How do you get rid of vertigo?!
Question: You need to see the doctor and find out the underlying cause of your vertigo. For now just sit still or lay down until the spinning stops. You can get a medication to control the vertigo. My husband took meclizine 3 times daily and it controlled his vertigo.
Answers: You need to see the doctor and find out the underlying cause of your vertigo. For now just sit still or lay down until the spinning stops. You can get a medication to control the vertigo. My husband took meclizine 3 times daily and it controlled his vertigo.
This happens to me too!
Lay down on the couch, put a cold washcloth on your head, have a cold drink (water) and try to close your eyes and take a nap. Sooner or later it will go away. Good luck!
If this happens frequently, you should see a doctor. See source for some advice.
In cases of acute vertigo lying down on the bed with eyes closed may relieve the condition.
However sooner or later see your Doctor for thorough examination see your BP, sugar etc., to fix the cause for the vertigo for necessary treatment.
I don't know, Marylynn, if you find out, please tell US!
Actually, I also suffer from vertigo. Most times, not too badly. It doesn't effect my life severely enough for me to pursue treatment yet. HOWEVER, I have been told that there are medications and -- believe it, or not -- physical therapy that helps.
I had broken my ankle last year and was in PT. While there, someone inquired about PT for vertigo. I was SHOCKED! What in the world could PT POSSIBLY do for vertigo?! So, I asked. I was told that there are sometimes abnormalities in your vision, or your ear size (resulting in inner ear issues), or things of this nature that can be helped, or adjusted, by therapy.
The therapist that dealt with vertigo at this facility asked me what types of problems were occurring. I explained that MOST times my vertigo is caused by heights (which I am deathly afraid of!). If I climb stairs that are "open" (no walls, or perhaps outdoors), I am very likely going to have a vertigo attack. The PT explained that this particular type of vertigo is caused by anxiety, or "anxiety related vertigo". She said that there was some things that she could do to help relieve the symptoms. I rolled my eyes. If anxiety is the problem for ME, I don't see much of a solution, since I am not comfortable with stairs (I have fallen multiple times resulting in several serious knee injuries) and I can't imagine physical therapy helping that!
Now, having said that, I DO sometimes have occurrences of vertigo unrelated to heights (like when I'm lying down), but again, not often enough, OR severe enough, for me to consider seeking treatment