it has been awhile since I have been here. just went through the longest and worst bout with Meniere's in 41 yrs. I have found a new clinic and provider but can't see until jan 7th. someone told me about betahistine but I cannot find any good information on it how exactly it helps etc. I don't want to go through what I just did again. could anyone direct me to any information on it.......the person who told me about the clinic goes there and was prescribed this med and says it has helped her. thank you.
Hi I have posted a link below which tells you about betahistine (serc) what it is used for, recommended dose, side effects and warnings. http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/spcpil/con1391747679758.pdf I took serc for over 2 years, between 2006 and 2008. It helped a lot in giving me enough control to improve my symptoms to function in my job. Serc is a preventative and not the answer for a sudden attack. Takes about 2-3 weeks to get in to your system and start doing its job. I took 3 x 16mg per day with or just after food. Some people believe that a high dose of betahistine works better but my ent at the time said that 20 x 16mg would have no better effect than the 3 x 16mg that he prescribed. When I had the betahistine(serc) I also had buccastem which I took to quell or stop an attack of vertigo before it started. It is taken under the top lip and between lip and gum. It dissolves gradually and was a saviour for me together with the serc I don't know where you are from but I believe that in America you can get serc in compound form from a chemist. I had menieres and MAV at the same time. It was when i started to treat my condition as MAV that I improved tremendously to the point where from 2009 I have been pretty much normal apart from 90% hearing loss in my left ear. I mention the hearing loss because I believe that burn out can work for some, having had that many vertigo attacks the ear is effectively dead, all the inner ear receptor hairs have been flattened. If you look at MAV as the possible culprit for you make sure you buy "Heal your Headache" by David Buchholz. Don't be put off by the title as you don't need to have headaches to suffer from migraine associated vertigo. You may be surprised about MAV, I was. Having said that I believe that serc is a good starting point to hopefully get some control over your symptoms. There is plenty of reading on serc on the forum, as there is about MAV Wishing you well Frank
Sorry didn't give you the full link it is http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/spcpil/documents/spcpil/con1391747679758.pdf
thank you for all the information.....i truly appreciate it....... 5 mos after decompression surgery i got hearing aids and they really help...... when hearing muffles like going from higher to lower elevation i notice it with them but taking them out i can barely hear.......... again thank you......... it does help knowing there are people that know what all this feels like ........ squeki 97