{"id":31142,"date":"2025-09-21T13:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=31142"},"modified":"2025-09-11T00:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:56:31","slug":"this-vertigo-drug-triples-your-fall-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2025\/09\/21\/this-vertigo-drug-triples-your-fall-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"This vertigo drug triples your fall risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Vertigo-423353843.jpg\" alt=\"This vertigo drug triples your fall risk\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9399\" \/>Vertigo is unsettling, and it\u2019s natural to want quick relief, often in the form of a small pill prescribed to calm dizziness. But new research in <em>JAMA Otolaryngology\u2013Head &#038; Neck Surgery<\/em> warns that while it may ease symptoms in the moment, it can significantly raise your fall risk.<\/p>\n<p>Meclizine is an antihistamine that suppresses inner ear signals to reduce vertigo and nausea. It\u2019s been used for decades in the U.S., often given in clinics and ERs when patients complain of dizziness.<\/p>\n<p>The problem: vertigo itself already raises fall risk, and meclizine adds side effects\u2014drowsiness, slower reactions, blurred vision\u2014that make matters worse. Despite caution in medical guidelines, it\u2019s still widely prescribed.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers analyzed U.S. insurance claims from 2006 to 2015, covering <strong>805,454 adults<\/strong> newly diagnosed with dizziness (average age 52; 62% women). They checked if patients filled a meclizine prescription within 30 days and tracked falls serious enough for medical care within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n&#9679;\t<strong>8%<\/strong> of patients received meclizine<\/p>\n<p>&#9679;\tAmong them, <strong>9%<\/strong> had a fall within 60 days<\/p>\n<p>&#9679;\tYounger adults (18\u201364): <strong>3x higher fall risk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#9679;\tOlder adults (65+): <strong>2.5x higher fall risk<\/strong>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Before automatically reaching for medication, remember that most vertigo cases can be managed with natural, proven methods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In fact, our vertigo exercises work for all types of vertigo. Thousands of readers swear by their effectiveness. <a href=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/health\/vertigo-and-dizziness-vsl\/\">And you can learn them in minutes and feel the difference today. Check them out here\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vertigo is unsettling, and it\u2019s natural to want quick relief, often in the form of a small pill prescribed to calm dizziness. But new research in JAMA Otolaryngology\u2013Head &#038; Neck Surgery warns that while it may ease symptoms in the moment, it can significantly raise your fall risk. 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