Yeah, so I've been getting spells of vertigo for a while. And not just vertigo - like I can't stand up or walk straight and need to find the nearest curb or lay down. I had a really bad one on Sunday when coming home with my dad, so bad that I actually threw up because it lasted like 20 minutes. And of course this happened on the front stoop of my apartment so my neighbors saw *sigh*. 

I went to CityMD and they diagnosed benign postural vertigo which is at its core an inner ear problem, so I'm now on meclizine. I haven't had an attack since I've been on the med, but I'm only on it continuously for five days, so this weekend I guess I'll find out if the particles in my ear have dissipated yet. I swear, if it's not one thing it's another.

My aunt had Meniere's disease, and ended up in a wheelchair because of falls she took. Now I totally understand. When this thing hits there's no warning, it just happens, and there's basically nothing you can do to stop it except sit or lay down and wait so you don't fall. I'm hoping this med takes care of it though, and it never happens again because it is extremely dangerous, disorienting, and embarrassing since most people think you're drunk. And it's like "No, just vertigo."

So no yoga for now, since hanging upside down with postural vertigo is NOT recommended. I will get back to it though, and at least I practice in my own apartment so if I try yoga and get an attack I may skin my knees on the rug, but at least it won't be in front of other people.