List of 11 Vertigo Medications Compared

Other names: Balance Disorder; Benign Positional Vertigo; BPV; Dizziness; Lightheadedness, dizzy; Loss of balance

An illusion of movement, a sensation as if the external world were revolving around the patient

Drugs used to treat Vertigo

The following list of medications are in some way related to or used in the treatment of this condition.

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B	Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women.
C	Animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks.
D	There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans, but potential benefits may warrant use in pregnant women despite potential risks.
X	Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.
N	FDA has not classified the drug.

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1	Has a high potential for abuse. Has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. There is a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.
2	Has a high potential for abuse. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
3	Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
4	Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3.
5	Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 4. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 4.

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Meclizine: Uses, Dosage & Side Effects

Generic name: meclizine [ MEK-li-zeen ]
Brand names: Antivert, Bonine, D-Vert, Dramamine Less Drowsy, Driminate II,
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Meclicot, Medivert, Ru-Vert-M, Meni-D

Drug class: Anticholinergic antiemetics

Medically reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD. Last updated on Dec 12, 2022.

What is meclizine?

Meclizine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body.

Meclizine is used to treat or prevent nausea, vomiting, and dizziness caused by motion sickness. It is also used to treat symptoms of vertigo (dizziness or spinning sensation) caused by disease that affects your inner ear.

Meclizine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

You should not take this medication if you are allergic to meclizine.

Before you take meclizine, tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney disease, asthma, glaucoma, an enlarged prostate, or urination problems.

This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

Drinking alcohol can increase certain side effects of meclizine.

Cold or allergy medicine, sedatives, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, depression or anxiety can add to sleepiness caused by meclizine.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use meclizine if you are allergic to it.

To make sure meclizine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have any of these conditions:

FDA pregnancy category B. Meclizine is not expected to harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

It is not known whether meclizine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

This medicine should not be given to a child younger than 12 years old.

How should I take meclizine?

Use meclizine exactly as directed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.

The chewable tablet must be chewed before you swallow it.

To prevent motion sickness, take meclizine about 1 hour before you travel or engage in activity that causes motion sickness. You may take a dose once every 24 hours while you are traveling, to further prevent motion sickness.

To treat vertigo, you may need to take meclizine several times daily. Follow your doctor’s instructions.

This medication can affect the results of allergy skin tests. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using meclizine.

Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.

What happens if I miss a dose?

Since meclizine is sometimes taken only when needed, you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are taking the medication regularly, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

What should I avoid?

This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

Drinking alcohol can increase certain side effects of meclizine.

Meclizine side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to meclizine: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Common meclizine side effects may include:

• headache;

• vomiting;

• dry mouth;

• tired feeling; or

• drowsiness.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What other drugs will affect meclizine?

Taking meclizine with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can increase these effects. Ask your doctor before taking meclizine with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures.

Tell your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with this medicine, especially:

• cinacalcet;

• quinidine;

• terbinafine; or

• the antidepressants bupropion, duloxetine, fluoxetine, paroxetine, or sertraline.

Other drugs may interact with meclizine, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell each of your healthcare providers about all medicines you use now, and any medicine you start or stop using.

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Complaints of dizziness are among the most frequent in practical medicine, second only to headaches. Vertigo syndrome can be an important sign of various diseases: neurological, otiatric (inner ear), cardiovascular, mental and others ¹ . Dizziness is a symptom and is not a disease.

Possible causes of dizziness ² :

• pathology of the vestibular analyzer;
• Meniere’s disease;
• migraine;
• neurotic disorders;
• destructive changes in the cervical spine;
• diseases of internal organs;
• diseases of the organ of vision;
• labyrinthitis;
• vestibular neuritis;
• cholesteatoma;
• disorders of cerebral circulation.

Dizziness may be temporary or prolonged, especially if it is a sign of inflammation of the middle or inner ear (eg Meniere’s disease). A person with dizziness may have problems with balance and consciousness, feel dizzy, nausea, pain. Dizziness itself is the feeling that the room or environment is spinning around the person.

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Any medication “for dizziness” is a symptomatic therapy that eliminates only the unpleasant sensations themselves. Therefore, the first step in the treatment of dizziness is a visit to a neurologist or therapist, and if it is ear pain, an ENT doctor.

List of top 5 tablets for dizziness according to KP

Important! All drugs have side effects and contraindications. Our material is an overview and does not serve as a guide to action. Before buying drugs, consult your doctor.

