to start i am 20M and this is my first post on reddit after looking everywhere for a solution i decided to talk about what ive been dealing with for at this point maybe a year
i cant remember when i really started but maybe last year in august i would get very dizzy to the point where i would have to sleep to make it go away after throwing up, after that i would get horrible episodes of complete spinning and off balance to the point where i couldnt walk or look around or it would make my head feel so heavy almost passing out. bad episodes like that used to happen every 2 weeks and since alot of the time i would be working when it happened so i would need to leave and have someone pick me up cause i cant drive like that. luckily my manager is very understanding and just wants me to feel better.
ever since the start of the year i dont get those horrible episodes anymore but its just a 24/7 off balance feeling, ive gone to an ENT 2 times (the same one) they said there was no fluid build up or anything like that which was really heartbreaking cause i was hoping it would be that simple, i did a brain mri and it came back as nothing irregular, ive done blood work ive gone to a chiropractor ive done everything i can think, im very active and am in very good shape and i get 15k steps a day cause of my job, it makes me feel completely hopeless that ill never find out why this is happening to me. its stealing my life away not to mention im 20 and ive never met anyone my age that has to deal with this daily, it makes me depressed sometimes to the point where i consider suicide but i would never do it so dont worry it just makes me feel that sad and hopeless
i would give all the money ive ever made and more to get back to normal and i really dont know what to do anymore its taking my life away, i enjoy doing active things and taking care of myself but when youre dizzy 24/7 it really makes it hard to want to do anything.
idk what i wanted to get out of this i just wanted to share my experience about how horrible this is and i would not wish this daily struggle to absolutely anyone.
if someone else deals with this just know youre not alone and we will find out why this is happening and we will get better i just dont know where to go from here.
thank you if you read the whole thing feel free to comment and ask anything or give any tips on what you did to get better thank you.