These Vertigo Drugs Worsen Vertigo (study)

If you suffer from vertigo, be very careful when accepting any drugs. This is as many of them cause or worsen vertigo as a side effect.

Ironically, a new German study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety revealed that one of the leading drug prescribed for vertigo and dizziness actually worsens vertigo in the long run and causes vertigo for those who didn’t have it in the first place.

The point of an anticholinergic is to block parasympathetic nerve impulses in order to stop involuntary movements.

It is prescribed for many conditions, like dizziness, motion sickness, gastrointestinal disorders (nausea, vomiting, spasms, and ulcers), muscle spasms, respiratory disorders like asthma, insomnia, overactive bladder, and multiple others.

Sedatives are also often prescribed for vertigo sufferers as it allows them to sleep and turn over in bed without being woken up by the intense vertigo.

The researchers consulted the Continuous Morbidity Registration Epidemiologic Network in order to identify 6,971 Germans who were suspected to suffer from vertigo and 6,971 matches from the general population with whom to compare them.

Altogether, there were 10,552 consultation days with vertigo diagnoses and 1,072 days in which doctors prescribed either anticholinergic or sedative medication.

This enabled them to check whether the patient’s vertigo improved or worsened after the prescription days.

People on these prescriptions were 37% more likely to suffer from vertigo than people who were not prescribed with any of them.

In other words, the drugs worsened the vertigo, with people complaining of having worse symptoms after the prescriptions.

In another study, the same scientists found that people who didn’t suffer from vertigo began to develop vertigo and dizziness when they started taking these drugs.

Yet, the traditional medical system doesn’t have many solutions for vertigo. So, what should you do if you can’t take their drugs?

Fortunately, there are easy vertigo exercises that help increase blood flow to your head and synchronize your balance system. You can find these very effective vertigo and dizziness exercises here…