Katie's Story: Recovery from Vestibular Migraines

Katie came to us struggling with constant migraines, dizziness, and head pressure. We were honored to help return her to living her best life.
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[@joeyboy2013]

Thank you so much for being so transparent..i felt when you got emotional because I also experienced the same . I was diagnosed 2021 .I got sick on my Birthday wish really sukt! But I over came the struggle. I don't know how I did it. Looking back and it is something I don't want to ever relive ever again and I thank God it was me and not someone I Love. I'm still recovering I have good days and bad days ,I'm back to work again and taking it day by day.. videos with testimonies has help me so much more than physicians.prayer and Meditation is number one key for me..but your not alone..thanks for sharing 🙏

[@sharipriddy]

Well that made me cry! I was told that I had menieres disease 2 years ago and now they are telling me I don't have Meniere's disease. I am so frustrated and not sure what to do

[@enriquemarcelobarbano1033]

Existe mucha confusión entre médicos !

[@springoflove44]

I've had VM on and off aince 2015.. What helped me : Not being in a windy cold place as the change in air pressure could trigger VM/ putting cotton balls in my ears while sleeping / taking paracetamol by dissolving them in my mouth slowly and waitinf for the headache and dizziness to pass while it dissolves/ massaging my head / avoiding cold and flu/avoiding bright light, heat, cold, wind and air drafts specially after showers/ using the blow dryer somehow helps/ avoiding phlegm as it may cause VM / treating acid reflux as soon as it happens/ avoiding stress

[@springoflove44]

+avoiding sudden movements to the head

[@suzannemartin6817]

Avoiding avoiding avoiding avoiding I want to live

[@springoflove44]

@@suzannemartin6817 🥺

[@bonita6650]

I hope one day to be like you ❤ Trying to get help again after 7 years, the first 2 being ignored and told there was nothing wrong and i was making it up.

[@Petite_ghoul]

That’s me right now. No one does anything to help and I’m in a circle

[@St4yfaded]

I’ll probably cry too when I’m healed. I finally got diagnosed with vestibular migraine. I’ve been home for a year and a month. I can’t wait to be able to walk with out discomfort. Doctor predicts a treatment effect after a month.

[@Entertainment-jb4iv]

Please tell me your treatment details

[@TDR85]

Yes, please.

[@michaels999]

What’s the treatment?

[@St4yfaded]

@@Entertainment-jb4iv so far just pills. Antidepressants to be exact. Still struggling.

[@annefrancess1224]

I'm struggling with this right now I really am desperate for help I have been stuck in my house for 2 mo ths now and am so depressed I just want to go to the park and have oicnics and see friends for lunch out I was so used to going out every day now I cannot go anywhere. Somebody help me please? My friends have abandoned me my family say I am making it up the doctors won't believe me they also think I am doing it for attention I'm really suffering

[@sct4040]

Try the avoidance diet. Eliminate caffeine of all kinds, research on Dizzy diet.

[@northwestfunctionalneurolo5250]

Anne, drop us an email and we will set up a call to see if we can help. [e-mail]

[@vincentvega3747]

​@@sct4040is this what you did and healed you?

[@reenadixit3748]

Start with 10 mint simple walk exercise them increase the time and speed . Sleep more. Don't exhoust in household chorus. Stop work before getting tired or fatigue. Conserve energy. Eat less Suger and moderate salt. Hydrated more. Do meditation. Exercise daily very simple exercise then strength. Eat enough protein. Avoid caffeine. Get body !massage often. Stress is most trigger point so make your mind positive and stress free. I wish u will cure

[@reenadixit3748]

Go to neurologist and ent specialist. This is clinical test to check vestibular migraines. Get strength. Eat balance diet. Sleep early avoid screen time

[@helenmarr4134]

Thank you Katie for sharing your experiences. It really illustrates how miserable most allopathic medicine is practiced. seem that money is at the root of all evil! and the people you saw just didn’t care how bad you felt and for how long Anyway, now you know about that and it will help you make good choices for caretakers in the future.

