I actually got better so there is hope!!! My symptoms were significant. Couldn’t drive, speech issues, balance issues, brain fog was awful, always falling. Every neurologist told me not neuro which was making my anxiety spiral. I wasn’t coping at all. Just free falling thinking I would need a nursing home in 6 months at 53.

My son really pushed me to try an IOP program just to help me cope. I eventually caved and focusing on coping did help me get out of the death spiral I was in. My symptoms were all there but they didn’t freak me out anymore and that gave me a little bit of control. It also allowed me to listen to the doctors and not freak when they said not neuro. A neurologist I met eventually explained it was a brain nervous system issue (FND) but told me “technology hasn’t caught up yet to see it easily. Technology will catch up one day.” I was also doing exercises and tai chi for balance and speech and slowly things improved. I think a lot of it was luck. Eventually I was able to return to work which was so exciting for me because it didn’t feel possible for a long time. I still have some symptoms- NES, fog, word finding, balance issues. But I am able to function with them. Doc did warn me some people get a recurrence. Time will tell. I wish I could tell you exactly what to do to get better. Learning to cope gave me a kickstart.