GK on 9/17 - extreme vertigo in 48 hrs

[GMDizzyndeaf2]

Hello,
I had gamma knife on 9/17/24 and was fine until 48 hours later. Vertigo was so bad that I was vomiting. Couldn’t open my eyes without room spinning and nausea. I was prescribed Ondansetron (4mg)3 doses for nausea and motion sickness chewable tablets. That stopped the vomiting but not the vertigo whenever I moved my head. Then my neurosurgeon called to check and wanted to try a steroid taper. I started 1 tablet (2mg) Dexamethasone 3 times a day on the afternoon of 9/21. The extreme vertigo has lightened unless I try focusing a distance.
My question is has anyone had this reaction and recovered from vertigo after the steroid taper or PT?
Thank you for positive feedback.


MRI - 7/19/2024
AN - 10mm in length by 4-5mm by 4-5mm
GM - 9/17/2024

[UkulelesAreAwesome]

I had the same situation. I had GK on a Thursday 8/11/22. I rested that day and the next day. The following day I thought I was doing great so I did a bit of laundry. I ended up sitting on the basement floor until the dizziness subsided. I made it upstairs slowly and spent the evening vomiting. It has not happened again to the point of vomiting. I take Dramamine if the dizziness and nausea are bad. I did not contact the doctor at the time so I was not prescribed anything.

[UkulelesAreAwesome]

I forgot to add I struggled a bit with dizziness for a couple weeks and it was hard to look at a computer screen or go for a walk. Vestibular rehab helps a lot. Also be careful not to turn your head too quickly.

[GMDizzyndeaf2]

Yes, turning my head quickly is not fun. I have to learn the new me.
I will ask about vestibular rehab, thank you!

[mwatto]

Chat to your specialist about 1 mg diazepam for when you get these attacks. Its supposed to help.  When I had CK I also took (and still do) melatonin and PEA which helped me a lot with neuroinflammation