Feel upset from success stories sometimes

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@lsengara

just with magnesium or eliminating caffeine

I think that’s probably the tiny minority.

I get the impression that most people on this board end up using some medication to support their recovery.

EDIT: actually forget “impressions”, let’s back this up with data:

POLL: Are you taking prescription medicine for your vestibular condition?

poll

So only 10% “coping” without medication (with some others choosing not to take medication come hell or high water, but not necessarily “coping”)

Also another survey of Usercards:

Medication mention count in User Cards

I took a look at what medication people are mentioning in their user cards today (“Med #1/2”). The following graph lists all medication or supplements mentioned twice or more, ordered by total mentions. Note I’ve cleaned up the data a lot (spelling!!) and use the scientific, rather than brand names. It does not take into account combinations, it’s just a blunt count. If you don’t recognise your med here, it’s either fairly rare (i’ve not shown ones only mentioned once), or you are not famili…