Posted by emmanuel98 on July 22, 2011, at 18:28:55
In reply to Severe life altering Vertigo please HELP, posted by Lamdage on July 21, 2011, at 17:05:58
Repost - I think I forgot to click the confirm post button.
I had severe vertigo several years ago due to an inner ear problem. The only medications available for vertigo are those prescribed for motion sickness. I can't recall their names and they may be sold OTC. I don't recall. I do remember they did nothing for the vertigo.
I went to an ENT specialist at Mass Eye and Ear and he told me the inner ear is sending false signals about the body's position to the brain. The brain gets information about balance from both the inner ear and the body itself. The best way to counter vertigo is to exercise a lot so that the signals from the body to the brain become stronger and the brain begins to discount the false information from the inner ear.
When you're so dizzy you feel like you'll fall if you walk, this seems hard advice to follow. But I did follow it and used walking and yoga and other exercises that require the muscles to balance the body. Gradually, over a few months, the vertigo went away.
I will also add that neurologists are useless here. ENTs are the docs who understand vertigo. Presumably the clozapine is affecting the nerves from the inner ear.
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