Symptoms improving?

I’m glad I found this community and looking for advice from people who have experienced this. I am currently experiencing my second bout with MDDS. A couple of years ago I took a flight around four hours and experienced it for about a week although at the time I didn’t really know what it was, but it went away pretty quickly. This time it occurred after a six hour flight. I had taken flights in the interim with no issue. I think this time, what triggered it was that I had a slight viral illness prior to flying, had a couple drinks on the plane, and then a couple days after we got back I went on a three hour car ride and spent a couple days with friends up all night partying (it was Memorial Day). That must have stressed my system because when I got back from memorial day, I had the rocking sensation when sitting and also walking, but it goes away in the car.

So it’s been almost a month now and I think my symptoms are improving, but it’s really hard to tell from a day-to-day basis. I seem pretty OK when I wake up in the morning, but as the day goes on my symptoms get worse. I can sit and lay down without experiencing the bobbing sensation. When I’m out walking, I experienced it a little bit, but it seems to lessen if I fixate on something in the distance. What really makes it worse is working on my computer which has made work really hard. I also find being on my cell phone, really exacerbates it. Being outside helps a lot, especially sitting outside. The brain fog that goes along with it is even worse than the rocking sensation which I guess is the way that your brain is fatigued after trying to moderate the sensation all day.

So at least I am no longer bobbing around while I’m sitting down which I guess is an improvement. I have heard that recovery is not linear, but I am hoping to hear some other people’s experience whether your symptoms followed a similar pattern to mine.

I’m really worried that I’ll never be able to fly again. I have a trip planned to Korea in October that I’ve been planning for over a year and I will be heartbroken to miss out on it. I do have a Klonopin prescription for anxiety that I’ve heard can help if taken prior to travel.