Meclizine for Vertigo User Reviews (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• September 12, 2011

"I fly often, but this last trip, I woke up the next day with dizziness anytime I lowered my head. Difficult since I work on the computer all day and meet with clients, so I am up and down all day. My doctor prescribed it three times a day, and that is fine as I am on the fifth day and still get dizzy. I wake up a lot at night feeling like I have to relieve my kidneys. This is more often than before I took meclizine HCL. I do have a dry mouth, but no real side effects."

• Mee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 3, 2020

"I couldn’t even stand/walk without feeling dizzy. Took this, and about an hour later, I didn’t feel dizzy anymore! Yay! But it DID make me feel drunk. Felt drunk with the vertigo, but felt MORE drunk with the pills! But it made the dizziness go away, so I’m happy."

• Anonymous
• August 19, 2011

"I acquired light-induced vertigo after visiting a Christmas shop that contained a whole room filled with brightly lit trees. I am extremely dizzy and nauseous if I do not take meclizine three times a day. I have absolutely no side effects, but I am concerned about the long-term effects from the meclizine."

• anx...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 19, 2020

"Meclizine made me feel more off balance. Was prescribed this for dizziness. It makes me feel like I'm going to fall over. Will have to cut the dose in half and see how that works. I have BPPV, so I'm hoping physical therapy helps again."

• Klr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2015

"I've been taking meclizine 25 mg for 3 months. I do cut my in half, can't function on a whole. I've been trying to come off them slowly. I'm in neuro vestibular rehab to help retrain my brain so I don't have to live on these pills and can try to live a normal life. Doc thinks I have Ménière's, my balance is a big issue. Hope is all we have for this out-of-control vertigo."

• Diz...
• November 7, 2020

"I came down with vertigo a week ago. I am taking meclizine. Have been for days now. I have been checked out by an ear, nose, and throat doctor. They do not know what is wrong with me. But it doesn't feel like the dizziness is getting any better."

• Sam...
• November 25, 2009

"They also gave me 5 mg Valium for nighttime, so I don't feel like I am falling out of bed. The two together seem to really do the trick, but they had only written me a 7-day supply, so on the 12th day, vertigo came back. This time, the doctor gave me the meclizine and no Valium. Hope it works well alone. I get so scared when I have an episode."

• hey...
• November 30, 2010

"I have recurring bouts of vertigo about 3-4 times a year. It seldom lasts more than 14-20 hours but is severe at times, spinning surroundings and a feeling of falling backwards. Usually, the drowsy feeling stays with me for 2 days. I have tried the natural remedies but find that Bonine or meclizine works the best for me. I have had a hard time finding it over the counter the past year."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2017

"Had a bad neck adjustment and was taken to the hospital to make sure it wasn't from a stroke that I got very dizzy. They said it was not and gave me this for the vertigo. I took half (12.5 mg) the next morning when intense spinning started, and it seemed to help, and then 4 hours later spinning again :( so I took a whole 25 mg pill, and though it did make the spinning stop, I've been out of it ever since. I feel tired, off balance, just 'off' and strange in general and haven't gotten out of bed all weekend. I'm going to try a more natural remedy and exercises next."

• Nat...
• January 27, 2018

"I have acute attacks of vertigo and always keep this medication on hand. I have found that it works better if you take it before the episode occurs. For example, I always have an attack when I go swimming, but if I take it before I go to the beach, I am fine. If I wait until the attack occurs, it doesn't work as well. That being said, the drug will sometimes cause heart palpitations, gives me a headache, and causes a strange mental fog that makes it hard to concentrate or carry on a conversation with anyone, it also makes me irritable."

• Anonymous
• April 17, 2012

"I took 5 doses of this medication, it made me sleepy, which made it difficult to function. I was unable to drive myself and concentrate at work. I also developed a rash on my neck. I was instructed by the pharmacist to stop taking the medication, take a Benadryl, and apply an over-the-counter cortisone on the rash. The rash went away within two days, but I still have vertigo. I am being told that there is no other medication that can be prescribed."

• Luc...
• January 2, 2021

Meclizine "Woke up with severe vertigo and vomiting. One Antivert tablet stopped the nausea, second pill 6 hours later stopped the vertigo. Only side effect was a little drowsiness. I did not drive, but I was able to do some housekeeping. Antivert was a blessing."

• Raz...
• November 13, 2019

"I'm a little worried the drug seems to help me perfectly with my vertigo. But it makes me feel ridiculously like I'm drunk - I don't mean I'm drinking and mixing it with alcohol. I have a very severe reaction to the original Dramamine, which did this to me, which is ironic because that's why it's not prescribed to most people. But this stuff makes me feel drunk, and I haven't seen any similar experiences."

• Daz...
• November 10, 2017

"I've never had vertigo until several days ago. My husband forced me to see a doctor after I had fallen a few times and got car sick out of the blue. The doctor told me that's what I had, no big deal, it will work itself out. Prescribed Zofran for the nausea and meclizine for the dizziness and lack of balance. He warned me to not take it until I got home because it may cause drowsiness. I took it early enough, thought I would have slept off the drowsy feeling but come to find out the side effects made me feel worse. I went to work anyway (I didn't drive), hoping it would wear off. I felt like I was high and drowsy, floating on a cloud, couldn't concentrate or focus on my job, was spacing out and daydreaming about nothing."

