After a long and very hard (by my standardsā¦) workout, Iāve had a delayed increase in overall dizziness, and itās lingering into the third day now. Iād like to know if anyone can relate.
Detail: Iāve known for a long time that even fairly mild exercise usually sets me off ā wears me out quickly, and tends to raise the degree of dizziness / unsteadiness I feel, for a while.
On Friday eve I did something far tougher anything Iāve done before ā I and a friend went walking ā up a stairwell (inside), multiple times. In total, we walked up 40 floors of stairs in maybe 70, 80 minutes. Wonāt go into the āwhyā right now but there was a reason.
Not one with much stamina, I got winded a number of times, and it was hard, but at the time, my head was actually doing a pretty OK job handling it (not normal in itself). Felt pretty okay the rest of the night. ā¦ But come Saturday, then the dizziness ramped up, and it still persists.
Anyone here done something that physically pushed you way beyond what youāre used to doing ā and then have a delayed dizziness that begins the day after? ā¦ And is there any way to āgaugeā how long I could expect the increase to last?
I am very exercise intolerant - so much so that I now hardly do any.
My physio recommended I join a gym and started exercising, but this only made me a lot worse.
The dizziness would be delayed for me until the day after and would ordinarily last 3 or 4 days. Sometimes as long as a week. As with everything about MAV, your mileage may vary.
Depending on what I do, I sometimes feel symptoms as soon as I"m finished w/ a workout, or an hour or so thereafter. Other times it does seem to hit the next day. I can do things like walk stairs, take walks or bike rides and generally dnāt have trouble, but a weight/aerobic workout will sometimes trigger dizziness/troubleābecause I exert more doing that.
Obviously we are pushing our limits w/ exertion, hence the dizziness, etc get worseā¦but I still think in the long run, my myself, itās best to try to continue to exercise ā¦ I cannot let my vestibular disorder ruin my life anymore than it already has, and thankfully I am mostly functional (but almost all of the time, I have uncomfortable symptoms)ā¦so I think the best way to retrain my brain, etc is to push and keep doing things.
My ENT has diagnosed me w/ MAV, However he did not do any testing or scans (yet) so Iām not sure of the diagnosis.
Hi George,
I find that when I push too hard (e.g. during circuit training) then the dizziness can start to ramp up. Dr. S says to avoid pushing too hard during exercise - mild exercise is ok, but anaerobic is not. And, based on experience, I think heās right - pushing too hard really does seem to aggravate the MAV. Others may find theyāre OKā¦?
Tony.
I find that something that really depletes my stamina in a bad way - for example, keep pushing when you know youāre body is saying no! Makes me feel bad.
I have CFS too so Iāve been used to pacing myself for many years. I do aerobic exercise such as Zumba, but as itās danced based to music there are small intervals to get your breath back. I always make sure Iām well hydrated and have eaten prior to it and continue to drink during and then have a meal within an hour afterwards.
I realise Iām resurrecting a two month old thread but Iām really interested in whether delayed onset dizziness after exercise is a common MAV symptom. I visited a friend over the weekend and walked approximately 2 miles on Saturday and 2 miles on Sunday. I felt bad yesterday but today (Tuesday) I feel terrible - my dizziest day in months. Itāll probably now take me several days to reach baseline again.
Yes! I havenāt been able to without since last September. Iāve always loved to run, but it got to the point where once I finished my run I would have to lie down for 30-45 minutes to let my head settle. Then I would feel bad the rest of the evening. I just had to quit, which has been such a bummer for so many reasons!! I keep hoping that I will take a turn for the better any day nowā¦Iāve never had a spell that lasted months on end like this. I need to exercise to help me deal with the frustration of feeling so bad so often, so not being able to without feeling terrible after is a huge bummer!! After 10 years of symptoms, I finally just went to Duke Medical Center and had multiple tests done in the audiology and vestibular department. After being told for years that I had hydrops and migraine issues, Iāve now been told that my inner ears are not to blame at all and that itās all migraine related. I am to start 10 mg of Amitriptyline at night to see if it helps. ??? At any rate, I feel your frustration and just wanted you to know youāre not alone. Iām a 39 year old mother of 2 young children, and have been battling this for what feels like forever now. I always tell myself that other people are suffering from so much worse, but there are definitely days where this thing just leaves me wiped out. Good luck to you!!
Hi there! I find I have to be very careful when I work out. I used to work out pretty hard and have really had to tone it down. In the past if I didnāt feel too good, some exercise would always leave me feeling energised and good to go. Not now. Now if Iām not so great I know itāll wipe me out for the rest of the day-and maybe the next day. I also have young children so think just day to day life requires plenty of activity so I need tp watch what Iām doing on top. Mentally Iāll feel rubbish if I donāt do something so Iām learning how far to push myself. On crappy days I find yoga helps a lot. It can get your heart going going just a bit and muscles working, but also the deep breathing etc really helps. I believe we all need to be doing some degree of exercise to help the condition.
@MrHeathcliff. Reading your recent post brought this thread to mind. It seems true MAVers do experience delayed reactions to strenuous exercise. As @turnitaround says Dr S recommends no undue exertion and I read many times various consultants stating both migraine and MAV brains prefer everything to remain constant/unchanged, ie the regular meals, regular routine, contistent levels of exercise. Helen