thats the side effect i got from it,too. It helps some people feel better. May try lowering the dose? Dont know of ANY medication to help it. Sorry. Hopefully someone else here will chime in.

My doctor trieid an exercise on me and I haven't had a severe dizzy spell since. That was about a month ago. I haven't had any medications that don't just make me sleep, and groggy. Not sure what percentage this exercise helps.

All the medications I've tried either make you dizzy or sleepy. I'm on Antivert right now and it's really helped. It could just be your body taking time to adjust to the new medication.
Actually- one that I tried was hydroxyzine. This didn't help me with my dizziness, but it didn't make me feel dizzier/lightheaded/tired.

A few weeks late but depending on others situations, I take Meclizine hci 25mg nightly and it's a 24hr chewable. Over the counter.
That way if you ever do get the spins, you won't get as sick to your stomach. Good luck!

I also take benadryl to help clear up any fluid in my head, if I don't I get the spins. :-(

You can get meclizine OTC? Hopefully I can find some here! The fatique is thankfully wearing off a bit. I guess it just takes a while to develop a tollerance.

It's called dramamine. And it always puts me to sleep, even the "non-drowsy" formula. And my ENT told me it actually slows down recovery from an episode of vertigo. And Sandrath, you apparently have "positional vertigo". There is also an episodic type called meniers syndrome, please forgive my spelling. And what I have which was when a virus wiped out my balance on the left side. It will not come back. After a year of physical therapy mine is bearable. Basically had to learn how to cope without those balance organs. I still can't ride a bike, but I can drive and basically function.

Yes, you can buy antivert over the counter.

But Marah is right. Even assuming you found a dosage that didn't make you too drowsy (or you decide to use it despite the drowsy) it's not something you should rely on long-term.

For one thing, it doesn't actually treat the cause, it just makes your brain less aware of it. If your brain goes a long time being shielded from the feeling, it will go nuts when you remove that shield.

For another, if the cause of the dizzy progresses or intensifies, you'll eventually need to start taking stronger doses anyway.

If you're in a situation where you absolutely have to work or get some business done (or the dizzy is so overwhelming it's making you vomit) antivert is a great way to get you through that.

antivert did nothing for me. not even a side effect. i wish you luck in your journey.