• Dan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 23, 2018

"I have only taken this twice for vertigo due to fluid in my ears. Once last night after I was prescribed it and once this morning when I got to work (stupid idea). It does make me feel grounded, and the rocking sensation I’ve been feeling goes away, but it makes me so tired. (Like first trimester of pregnancy tired.) I’m wondering if taking half a dose will work better for me. I can’t sleep all the time. I have a two-year-old to chase around! I definitely don’t recommend taking this during the day."

• the...
• July 9, 2015

"I have had several extreme bouts of vertigo over the past couple of years, followed predictably by nausea and vomiting. After about 3 hours, I can get up, but for the next 24-36 hours, I just want to rest or sleep, as it takes all the starch out of me. This last time, I have been given a diagnosis of Meniere's disease. The last vertigo attack happened in a public place and resulted in a trip to the ER. They gave me Meclizine, and I think it was helpful in the aftermath as I felt like my balance was off for a couple of days. If I feel another attack coming (they are hard to foretell), I may try the 3x daily 25 mg to head it off. I asked my doctor if I should stay on it, but he said no...not sure why?"

• tob...
• October 25, 2015

"I've had vertigo for years. I take meclizine but have had vertigo since this morning, and the meclizine is not working. I am only taking 12.5 mg. I used to take 25 but couldn't stay awake, so my doctor cut the dosage down to half. Miserable. Can't lay down, so have to sit up in the living chair tonight."

• mis...
• February 16, 2015

"This medicine was great for my gastroenteritis vertigo. The only bad thing I came across was having very strange to very disturbing dreams. At the time of my visit to the ER, I was under an extreme amount of stress, which could be the reason why I had these crazy dreams. But I remembered my dreams in full detail, unlike the dreams before taking this medication. The other side effect was sleeping all the time (which I'm sure I needed at the time due to stress). I did, in fact, have a good night's sleep, which I never do. I never sleep well due to chronic back pain. Also, I had to take nausea pills with this medication."

• Anonymous
• April 4, 2023

Meclizine "Just started it today and hopefully, it’s going to reduce my vertigo. I'm 83 years old and have been feeling dizzy and off balance for a few days. I called my doctor and was told to take Dramamine. Hopefully, I’ll know tomorrow if it’s working."

• Kik...
• July 15, 2017

"I took one tablet before bed, and when I woke up the next morning, my eyes were red, my mouth and throat were numb, and I couldn't swallow anything. Now, a few hours later, my chest is hurting, all of which are labeled as serious side effects of this medication. I will be taking Benadryl or something similar to help the fluid in my ears drain. Do not recommend this medication at all."

• Ris...
• August 23, 2019

"I recently got a bad case of vertigo due to neglected calcification in my inner left ear. I've always had ear problems since I was a young child (getting swimmer's ear, trauma to my eardrum from pebbles being forced in there, etc.). So I got this prescription because of that. The first two days, I had a horrible time. I got severe RLS (restless leg syndrome) and could not sleep at all. I found out this was due to the antihistamine factors of the meclizine. I absolutely do not recommend taking meclizine after 3 p.m. if you are sensitive to antihistamines and are prone to RLS like I am. I started taking my 3 doses of 25 mg only in the morning/early afternoon, and it has worked perfectly. I'm kind of a small person, so any dose later in the day will keep me up all night. That being said, it works like a charm now. I highly recommend this medication because it really does wonders for my vertigo and also helps with the nausea that comes with it!"

• Anonymous
• August 27, 2009

"I have noticed breast tenderness with this medicine, which is definitely a little weird. I am not pregnant or nursing. As long as I take the medicine exactly on time (every 6 hours), my vertigo is kept at bay."

• Ano...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 27, 2024

"I have Meniere's disease, with vertigo and vomiting. 50 mg Meclizine stops both dead within an hour. I'm also a nervous type, have nightmares, and bipolar disorder, with abnormal anger. Meclizine calms everything down. It's as if my mind has too high a speed, and all my problems become less. One stops being sleepy after one gets used to it, so I now take 25 mg every morning and night. It even makes me have good dreams!"

• No ...
• March 30, 2018

"My ears have been hurting and become stuffy off and on lately, and I am also dizzy from it. I tried some meclizine (one dose of 25 mg), and it hasn't done anything since I took it last night. I used to take it for morning sickness, and it sort of worked then, so I assumed it would work for actual dizziness. I was wrong."

• lof...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2021

"I have Meniere's. I took this for two days, and not only did it not help with the balance, but it turned me into a crazy person. Like, I remember carrying out small tasks around the house, but my house looked totally different with the lighting and wall colors. Then I would sit down, and my GF would be sitting in the chair, tapping her leg and fidgeting in my peripheral vision, but I would turn my head, and she would vanish. I got used to it for two days. Finally, on Sunday, I went to make sure I had something to eat and coffee made for football. I checked the guide, and it was still Saturday. Not only was it still Saturday, but my GF was at her home 40 min away, and all of the tasks I remember doing had indeed been done. TL;DR: I turned an entire day of sleepwalking into two days of house chores and hallucinating."