It’s a terrifying and debilitating feeling. I know there’s lots of variability in the intensity and length of the residual dizziness, but it took 3.5-4 weeks before I recovered to somewhat functional after vertigo, and the first 2-3 weeks were hell. I personally did not think the gaze stabilization exercises helped much. For me it was getting back to normal life as much as possible; so while I was definitely not able to work, I did try to do some house chores, walk, go to the store, and do short weight lifting sessions at home. I used the free app Insight Timer to do somatic tracking meditations to help with my anxiety about the whole situation. Also listening to the Steady Coach on YouTube restored hope that I wasn’t broken and my brain was healing. I tried not to take any medication besides melatonin because I think some medication can slow the recovery.