Meclizine and Dizziness: What Users Say

• har...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 30, 2014

Meclizine for Vertigo "I have had vertigo for 4 years now and Bonine is the only thing that helps me. I have these on hand wherever I go and could not function right without them. The heaviness in my head and the dizziness, I feel it coming on and take two tablets, and I'm fine about 20 minutes later. I highly recommend Bonine for vertigo symptoms."

• Coo...
• August 5, 2016

For Vertigo "I am writing in case anyone else has a similar experience. In 2011, I had vestibular neuritis. My case was severe, with nystagmus lasting 6 days. I was hospitalized. I recovered from the acute phase with the help of positive posts from people afflicted and recovered. Eventually, I began having episodes similar and have found out I have 8th cranial nerve damage, residual. Long story short, simple things make me dizzy, car rides, teaching my grandson how to drive, bumpy school bus rides, even upside-down emoji smiley faces... yep. This medication has been a lifesaver and I always have it in my purse. I forget about my condition sometimes and something will make it 'act up' and I am so relieved when I remember I have it. I strongly recommend it!"

• sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2016

For Vertigo "I asked my doctor for a medicine to stop this horrible roller coaster. In the last 2 and a half months, I have been on an emotional roller coaster. Hospitalized in Jan. for a nervous breakdown, to put it mildly. Too much to write and too depressing to reiterate. I had jumped to different depression medications, and it resulted in severe vertigo. Nonstop, it was debilitating, and not many knew what I was experiencing. I am shocked how this medication has dwindled that roller coaster drop with nausea. Still off, but much improvement as I thought I would go mad with the non-stop sensation. I look forward to the day with feeling somewhat 'normal' as this has been the most awful journey. Doubters, give this medicine a try."

• Adr...
• March 23, 2016

For Vertigo "I have to say, after using this medication, I felt so much better. It helped restore me back to some order after experiencing pressure on the head, ears, nausea, and dizziness! I was feeling so out of balance, and this pill did restore my normal balance."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2020

For Vertigo "I’ve been on this meclizine medication for 4 days now. I was really dizzy and ended up in the ER. Long story short, I got prescribed meclizine, I take it at nighttime. Since I have been using it, I feel this weird heart-dropping/tingling/shock sensation that goes through my body at random times, and my hands and arms feel tingly. I take 25 mg every night, but I will be discontinuing taking it from now on."

• chr...
• December 14, 2014

For Vertigo "I have been suffering with vertigo for the past three months, spinning every night and still dizzy and nauseous during the day. This was causing major stress for me. The doctor put me on antibiotics and steroids but still nothing made it better. I went to another doctor and was given meclizine. I got my first night of sleep with no spinning when turning over and not waking up feeling sick. This was a great feeling, but I cannot take it during the day or I would fall asleep at my desk. However, I will take feeling drowsy over my world spinning any day!"

• X10...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 21, 2025

For Meniere's Disease "About 20 years ago, a room started spinning and I couldn't even stand up by holding onto something. Two people had to almost carry me home; but I felt fine, just dizzy. I'd also start to get nauseous suddenly, like people do in planes or car rides. Only because my father had the same thing, did I finally realize I had Meniere's Disease, so I'd take meclizine and be fine within an hour, but before I realized what I had, I was eating lots of salty things that increase inner ear pressure. For hours, I could only crawl around: too dizzy. More wisdom: I'd suddenly black out for one second, and fall: there are many drugs you cannot take with (more than the essential) meclizine! I could have died ten times before I learned that; but otherwise, neither my father nor I had any trouble. I never even went to a doctor and had no idea how much one can learn online! I rarely need it now, and when I do, it gives sound sleep and good dreams!"

• Anonymous
• February 25, 2012

Meclizine for Vertigo "I was prescribed this medicine for the treatment of Meniere's disease (constant vertigo & hearing loss due to excess fluid in the ear). This medicine knocks me out for at least 10 hours even after a small dose. It takes my dizziness away but it knocks me on my butt, and I can't go to work for at least a day if I have to take it."

• xox...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 4, 2016

Meclizine for Vertigo "I use meclizine/Antivert every day of my life. Every 6 hours, I can take up to 50mg. Unfortunately, I have a horrible diagnosis of vertigo followed by BPPV. I rely on this medicine so much, I feel as if it's becoming ineffective. :( Had real bad attacks in November. I got admitted to the hospital, and it took multiple doses and 14 hours for the room to just stop spinning completely. I have bad issues with my vertigo still. Can't sleep without the room spinning, it's hard to drive sometimes, and it's hard to function without feeling like I'm about to get dizzy all over again. Ugh. Just hope it stops completely soon. Been dealing with this daily since April 2012."

