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Pain Pill Addiction and Neuropathy - Looking for Guidance
Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 24, 2020 | Replies (73)Comment receiving replies
Lioness- I have had a lot of ear testing at a vertigo clinic and I did test positive for the BPPV. After doing the exercises with or without them for three months, it hasn’t helped. I have gave up. The second opinion at Mayo is needed for that too! I’m busy in the tub in the kitchen living room I just hold on to everything and I have fallen several times fortunately I have not been hurt other things I’ve been broke. I fell onto $151 wooden bowl I had sitting on my coffee table and broke it! I did fall down the basement steps but I held onto the railing I hurt my foot for about three months but nothing major. I carry a big Walkingstick very big one that helps me walk when a regular cane does not. Dizzy pills don’t help at all I don’t take any medicine.
I have had months of therapy and I’m currently doing three days a week and Fitness Center for my balance nothing is helping
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@birdierobin I know you may not like the idea, but when I kept falling, I was prescribed a walker. It has kept me from falling. Maybe you could also get the doctor to send someone to your home to do an assessment of what you could do to make your home safer and help you keep from falling. For instance, no throw rugs or coffee tables. I also gave up going stairs. Another thing is to slow down your movements. I was advised by a physical therapist that turning fast, and rising quickly are among some things that can cause falls. I hope these suggestions help in keeping you fall free.