Meclizine for Vertigo User Reviews (Page 5)

Brand names: Antivert, Bonine, Dramamine Less Drowsy, Antrizine, Travel Sickness, Dramamine II, D-Vert, Driminate II, Help I'm Nauseous Dramamine All Day Less Drowsy Travel-Ease Motion-Time Sea-Calm …show all brand names

Meclizine has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 149 reviews for the treatment of Vertigo. 60% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 22% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Meclizine

Kbourdo
January 14, 2010

"I have had vertigo for 4 weeks now, and absolutely nothing has helped with getting rid of it. My doctor prescribed me Meclizine. I took it and no changes to my vertigo whatsoever. Now on to the next drug."

2 / 10

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Georg...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 2, 2023

"I had an attack about a year ago, everything was moving to the left, not spinning. Every time I opened my eyes, everything seemed to be moving from right to left. I had no idea what it was. I'm 64 and have depression, arthritis, destroyed knees due to 5 surgeries (the last one totally messed me up, so it's difficult to walk very well) and am legally disabled, even though I'm able to function pretty well despite all this crap. So, my niece lives close to me (Nurse Practitioner) and I was going to visit her that day, and when I got there and told her I was very dizzy, she gave me a Meclizine she had on hand, and in 30 minutes I felt 90% better! I called my doctor and went to see him on a normal visit, and he prescribed Meclizine. I had one more small attack a couple of weeks later, took the pill, and it worked. So I started having another attack last night, was totally dizzy and feeling very wobbly. Took one pill, now okay. Not sleepy."

9 / 10

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No Use
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 meclazine (one dose of 25mg) 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."

3 / 10

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sherrie
Taken for less than 1 month
February 17, 2022

"I had vertigo for the first time one night, couldn't sleep on my sides at all. Did the manoeuvres to try and fix it and it did. But to my surprise it got 100 times worse in the morning, I couldn't get out of bed all day, and when I tried to eat or use the bathroom I'd just throw up. I got meclizine and tried it. Felt drowsy for most of the day but it definitely helped. A month goes by and I don't experience vertigo but it happened again a few days ago. I had a few pills left of meclizine from last time so I took it and it worked wonders. I took it a few hours ago because it was getting bad again and now I feel like a human again. No drowsiness or anything!"

10 / 10

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Faz
Taken for less than 1 month
December 27, 2020

"I had vertigo so bad I had to crawl on hands and knees to the bathroom. Went on lower dose of meclizine then moved up to 25 mg. Room was visually spinning in a circle. Vomiting horrific. ER doctor put me on 4 mg of methylprednisolone for 6 days and 8 mg of onadanesteron for vomiting. Meclizine helped with vertigo. Ears clear, MRI of head showed nothing, did get new hearing aid which I never had before. All started Nov 28,"

8 / 10

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Dizzy...
July 16, 2021

"I’ve had vertigo 3xs in the past 15 yrs. it comes on without warning. I think stress! I can say it killed the dizziness but it has my restless leg syndrome in high gear, it’s like your mind is sleeping but your legs are in a jitterbug dance off. Also I couldn’t get the good REM sleep. I’ve stopped taking it and I’m doing the exercises for returning the bone piece back to it’s original place inside the inner ear. Hope this works."

2 / 10

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Maria...
Taken for 10 years or more
July 15, 2023

"Meclizine is a life-saver, at least for me. I was diagnosed with Meniere's 12 years ago. The first episode came out of nowhere and was so intense, it landed me in the ER. Through the years I've had less intense episodes but able to control them with a combination of Ativan and Meclizine, and Zofran for the vomiting when needed. Just recently, I had a whopper of an episode with the added symptoms of chills and shaking. A trip to the ER ruled out stroke and brain tumors, alas, it was the Meniere's returned. A Neuro-ENT doc believes that I may also have vestibular migraines, which also result in vertigo and nausea. I honestly don't know what I'd do without Meclizine. 25mg. I keep it on me at all times - in my purse, on a keychain attachment, and in every room of the house... but at a low level so I can get to it while crawling. Yes, it causes drowsiness, but beats having vertigo and nausea. Meniere's is a very scary disease. It comes on suddenly. Be prepared."

10 / 10

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CatLady
Taken for less than 1 month
October 7, 2021

"This med did not help me. I tried it for vertigo/dizziness and there was no effect. It dried my nose and throat out. Much more importantly, it made my heart beat strangely, with missed beats and extra beats. It was a very scary experience! Thankfully, my heart went back to normal once I stopped taking it."

