I found this to be a knowledgeable and informative read. At the beginning it felt quite overwhelming, with a heavy focus on comorbidities and statistics around other conditions associated with migraine, which personally felt discouraging to take in.
Having lived with chronic vestibular migraine for the past two years, one of the biggest shifts in my healing has been mindset and neuroplasticity. Rather than avoiding caffeine or certain foods forever, my focus now is on gradually building my threshold so I can re integrate and still enjoy parts of life that bring me pleasure.
I think this book would have been more helpful earlier in my journey. Reading it now, I found myself hoping for more guidance around reintegration, exposure, and returning to normal activities, which wasn’t really the focus.
There are definitely valuable resources included around herbs, nutrition, exercise, and medication. I can see how many people would benefit from that. For me personally, I found the overall tone lacked encouragement and hope, something I believe is incredibly important when you’re living with chronic symptoms.
If you have Vestibular Migraine, you absolutely MUST read this book. Not only will you gain a wealth of knowledge and learn about options for treating VM, but this book validates the universal experiences that anyone with the condition knows so well.
I personally have made significant strides in my management of Vestibular Migraine and this book is a major reason why.