• Anonymous
• October 30, 2009

Meclizine for Vertigo "Although it will relieve or ease the vertigo, I hate to take it because I 'lose the day' - one pill will have side effects for about 8 hours. I am unable to leave the house or drive. I never take more than one in 24 hours, and as few days as absolutely necessary. I am 83 years old."

• Diz...
• January 4, 2016

For Vertigo "I am 47 going to be 48 this month. I've always been healthy with no issues. This past month/year I was at work and felt dizzy, sat down and threw up, and then passed out. They called EMTs for me. Rushed to the ER and was told possible extreme vertigo. I went to my PCP and she concurred and put me on 12.5 mg Meclizine 3 times a day. It's been 2 days and I feel like I'm drunk. I am having a bad earache and can't focus well. I drove to work fine, once I sat still for 30-45 minutes, the feeling of dizziness came back. I can't walk more than a few feet without looking and feeling drunk. I've been on Meclizine for 4-5 days now. I cannot live feeling drunk all day... Is there any other meds that don't do this? Thank you for your advice."

• K11...
• July 4, 2015

For Vertigo "I've been a dizzy person all my life, and I just always managed it. Then, in the last few weeks, it has been worse than I've ever experienced before: dizzy spells and a sensation of spinning. Nothing extreme, but enough to keep me in the house for a few days. I took a 25 mg pill. No quick relief, but within an hour, there was a noticeable difference. Basically, the screws tightened up, and I wasn't as dizzy. Then, after 90 minutes, the vertigo was mostly gone. After 2 hours, it was totally gone. I'm still a bit flabbergasted. Did I just suffer all those years for nothing? It's a cheap drug too, easily accessible, even over the counter. My only complaint is that it's a little slow to work."

• K11...
• July 4, 2015

For Vertigo "I've been a dizzy person all my life, and I just always managed it. Then, in the last few weeks, it has been worse than I've ever experienced before: dizzy spells and a sensation of spinning. Nothing extreme, but enough to keep me in the house for a few days. I took a 25 mg pill. No quick relief, but within an hour, there was a noticeable difference. Basically, the screws tightened up, and I wasn't as dizzy. Then, after 90 minutes, the vertigo was mostly gone. After 2 hours, it was totally gone. I'm still a bit flabbergasted. Did I just suffer all those years for nothing? It's a cheap drug too, easily accessible, even over the counter. My only complaint is that it's a little slow to work."

• Mis...
• May 20, 2017

For Vertigo "I have had dizzy spells (vertigo) since 2006. I get them about every other month for a day, and it is literally debilitating. I would rather have almost any pain than being dizzy. Yesterday around 5 pm, after work, I started feeling weird... I didn't take it until it was bad around 6:30 pm. Don't wait if you can help it. The trick is to take it before it gets worse. It worked around by about 7:30-8:00 pm. I slept the entire night in a sitting-up position. This morning I was okay. No effects, just tired last night. The doctor told me to also move my head three times in a counterclockwise position each hour. You feel a little sick but better after."

• Moe...
• May 21, 2018

For Vertigo "I took meclizine three nights in a row (only at night) after being diagnosed with BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). I thought the problem was getting worse, and then I realized it was just this medication. All I did was sleep all day, I felt drunk, and I had 'medicine head.' I had strange dreams that were extremely vivid, even during my daytime sleep. I only would take it at 9:00 p.m., and the effects lasted until about 4:00 the following days. Well, the side effects did. The anti-dizziness did not - that stopped in about 9 hours. I am somewhat smaller and female. I am not sure if maybe the dose should be weight-dependent (from what people have said). I did not feel significantly less dizzy either. The most helpful thing that I have been doing are the Brandt Daroff exercises and vestibular rehabilitation exercises to get my eyes to work properly again. I've been dizzy for about 6 weeks, and within three days of doing these exercises, I feel much better."

• Anonymous
• September 27, 2009

For Vertigo "Just started Meclizine 25mg 3 days ago to treat vertigo condition. Works great, but it makes me so sleepy. I take it before bed now, and only once per day, as opposed to the recommended 6 to 8 hours. I've been dealing with nausea and dizziness almost daily for the past few years, this medication has provided instant relief, and I am now almost guaranteed to sleep through the night."

