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miranda72220
miranda72220

Hey so ive been on 48mg of betahistine twice a day for a couple of months now and it worked great in the beginning but now i am going back to having mitliple vertigo attacks a week im gonna try the steroid injections again but ive also heard some good things about getting chiropractic stuff done...has anyone had any positive results from that?

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  • NeddyO
    NeddyO miranda72220

    Posted

    Beware mumbo-jumbo. Desperate people will give anything a try.

    Your best bet is to increase your betahistine dose. I am currently on 48mg three times a day and under control but I have been up to 64mg tds which is a modest dose according to my consultant.

    good luck.

  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 miranda72220

    Posted

    Chiropractice is not related at all to Meniere's Disease.  Do not go down that path.

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiologist

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

  • patricia69095
    patricia69095 miranda72220

    Posted

    If chiropractic manipulation works it's probably because a person never actually had Meniere's but did have a condition caused by trama to the head and or neck would be my best guess. My hairdresser told me that her husband who was told that he had Meniere's was helped by a chiropractor, but I would guess he never really had a true case of Meniere's. I could be wrong though.

    • miranda72220
      miranda72220 patricia69095

      Posted

      What is the condition? Because I have had trauma to my head and neck...are the symptoms the same? Are they often confused? Thank you for your input! 
    • melissa04000
      melissa04000 patricia69095

      Posted

      Just curious do you feel better yet? Has the migraine medicine helped you by chance? I'm trying to figure out if I have migraines. And if your treatment has helped, what medication was it again?

  • melissa04000
    melissa04000 miranda72220

    Posted

    I've never heard of anyone even using a chiropractor

    • miranda72220
      miranda72220 melissa04000

      Posted

      My moms chiropractor said hes trained in "the manouver" so im not sure what to believe now rolleyes i know im desperate i have a 2 year old and its impossible to be around him when im having an attack

    • melissa04000
      melissa04000 miranda72220

      Posted

      He treats Ménière's disease with chiropractic work? Has he done it to someone with menieres? Have you tried gerimicin injection? How long do your attacks last for? I'm sorry! That must be miserable! I completely understand what you are going through. Do you feel imbalanced for a while after the attack?

    • miranda72220
      miranda72220 melissa04000

      Posted

      I dont know if he has done it before and yeah ive had one round worked for a short time but im going to try again next week...my attacks vary sometimes only 20mins sometimes like 4-5 hours and yeah i feel like im hungover after an attack
    • melissa04000
      melissa04000 miranda72220

      Posted

      Can you tell when an attack is coming on before it happens? That sounds awful. Does it cause throwing up?
    • miranda72220
      miranda72220 melissa04000

      Posted

      I sometimes get a 5 minute warning or so but most of the time it hits all of a sudden and majority of the time I do throw up because of it...depends on the intensity of the vertigo 
    • jacki999
      jacki999 miranda72220

      Posted

      Hi, mi get no warning - sometimes vomit - but not as often anymore.  I do tend to eat smaller portions which helps 😞😞

  • jacki999
    jacki999 miranda72220

    Posted

    I had the same result with betahistine - was taking 16mg x 3 - three times a day. Worked for 4 months. I'm on no meds now - acupuncture has helped. Grommet fitted too! Bottom line we don't know what works - am happy trying anything - good luck

    • miranda72220
      miranda72220 jacki999

      Posted

      What about it has the acupuncture helped? and what is grommet fitted? Thank you!
    • jacki999
      jacki999 miranda72220

      Posted

      No idea really, was so desperate was willing to try anything. I'd had acupuncture in the past following spinal damage - so tried it again.  I get very bad headaches sometimes before an attack sometimes after - never know what triggers the attacks - is it the headaches or are the headaches a result of the attacks?    So the acupuncture has helped with the headaches. I get daily attacks, but I can function - similar to going lightheaded when getting up too quick, but lasting 1-2hrs and my balance is effected too, but I don't drop anymore or vomit, although I do feel nauseous.  

      I have no no idea if the acupuncture is the reason or the illness in itself is easing? Still deaf X 

      hope this helps j 👍

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