I can definitely relate. My fall was in August 2012. My main symptoms were migraines and vestibular symptoms, I also have visual issues. I had constant dizziness, terrible headaches and nausea. That fishbowl disconnected feeling was constant for me for about 6 months, but then I started to have moments without it, and now I haven't felt that way at all in at least 2 months.

Overstimulation was a big issue for me. I had a 15 month old son at the time of my accident and it was months before I could play with him for 5-10 minutes without having to go lay down after. I remember one grocery trip with my husband early on that I ended up sitting on the floor of the store waiting for him to come find me.

My speech therapist was a huge help in finding coping mechanisms to minimize my symptoms. She helped me find my specific triggers which really helped, some of mine were trying to talk to groups of people, looking around as opposed to straight ahead, two or more competing noises (radio and someone talking at the same time). By learning these I was able to have my family help me minimize those situations, and it made me much more comfortable.

Her best piece of advice to me was to make a list of the things I do that cause my symptoms to increase, and how long I could do that before the symptoms increase. The following week she would have me add 5 minutes and do that amount until it didn't trigger symptoms, then add 5 more minutes.

One thing that really helped was if I went to a store I would let the person I was with lead and instead of looking around at things I would simply follow them. When I began to feel taxed they would help me find a place to sit and close my eyes or take me to the car. This helped me to be able to get out of the house which lifted my spirits.

Vestibular therapy, lots of rest, medication for the migraines all helped greatly. At 3 months in I was miserable, constantly dizzy, almost constant migraines, feeling very isolated. I am now at 14 months, and I am back at work, I have taken 2 trips by commercial airline, one with my son. I still have some trouble with flashing or bright lights, I am on medication for the migraines probably for the long term, but I have had migraines since high school. My vision gets weird if I get tired, but I am rarely dizzy (only occasionally with a migraine or if I am very tired and stressed) and I don't have trouble with nausea at all anymore.

Sorry this is so long, hopefully you could read it. Everyone's experience is different, but hopefully my experience can give you some hope for the future.