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IMPORTANT RELIEF FOR NAUSEA AND DISORIENTATION (at least in my case)- I had a cerebellar stroke in 2018 losing my left cerrubellum and have, after lots of initial rehab, adaptation and such, had a return to a faily normal existence. There are some activities and motions that make me feel nauseous and disoriented and cause me to get "spun up" sometimes and feel "off" for a day or so. I have discovered that taking Zofran (ondansetron) allows me to do intense activities without getting dizzy, nauseous or disoriented. I can ski aggressively and do g force inducing turns and spinning aerials which would previously render me so nauseous and disoriented that I would have to lay down for a period of time- on one occasion in the wet ski area parking lot. In another plug for Zofran, I recently had the opportunity to deliver a 50 foot sailboat 1200 miles in the Pacific from Washington to Southern Californa in what turned out to be extremly rough conditions- like 20 foot waves. When preparing for the trip I was concerned about becoming the seasick crew member that the captain would have to drop off somewhere on the Oregon Coast leaving the boat understaffed. I took Zofran in a moderate dose every 12 hours for 2 weeks straight during the journey and never got seasick! I even read a book while on the boat which is something I would never be able to do under any conditions stroke or not. Zofran is an anti nausea medicine often used by persons undergoing chemotherapy. I'm no pharmacologist but I am convinced the stuff must have some cancelling effect on the signals between ones eyes, vestibular system and cerebelum. Weirdly, the only side effect I have experienced taking Zofran (after intense skiing) is eye soreness. My physican wife has told me that I have mild nystagmus when experiencing this eye discomfort.

Fortunate I am..

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My doctor gave me a prescription for Lorazepam 1 mg when the anxiety gets too much for me. It helps with nausea as much as Zofran did for me. A few months after my basilar artery stroke in Sept 2024 I managed to get shingles then a difficult bronchial infection and lastly I have developed rheumatoid arthritis. So now I get to be on steroids for who knows how long. I'm certain the stroke had something to do with facilitating the later illnesses, all immune deficiency related. I can't imagine having a busy lifestyle like yours; you must be a lot younger than me! Are you putting too much stress on yourself? Maybe it's time for you to slow down a little? A stroke is nothing to be casual about because one stroke may lead to another one someday if you don't take precautions now. Strokes don't seem to care about your age. Just speaking from experience.