Shingles Vaccine a trigger for symptoms of Meniere's?
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For years I rarely had a full blown Meniere's vertigo with uncontrollable vertigo, nausia, etc. About a month or two after I decided to take the shot for Shingles I woke up one morning with one that was so bad my husband had to take me to the ER. Since that time (for over 3 years now) I have had bouts sometimes as many as 8 a month with dizziness, full head feelings, that I can control using meclizine. I read in an article about Meniere's that some people think that Meniere's is related to or possibly caused by the virus that causes chicken pocks and shingles. The shot I had contained a live virus to give me an immunity to getting shingles so I'm wondering if it also caused a flare up of Meniere's. Has anyone else had this happen to them or do you know anything concerning a relationship between Meniere's and shingles vaccine?
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ron4094 patricia69095
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Interesting. I got my shingels shot in early 2009 and in August of that year had symptoms of cochlear hydrops but no dizziness. Fortunately for me, I was able to clear my symptoms with water pills twice a day. You can see my post about what worked for me.
terry77036 patricia69095
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I began to have severe Menieres's symptoms about 3 years ago and was diagnosed with it about 2 years ago. Using Dyazide, Antivert , and diet choices helped me get it under reasonable control with periodic mild symptoms. However, I received a Shingles vaccine on Sunday 7/17 . On Monday 7/18 I woke to a very severe Menieres attack that lasted for 6 hours and spent the reset of the day trying to get up and move around normally. Here it is Saturday 7/23 and I am still nauseated, fatigued, with brain fog and rumbling ears with no sign off it changing. So, if not a bazaar coincidence, it appears to be a direct result of the shingles vaccine. There is a second shot due in September which I will have to speak with my doctor about and make a decision on. I'll let you know what happens.