I was on 16 mg bethahistine which was doubled a couple of weeks ago since Thursday last week I felt extremely sick ever day save 1 I started a different medication to stop the nauseous feeling which worked till last night and again woke up feeling shocking anyone got any ideas to help my ear with tinnitus awful as well.
Assuming that you have Meniere's Disease (please correct me if the diagnosis is different), and if the betahistine appears not to be working, intratympanic steroid injections can be considered.
Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN
Clinical Neurophysiologist
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
I am waiting for balance tests to confirm my balance has deteriorated yes I have meniers so steroids are the next option. Can I ask if the injections will leave me feeling the same in Bo vertigo but nausea and tiredness or should it take all that away? I understand that my tinnitus will remain
The tinnitus may remain (it depends) but everything else should improve.
Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN
Clinical Neurophysiologist
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
Thankyou it does seem this is my next step hope I don't have to wait too long
My consultant, with whom I have just had a review, tells me that betahistine needs at least 4 weeks to work. My experience sounds similar to yours with tinnitus and nauseous episodes continuing after starting beta but the good news is that it did then stop the attacks, improve some of my hearing loss and reduce the tinnitus to a background level. Once free of attacks for 6 months I weaned off betahistine and enjoyed 21 months of remission. When a few months ago I got the warning signs that it was coming back I went straight back on 48mg tds and have since raised this to 64mg tds following a vertigo episode 10 weeks ago. I have been OK at this dose.
As a precaution I always carry Buccastem, Stemetil and Stugeron as "first aid" treatment back up should an attack occur.
Thankyou I am on stemitil twice a day St the moment except when I feel extremely sick then I swap to the other medication. But I soon get an attack. It's a horrible illness.
I suffered with my for about 12 years.i started getting drop attacks no warning at all.I had a gentimisin injection (which is a steroid) 8 years ago best thing I have ever done,not had an attack since.I lost a bit of my hearing,and Wear an hearing aid and have a grommet.It may be an option for you. I have my life back. Wishing you well.