My ENT initially prescribed Maxzide as the diuretic I should use in treating Meniere's. Unfortunately, this made me sick (I now believe I'm allergic to sulfa). My ENT substituted Spironolactone (50 mg. per day). I have been taking this for nearly two weeks and the good news is I can tolerate it. Does anyone have any experience with taking Spironolactone for their Meniere's? When combined with a low sodium diet, is this an effective treatment? Thanks
How do you manage Meniere's without a diuretic? Low sodium diet? Anything else? I would appreciate any information and/or suggestions. Thanks
Here are two rather successful approaches to Meniere's: http://www.zoominternet.net/~kcshop/JOH.pdf http://menieres.org/talk/index.php?topic=557.0 --John of Ohio
Caffeine did not make a difference for me. Trying to minimize stress (not easy of course), making sure I don't get overly tired - which is a trigger as well as really loud places are triggers. I have been doing really well since starting antivirals last April. Highly recommend trying a/v if at all possible.
I cannot take a diuretic because I have a chronic bladder disease..... so I follow a pretty strict low sodium diet- between 1200-1400 mg a day and that works for me.... ( along with the other stuff I do). But I don't need the diuretic. And I found that after the first month or so of reading lables and getting a 500 recipe low sodium cook book it really isn't that hard anymore.... i mean - sure I miss eating stuff I used to be able to - but I will do anything at all costs to avoid a vertigo attack.... so - I don't eat the stufff I can't.
Diuretics worked for a while for me, but it doesn't treat the underlying cause and so my symptoms returned even though I was on the diuretic. It wasn't until I started the JOH regimen and anti-virals that I really started to get control of this disease, because those are actually dealing with the cause. Diuretics don't. Not by a long, long shot. Complete waste of time. I mean, they might make it better for a while, but they will probably fail at some point when their disease progresses past the point that the diuretic can control it. And this disease does exactly that to many people.
I tried diazide and then spirolactone. Both of them seemed to help a little by reducing the pressure and stabilizing the symptoms, but the side effects made me worse overall. I felt weak and tired and so restless that I couldn’t sleep at night. The spirolactone was better than the diazide, but I ended up with a rash from it, so I stopped all diuretics. I hope that you have a different experience if you try it.