One of the biggest problems that have had when a big meniere’s attack comes on is nausea. The never ending spinning can make my stomach turn over pretty quick. What I usually do is stare at a point in front of me (or the ceiling if I am lucky enough to make it to the bed) and I just stay still hoping it will pass. When I went to the hospital I was put on Phenergan which really helps with the nausea. Of course if you are at home, nauseated and only have the pill form of Phenergan you really can’t try to swallow it because you would just throw it up again. I saw from a comment the other day about someone putting ice on the wrist to help with the throwing up. I don’t think that I had heard about this remedy before.
This is from Violet…
For about 5 months I have been receiving treatment for vertigo/bppv from a dr of physical therapy. I will see audiology and ENT next month for an initial consult. How do u feel right before an attack? I feel giddy and quite off. Then I get sick and all I can do is lay in the dark. Often I put ice/cold on my wrist to quell the nausea. I don’t throw up. I’m exhausted afterwards. I notice that visually busy places make me exhausted as well
That sounds interesting so I looked it up on the web it seems that a lot of folks do use this remedy. I saw this type of remedy quite a few times as a recommendation for morning sickness. I also saw a few site about acupuncture wrist bands. I just asked my wife about it and she told me that at the school she works at the nurse puts ice packs on the kids’ wrist if they feel nauseated. It might be worth a try.
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the ice on the wrist is interesting. I'll have to try it.
My doctor gave me Phenergan suppositories. They have been wonderful when I feel like I'm going to toss my cookies. However, if I actually start throwing up I can't stop it. I went to the hospital during one attack and they gave me so much Phenergan and Zofran, they told me there is no way I should still be throwing up...but I was.
Hope you haven't been spinning lately.
wendy
Hi Wendy,
The phenergan seems to help me at times. But if I am real, real sick nothing seems to help.
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David
Hi!
We don´t have the same medicines here in Sweden but I useually take a pill for travel-sickness (motion-sickness?)imediately when I start feeling the vertigo-attack. If I take it in time I can avoid being sick and sometimes it makes me sleepy and I can sleep through parts of the attack. I also take a pill if I feel dizzy and want to attend to something special.
I have tried the acupressure wrist bands but they didn´t help me. I believe they are mostly used during pregnancy for morning sickness and if you get sea sick. It would have been great if they helped instead of taking pills. The sideeffect of taking the medication for sea-sickness too long is that you get - guess what - dizzy. I don´t understand that really - the sideeffect gives the same symptoms as you take the medicine for.
Susanna
Just like phenergan, but not quite a forceful and a bit more drying, try a scopolamine patch. It last for about 2.5 days and is topical. Place it just behind the ear ( on the Mastoid bone) on the side the meniers is on. Takes about 1 hour to kick it, but I find it to work well. Seems to calm the vertigo down some, but it does not really make it go away. However, it makes the vertigo tolerable. Take it off anytime, but it takes a few hours to leave your system. May also try Zofran (Ondansetron) for the pure nausea sublingual or just bite it and put it under your tongue. Not as potent, but helps with pure nausea.
thanks for feedback Susanna and Edmund, I really appreciate it.
David
I had pretty good success with the Zofran, although it didn't work every single time. If I saw an attack coming early enough, I would take a valium and a Zofran, and that would very often keep me from becoming sick. Dizzy yes, sick no. Unfortunately, it didn't always do the trick, but it was worth it to keep those two meds around at all times.
I have tried the acupressure wrist bands - both before and during a spell - to no avail. I am skeptical about the ice, but am certainly willing to try anything!!
I have been going to Accupuncture weekly and been taking Chinese Herbs for 5 months now. I personally thinks it really helps. The benefits are more sublte and slow, but for me definitely noticeable. At least I can get back to work and go to the gym. Deafness and tinnitus still there, but the vertigo is well controllled. Only a few episodes of vertigo flares in yhe past few months.
The Accupressure and Ice may help a little, but the effects of this type of accupressure are very mild compared to the severity of symptoms. Also, these effects only last for about 30 minutes. Even full 50 needle accupuncture to most of the major points may only ameliorate symptoms in a full attack. However, i have found that a full session improves the symptoms for about 2 days following at best. Then the effects wear out. They hopefully the herbs continue their mild slow improvement effects.
that is interesting about accupuncture I have read about that before.
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David
Does anyone have the nausea that lasts long after the attack is finished? I seem to stay nauseated for days afterwards and haven't heard anyone else comment on that. I call it the 'after effects'. Of course, I can have some mild dizziness that lingers (not so much spinning, but a feeling of just dizzy after a huge attack that will also linger for days)..They usually hospitalize me during my attacks since I have violent 'drop attacks'. So, it's a whole process anyway. However, this time, the nausea is seeming to stay and attack has been finished for a week. Wondering maybe the 'valium' isn't adding to the stomach discomfort.
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