The length of time you take cinnarizine for depends on why you’re taking it. For travel sickness, you only need to take cinnarizine before and during your journey. If you’re taking cinnarizine to treat sickness and dizziness caused by inner ear problems, you may need to take it for
several months
.
Can cinnarizine be taken long term?
Cinnarizine should not be taken long term due to its potential side effects
. Limiting pack size may reduce the likelihood of long term use. Cinnarizine has been submitted for use in combination with dimenhydrinate, an antihistamine that was available in both Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 products.
What are the side effects of cinnarizine?
- slow, twitchy or jerky body movements, muscle stiffness, trembling or shaking. …
- yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, and dark pee – these can be signs of liver problems.
How much cinnarizine is too much?
Acute cinnarizine overdoses have been reported with doses ranging from
90 to 2,250 mg
. Alterations in consciousness ranging from somnolence to stupor and coma, vomiting, extrapyramidal symptoms and hypotonia are the most commonly reported signs and symptoms associated with a cinnarizine overdose.
How long can Stugeron be taken?
In cases of acute vertigo, the drug should not be given for
more than 5 days
as it may interfere with compensatory processes of the central nervous system slowing down the recovery of the patient.
What is best medicine for vertigo?
Acute vertigo is best treated with nonspecific medication such as
dimenhydrinate (Dramamine®) and meclizine (Bonine®)
. These medications are eventually weaned as they can prevent healing over the long-term, explains Dr. Fahey.
How do you permanently cure vertigo?
A technique called
canalith repositioning (or Epley maneuver)
usually helps resolve benign paroxysmal positional vertigo more quickly than simply waiting for your dizziness to go away. It can be done by your doctor, an audiologist or a physical therapist and involves maneuvering the position of your head.
Can you get vertigo from stress?
Mental stress can make many forms of vertigo worse
, but will not, by itself, produce vertigo.
How do you know which ear is causing vertigo?
- Sit on bed so that if you lie down, your head hangs slightly over the end of the bed.
- Turn head to the right and lie back quickly.
- Wait 1 minute.
- If you feel dizzy, then the right ear is your affected ear.
- If no dizziness occurs, sit up.
- Wait 1 minute.
Does cinnarizine cause weight gain?
In contrast to related drugs, data about cinnarizine are scarce because randomized trials of cinnarizine have been inconclusive. Our observations indicate that
cinnarizine may cause weight gain
, as observed with other drugs in the same class.
Who should not take Stugeron?
Children 5 to 12 years: One half the adult dose. Stugeron should not be given to patients with
known hypersensitivity to cinnarizine
. As with other antihistamines, Stugeron may cause epigastric discomfort; taking it after meals may diminish the gastric irritation.
What does Stugeron do to the body?
Stugeron Tablet
helps in improving blood flow to the inner ear
which reduces the pressure of excess fluid there. It is this pressure that is thought to cause the symptoms of nausea, vertigo (dizziness), tinnitus (ringing in your ears), and hearing loss in people who have Meniere’s disease.
What does Stugeron cure?
| Type of medicine An antihistamine | Used for Travel sickness; symptoms caused by balance or movement problems such as vertigo, tinnitus, and Ménière’s disease | Also called Stugeron® Arlevert® (a combination brand of cinnarizine with dimenhydrinate to treat vertigo) | Available as Tablets |
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How should you sleep when you have vertigo?
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.
What foods should you avoid with vertigo?
Food rich in sodium like
soy sauce, chips, popcorn, cheese, pickles, papad and canned foods
are to be avoided. You may replace your regular salt with low sodium salt as sodium is the main culprit in aggravating vertigo.
What happens when vertigo doesn’t go away?
If the symptoms are very severe and don’t go away,
surgery on the vestibular system (the organ of balance)
may be considered. This involves destroying either the nerve fibers in the affected semicircular canal
