I have been suffering with MAV for 15 years. I have tried many types of medication. I took
Depakote for a year and it seemed to help at first. But after 4 months I started gaining weight (25 lbs,) and lost half of my hair that came out in clumps. (very scary). I also couldn't use
topamax. (major side effects) I have been to see Dr Baloh at UCLA. He is the MAV guru, he is an educator as well as a doctor. He put me on
Paxil, which was working for a while, but once I maxed out on mg. (60mg a day) I still had spinning. I have been spinning now everyday since the end of august. I was told that the next drug I should try is
Celexa. I am going to start that soon. That is the info I can give you, this affliction really sucks, but at least the internet connects you to people that understand what you are going through. I thought I was going crazy. I would like to find anyone who needs someone to talk to about this and wecan help keep each other sane.
Angiesez