Life Afterwards
After my initial attack, I spent the next three days in bed, incapacitated and medicated on Antivert. I needed Antivert to function for a while even though it made me absolutely exhausted. It was so bad that I resolved only to take the drug when I had attacks. The attacks occurred several times a week and were incapacitating for the hour or so in which they lasted. During the attacks I felt nausea so severe that hoped I would pass out from it, but I never did. The rest of the time I was always dizzy in various degrees, but continued to go to work and attend an MBA program at the local college. The attacks forced me to leave work and class early on many occasions.
I lost much of my coordination, had concentration problems, panic attacks and some memory trouble as well as a reduced appetite. I frequently had various degrees of ringing (Tinnitus) in one or both ears. Many times while walking I needed to touch a wall for support. Occasionally, for a brief second it would feel like the floor dropped out from under me. Darkened rooms were nearly impossible for me to navigate without touching walls and furniture as if I were a blind man. My social life all but disappeared.
I did try to exercise. Weight lifting made me very dizzy during and immediately after the activity. The stair master also made me dizzy during and immediately after, but I actually felt very good about an hour later. This feeling would last a few hours so I tried to make it a routine.

Another activity that usually made me feel a little better was driving a car. This is because my control of the car's steering with my arms reinforced the link between my vision and perception of motion as I was in effect controlling the motion. (For more information on why this happens go to the Car Sick Link). Being a passenger in a car was nauseating. Even sitting in a rocking chair or a chair with a back that moved effected me.

Frequently I would have dreams that involved spinning such as riding a carousel, rolling down a hill, being in a car going around a continuous tight curve, etc., making me nauseous even while sleeping. Occasionally the nausea was so bad it would wake me up. Sometimes I actually had to get out of bed to take an Antivert pill to be able to sleep.

I suffered and lived with these symptoms for over two years.