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Any tips for LC dizziness?

Posted by shashig @shashig, Oct 15 6:56pm

Looking for any advice on LC dizziness...this and fatigue were my primary Covid symptoms, never respiratory issues. As others have said, it gets better, then worse. Last week, I felt so great I ending up walking 7.5 miles, easy to do in NYC, but crashed the next day. I'm in the NYU LC program. They offered only a short course of vestibular exercises. The dizziness seems to recur along with sinusitis, my longtime problem. Anyone? I will be ever grateful!!

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singularity6 | @singularity6 | Oct 30 4:43am

I'm looking for relief myself. I was big on hiking and walking around town. COVID really did a number on me last Fall. I did feel pretty good during May of this year. I started walking, and was making progress with gaining more distance. At the end of May, I ended up walking about 4 miles or so. There aren't many hills in town where I live. I felt myself cross over that internal limit that tells me that I'm about to suffer. That was around mile 3. June ended up being a terrible month.

In July, I had to move out of my marital home due to a divorce (precipitated by COVID and Long COVID.) I felt like I was starting to recover toward the end of June, and I made arrangements for movers to take care of the heavy stuff. The house needed some work before I moved in (flooring and painting, mostly.) I paced myself. Tearing out the carpeting first, which isn't bad. Just cut and roll. I had friends help me carry it out. Pulling out the staples wasn't terrible, either. I just paced myself. A friend took care of all of my tack strips, which was awesome. When it came time to paint, a friend came over and helped me with the first coat on the first floor. I took care of the rest. Again, I paced myself. Took plenty of breaks, and stopped if I had to. Even moving boxes wasn't bad. I spent several days doing so. I'd fill up my Toyota Corolla with some boxes, drive it over to the new place, and unload. I was done with the work after about 3 weeks, and finally moved in for good. It was nice to feel muscle soreness from exercise and not the COVID pain. I also enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment.

That's when the shoe dropped. At first, I thought I was just tired and needed more sleep. I didn't have the spins too bad, nor did I have COVID pain... yet. After about 3 or 4 days, I could tell I was having a major flareup, and I'm still suffering from it. Sometimes walking to or from my classes (I teach at a college) is too much. It's a small campus, and I'd normally be able to walk across the whole think in about 5 minutes.

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c1john | @c1john | Oct 30 9:24am

I take, as needed, Meclizine. This was given to me for vertigo, or motion sickness. It can be obtained over the counter. It does help with the dizzy spells and pots.

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chaiyoga | @chaiyoga | Oct 30 11:35am

In my case it was discovered that I have damage to my visual cortex post Covid. Basically my eyes and brain aren’t communicating well. I’m in visual therapy.

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shashig | @shashig | Oct 30 1:37pm
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I'm looking for relief myself. I was big on hiking and walking around town. COVID really did a number on me last Fall. I did feel pretty good during May of this year. I started walking, and was making progress with gaining more distance. At the end of May, I ended up walking about 4 miles or so. There aren't many hills in town where I live. I felt myself cross over that internal limit that tells me that I'm about to suffer. That was around mile 3. June ended up being a terrible month.

In July, I had to move out of my marital home due to a divorce (precipitated by COVID and Long COVID.) I felt like I was starting to recover toward the end of June, and I made arrangements for movers to take care of the heavy stuff. The house needed some work before I moved in (flooring and painting, mostly.) I paced myself. Tearing out the carpeting first, which isn't bad. Just cut and roll. I had friends help me carry it out. Pulling out the staples wasn't terrible, either. I just paced myself. A friend took care of all of my tack strips, which was awesome. When it came time to paint, a friend came over and helped me with the first coat on the first floor. I took care of the rest. Again, I paced myself. Took plenty of breaks, and stopped if I had to. Even moving boxes wasn't bad. I spent several days doing so. I'd fill up my Toyota Corolla with some boxes, drive it over to the new place, and unload. I was done with the work after about 3 weeks, and finally moved in for good. It was nice to feel muscle soreness from exercise and not the COVID pain. I also enjoyed the feeling of accomplishment.

That's when the shoe dropped. At first, I thought I was just tired and needed more sleep. I didn't have the spins too bad, nor did I have COVID pain... yet. After about 3 or 4 days, I could tell I was having a major flareup, and I'm still suffering from it. Sometimes walking to or from my classes (I teach at a college) is too much. It's a small campus, and I'd normally be able to walk across the whole think in about 5 minutes.

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Covid. Long Covid. Divorce. Major moving tasks. Moving. OMG!!! You've been through it big time. It's no surprise you had a major flare! Please take care of yourself, pace yourself, do some meditation or yoga or whatever calms you down, get good psych help if you need it -- and best of luck as you embark in this new, hopefully far more stress-free chapter of your life.

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