Aviamarin

The drug belongs to the pharmacological group of h2-histamine receptor blockers, and its active ingredient is dimenhydrinate. The remedy is used for pathologies of the vestibular apparatus: motion sickness in transport, Meniere’s disease. Aviamarin is also used as a prevention and treatment of symptoms of vestibular and labyrinth disorders.

Contraindications : 1st trimester of pregnancy, breast-feeding, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, epilepsy, age up to 3 years, acute exudative and vesicular dermatoses.

Dramina

The drug is available in the form of tablets, its active ingredient is also dimenhydrinate. The tool has antiemetic, sedative and moderate antiallergic effect, helps to eliminate dizziness.

Indications for use are motion sickness in transport, prevention and treatment of symptoms of vestibular and labyrinth disorders (dizziness, nausea, vomiting), as well as Meniere’s disease.

Contraindications: acute dermatoses, epilepsy, age up to 3 years, pregnancy, breastfeeding period, hypersensitivity to the drug components.

Memoplant

The herbal preparation is available in the form of small white film-coated tablets. The active substance of the product is a dry extract of the leaves of ginkgo biloba, which is used for disorders of attention and memory, dizziness, tinnitus, fear, sleep disorders. The instructions indicate that Memoplant improves cerebral and peripheral circulation.

Contraindications : hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, reduced blood clotting, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum in the acute phase, erosive gastritis, acute cerebrovascular accident, arterial hypotension, acute myocardial infarction, pregnancy and breastfeeding, age up to 18 years.

Ginkoum

Herbal product with dry extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves as an active ingredient. The drug helps to improve cerebral circulation and the supply of oxygen and glucose to the brain, has a vasodilating effect, helps to normalize metabolic processes.

Ginkoum is available in the form of brown capsules and is used for disorders of attention and memory, dizziness, tinnitus, sleep disorders, general malaise arising from cerebrovascular disorders.

Contraindications : reduced blood clotting, erosive gastritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum in the acute phase, acute cerebrovascular accident, acute myocardial infarction, arterial hypotension, pregnancy, lactation, age up to 18 years, hypersensitivity to ginkgo biloba preparations.

Vertigoheel

Multi-component homeopathic preparation is available in white and yellowish-white lozenges and drops for oral administration. Indications for admission are dizziness of various origins, including dizziness associated with motion sickness in transport.

Important! Vertigoheel can cause allergic reactions, so it must be taken strictly according to the instructions, and if the condition worsens, immediately consult a doctor.

Contraindications : increased individual sensitivity to the components of the drug, pregnancy, breastfeeding, age up to 18 years, lactase deficiency, lactose intolerance.

How to choose pills for dizziness

Given the fact that there are a lot of causes of dizziness, it is impossible to say unequivocally which are the best pills for dizziness. In each specific situation, these can be drugs of completely different pharmacological groups and the principle of action. Generally speaking, doctors prescribe a number of medications for the development of dizziness and its accompanying symptoms. It can be:

• tranquilizers;
• diuretics;
• antihistamines;
• drugs from the group of calcium antagonists;
• ACE inhibitor tablets;
• cerebrovascular dilators;
• anti-inflammatory drugs.

A specific drug and concomitant treatment is selected only by a doctor, focusing on the patient’s age, the cause that provoked dizziness, existing contraindications and chronic diseases. It is forbidden to take any drugs on your own.

If the problem is related to the brain itself, nootropic drugs are most often used, which help in accelerating the metabolism in the cells of the cerebral cortex and saturating them with oxygen.

If the cause is in various diseases of the nervous system, neuroleptics can help, which suppress psychomotor agitation, inhibit the activity of nervous processes.

For motion sickness or drug side effects, antihistamines, which have a sedative effect, can be used.

With migraines, Meniere’s disease and some problems with blood vessels, antispasmodics will be effective, which relieve spasms of blood vessels and improve blood flow to the brain.

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We asked a neurologist of the highest category Evgeny Mosin about dizziness and the choice of drugs for it.

What causes dizziness?

– Dizziness can be caused by a variety of conditions, which usually involve an imbalance in the inner ear or problems with the central nervous system (CNS). Conditions that can lead to dizziness include the following:

● Labyrinthite. This disorder may occur when an infection from the middle ear or nasopharynx causes inflammation of the labyrinth, part of the inner ear. This area contains the vestibulocochlear nerve. This nerve sends information about head movement, body position, and sound to the brain. In addition to dizziness, a person with labyrinthitis may experience hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, ear pain, and vision changes.

