Ok, I’m not sure if this is considered MAV. For the last 2 weeks I started getting dizzy from when I go outside. I haven’t been to work for the last 2 weeks because of this. I don’t have any headaches what so ever. But just sitting in the house I am not really all that dizzy unless I move around to quickly changing directions when I walk around the house. But for the most part I’m not all that dizzy. But once I go outside and try to drive, at first I feel like it’s not bad, but as I start driving a for a few more minutes turning and looking at other cars around me, I can’t seem to handle it. I can’t seem to handle all the motion thats going around me. It’s really odd. If it’s anxiety, then why is it lasting so long, while I’m not feeling anxious. If it’s migraines, again, why is it lasting so long, and I’m having no headaches of any kind. I must say though, as I sit and walk around in my house, I can feel there’s something not completely right about me. I’ve had this before, but it usually goes away within a couple of days. It’s sorta like a motion sick feeling that just goes away. But this time, It’s been 2 weeks and I still have it. Any ideas?
They symptoms of Mav can last weeks to months. I wouldn’t focus on the fact you have no headache, it isn’t relevant to MAV which can manifest only as dizzy symptoms. I looked back over your other posts, I’m not a doctor obviously, but the return of these symptoms over many years indicates it’s a migraine problem. Being intolerant to visual stimulus and motion is very common with MAV. It isn’t anxiety, it’s migraine, just migraine doesn’t always mean a headache.
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Thanks for the reply. I think I’ll talk to my doctor about MAV. Dealing with dizziness on an off for over 20 years, I just feel like I wish I had a more serious life threatening disease that can be diagnosed with concrete results and be treated and controlled and go on and enjoy life. I always read how so many people suffer from this, all the while getting a whole bunch of tests showing negative results for abnormalities.
Thanks again.
This can be diagnosed with concrete results, but it just takes finding the right treatment. If you need meds, then it may take a few trials to get the right one. But some people find the right med on their first try. Almost everyone can get this crap controlled and move on, while maintaining a migraine healthy lifestyle of course.
One of the simplest things to try is shades.If you think that too much visual stimulation is what whacks you out, why not cut down how much is getting in? It helps me, sometimes, to put on dark glasses.
Besides, I look so cool.
David
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This can be diagnosed with concrete results, but it just takes finding the right treatment. If you need meds, then it may take a few trials to get the right one. But some people find the right med on their first try. Almost everyone can get this crap controlled and move on, while maintaining a migraine healthy lifestyle of course.
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Do you know if I have to be showing symptoms of MAV in order to be diagnosed. I ask because majority of the time that I have been to the doctor is when I am well enough to get out. And to be honest, bad dizziness for me hits maybe 1-2 times a year. Can last a week or a month. And just like that it’s gone for a while.
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One of the simplest things to try is shades.If you think that too much visual stimulation is what whacks you out, why not cut down how much is getting in? It helps me, sometimes, to put on dark glasses.
Besides, I look so cool.
David
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I will try this. Thanks for the suggestion.
Samz,
No you don’t need to be symptomatic to get a diagnosis. Most often, there are no visual signs of anyone looking at us to know what’s going on inside our bodies/heads. I good doctor will listen and give you a diagnosis after adding all the pieces together.
It’s good that you only get this one or two times a year…I’ve been chronic for 3 years now. 
But it’s manageable with meds and lifestyle modifications.
Best to you…
Kelley