If there is I could have used it yesterday. On my way to work I had to pull over because I felt like I was about to become dizzy. I wasn’t nauseated yet so I took an Antivert. I sat in my car for about 15 minutes and then started off to work. I thought that was the last of my attacks for the day.
I was wrong.
Around 4 o’clock my vision became a little wavy and I became light headed. I took another Antivert; I thought that would save me like it did in the morning. This time it didn’t. The room started to spin and didn’t stop for twenty minutes. I sat quietly staring straight ahead; unfortunately I had to go to the restroom. It took awhile to walk there and get back, but there wasn’t a problem. Then when I sat down the spinning returned this time with nausea. I throw up a few times and then just sat there for another 2 hours. This was the worst attack I have had in 2 years.
I wish that I had the phenregan with me although taking it by mouth might not have worked with such an upset stomach. Which leads to me to a comment that I received about a form of phenregan that can be rubbed into the wrist that would have certainly helped me yesterday.
This is from Sandie Moore…
David,
I take only Meclizine and wear the Transderm Scop patch for my Meniere's. I have never been able to nail down any triggers for my attacks. they happen when they want to. I have never used much salt, and stress comes and goes but is cannot be connected with my attacks. I had a mastoidectomy with a permanent tube put in, in 1986 and that worked wonders. But I still have attacks from time to time. I get off the medication when I feel I can because I know I build a resistance to it. Some days I take the Meclizine morning noon and night. I will wear a patch if I am feeling extra woozy. About the Phenergan, I had mentioned in a reply to an earlier post about how I have it in a cream to rub on my arm. As you know, once the vomiting starts there is no use in taking anything by mouth so this works in that situation. I get it from a compounding pharmacy, the name on the prescription is promethazine and they put it in little syringes I rub onto my wrists. I have not been to a specialist in about 20 years and just get the RX from my family Dr. Wanted to share about the phenregan.
Sandie
Thanks Sandie, for the info about phenregan next doctor visit I will definitely ask about it.
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HI David,
I am sorry to hear that you had a bad attack. I hope you'll feel better soon. I know that after a big attack, it takes some time to recover.
I wonder if you know anti-nausea drug zofran. My ENT doctor prescribed it, and it really works for me. Before I knew this drug, once vertigo started, I used to vomit until my stomach became completely empty. Now, when I feel that it is coming, I take one tablet, and it prevents me from vomiting, though it does not stop vertigo. I still have attacks frequently, but not vomiting is a huge relief.
TS
I have heard of the Zofran, when I checked into it, I am thinking it was very expensive, and that is when my Dr. suggested the cream. Is that taken by putting it under your tongue?
I have heard of parents using the phenergan suppository by placing it under their child's arm, and it stopping vomitting. Maybe this would work if you don't have a compounding pharmacy nearby. I have not tried it.
Sandie
Sandie,
I am not sure how much my insurance is covering for zofran, but I pay $10 for 20 tablets, so one tablet is $0.50. It's not cheap. But I don't take it everyday; only when an attack comes. Yes, you put it under your tongue.
On the daily basis, I take a diuretic and valium. I am not sure if they are working form me. Zofran is one of few drugs that I really think is working.
--TS
I had a relatively big attack like this myself a month ago, the first time I had vomited in about 2.5 years. The similarity was that when I started to feel rough I didn't respect it and tried to carry on with what I was doing.
I had promised an elderly neighbour that I would help book a flight on the 'net that afternoon and by the time we had finished I felt pretty bad - using the computer was not a good idea. After that I felt nauseous (that's not usually a problem for me any more) and it just wouldn't go away until I was actually sick. (More specifically I think I was kind of low-level nauseous but the build-up of acid or whatever in the stomach was what made me sick in the end; it wasn't like the usual total vertigo sickness.)
In general in the past I have found that it's a bad idea to try to ignore symptoms because of what you are doing. The longer you resist the longer the attack will be when it finally catches up with you. It sounds to me, David, as though you suppressed the morning attack and then aggravated the afternoon attack by moving around before you were ready. But I know it's unavoidable sometimes; bad luck!
Thanks everybody for the comments, the past 2 days have been rough and i am not quite over the attack.
David
for me, to stop an attack quickly, nothing works better than putting valium under the tongue. this suggestion was given to me by my doctor. it gets into your system much faster that way. it has saved me from many, many attacks. usually, i get by with a small dose-like 1mg, sometimes i have to follow-up again in a bit with another 1mg. if i'm out in a situation where i can't get home, sometimes i have to repeat that dosage once or twice more.
i always carry a valium in my pocket. the faster you get it in, the better you are. i can't stress enough what a lifesaver it has been for me. i don't take it on a regular basis. also, antivert has never helped me with vertigo. i only use it to keep from getting "car sick" on some trips.
hope you feel better soon!
thanks Nicki!
i hope it works for you, david. i know it has worked for many others. if you know you can tolerate valium anyway, there's not really any harm in trying. also, thanks for reminding me that a lot of people don't know about this little trick. it's one of those things i stupidly assumed everybody knew. your post inspired me to post on my own blog about it. hopefully, my doctor's advice will help a lot of people.
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