● Vestibular neuritis. The infection also causes vestibular neuritis, which is inflammation of the vestibular nerve. The disease is similar to labyrinthitis, but does not affect a person’s hearing. Vestibular neuritis causes dizziness, which may accompany blurred vision, severe nausea, or a feeling of imbalance.

● Cholesteatoma. This non-cancerous growth develops in the middle ear, usually due to repeated infection. When it grows behind the eardrum, the tumor can damage the bony structures of the middle ear, leading to hearing loss and dizziness.

● Meniere’s disease. This disorder causes fluid to build up in the inner ear, which can lead to bouts of vertigo with tinnitus and hearing loss. It is more common in people between the ages of 40 and 60. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be caused by narrowing of the blood vessels, a viral infection, or an autoimmune reaction.

Dizziness may also occur with:

● migraine;
● head injuries;
● ear surgery;
● perilymph fistula, where fluid from the inner ear seeps into the middle ear due to a rupture of one of the two membranes between the middle ear and the inner ear;
● herpes zoster in or around the ear;
● otosclerosis, where the problem of overgrowth of the bones of the middle ear leads to hearing loss;
● ataxia resulting in muscle weakness;
● stroke or transient ischemic attack, which people sometimes refer to as a mini-stroke;
● cerebellar or brain stem disease;
● acoustic neuroma, which is a benign growth that develops on the vestibulochochlar nerve near the inner ear;
● multiple sclerosis.

Prolonged bed rest and the use of certain medications can also cause dizziness.

What to do if you feel dizzy?

– Some types of dizziness go away without intervention, but the person may need treatment for the underlying problem. A doctor may, for example, prescribe antibiotics for a bacterial infection or antivirals for shingles. Medications are available that can relieve some of the symptoms. These medications include antihistamines and antiemetics to reduce motion sickness and nausea.

If other treatments fail, surgery may be needed, especially for BPPV and acoustic neuroma. But you can’t take anything on your own, be sure to contact a neurologist or ENT.

Can you get rid of dizziness yourself?

– There are some things you can do at home to help relieve dizziness and limit its effects. But these are not drugs, but lifestyle changes.

Steps that can help relieve dizziness include:

● lying still in a quiet, dark room if you feel dizzy;
● sitting down on a chair or leaning on objects as soon as dizziness appears;
● careful movement that may cause symptoms: standing up abruptly, turning or tilting the head;
● squatting instead of bending down to pick something up;
● if necessary, use a cane while walking;
● head up on two or more pillows;
● Devices in the house to turn on the light when getting up at night to prevent falling.

Anyone who experiences dizziness should not drive a car or use a ladder. This is dangerous with serious consequences.

Sources:

1. Bronstein A., Lempert T. Vertigo //M.: Geotar-Media. – 2010. – P. 216. https://static12.insales.ru/files/1/6345/997577/original/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D 0%B5_22.pdf
2. Tolmacheva VA Causes of dizziness // Neurology, neuropsychiatry, psychosomatics. – 2010. – no. 4. – S. 18-24. https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/prichiny-golovokruzheniya

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Good, if the head is fooled by such a good fortune, then there is no drive for praise. However, even if it’s a wrapper because of the disruption of the function of such an organ in the human body, then it’s good to think about going to the doctor. Often zamorochennya do not carry serious nasledkіv, ale bovaє і navpaki. The reasons for the confusion can be different, the main ones are: problems in the work of the cardiovascular system, strong and sharp shocks, damage to the soft and hard tissues of the head. If it is necessary for a person to consult with a doctor, I will explain the reason for this and recognize the faces of the confusion.

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Tanakan, Betaserk, Relanium, Veroshpiron, Seduxen, Diazepam are prescribed in this way due to problems in the work of the heart-vascular system, as well as damage to the cerebral circulation. These preparations are available in any pharmacies. At that vpadku, as if the confusion was viklikana to the turmoil or by disorders of the mucosal-intestinal tract, then zastosovuyut: Festal, Mezim, Pancreatin, -shpa Ale. If the head is fooled by the problems of the musculoskeletal apparatus, then the most common drug is Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Ibuprom, Promethazine, Tagista.

Another way to understand how to correct confusion, it is also called “vertigo”. With such a state, all dovkol and people will be spinning, it is possible to step out of the carousel. In such a situation, I can turn for help likіv in the confusion of Betaserk. Such a camp is talking about the loss of the vestibular apparatus. It is not safe, if the confusion is accompanied by weakness at once, it can be evidence of oncological or infectious diseases.

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