For me, control came when I finally did the whole program. It took me about 3 years to grasp and follow all the details. I am not ever going to be carefree but I do have a plan to solve the vertigo issue.
It has been shown that people who get migraine, with a headache or with only the
other neurological symptoms such as VERTIGO, have a “sensitive” brain.
They do not adapt to continuous bright light, excessive noise, strong
odors, excessive motion, weather changes, hormonal fluctuations or
painful stimuli. In fact, the stimulus may continue to grow for them
even after it is removed.
(Click Here for “Migraine - More Than A Headache” Teixido article)
People on this migraine continuum are set to generate abnormal
electrical activity. It is believed that certain “triggers” push them
over the cliff and create electrical disturbances that result in not
only headache or vertigo, but also ear pain and fullness (so it may not
be Meniere’s - it may be Migraine), sinus pressure, bowel issues, foggy
thinking, lethargy and even hearing loss (that’s me).
The biggest insult comes from the environmental triggers mentioned
earlier. But what are the additional triggers that make it difficult to
adjust to these powerful environmental assaults? How important are
they? I know from first hand experience that they are very important.
Diet, fatigue, heat, excessive head motion, dehydration and stress all exacerbate environmental and
physical triggers. Monitoring them must continue to remain part of the
whole program even when you are in control of your situation. You are
trying to keep a raised threshold level for tolerance of environmental
triggers, the ones that are often out of your control. Reducing the
influence of these other controllable triggers (diet, etc.) helps you do
that. After a period of abstinence, you can return small amounts of
food and chemical triggers to weigh their affect. Some items will
always bother you. For others, you will find you can tolerate condiment
size samples or maybe even larger portions , as long as they are
rotated throughout the week or month. Everyone’s system is different.
You never can have much caffeine or be under stress all the time. You
must learn to rotate small amounts of each trigger so that you do not
have a cumulative effect, i.e, a little of this + a little of that +
some more of this and all of a sudden - YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. Triggers
are cumulative and additive and the brain has trouble recovering. We
have to reduce the ones in our control in order to accommodate the
others that are out of our control. Sometimes, to be honest, there are
just too many environmental assaults.
So, migraine triggers are environmental, dietary and physiological
occurrences that can provoke “migrainous” activity like headaches and
vertigo. In order to reduce all the symptoms, we have to pay attention
to all of the triggers. We have to eliminate as many as possible. I would rather not be on medication for the rest of my life. I do not like the side effects.
When I go out on Saturday night , I wear tinted glasses, put ear plugs
in my ears, bring my own food, do not dance or sing karaoke, order San
Pellegrino (neat), only go with people I enjoy and arrive home by
11:00. JUST KIDDING. It’s best to keep
triggers very low all week so you can enjoy the weekend. But don’t
overdo on any one day. And keep your head still. Good luck. (vertigotalesandtastes.blogspot.com)
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