Vertigo Medications

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Vertigo Medicines

• What Are Best Vertigo Medications

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What is vertigo?
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• The spinning sensation, where a person starts
  feeling dizzy or starts losing balance is termed
  as vertigo. A person suffering from vertigo
  experiences whether the nearby surrounding is
  spinning around or he is spinning all by himself,
  which in reality is not the case. The cause of
  vertigo differs from person to person. It can be
  due to an ear infection or a head injury, or
  migraine-related issues. Meniere's disease and
  Vestibular neuritis are the more serious causes
  that lead to vertigo dizziness.

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Symptoms of vertigo

• Spinning sensation
• Feeling dizzy and off-balance, which makes
  difficult to stand or walk
• Nausea and vomiting
• Sweating
• Abnormal eye movements
• Loss of hearing ability
• Ringing sensation in the inner ear (tinnitus)
• Visual disturbances or double vision
• A decreased level of consciousness
• Weakness and headaches

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Some causes of vertigo

• BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo)
• Meniere disease
• Vestibular neuritis or Labyrinthitis
• Vestibular migraines
• Side effects of certain medication
• Head or neck injury
• Stoke or tumour

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Vertigo medicines

• Mild vertigo can be treated well with certain
  home remedies. But, if a person is experiencing
  repeated episodes of vertigo, seek medical advice
  immediately. An expert neurologist will diagnose
  the cause of vertigo and prescribe certain
  vertigo medicines to treat the underlying
  ailment. Meclizine Tablet, Betahistine, Stemetil
  Tablet, Cinnarizine, Stugeron Forte Tablet,
  Vertin Tablet are commonly prescribed vertigo
  medicine. Apart from those, Benzodiazepines,
  Dimenhydrinate, Metaclopromide, Procloperazine,
  Promethazine, Piracetam, Scopolamine are some
  other vertigo medicines that are suggested by
  doctors to the patients, after identifying the
  cause of vertigo.

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Meclizine Tablet

• Meclizine tablet is prescribed by doctors for
  treating acute vertigo spells. The doctor will
  examine the underlying cause before prescribing
  Meclizine Tablet. It helps in relieving the
  symptoms of vertigo to a greater extent.
  Meclizine is the only vertigo medicine that is
  advised by the doctors even during pregnancy.

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Stemetil Tablet

• Stemetil is a drug that is used to treat various
  issues starting from vertigo, dizziness, motion
  sickness, uneasiness, depression, nausea and so
  on. Stemetil Tablet is effective in eliminating
  various symptoms of vertigo and is readily
  available in the market in the form of tablets,
  syrups, injections, etc. The doctor will
  prescribe the right mg of Stemetil Tablet to be
  taken, after diagnosing the symptoms. There are
  certain side-effects associated with the tablet,
  your doctor will advise you on the same before
  prescribing.

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Stugeron Forte Tablet

• Stugeron Forte is another drug helps in treating
  vertigo. It is prescribed to patients who are
  suffering from vertigo due to migraines. Stugeron
  Forte composite of a drug named Cinnarizine, that
  helps the patients from recovering various
  symptoms like motion sickness and migraines,
  which leads to repeated episodes of vertigo.

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Vertin Tablet

• Vertin is the most popular vertigo medicine that
  is generally prescribed by doctors to patients
  suffering from vertigo spells, after diagnosing
  the underlying cause. The Vertin tablet composite
  of a drug named Betahistine. Vertin tablet is not
  effective in every cause of vertigo but is very
  effective in treating Menieres disease. Vertin
  tablets can help in easing out the condition. A
  person suffers from fluid build-up in Meniere's
  disease, ringing sensation, hearing loss,
  repeated episodes of dizziness are some of the
  common symptoms of vertigo that can be treated
  well with Vertin tablets. Betahistine helps in
  balancing the fluid and helps in proper
  circulation in the inner ear.

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