• Hel...
• June 18, 2013

Meclizine for Motion Sickness "I didn't get motion sickness until after we got off our 7-day cruise. I have been fighting nausea and dizziness for a week now (the doctor said it is normal to suffer this after a cruise). After reading these reviews, I went and bought Bonine. I took one pill, and I feel great! Sure wish I had researched this a week ago!"

• Anonymous
• March 4, 2012

For Vertigo "I have been taking this medicine now for 3 days, however, I still suffer from the dizziness and have noticed it makes me sleepy. I don't know if this is a side effect or not, but I have been very irritable since starting it. I'm not going to be able to take it due to working with clients all day and on the computer. My mind is so foggy."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 25, 2020

For Vertigo "So my neurologist started me on this medication because I have been complaining of dizziness and feeling lightheaded. We are in the process of figuring out exactly why. I started my first dose last night and felt very strange falling asleep, as though my tongue was thicker/heavier than normal but was breathing fine and kind of passed out. Anyway, I got up today fine with no dizziness, but I was so cold I was shivering. I have lower than average blood pressure, and I also take a muscle relaxer at night for spasms, so I attributed it to that. The new med added to my low blood pressure further. I got up and had breakfast, and then immediately felt weird and extremely tired like I needed to lie down. So that’s where I am now. The whole point of this was to make me not feel like I had to lie down from dizziness and being lightheaded! Lol. I feel lightheaded now though and just very fatigued, so I can't say I’m impressed with this as a solution. Back to the drawing board."

• lmj...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2020

For Vertigo "Had some inner ear inflammation due to a cold and had a day where the room was literally spinning all day. Went to urgent care and was prescribed this. It did stop the dizziness, but I feel like I am in a different paradox, and I am super, super sleepy! Took Wednesday and Thursday. Today is Friday, I am going to discontinue use of this drug."

• Anonymous
• August 8, 2008

For Vertigo "I had been diagnosed with Meniere's disease, and unfortunately, one of the side problems associated with it is vertigo. I take meclizine every day as a preventative and have been vertigo-free on all the days I've taken it. On the days I don't take it, there's generally a 75% chance that the vertigo will come back hard."

• Yol...
• April 12, 2018

For Vertigo "Three weeks ago, I went to the hospital with lightheadedness, dizziness, my heart was beating fast, the left side of my body was numb, I was not able to get out of bed due to no control of my legs, and my vision was blurry and out of focus. I had a CAT scan, an MRI, blood work, and EKG, and I was there for a week. The final outcome was that in my MRI, they saw something on the left side of my face, but that my right side was cleared. I had no blockage or any kind of clots. The doctor told my husband and me that he thinks that I had a mild stroke and the outcome of it is vertigo. He prescribed me meclizine 25 mg 3x a day. My symptoms are still there, my face still gets numb, blurry vision, my hands shake a lot, I get dizziness, and some mornings I have not been able to get out of bed due to not being able to control my motions. What I can say is taking this medicine helps me out. I am not going to tell you that it fixes it, but it eases and makes it easier for me to cope with vertigo and my daily routine."

• Dar...
• August 14, 2016

For Vertigo "I was diagnosed today with vertigo. I woke up yesterday morning, which was 8/11/2016. I was so dizzy the rest of the day. If I looked down or leaned my head back, I would get dizzy. Today was worse, so I went to the ER. I was given meclizine. I only took 2 so far, seems like it works for a few hours, but I want to take one now before bed. Any suggestions?"

• lef...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 20, 2017

For Vertigo "I have been reading these reviews using Meclizine for dizziness. I have been on it for about a year (25 mg) but don't seem to see any results. The one thing that is missing is my problem. I have no problem walking, looking up or down, or any of that. My problem is I can only lay on my left side, my back for a short time, but the right side is out. I become so dizzy I feel sick to my stomach, even attempting to make me sick. As I said in the beginning, the Meclizine doesn't make a difference."

• Anonymous
• July 29, 2010

For Vertigo "Just started taking meclizine for an episode of vertigo I had yesterday. Still feeling a little off balance and dizzy, but at least the room isn't spinning and I don't have the falling sensation. Went to the doctor today to run some tests, but since I started the Bonine yesterday, the tests were inconclusive, since they couldn't trigger the vertigo. Looks like this medicine works. I am sleepy though, but am still having trouble sleeping, guess it's just being anxious that it might happen again. Also, reading/typing triggers more dizziness. Doctor said to continue on the meclizine for 2 weeks and it should take care of itself. If not, to return to him for further testing."