what is the best thing for dizziness

[Putty]

I have been dizzy for going on 3 months straight...started getting better last week and back to being bad again..this is different from the past..would usually subside in 2nd month with improvement starting in first...anyway...dr prescribed Klonopin...I don't like meds so I take 1/2...after researching..not sure if klonopin, Xanax, Valium or Ativan is the best for symptom along with safest...which would be my goal...Antivert too strong and dr thinks the Klonopin works better anyway...she has suggested I.V. steroid..hate that stuff and would only think about it for something more severe.

[floatingurboat]

Scopalomine patches worked pretty O.K for my dizzy's. Another option is marijuana, (which on a side note I've found works best in my case for chronic dizzyness & nausea) depending on its availability in your state. I should point out that I wasn't a big fan of the scopalomine patches though because they made my vision super blurry with extended use causing technical blindness (couldn't see well enough to read/write ect.) They tried me on valium for my dizzy's and I didn't find it very helpful at all really. Hope that helps, feel better soon, I know the dizzy's suck

[rdmc]

Hi Putty,

My neuros have always Rx'd Klonopin for the dizzies, but I've read that any drug in that family (i.e. Valium, or another benzo) is the drug of choice. I've read on the board that some folks use OTC seasick medicines, but I've never tried those.

I hate vertigo, it's a really hard symptom to function with. Hope you get some lasting improvement soon.

[justacowgirl]

This sounds too simple to work..but it does for me. I get vertigo only when I am dehydrated. If I really hydrate it goes away.

Just a thought.

j

[marti]

Does Klonopin carry any side effects?

[Putty]

Yes Klonopin does have side effects...for me, fatigue and weird dreams