i’m not sure if i’m eligible for a service dog
hi!! i’m 17, from the uk and have a disorder that lowers my blood pressure down to the point where i experience syncopal episodes (syncopal vertigo but it’s still getting looked into two years later). some of these episodes get so bad, one time i was basically paralysed for 5-10 minutes after gaining consciousness other times ive hit my head bc i wasn’t t able to sit down or control my body quick enough to put myself in a safe position.
i’ve tried so many things like exercises to raise my bp and altering my diet and while it does help, it doesn’t help as much as i want it to, i still get dizzy and i still faint.
medical stuff aside now, i was looking into it and apparently service dogs can sense when your blood pressure is dropping about 3-5 minutes in advance? and that they can do other things during the syncopal episodes to help support them like DPT, balancing, or things to help with the aftermath like grabbing a phone or barking to get someone’s attention which i think would definitely be helpful for the episodes that occur quickly and cause me to hurt myself. i’m not sure i should bring it up to a GP or at least my grandmother (who i’m not sure would even like the idea bc she hates animals) bc i’m not sure i’d be eligible in the first place?
idk i think i just need some advice and maybe some more information on it bc i think it would help especially bc ive got issues w loneliness bc i dont live with my parents or siblings anymore so a double bonus lol.
anyway, thank you for taking time to read this!!