Been having significantly more attacks - should I try lysine or acyclovir?

It seems like it’s fine to do both. I tried Valtrex 1000 mg 3x per day for a few weeks, then 2x per day, then daily for a few months. I was also on lysine and other components of the JOH supplements. Unfortunately it wasn’t the long term answer for me but I’m glad I tried it. Antivirals seem to have helped a bunch of people here. Probably some Menieres cases are caused by virus - others not.

 

How horrible and I am sorry you feel like this. Do you have access to SERC or SETEAR (Betahistine Hydrochloride). I know there are some issues with obtaining this drug in the USA but here in Australia it is readily available for people with MD. Works well for me.

 

Hello three4rd Sorry that you are suffering. Serc or betahistine is the first option here in the UK.It is very good.Its a preventative and takes about 2 - 3 weeks to get in to your system. It is available in America. A chemist will make it up for you as a compound. It worked well for me. What also worked for me to lessen or stop a rotational vertigo and vomiting attack in its tracks was buccastem ( brand name ) or stematil.
That is if you have MD. I eventually realised that I had MAV. Best of luck wishing you well

 

@three4rd
I concur with what @jaypr and @Dario have mentioned. I also take Serc (betahistine) and it is the first drug usually given in Europe. They prescribed it to me in Spain. I have personally bought it in compounding pharmacies in Tennessee (when I lived there).

 

Hi Tacio, has Serc always been good to you? No attacks or symptoms etc?

 

@Dario, it totally works for my vertigo attacks. I am pretty much vertigo free. Well, I still have say one attack every 6 months. But usually it is because of some other factor such as major change in diet or when I over do it at the gym. And even so the attacks are pretty minor and usually over within minutes. Nothing like what the attack could potentially be! I am sure you know!! Serc was a real life saver for me. Been taking it for 10 years.

All of that said, it does very little (if anything) for my tinnitus and hearing. This is where my struggle is these days...

 

Wow - 10 years!! That gives me hope. I have very little tinnitus that I only hear when I go to bed at night. The slight sound of crickets is the way I think of it. It really doesn't annoy me much. I have slight hearing loss in both ears which could be due to anything. I was only properly diagnosed back in March after going through all the testing etc - it was a long slog. How much Serc do you take?

 

Acyclovir, 400 mg five times a day spread evenly from
waking to bedtime.

 

If any of you find an online source for Serc, please let us know.
I ordered some Vertigoheel from the UK (I haven't tried it yet), but my Dr. did recommend Serc if I could find it.

Jim

 

Never heard of the Vertigoheel. How does that work for you? You will only be able to get Serc or Setear via a prescription. I doubt you will find it online.

 

I ordered Vertigoheel from UK as well and have taken it several times when I felt the dizzies coming on. It worked for me. It was part of the original JOH regimen before it was no longer available in US.

 

Serc is prescription only? That explains why I can't find it.
I haven't tried the Vertigoheel yet. I am stockpiling for when things go south.
It was quick (about a week) to get and shipping (from the UK) wasn't that bad.

Jim

 

Yep, prescription only mate.

 

I took it 2008 for about three months. Later i took famvir for a few months. I did not have tests for that, i did have tests prior to mri with contrast. My understanding is these antivirals are pretty benign if you do not have kidney or liver disease which is true for many drugs. They are much less scary than say prednisone, but i would not take any drug at all a minute longer than necessary. I have not needed them for years, except for a bout of shingles a few years ago.

 

In Spain a prescription is not needed to buy Serc. And super cheap too.

 

I take 3 x 8mg a day. You?

 

I may get my Dr. to write a prescription for me and go the Canadian way.
Can't seem to find Serc on Spain's online pharmacies.
Thanks

Jim