[@natashafishchuk8259]

Wish you happiness and health. Thank you for sharing.I'm experience very bad migraines and your story gave me hope 😊

[@Entertainment-jb4iv]

Do you have vestibular migraine, what's the cause of it.

[@suyapagodoy9533]

Im on my way to recovery too. Glory to God for your life

[@oneloveinfinity7]

❤❤❤ so glad I have discovered what it is I’m dealing with. I see a chiropractic doctor that muscle tests and we tested so many different treatment options. Surprisingly reading the Bhagavad Gita and Rudolph Steiner works would help me with my vestibular migraine issue. Along with walks in nature three times a week. And using a qtip to massage my tender ear for 45 seconds 2 times a day. I haven’t wanted to go the prescription route but I’m open to it if it doesn’t go away.

[@pamelah9807]

My son has been done with migraines for the last 3 years 24/7. To this day they still can't give me an answer. He has done medications, acupuncture pt, Chiropractic. Anything you can think of and we're not any better off than we were 3 years ago. Our neurologist did the same thing

[@lawrenceykk]

Hi. Can you advise what kind of treatment and medicine for vm? thks

[@gvillarreal79]

What are the most common treatments for VM?

[@philipchanta9372]

I'm doing the beef only diet, taking 80mg propanolol a day and 50mg sertraline for 3 weeks and attacks have practically stopped completely. I have had ibs for 19 years now and can't eat fruit or much vegetables but I also don't want to stay on the carnivore diet for long as it's incredibly boring and anti social and I don't know what foods I can live on and not trigger migraines but I do want to figure it out soon because I own a busy bar and have a good social life.

[@bankerssilvermoon]

Going on 3 years and third neurologist. Why? It’s sad and really there’s no excuse for anyone to have to go through that.

[@eze1015]

Your story is my story in a capsule good choice of words!

[@jasonalberto5925]

No information at all on what she did to get better. Useless video. 6 months is a walk in the park I've had this nearly 10 years. I'm glad she found help and recovery of course. May she stay well.

[@eze1015]

Cannabis

[@phina8392]

@@eze1015YES ❤

[@reenadixit3748]

Can u lie flat on bed without pillow. I still can't lie flat on floor or on bed. I feel so dizzy. But yes can manage. Exercises and meditation helped me a lot in improving balance and headaches

[@rochelleramirez62]

How? What medicine?

[@Entertainment-jb4iv]

For pain: paracetamol or aspirin or ibuprofen. For imbalance: antihistamines like meclazine hcl or cinnarizine. VRT Exercises, Exercise in general. Avoid phone or screen, headphones, caffeine, sugar, unhealthy diet.

[@Entertainment-jb4iv]

If you want full exercises or treatment information comment

[@MrWeinfook]

i dont get it, vestibular migraine is nuts how she can heal? didn't say what meds or anything clear. i am vestibular migraine, history vestibular neuritis, right ear tinnitus, visual snow.

[@LynH392]

I would like to know what medications and treatment as well

[@robertphillips1417]

Well done Katie, been through the same system of Neurologists, ENT for the past 18 months, frustrating as hell then I flew to a larger more equiped hospital to see an audiologist to have a hot and cold pressure test with eye googles, amazing, we established the left hand side of the vestibular was only responding to 5%, this gave me starting point with a rehab, exercise’s moving your eyes from left to right 20 times, then up and down 20 times, this eased the pressure in my head and migraines, also focusing on your finger in front of you and moving your eyes from side to side, as with my staggering just concentrate on a straight line and talk to yourself, Im living with it now, was very depressed and fatigued for the first year, can’t recommend any medications that actually worked just exercises and time

[@zweirabenaufabwegen]

Can you explain where your headaches are ? Both sides, one side, changing?

[@edwarddelman5287]

There is no healing if it's true vestibular migraine there is good days and bad days some times a good week if your really lucky

[@BenjaminParrish-ie6fc]

where did you hear/read this? literally not even close to being true

[@FJano12]

@@BenjaminParrish-ie6fc Very much true

[@cherieleigh10]

Not true

[@katiealanna]

It's sad that you believe that. It's absolutely curable

[@edwarddelman5287]

@@katiealanna it can go into remission but migraine is NOT curable