MD and betahistine

Exercise is the best for me......except when I have vertigo ha.  Swam a mile last week with full ears and it makes me stop thinking about the condition.  I think getting oxygen to body cells is important.  Another thing.  Just when I seem to figure out what is helping the MD something changes.  Trying to just accept the whole thing and not worry.  

It is such a dilemma!!!!

Hi John. Thanks for sharing your MM experience. I’m really sorry to hear about your struggles, but take hope that many of us on this forum are battling this condition with success. One point about tinnitus. There’s a theory that tinnitus results from the inner ear cells dying. Once this happens, the brain tries to compensate and creates an open loop response that is familiar with the ringing in the ears. One thing that has worked for me is sound therapy. Basically, you inject white noise into the ear and try retraining the brain to tune out the tinnitus. I use a hearing aid with this function. It takes time, but it’s worked for me until I have an episode and then the tinnitus grows in amplitude. Hence, I try to avoid the triggers. Take care.

high john,

have you any allergies ..

i was prescribed citrizine betahistine and bendroflumethiazide..

for M.D...i asked my doctor about citrizine thinking it was for

allergies which i dont have ..he said its good for the inner ear as

it improves the blood flow...theres no cure for m.d. and the doctors

dont no the exact cause of the fluid build up the meds they give

us are to slow the process of the fluid build up and improve the

circulation of the the inner ear plus help to relieve nausea ..

all we can do is try to come to terms with m.d. and think twice about

our activities ..menieres will slow you down just walking about can

mean brain overload i.e.to much information and bring on vertigo..

best wishes stev.. 

What time of day do you take the diuretic?  When I took mine at night, before bed, I woke up with a headache and heavy head.  When I switched to taking it at 9:30 a.m., I stopped having the headache.  I surmised that the headache came from being dehydrated.  Since I drink water and tea in the morning before I take the diuretic I figured that helps.  Taking a diuretic can really dehydrate a person, so drinking liquids regularly can help a lot.  MD symptoms often make it hard to know what is caused by MD and what is caused by medication.