Vertigo and Epley Maneuver

I have done 4 epley maneuvers in 4 days and today I feel so much worse. I feel spinning sensations and can barely stand up or walk. I thought this would help instead of making it worse I felt fine for 3 days then today I woke up feeling terrible. Hopefully this gets better soon because I am a student and can it afford to miss class

How long did it take after the maneuvers for you to feel better? 

PLEASE... don't do the Epley manoeuvre yourself! A few people get lucky and get away with it, but the vast majority end up feeling much worse, even if it doesn't do them any permanent harm. From what you've posted, you don't even know which ear is affected. If you do it for the wrong ear you'll automatically feel worse.

You've already got an appointment with a vestibular specialist. Now stop tinkering with things you don't fully understand.

Yes I have definitely stopped doing that! I am waiting until I go to the therapist this week. I got desperate and decided to give it a try

The first two were the worst.  It was 2-3 days where I was constantly dizzy and  off balance.  I recovered more quickly from the second two. I learned to schedule my appointments  for Friday evenings so I had the weekend to recover.  It was a few days after my fourth Epley that the vertigo went away.  I was still dizzy for a long time after that, (the way you feel after getting off a spinning ride).  I have been doing vestibular rehab for over a year, and it has helped incredibly.

Sorry you had a bad time after the Epley and had to have it repeated. This is comparatively rare, especially if you have an experienced therapist. I see you say she used the infrared video goggles too, so she was clearly experienced. Unfortunately it does take a few tries with some people.

I was lucky in that I had an instant cure of the vertigo itself at the first attempt. However, I have to say that the general feeling of instability was much worse in the immediate aftermath. I could hardly walk straight for three or four days, but once that had settled down I was fine.

My main problem was severe occipital headache that went on for almost a month after the Epley. However, I knew what that was. Because I'm in my 70s and already have a bit of osteoarthritis, my reluctance to move my neck during the two months I had BPPV meant everything had stiffened up further. As you know, the Epley movements are quite vigorous, so I guess some of the muscles in my neck got pulled in the process.

However, all's well that ends well. I'd say to mwils: don't worry, in most cases the Epley works first time if it's really BPPV that you have. And if it's not that, the physiotherapist will be able to tell you on the spot.

As of right now I feel like I am on a boat and it’s making me even more anxious should I try the Epley Maneuver tonight? The first time I did it I felt much better but I feel like the crystals have moved to the wrong place. I don’t want to feel worse tomorrow 

Makes me dizzy sometimes to make eye contact.

Well, it's a question of statistics, isn't it? How many times did you feel better after doing it, and how many times did it make you feel worse?

I don't think your case is anything to do with your crystals anyway. When the crystals get into the posterior canal you don't feel sick all the time, just vaguely unstable. The wild spinning only starts when you tip your head backwards or forwards to the affected side. If you're having full-on vertigo regardless of your head position, then it's not BPPV.

Unless the crystals get stuck in the hairs. Then it will. They use that headband that vibrates your head to shake them lose. Glad they never tryed that in me. Looks like a nightmare.

No, I didn't have to have the headband either. However, once the physio had performed a successful Epley, he immediately sat me up, grabbed my head on either side and shook the living daylights out of it. I wasn't expecting that. Fortunately, the Epley had already done its job by this time, so I didn't throw up. On his advice, I walked the mile or so back home straight after that. It was only when I started noticing the funny looks I was getting that I realised I was staggering around like a drunk. I hopped on a bus at the halfway point, before I went under one. Still, all's well that ends well!