I have had my Ménière's for 10 years .I can't take the water pill I just stay on a real low sodium diet .I sleep sitting up I watch what I eat I take Xanx for my vertigo I hope you find some solutions, here to help you here if you need to ask any questions from a friend .

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I just read about this today. Ugh... I have the symptoms and I think it started about 5 years ago.
Its awful to go through.

I am female, 49, and have had Meniere’s for 3 1/2 years. I have flown four times this year—overseas in April and just a 3 hour flight a few weeks ago. I did not have near the problem with the long overseas flight that I did with the shorter flight. I was fine upon arrival at destination, but after the return flight, I immediately started with the dizziness, sweating, and nausea. I was exhausted for two solid weeks. I am finally feeling better and started to actually want to do things (instead of just dragging myself). It can be extremely frustrating. I find myself more irritable with the tinnitus and hearing issues, especially when on the phone. One thing that I have found that helps is to stay active and exercise regularly—staying in motion, only to be still and focus on an object when the room spins around, but then to go right back to exercising.

I had to go to the Doctors yesterday.
She confirmed that I do have Meniers. For me, at least no type of pain. But the loss of equilibrium drives me insane.

Hi, everyone. I am 6 months away from my 40th birthday. I have not yet been diagnosed, but everything I have been experiencing leans towards Meniere's. I have had fullness in my left ear for 10 years, but it has never caused me any problems, only annoyance.

My symptoms and vertigo attacks have been going on for a little over a month. I have been on 25mg of Meclizine 3x a day. I went to PT and she could not recreate the vertigo so she told me to taper off the Meclizine. I was taking 2 pills a day and ended up in the ER because I had severe dizziness, nausea, and vomiting and was told by my PCP that if that happened again (it happened once before at work) I needed to get a CT scan. My CT scan came back normal. I left the ER while still having vertigo, but was at least able to go home. The attack lasted 12 hours.

I am frustrated because this is supposedly a "rare" disease that usually affects people in their 50's and 60's. I am an otherwise healthy 39-year-old woman who still has many many goals to accomplish. It scares me to read some of the experiences people have had with MD because I still have so much of my life to live.

Hi, I have suffered MD for 2 years. Last year suffered my first attack. Lasted 4 weeks. I suffered my 2 nd attack 3 months ago. This is a nasty diease. Not any medication helps from the doctor.

Do you have an eyes ears nose dr?

Do you suffer migrain headaches? Carol anne

The water pill is to get rid of the sodium in your body. Do yourself a massive favor and don't eat any salt-- read all labels. There is naturally occurring salt in everything so don't worry about not getting sodium-- it's impossible not to. Stay away from canned or packaged "ready made" foods-- they are the worst. Once I went on a water pill and cut out the sodium ( your doctor should have given you potassium replacement script also) I have straightened up a lot, and function normally most of the time. I will always have tinnitus and the hearing loss but that's about it. Take you water pill and don't worry about side affects-- enjoy your life. Functioning as normally as possible is where my daily gratitude comes from now, just embrace every day and remember this stupid menieres thing is not who you are. You will feel better-- believe it!!

Hi, I'm new to the full Menieres disease. I haven't been diagnosed, however was diagnosed with vertigo two years ago from an autoimmune disease, Sarcoidosis. This past week I have experienced the full effects of menieres. Wow, definitely takes a toll on me.
I'm in my mid 50's.

Hey Douglas how are you? Have you looked into upper cervical care using a chiropractor and how about TMJ issues?

Menieres is not a disease but a set of four basic symptoms. You can not identify it through imaging, or a blood test, and not even through a physical. So with that being said a lot of people get TMJ therapy or upper cervical adjustments and find some good relief. I for one am getting both and have seen a positive difference so far.

On a medical website, a Dr stated that maintaining correct posture can help the equilibrium. (Poor posture is on the rise because we sit in one position for extended time on computers ) I ordered a posture correcter (Amazon) and it has stopped the
listing forward , balance issues and spinning.

I have had Ménière’s for 10 years. I struggle with different doctors and a lot of medication .I finally just got me a hospital bed and I sleep sitting up I do everything slowly. I also eat a very low sodium diet. Tried the water pill and had the side effects. If you stay on a low sodium diet it does help. I take Xanax for my vertigo attacks it’s a day-to-day struggle to keep you in my thoughts and prayers ,

Hello all,
Been diagnosed with Meniere’s going into 2 years now. I’m 41 years old and it’s one debilitating disease that it’s hard to cope with. Will be trying vestibular therapy for the first time this week, Does anyone know about steroid injections into ear for vertigo reduction.

My husband is 43 years old and was diagnose with MD in 2010.
In 2013 he received a treatment called Orthokine that help a lot with vertigo attacks. He saw a video of "Dana White talks about Menieres Disease treatment Orthokine" on Youtube and he gave it a try and it worked for him, no more vertigo. Orthokine Is not covered by insurance companies and is very expensive, they do the treatment in NY and FL.
MD is a very frustrating disease ... my husband is having drop attacks (2-3 per year) it is so scaring, he stop driving. He also has fullness, noise and tinnitus.

I would appreciate if someone here knows what can help for drop attacks, fullness, noise and tinnitus .