I have felt dizzy 24/7 for a month now due to a too high dosage injection into my ear.
My advice: seek out an Otlogist (they are further educated in ear diseases than ENT.
I wish you the best; sure know how you feel!

I do not take meclizine just because one if the side effects is it can make you dizzy, so sorry your feeling this way,I take xanx and it helps ,we get our self so stressed we make it worse. I can not believe that they give you a med. that's for dizziness that can make you dizzy so you don't know what is causing what. I would look for another Dr. like that Otlogist,maybe they can help ,seems we just have to keep trying different things. Its raining and bad weather here and i am feeling bad to day to. I hope you get some help soon it is so terrible to live like this,will be praying you find some help, wish I knew more for you ,will be thinking of you, much love my friend, Shirley

I am almost always in some sort of dizziness or lack of stability/balance. I agree with the others that it might be a good idea to switch from an ENT. It was an ENT that told me I did not have Meniere's and caused me to needlessly delay getting help and potentially loosing more hearing. Between my neuro-ophthalmologist and my otolaryngologist I have gotten the best possible treatment for both my Meniere's and my migraines which are so intertwined. Neither of them believe in prescribing meclizine, as it never lets your brain learn how to balance itself, it only masks the symptoms.
So the only thing I take on a real regular basis is zophran for the nausea - and even that I try not to take too often because of side effects. When I get the real bad vertigo, which can sometimes trigger a pseudo-seizure, then I will take a Valium so I can relax and sleep it off.
I also try drinking some good ginger or licorish root tea. Extra vitamin b-complex and alfalfa tablets can also help. Alfalfa tablets are a natural diuretic and also can help with allergies and a whole host of things. I am finding that the more chemicals from medications I put in my body, the more problems pop up. So I am in a process of trying to decrease my meds (working with my doctors) and using Shaklee supplements. I'm starting to see a difference, but have a long way to go.
Praying for you.

I too have been prescribed meclizine to take as need, but my doctor told me to take it daily to help calm everything down. I take it at least once a day or sometimes up to 3 times a day for mild dizziness and off balance. It doesn't work for me when I have full blown drop attack dizzy spells, that leave me on the floor and sick to my stomach with any slight movement. Also, when I have drop attacks I feel as though something is going on with my brain. I am in a fog and my speech is slow/kinda of slurred. I don't want to talk to anyone because it feels like it takes too much effort to come up with the words. I have started now taking Valium for those attacks which happen about once a month. I always wondered about meclizine side effects but when I saw another specialist he didn't seem to concerned with me taking it.

It's interesting to hear others are not taking it. I thought that was the norm. I also never knew taking it all the time will prevent it from working later. I am thinking about canning my ENT anyway. He doesn't offer any help and my hearing is getting worst but nothing is offered in how to save it besides just waiting and seeing, lots of hearing test, low salt diet, taking a stronger diuretic & meclizine and valium to cover it up. What are others being told to do or doing to save their hearing?

have any of you tried taking a over the counter antihistimine, my MD says it acts the same as meclizine. I do take one every night before bed.

catalinav...I need to ask a question. When you say you are dizzy 24/7 what does "dizzy" mean?...Is it like vertigo with a little spin or something else...I had a Dr. correct me about the word dizzy, I guess there are different kinds?..I have never had vertigo ever, just the feeling like I am on a boat bobbing up and down and it happens when ever i bend my head forward, backwards or sideways...I am curious with MD about what kind of dizziness everyone suffers with...Right now I am going through another battery of tests since the verdict is out if I have MD or something else...Thanks,,*HUGS*

To MichiganMike...I take a claretin everyday..Take care!

Gulf you are so right. With this disease there are many ways are experience dizziness. Today for example, for the most part I could not focus on too much because it seems things would not be still. Or things around the room would move of sort. Then, I would loose it completly where the room would spin, for short seconds but it would spin. Then I would lay down as to try to control it. Then I would stand up and the room would spin visciously, I would have to hang on to the wall until it subsided! Its a really weird sensationa and scary. So I have just described three different dizziness that I go through. Then like I said, if I walk I have to walk very slow, because I will loose my balance from where it seems like the floor is moving beneath me. I dont know if this answers your question, but thats the best I could describe it.

Cat..Thanks for describing your feelings to me...I don't do any of that. I do feel like I am on a boat. When I look down or bend down then I get that feeling and it can last a while. I have an appt. in 3 weeks to go to a really good dizzy and balance center here in Fl. I hope they can figure this all out. Thanks again..Feel Better!!

I first went to see a specialist at the Ear Med Group here in SA. The Drs are well known and known for being GREAT. They did a series of tests on me that took about five hrs. After this and a few other visits,I was diagnosed with Meniere's. My Dr put me on Spironolact (25 mg. 1 time a day,it's a diuretic) and Clonazepam (.125 mg,1-2 tabs at night).He also has me either taking an allergy pill such as Claritin or an allergy nasal spray such as nasonex. He did a full allergy test (where they poke you w/ allergens) as well. I was dizzy every single day,off balance,etc...until he put me on a DAILY regimen of this. i take it every single day and he has not told me that it will stop working if i take it every day. I have been on this for over a year now and it has worked fine. The only thing that refuses to go away is the constant ringing in my ears. My Dr says it will never go away...that's part of the disease. It might get quieter at times..but never go fully away. Also,your diet has a lot to do with this. You're advised to stay away from salt,sodium...I am,at this point,only allowed so many mg of it a day. The less,the better and you'd be surprised what all has sodium and HIGH levels of it. Also to be avoided is caffeine and chocolate:( But now what kind of life is that???

Gulfcoastgal I have the feelings just like you have ! that is so nice I really can connect with you.....I went to ENT they told me I had Begine positional vertigo, You may have this , by what your explaining. They put me on in home therapy for a month. My insurance paid. The exercises really do help if know regaruly .. It puts those little ear rocks back in place that come out with bending over tilting side ways even throwing your head back just to put something on a shelf... Ut really helps plus I take something for anxiety when I stress out about it on bad days. I think Weather, food and coffee may add to it.. the support from the group in online has given me some good information to try out. I'm feeling more positive and hopeful... Let me know how it goes for you.. :)

Hello acire -
I had about 2 years (2003-2005) of constant tinnitus, right ear fullness & earache, episodic veritgo/spinning room/ drop attacks - then it 'just went away'. . I thought I was 'cured' because I quit working with new fabric treated with a formaldehyde preservative. Then it returned a couple of months ago. Could it be the brand newly -opened college I attend 10 hours per week? (I know that new Countertops & new carpet padding have formaldehyde out-gassing from them for awhile.) Since I had moved in the interim, I went to a new ENT and was re-diagnosed with MD. I read that steroids need to be taken immediately after each vertigo attack to avoid more hearing loss. My hearing is fine - and I wasn't treated with steroids before, but I noted that my new ENT did prescribe steroids for a week (a type of Prednisone). I also take Meclizine as needed, and dr wants me on a low-salt diet.

Dizzy happens with sudden movement, bending over etc. and should go away when sitting after a few ninutes.
Vertigo doesn't, go away and position doesn't matter when it attacks.... accord to my doctors.

What Doctors told you this about Vertigos dont go away ? Did they tellyou anything hopeful or how to manage it somewhat ... Would like some feed-back * Thanks so much Lindanne1

I have tried antovert for the vertigo, it has helped some Physical therepy also help very little when i was first told that I have MD. I think you need to find what works best for you and dont be afraid to try other things.