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We're back with Emma, who is here to share her story of recovery from PPPD, vestibular migraine, debilitating 24/7 symptoms. Emma tells us that she suffered from health anxiety for a long time, and when the dizziness symptoms hit, they quickly became debilitating and terrifying. At her worst Emma was experiencing many different symptoms, including dizziness, visual issues, visual snow, tingling, numbness, pressure, insomnia, brain jolts, vomiting, trouble speaking and more. Thankfully, Emma is feeling so much better nowadays. In this interview, she shares what she did to recover and where she is today. Enjoy!
This video was referenced in the conversation:
When VRT is and is not helpful - https://youtu.be/jMfIcYFTrN8
Here is the workbook Emma used: The Health Anxiety Workbook by Taylor Ham
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00:00:00 Intro & about Emma
00:05:38 How everything started: symptoms reappearing after brief dizziness in 2019, multiple ER visits
00:11:27 The worst of the symptoms and all the testing: ENT, specialized vestibular testing, MRI, jaw massage
00:16:37 Wellbutrin helped her bring down her anxiety enough to address the PPPD, and she found a therapist with mindbody experience
00:22:22 More tests- POTS, vision tests for vision issues and visual snow
00:25:42 Symptoms: dizziness, vision issues, visual snow, brain fog, insomnia, jolting awake, brain pain, dissociation, nausea, vomiting, grip weakness, tingling, numbness, trouble speaking and more
00:28:12 What things were like at her worst and how family and friends made a difference
00:34:39 Other things that helped: yoga for confidence, self-compassion, self talk, reminders of how much better she's doing, working with her anxiety
00:41:27 All the diagnoses she thought she had before realizing she had NCD: POTS, ALS, MdDS, VM, MS, breast cancer, Lyme, mold exposure
00:46:04 How anxiety and the symptoms are linked
00:49:27 Where Emma is at today- living a normal life, going to dance classes, and getting better all the time