Comments on my life and meniere's disease: Positive results for Betaserc

Well, I took SERC for two days and had to quit. It...

2011-04-17T11:57:34.168-07:00

Well, I took SERC for two days and had to quit. It was giving me all the symptoms of a horrible allergic reaction, including nasal drip, sore throat, sneezing and coughing. Also resulted in severe asthma for two days. That's when I found out that it's contraindicated for anyone with asthma and that if you use an inhaler, it will fight with the SERC. I consulted a friend who is a pharmacologist, and he recommended I take a Benadryl and give up the SERC. I did, and felt better right away.

So clearly SERC isn't going to work for me. :(

I think that I saw that about serc also. that woul...

2011-04-16T10:29:15.612-07:00

I think that I saw that about serc also. that would be interesting if they approved it.

David, the really weird thing is I read somewhere ...

2011-04-14T15:56:38.934-07:00

David, the really weird thing is I read somewhere that because some people have lost significant amounts of weight while taking SERC, the U.S. is considering approving it for use as a DIET pill. Sheesh.

Ive had menieres disease for 3 years and tried eve...

2011-04-14T11:54:31.271-07:00

Ive had menieres disease for 3 years and tried everything there is on offer but nothing has helped, then i was given cipralex by an ear specialist at Lunds Hospital in Sweden who say the prescribe this medicin to 6 out of 10 meniere patient, and all i can say is, IT REALLY HELPS! Its crazy so few people know about this but here is an attempt to get the snowball rolling so to speak.

It is amazing how many positive responses I have r...

2009-11-27T19:12:30.005-08:00

It is amazing how many positive responses I have read about serc! It is puzzling that it is considered mainstream in other parts of the world but not the US.
thanks for the comment

I too am on Betahistine (3 x 16) and have not had ...

2009-11-27T08:01:41.992-08:00

I too am on Betahistine (3 x 16) and have not had an attack in over a year. I was first prescribed it when I lived in Paris (where it was called Serc) and had to get represcribed when I moved back to the UK.

My doctor said that I needn't bother with the low-sodium diet as my Meniere's is measurably going away. The tinitus is diminishing and the lost hearing is coming back, slowly.

Sometimes it just goes away.

http://blog.23x.net/76/menieres-disease-the-common-rare-disease.html

I'm sorry to hear about your present condition...

2009-11-09T13:10:12.029-08:00

I'm sorry to hear about your present condition, it seems with meniere's disease there just isn't any easy solutions.
I am curious about the cinnarizine, I hadn't heard about that before.
thanks
David

I have used betaserc (we call it betahistine) 3x16...

2009-11-09T04:01:23.670-08:00

I have used betaserc (we call it betahistine) 3x16 mg a day, for a year and a half. I think it worked for me, but about three months ago I had a period with daily attacks despite using this one and an additional dose of cinnarizine. I had to stop with the medication for a new series of tests in the hospital and found out that it didn't make a difference. Well, it dit, but the only difference was that I missed the side-effects (like being tired all the time, lack of concentration). My parents told me I was a different person, more 'present', less distracted an tired, than when I used betahistine.
So, you'll understand that at this moment I'm doing without the medication. I have to admit that life's not fun (average of one attack/day) but it was the same before I stopped with all the drugs.

So, yes Natalie, apparently the betahistine does work in an early stage, but for me no more.
On the other hand, I have heard stories from other M-patients who have used it for years and are still very much benefited by it. More than 5%, I would say. I think more than half the M-patients in my country use it and keep using it. So, give it a try!