Shock the vertigo out of me

I  have not posted in a couple of weeks so I thought I best had as I don't want you thinking I had ran off. I didn't want to bore you with the same old I'm dizzy blah blah blah so I thought it best to take a little break from blogging.

Anyway during this last couple of weeks I have ramped up my cardio exercise schedule like I said I would and have really gone for it. I have repeatedly pushed my body to the limit, deciding that my vertigo is not going to beat me. I have been working out hard daily convinced that if I push myself and move that not only will my body and fitness be better but also my vertigo.

Unfortunately I am still dizzy 24/7 and the dizziness immediately increases upon starting my routine and continues to worsen as the workout progresses which leaves me at the end of each workout absolutely disorientated, unable to walk from room to room and utterly zoned out for about 30min afterwards. When feeling like this I just accept it and sit down not moving my head and I eventually come back down to my familiar base dizzy level. I am now starting to fling my body side to side, bend over (still not great bending over) and jumping up, down, left and right all the while dealing with the vertigo and visual problems. I am going to pummel and shock the vertigo out of me I swear.

I have to admit that I do worry a little about maybe over doing it and possibly causing myself more harm than good as there have been a few days here and there that have not been too nice with frequent waves of nausea as a result of all the exercise but hey just exercising alone is a huge improvement for me so if I can do it then I am going to do it and go all out.

I sometimes wonder where on earth my will power comes from. To get up everyday and workout whilst dealing with a chronic vestibular issue. I am sure many of you fellow sufferers think I am bonkers for even attempting it but I have a plan and that is to batter the vertigo out of me. If my fitness improves then shouldn't my brain and vestibular system also improve? My brain must adapt it simply MUST.

So there you go, nothing new to speak of but I thought I would give you a little update. Until next time

Swimmyhead

Got to keep trying

After my previous post last Thursday I expected to be in for a very rough week but fortunately it has been manageable, not great but ok. It's just so discouraging when my symptoms decide to fire on all cylinders for no particular reason and I immediately assume I am back to square one for good. I don't ever want to feel as bad as I did for the first 5 years of this thing ever again. So sorry for the negativity in my last post, that dramatic increase in my vertigo/symptoms scared me a little. Stupid really as I know this is what happens, I know symptoms are up and down but even after all this time I cannot get used to it. I think I am getting somewhere then boom reality check. It pains me that I still have this issue after so long.

Anyway this week has not been bad really. I have really tried to increase the intensity of my current mild cardio workouts. This I know could be the wrong thing to do as I am sure exercise irritates the brain further (maybe this is why I feel so rough lately) but I figure that I have tried everything else and since I can exercise again some of these days I may as well go for it and try to get my body fit in the hope it might have a positive effect on my brain and vestibular system. Maybe it will kick start my brain and vestibular system in to gear (I don't know but I am going to give it my best shot). It is difficult working out as I have to constantly balance myself and fight the pull/push sensations and the moving environment. Dizziness or visual vertigo is not a friend when simply standing still nevermind trying to hold a yoga position, bend over or jump to the floor and back up. I am sure you vertigo sufferers understand what I am saying.

Got to keep trying

Swimmyhead