omg yes! My anxiety has felt worse than the dizziness but I can recognize it now as being attached and part of the cycle. That helps so much to not get lost in it and to know that it will pass if you can find ways to break the cycle. The Steady Coach has been pivotal for me in not feeling like I was loosing it simply due to the insane levels of fear and anxiety.

[@dolphin92gl]

Your videos are brilliant, your voice makes me feel safe! Thank you

[@smg4102]

You're a kind person to provide this free service here on KZbin and your free course. I will take your paid course soon too!

[@lynnnestor7985]

Just so excellent Yonit💕🙏 the pacing of guidance is as always so on point. Introducing the free course once there’s a routine/plan/approach in place is all around SELF COMPASSION which you often don’t say this but gradually we all come to realise that this gift we can use is behind our healing and growing in confidence.

[@kitkatwozny]

I am motion-triggered (cruise) MdDS in Feb 2023 (I was a 3-4 mostly and for 2 weeks a 5-6 on the MdDS scale) and I am now mild 24/7 (1-2-2.5) for many months now. As someone who is living life to the fullest for months and I did a ton of different treatments, for me I got peace knowing this is how it is now OR for now - it’s either going to go away or it’s not, life does and doesn’t go our way. I have another benign condition that I also just deal with. I don’t care if my symptoms are persistent and mild because I can function and be happy in other ways. I don’t know if this is what people want to hear because I take a logical/tough approach (I also hate the word “hope” because it’s a gray area word that isn’t concrete), but as I said, the reality is sometimes life plays in our favor and other times it doesn’t but you must be happy internally 😬❤️

[@TheSteadyCoach]

That sounds like a really healthy outlook. Much respect to you.

[@playertwo3465]

Mine started years ago , dr said after bloodwork it was anxiety related after severe panic episodes. Then, my lady passed away suddenly at home over 4 years ago suddenly while we were olaying with our kids. Since then its gotten worse. Taking on a full time job that i hate and being full time dad to a 5 year old and a 6 years old, the stress of that and the sadness and trauma from not having her here seems to be the factor.

[@katelynhoffman-ruff8424]

I’m sorry for your loss. Mine started after the loss of my twins. Stress and trauma can do all sorts of crazy things. I hope you find some relief. You deserve it.

[@sindi13]

sorry for your loss. always reach for help it does get better

[@jerikamcfann8184]

You are a life saver!

[@Snowymurcia]

Took the free course , all makes sense my biggest trigger is strength training so I'm gonna stop for a few weeks to see what happens, I work in construction so maybe the strength training is just overloading nervous system? As I improve will try cardio and stretching as less stress full than weights less fatigue I previously had virus and ear issues, thanks for everything you do!

[@charlenesavary8545]

Thank you Yonit 🙏🙏🙏

[@donaldricher8815]

I've had very severe constant swaying for over 30 years especially after I got 2 covid vaccines. I have to sleep upright now. I have went through your free course and was wondering what if I should join your group coaching zoom calls for more help. I am desperate and pray every night to get better. Thank you.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

I am very sorry you're going through this. We're here if you need more support. My suggestion is to consider going through the free course a second time. Many people have told me they were too panicked the first time to really "take in" what the course suggested. It might help to go through it slowly. You can also consider Unlearn Your Pain by Dr. Howard Schubiner and The Way Out by Alan Gordon- inexpensive books that will help!

[@callumwatson8358]

I’ve had PPPD for 9 years. I too found symptoms become impossible since the covid vaccine. I’m considering some Hypnotherapy to try something different something you might want to look into

[@terrisnow9348]

Constant boat rocking/floor shifting. Only relief is a rocking chair for a bit. No baseline. Just constant.

[@UttamChakraborty-df2st]

Hey doctor with huge respect , i am suffering from non spinnig vertigo , 24/7 unsteadyness , swaying since 9 months . It was first happend when my body suddenly imbalance and lightheadness in public i was scared what happend with me that time . After that a trauma always with me ...i have white coat hypertention thats why doc give me betablocker . Still i am dizi

[@mercycampbell8594]

This sounds similar to vestibular migraine. I’m recovering from this as well. These Dr. Yo videos are an absolute lifesaver.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Sounds like you're in the right place.

