I was diagnosed suddenly with Mineres about a year ago. I'm a 26 year old male with a wife, children and no prior medical problems besides some heavy head trauma as a child. I really struggled with it for a few weeks before i could see an ENT, when I went to the ER, they prescribed my Phenergan and Ativan. The ENT dr prescribed a diuretic for me and within a few days I was back to my old self. Since then, i have had to monitor my sodium intake as that is directly related to my Menieres. He says that I am retaining water in one of my ears. If I start to feel a little dizzy, it usually goes along with an earache. All that I usually have to do is take my diuretic for a few days and im back to normal. a week and a half ago I had an attack and it was as bad as my first attack. I had been sick for a few days before and was retaining water. I work an hour from home and didn't have any of my medication. my wife came and got me and i had to stop and throw up a few times. I was able to get the Ativan and Phenergan and diuretic down just long enough before I threw up again and I was able to sleep. Its taking me almost 2 weeks to fully recover. Last night, my 3 month old daughter didn't sleep well, so I also didn't. This morning, I woke up for work extremely dizzy. Went back to sleep for 2 horus and now i'm 100% fine, but still tired. sorry for the long post. TLDR : Does anyone else have a similar Menieres condition as me? Seemingly related to diet? The doctor said that the menieres could get worse and change all on its own. I'm terrified of that happening as I have a very active lifestyle. Has it gotten worse for others? He says there currently is no cure, besides cutting the nerves and he wouldn't recommend that. Besides watching my sodium intake, what else can I do?
You are lucky to respond to diuretics. They did not work for me. Have you been on a low salt diet as well? It is meant to help as well. ( not in my case though) there is a great article on antiviral treatment started by John of Ohio. Literally a few lines down from your subject . I think the last post dated 10 Feb. Make sure you read it! ... and this disease is unpredictable , slightly different for everyone here. God bless all of us!
I do feel fortunate that my symptoms are not as severe as many others, and I'm thankful for that. I've heard people talk about the John of Ohio article, but haven't read it yet. Thanks for recommending it. does it seem to gradually get worse for people over time? Or does it progress quickly and stay there? I hope you're able to find some relief and ways to deal with this stupid disorder.
You will find a lot of helpful information in the Database where you posted. But I felt that the "Your Living Room" forum was more helpful for me. I read through all of the threads to see what others were posting about. In addition, if you post there, you may have more responses. Hang it there.....this disease is different for all of us as Marta mentioned. It just plain sucks and we all are trying to find treatments, meds, anything that will help our own particular situation. Personally, I have had the best luck with seeing an upper cervical chiropractor and have been having fairly good success with anti-virals. I have also changed my diet and am trying to reduce my stress (tough to do not only with everyday life but also having this disease lurking in the shadows). I am still trying to figure this out for me and I have felt this forum has been filled with great ideas, advice and support. Please take care.....we are all in this together!
Hey jenyus, I'm 34 years old male, have had an extremely difficult life since childhood and now this garbage disease. I know how you feel. Like dear Muff said you're better of posting in the Living Room section. I think that you will find most will recommend antiviral medication like acyclovir or valtrex. That probably is something you could try that may give you some relief.