Vertigo And Medication: Things You Should Know About

By Christian Goodman

I remember the floor and everything around me was spinning and it was only me who was feeling like this. I ended up lying on the floor on my stomach hoping that everything else became still around me.

The narrated description was given by a vertigo sufferer. She had been experiencing these symptoms for a past few months.

This person was diagnosed with vertigo. In this, the patient feels that everything is in a motion around her. To some it feels like a spell of dizziness.

Vertigo is not a disease, it's a symptom, specifically of a problem called peripheral vestibular disorder. This happens due to the structural disorder in the ears.

There are more than one types of vertigo. The commonest one is the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo which can be identified by its symptom of vomiting, impaired cognitive abilities, nausea, perspiration, hearing loss. All these may just start suddenly.

Mires syndrome is another peripheral disorder. This starts with a "full" feeling in the ears which may lead to the patient becoming total deaf or nearly deaf.

One more notable thing about vertigo is that, symptoms vary over the course of day or even hours. Mostly, vertigo patients have to lie down for hours to get some relief from this.

At first my client went for some medication for these symptoms. The saddest part was that, the problem was not cured but other hosts of problem started as side effect of the medications meant for curing vertigo.

But the most shocking fact came to light when, during her regular blood pressure check up, the nurse remarked that the medication she was prescribed is known to show vertigo as a side effect. That led to her thinking about her problems regarding vertigo and she surmised that it started from the time she started her medication for hypertension.

She was aghast when this came to her notice. The doctor that had prescribed her the medications for high blood pressure never bothered to tell her about this side effect. Nor did the doctor who was treating her for vertigo.

There are number of drugs that can cause both temporary and chronic vertigo. That include both prescribed and over the counter drugs that are used to treat flu and colds, as well as some antibiotics and anti-convalescents.

This case may lead you to take a harsh view on the doctor but remember that medication that is used for treating hypertension is considered as traditional treatment.

This patient joined my program as she was in need of both high blood pressure and vertigo treatments. Under my program she got a great relief from both the problems. She even discontinued her medication and is now symptom free. My program is here for you to get out of your vertigo and dizziness problems. EIN: EL331005

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