[@ShwetaSandav]

This was much needed today . Thank you doc ❤ Also I have one question why does our body feel weak in this chronic dizziness journey

[@gingerauld8682]

Usually anxiety when I have that sensation. Like carrying the weight of the world!

[@shlomoyefet]

Hi dr yonit . Is there a name for the feeling of unbalaced and almost fainting ?

[@markmark35]

PPPD - Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness

[@vanessafernandez6772]

any tips on how to deal with anxiety while trying to recover?

[@fish-o7835]

Dr. Yo! First, I would like to thank you a million times for providing so much knowledge, information, and help for free here on KZbin. I'm so glad I found your channel and I've greatly profited from it and made progress in my recovery from PPPD. I would like to ask you one question: Since chronic stress causes high cortisol levels, do you think it might be helpful to, e.g., have your DHEA levels checked and, in case of low DHEA levels, consider a hormone replacement therapy? Please don't get me wrong: Thanks to the information in your videos, I'm well aware of the fact that the main challenge in the treatment of PPPD is to make lifestyle changes, reduce stress levels, identify emotional issues, etc. and that just taking hormones is not enough. However, I was wondering if it might be helpful as a supportive measure. Again, thank you so much for your outstanding and extremely helpful work - you are a saint! Best wishes, Martin

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Hi Martin! This is a great question. We are whole systems - not just a mind, not just a body. Stuff happens to the body when we're dealing with chronic symptoms and stress. I think it makes sense to consider supportive measures to help the body (you've probably heard me talk about the stress bucket a lot). My issue is that most of the best bang-for-your-buck measures are free and don't require a bunch of medical intervention (e.g. exercise, sunlight, whole foods), and I hate to see people go down a rabbit hole of functional medicine only to end up spending tons of money for no gain. I am not a hormone specialist and there is zero research to support this specifically for dizziness BUT when someone has a clear deficiency, it makes complete sense to address it. I have seen both men and women take HRT during their recoveries. It's not a cure (as you said), but it can make the stress bucket more robust.

[@fish-o7835]

@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for your reply, Dr. Yo! This is very helpful. Please keep on doing what you're doing - you can't imagine how much your work is appreciated!

[@farhangsoroush6685]

Hello l thank you for your wonderful suggestion, and program i've been suffering from dizziness and losing balance if you have any suggestion for the exercise, please let me know. Thank you.

[@SteinerFranken]

Hi Yonit - Thanks so much for your videos. I *DO* have tissue damage which at least one doctors thinks is the cause of constant rocking dizziness, but it's a grey, grey area. Is there any hope regardless?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Absolutely! Here is an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2e4gqCEiNOJfNE

[@CocoLDC]

I am following your program and it is helping improve my daily functioning. I still have oscillopsia, the bouncing when I walk, can that improve? I am happy that I can walk without motion sickness, but this bouncing is fatiguing. Thank you, So grateful for the guidance.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Yes! Oscillopsia is a common symptoms with neural circuit dizziness.

[@patelrecords4444]

Mam your is shiny blue 💙💙💙💙 love and blessings from india

[@Flemming1980]

Hello and thank you for your videos 😊 I have had problems with dizziness for the last 6 months. First 7 weeks when it went away. Then 1 week and then now for 5 weeks. Has been checked for ear stones and virus on the balance nerve, as well as an MRI scan of the brain and inner ear, but there was nothing to see on any of it. My dizziness disappears almost completely when I drive and is often very mild in the morning and comes on quietly during the day. So my thought is that maybe it could be pppd. My problem is that there are no doctors who know about pppd here in Denmark, so it is impossible for me to get an assessment from a doctor. However, it must be said that I have had a lot of problems with anxiety and stress over the last 1.5 years, and have noticed that all 3 times my dizziness was triggered I had taken a sleeping pill/zopliclone the night before. Is it possible that a sleeping pill can activate pppd? Is it something you have heard of before?

