Taking too much betahistine can make you feel sick or sleepy, or give you stomach ache.
Antihistamines, e.g. betahistine and cinnarizine. These are sedative, and patients should not operate machinery or drink alcohol.
Your doctor may prescribe a short course of prochlorperazine, or a drowsy antihistamine, to help if you're feeling dizzy or being sick (vomiting). Prochlorperazine helps relieve severe nausea and vomiting. This medicine can make you feel sleepy.
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Your doctor may advise you to try betahistine for 6 to 12 months to see if it helps to reduce your symptoms. If it does, it can then be continued.
It's a good idea to take your betahistine tablets after a meal. It will be less likely to upset your stomach.
Common side effects include headache, feeling sick or indigestion. They're usually mild and do not last long. It's best to take your tablets with or after food. This way it's less likely to upset your stomach.
Do not stop taking this medicine suddenly, or change the dosage, without checking with your doctor. Do not use this medicine to treat any other complaints unless your doctor or pharmacist tells you to. Do not give this medicine to anyone else, even if they have the same condition as you.
Several clinical trials have demonstrated that betahistine is effective in reducing the frequency and severity of vertigo, and improving vertigo-associated symptoms, including nausea and vomiting [7,9–15].
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The repeated-measures ANOVA showed a significant effect of time (P<0.00001), indicating that both high-dose and low-dose betahistine could significantly reduce the HARS score.
This medicine may cause dizziness, and tiredness in some people. If you have any of these symptoms, do not drive, operate machinery or do anything else that could be dangerous.
Meclizine may be used to treat vertigo or nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness; however, it takes approximately an hour to start working and may cause drowsiness, although it is less likely than some other antihistamines to cause drowsiness.
Some medicines and betahistine affect each other and can increase your chance of side effects. Tell your pharmacist or doctor if you're taking: medicines called MAO inhibitors, used to treat depression or Parkinson's disease. antihistamines for allergies such as hay fever.
Betahistine has been used for many years to treat vertigo (dizziness). It was taken off the market in the United States in 1970 because it was thought to be ineffective for vertigo, but is still used for this purpose in many other countries. Some research suggests that betahistine may reduce appetite and food intake.
Betaserc used in treatment of balance system disorders lessens the insensitivity of vertigo, gait disturbances and nausea/vomiting. It does not affect hearing loss or tinnitus.
About betahistine
It typically causes attacks of dizziness with a spinning sensation (vertigo), hearing loss and noises in the ear (tinnitus). The attacks can vary in severity, and in how often they occur. It is thought that a build-up of fluid in the inner ear causes the symptoms.
Medicinal Benefits
BETAHISTINE is indicated to treat symptoms such as ringing in your ears (tinnitus), dizziness, vertigo, loss of balance, and hearing loss associated with Meniere's disease. BETAHISTINE works by increasing the blood flow to your brain and by lowering the extra pressure build up in the inner ear.
Availability. Betahistine is widely used and available in Europe, including in the United Kingdom. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the early 1970s for Ménière's disease, but approval was later withdrawn for lack of evidence of efficacy. The withdrawal was upheld by a US court of appeals in 1968.
Stop taking the medication and seek immediate medical attention if any of the following occur: signs of a serious allergic reaction (e.g., swelling of face or throat, hives, or difficulty breathing)
Betahistine is not approved in the United States. Interestingly, it was approved in the U.S. in the 1960s but after 5 years the approval was withdrawn due to a lack of evidence for its efficacy.
This medication may irritate the stomach, and should be taken with food. It is best to avoid coffee, spicy food or alcohol.
Few studies had compared the effect of betahistine and metformin before. According to our study, although betahistine group failed to decrease the body weight significantly, it prevented further weight gain with a decreasing tendency.
Increases in vestibular blood flow and decreases in blood pressure were observed in response to betahistine infusions.
That's why sleep is vital to recovery. No matter what you're battling, without quality and consistent sleep, your body will not respond as well to treatment. This holds especially true for those recovering from balance disorders, vertigo attacks, and lingering dizziness.
Many experts recommend that you try and sleep on your back, as the crystals within your ear canals are less likely to become disturbed and trigger a vertigo attack. If you happen to get up in the middle of the night, rise slowly as opposed to making any sudden movements with the head or the neck.