Comments on: Exercise, dizziness and balance. http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/ My experiences with vertigo, disequilibrium, balance, dizziness and anxiety. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Vertigo Guy http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Vertigo Guy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:15:28 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-51 My pleasure! The more we help each other out the better. The way I see it, we're all in this together, so we might as well share what we know! :D My pleasure! The more we help each other out the better. The way I see it, we’re all in this together, so we might as well share what we know! :D

]]> By: Dizzy Dame http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Dizzy Dame Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:33:58 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-50 It is always good to compare notes and should be interesting to see how things come about with us trying to compile something sensible out of the mammoth amounts of information we've accumulated over the years. :o Thank you for commenting in my journal; it has been helpful to me already. It is always good to compare notes and should be interesting to see how things come about with us trying to compile something sensible out of the mammoth amounts of information we’ve accumulated over the years. :o

Thank you for commenting in my journal; it has been helpful to me already.

]]> By: Vertigo Guy http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Vertigo Guy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:15:59 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-49 I've started to work on a draft of a post about this, and you're right, it does get cumbersome quickly -- there ends up being lots of information there. I'm going to keep working at it though and see if I can get something half-way coherent out of it. Let's keep our fingers crossed. :) I’ve started to work on a draft of a post about this, and you’re right, it does get cumbersome quickly — there ends up being lots of information there. I’m going to keep working at it though and see if I can get something half-way coherent out of it. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. :)

]]> By: Dizzy Dame http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Dizzy Dame Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:10:35 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-48 That may be a good idea. I spent <b>many</b> months a year trying to discover new potentials when one proved not to be the cause of my issues. By now I should have some sort of honorary degree. lol. I planned on including all the steps I have taken in order to get to where I am today, but I found the post I made cumbersome. (it has since been made private) Hopefully someone will find this information helpful. That may be a good idea. I spent many months a year trying to discover new potentials when one proved not to be the cause of my issues. By now I should have some sort of honorary degree. lol.

I planned on including all the steps I have taken in order to get to where I am today, but I found the post I made cumbersome. (it has since been made private)

Hopefully someone will find this information helpful.

]]> By: Vertigo Guy http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Vertigo Guy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:19:29 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-47 Your comment got me thinking that it might be worth trying to catalogue some of the common causes of balance disorders. It might be helpful to us and maybe others in determining what could potentially be going wrong. In my case, I wonder if the meclizine not really working means that the origin of the balance problem is not (purely anyway) vestibular in nature. Your comment got me thinking that it might be worth trying to catalogue some of the common causes of balance disorders. It might be helpful to us and maybe others in determining what could potentially be going wrong.

In my case, I wonder if the meclizine not really working means that the origin of the balance problem is not (purely anyway) vestibular in nature.

]]> By: A tough few days of stress and dizziness. | Vertigo Guy http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-46 A tough few days of stress and dizziness. | Vertigo Guy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:38:19 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-46 [...] comment about these being referred to as “drop attacks” is right on the money. That’s exactly like what they feel like — one minute I’m [...] [...] comment about these being referred to as “drop attacks” is right on the money. That’s exactly like what they feel like — one minute I’m [...]

]]> By: Dizzy Dame http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dizzy Dame Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:28:01 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-43 I'm sorry to hear the meclizine isn't working anymore. :( Your doctor will hopefully have more suggestions. One thing I am trying to distinguish are the differences, if any, between balance disorder origins. The first year and a half straight having this condition it was to bed, to the couch, to "business," and/or to the kitchen only. I felt like a prisoner to inactivity. (which gets me thinking...) I’m sorry to hear the meclizine isn’t working anymore. :( Your doctor will hopefully have more suggestions.

One thing I am trying to distinguish are the differences, if any, between balance disorder origins. The first year and a half straight having this condition it was to bed, to the couch, to “business,” and/or to the kitchen only. I felt like a prisoner to inactivity. (which gets me thinking…)

]]> By: Vertigo Guy http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Vertigo Guy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:58:10 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-42 It certainly does. "Drop attacks" is actually a very apropos description of what it feels like -- when it's at its worst, it feels like I'm constantly falling every few seconds, which as I'm sure you know, is not a fun feeling. The unexpectedness can really get you down sometimes, since you think you're having a 'good' day, which all of a sudden turns into a very bad day. While the dizziness is always there, the random episodes come on completely randomly sometimes. I joke sometimes that they only come on if I oversleep, don't sleep enough, eat too much, don't eat enough, am too relaxed, too stressed, etc. It's seems like no matter what I do I can't really avoid them. I've also noticed that while the meclizine was helping for a while, I'm pretty much right back to where I was before I started it. I don't know why, but it seems to be having no effect on my dizziness any more. It certainly does. “Drop attacks” is actually a very apropos description of what it feels like — when it’s at its worst, it feels like I’m constantly falling every few seconds, which as I’m sure you know, is not a fun feeling. The unexpectedness can really get you down sometimes, since you think you’re having a ‘good’ day, which all of a sudden turns into a very bad day.

While the dizziness is always there, the random episodes come on completely randomly sometimes. I joke sometimes that they only come on if I oversleep, don’t sleep enough, eat too much, don’t eat enough, am too relaxed, too stressed, etc. It’s seems like no matter what I do I can’t really avoid them.

I’ve also noticed that while the meclizine was helping for a while, I’m pretty much right back to where I was before I started it. I don’t know why, but it seems to be having no effect on my dizziness any more.

]]> By: Dizzy Dame http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Dizzy Dame Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:40:06 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-41 I think it is harder for people to understand when the underlying sensation lasts 24 hours a day. It is a bit tiring dealing with the fluctuations sometimes; I've seen some of the these unexpected episodes referred to as "drop attacks." Does it get randomly worse for you at any time? (on top of the underlying dizziness?) I think it is harder for people to understand when the underlying sensation lasts 24 hours a day. It is a bit tiring dealing with the fluctuations sometimes; I’ve seen some of the these unexpected episodes referred to as “drop attacks.”

Does it get randomly worse for you at any time? (on top of the underlying dizziness?)

]]> By: Vertigo Guy http://vertigoguy.com/exercise-improves-my-dizziness-and-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Vertigo Guy Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:15:54 +0000 http://vertigoguy.com/?p=26#comment-39 It certainly is irritating. Driving/being driven somewhere doesn't really work very well either -- I'm usually quite dizzy during any kind of motion. Then again, I'm also dizzy when I'm sitting still lots of the time, so there's not much relief there either unfortunately. I think I just need to keep with the exercise and hopefully it will make me feel better in the long term. It certainly is irritating. Driving/being driven somewhere doesn’t really work very well either — I’m usually quite dizzy during any kind of motion.

Then again, I’m also dizzy when I’m sitting still lots of the time, so there’s not much relief there either unfortunately. I think I just need to keep with the exercise and hopefully it will make me feel better in the long term.

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