[@katelynhoffman-ruff8424]

Dr. Yo, you’re ripped!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

most importantly, I can open jars now! 😂

[@kosonen4026]

Does anyone get "brain zaps" with eye movements as one weird symptom?

[@neginaabdulmanon7776]

I do, so weird.

[@kosonen4026]

@neginaabdulmanon7776 yeah, so weird and random another scary symptom.

[@blues6167]

@thesteadycoach Hi, I have a question. My dizziness (PPPD) is chronic and really bad. When you mention to set a schedule around the things that you know you can do, even on a bad day, what does this schedule look like? How many times per day do I do this? Sorry, I hope that's not a dumb question, I'm just desperate and don't know what to do with some of the info. I just need an idea of what a schedule looks like for doing these things. Thank you.

[@TheSteadyCoach]

It’s a great question. Write down the things you’re doing right now. Like, “I get up to use the bathroom at 9 am. Then I lie down for 30 minutes. Then I take 5 minutes to put on my slippers” etc. figure out your baseline of activity even for small and silly things at home and then start doing those things daily even when you feel good (or bad). Then start adding on.

[@elizabethmoffett2836]

How do I get the free workshop? Thanks!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

thesteadycoach.com/free-course

[@graysonprickett6348]

Which condition would exacerbate symptoms when working out? Every time I try to lift weights, run, or anything physical, the following 2-4 days are terrible with symptoms dizziness, brain zaps, brain fog, etc. Thank you in advance! For context, I had MRI's and a VNG, they did see some hypofunction in some of my inner ear systems.

[@arshmaanali714]

Anybody tell me about free course,what it is ,what it has please guide me

[@yvonnebrewer5604]

Hi i am not anxious about the dizziness anymore but dr yonit when im going for my walk the first 19 minutes are ok but its likely the more my body warms up and the blood is circulating more my dizziness get so much worse. My mri and other tests normal. But it makes me think its a circulation issue 😕 also i get 10 times worse in the evening for no reason. Any explanation on this please cause i am trying everything and i dont think fear is driving this.

[@yvonnebrewer5604]

Edit 10 minutes of walking

[@yvonnebrewer5604]

Dr yo I would desperately like to know if this is normal in your experience?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

If you are medically cleared, then your brain is simply associating walking with danger. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4fbfJ17eLOcoZosi=NsrgnTWREAITY2gY

[@yvonnebrewer5604]

@@TheSteadyCoach hi I can walk for 10 minutes without dizziness but after I warm up dizziness kicks in. Do you know why this is? Wouldn't it be straight away I get dizzy and not after walking for a while?

[@TombiiTheShark]

@@yvonnebrewer5604 Hello. My dizziness works in a similar way. Turns out that heat (or even the sensation of heat) can bring on or exacerbate symptoms of 3PD. It's the reason I can't sit in the doctor's office. It's like an oven in there, and it kicks off my symptoms.

[@crispycaptures]

Can Vestibular Migraines be constant?

[@slightlyburntpopcorn696]

Are there any studies/data suggesting your approach to treating chronic dizziness actually works?

[@TheSteadyCoach]

ppdassociation.org/s/PPD-Bibliography-January-2024.pdf for similar central sensitization disorders including migraine, and studies on PPPD specifically indicating CBT is superior to VRT. CBT doesn't go far enough IMO and experience but it's a start. Also lots of anecdotal evidence can be found here: kzbin.info/aero/PLFf7T0374CmC4e-krn3BzPvtd3ZwXcabj. You also need to remember that there is no financial incentive to fund studies that don't involve pharmaceutical agents and medical devices. There are surely some things I'm wrong about but in the absence of studies to prove efficacy, the vast majority of the tools I suggest are completely free and the ones that cost money are low cost, and they clearly work for many of the commenters and people in interviews so.... not much to lose when the mainstream offers pretty much nothing.

[@mebek]

hello doc, are you reachable by email?