Remember when you heard someone claim to be dizzy or having an attack of vertigo? The medical word for that is Meniere’s disease. Believe me, I have had a couple of episodes and it is not pretty. It usually begins with a ringing in the ears followed by nausea. Then my world starts spinning out of control.
There is no way to get your balance and all perspective of where you are has disappeared. All you want to do is to get the spinning to stop. On one occasion when my husband was out of town I got dizzy in the bathroom. I fell down and sat there for one hour before I could get the room to stop spinning. Slowly I got back up and carefully headed back to bed.
As soon as you can find a place to lie down, take a break and rest, propping your head up on an extra pillow to help gain some balance. I keep some Dramamine around the house just for times when I feel an episode coming on. You can also purchase Meclizine as an OTC. It is a little bit more expensive than Dramamine but the active ingredients in both are the same. Losing your balance and all sense of direction is something that I hope many people do not have to experience.
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Good advice! I've had meniere's for about 4 years. I use the antivert also. Other prescription that I use are valium ( low dosage) and a diuretic(one that doesn't make you lose much potassium)
David
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