1 / 10

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Jasmine
Taken for less than 1 month
August 28, 2022

"Horrible. I had a very loud and rude nurse who got mad at me for asking for a half dose (12.5mg instead of 25mg) because I don't do well with antihistimines, they make me feel horrible. I was reassured this one wouldn't. I'm glad I only took half. And while they left me there for over an hour waiting for the dose they didn't keep me even 3 seconds to check any reactions. I even got a little placebo effect like "did it help? It might have..." It didn't. My dizziness stayed the same, but about exactly an hour after the moment I took it my heart started pounding like a sledgehammer, I was exhausted, started dreaming. This then shifted into hallucinations while I was awake off and on, that I couldn't tell weren't reality. I didn't pee for over 12 hours because I couldn't get up and still didn't even really need to when I went which means it extremely dehydrated me. I've slept for almost 24 hours straight and going back now. Makes me can't wait for how bad I felt before because it wasn't this."

1 / 10

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Ali...
Taken for less than 1 month
April 3, 2023

"It helps with the dizziness, but be prepared to be a sleeping, worthless blob for several hours while on it and prepare to be unusually tired for several hours after the dose is supposed to have worn off. I feel like the walking dead! It's a real chore to get my work done. Until the effects have fully worn off, my advice would be to not drive a vehicle or operate machinery. I also have a headache, which is a known side effect. Better than the world spinning, I guess. I just wish it didn't make me so tired!"

9 / 10

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Tammy...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 30, 2022

"No warning, no reason nausea, pressure headaches, tingly left arm, dizziness. They checked my heart and blood, and all of that was fine. I went to urgent care and they diagnosed me with vertigo due to an inner ear effusion - I’m on meclizine 12.5 mg 3 x a day but I can’t even manage that. The medication makes me feel like a zombie. The UC doc also has me on Zyrtec and Flonase plus anti- nausea - I’m only 6 days into this vertigo and I’m already over it. Please tell me how to make it stop."

3 / 10

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Not...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 21, 2021

"I was prescribed meclizine for vertigo after a serious gastro bug left me dehydrated. I took 25mg the first night and I found myself almost knocked out about ten minutes after taking it. Might be just me. The second night the same thing happened and I felt like I blacked out. I wake up completely startled and heart pounding. No third time. Still have vertigo but I'm not giving it another try. I'm glad it has given relief to some people."

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Mary
Taken for 2 to 5 years
March 12, 2022

"Done with it on 5 years way too long was told it was vertigo but it is really neuropathy in my feet from chemo 20 years ago I was having so many balance issues so now 2 days ago I stopped using it and more balance issues gonna pitch the remainder"

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Marie
Taken for less than 1 month
October 14, 2021

"I rushed to ER after experiencing vertigo very strongly I was shaky and off balance and very scared. I just got up from my sofa and everything was a blur, very scary feeling I was given Meclize for vertigo but it makes me so drowsy that most if the day I am laying down and sleepy it did help me cause I haven't felt dizzy but I am very scare of it happening again I can't feel alert so tired drowsy I hope I get better."

10 / 10

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joela...
July 25, 2013

"I have had positional vertigo off and on since 1983. When vertigo rears its head, I turn to meclizine. I take 25 milligrams a day. It is the best medicine I have found for vertigo."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
June 23, 2008

Bonine (meclizine) "This drug was prescribed for me by a doctor in 1983 for vertigo. It worked beautifully and I occasionally take it when needed yet today."

10 / 10

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Bonobo
November 9, 2016

Bonine (meclizine) "This is great stuff. I've had vertigo for 48 years and this works better than the prescription medicine."

10 / 10

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Sis
Taken for less than 1 month
September 3, 2019

Dramamine II (meclizine) "Took 2 and it relived the vertigo."

10 / 10

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NicAl...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
May 15, 2013

"This helps my vertigo quite quickly but, leaves me very sleepy after a short while. I can only take half of a 25 mg tablet at a time."

5 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
March 29, 2015

Dramamine II (meclizine) "It works just as good as the others. Took up to two a day when really bad."

9 / 10

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GreeneJ
July 19, 2016

Dramamine Less Drowsy (meclizine) "Regular Dramamine makes me extremely groggy. Tried this for the first time today and it works like a gem! I get dizzy and nauseous between 2-4pm every day, Dramamine has been a real savior."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
August 13, 2011

Antivert (meclizine) "My doctor put me on this for vertigo. I had dry mouth and drowsiness but stopped the spinning. It was treating the vertigo from a perforated ear drum. "

8 / 10

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Sammijo
January 19, 2013

"This really helped me with the nausea and dizziness of Vertigo. It does make one VERY sleepy. I could only take a HALF of a 25mg pill. It's been 2 days and I am still sleepy, but it helps so much"

8 / 10

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Dana...
February 11, 2014

"I have taken this for years, as I've had vertigo problems ever since a head injury years ago. For the person who can't find it, go to your CVS, Walgreens, etc and ask them to order it in bulk."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
August 8, 2016

"blurred vision and extreme tiredness. slept entire day and night, fuzzy the second day. Only took one dose. will not take again"

1 / 10

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