Ive been feeling off balance for a while now and was prescribed tablets, like sea sick tablets he said,?

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they haven't worked although my symptoms have improved a bit. It is like im rocking when I get it, I get up in the morning thinking it has gone but as the morning goes on it gets worse. I don't seem to notice it when Im out side but when I get in the warm it comes on. I was told that it was an inner ear thing but that was sheer guess work, I had no test for this. What else could it be, it isnt accompanied with any other symptoms. Ive been on the tablets for nine days and have one day left.

Answer 1

I had a similiar problem and my doctor said it was an inner ear infection and prescribed the same meds that you are talking about. I took the medicaiton for about 12 weeks and then on a as needed basis and eventually it went away. Hope this works for you. Good luck!

Answer 2

Sounds like vertigo to me.
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning even when you are standing completely still. Your surroundings appear to be moving either vertically or horizontally. Some people feel that they are actually spinning. The effect may be slight and only just noticeable, or it may be so severe that you fall to the ground.
Vertigo is more severe than dizziness, which is often experienced as a feeling of light-headedness when you stand up. Vertigo can make moving around difficult, as the sensation of spinning affects your balance.
Vertigo is often confused with a fear of heights. However, the dizzy feeling when you look down from a high place is not the same as vertigo, which can occur at any time, and may last for many years.
Mild vertigo is very common, and symptoms are not serious. However, recurrent or persistent vertigo could be caused by an underlying condition. You should see your GP to rule out a more serious cause and to get treatment.
You've probably been prescribed an antiemetic.
Go to the following link, it describes symptoms, treatment, causes, etc & is really good at explaining what you can do to help prevent it & follow up for further advise
Good luck
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=390§ionId=18911

Answer 3

Generic erthromycin is a bit of a disaster of an antibiotic, many patients get nausea, vomiting and sometimes quite severe abdominal pain, especially at does at the top end, 2gms a day, the dose you have been prescribed. I assume you must have a penicillin allergy, although I would have thought you would have mentioned it, as the normal 1st choice antibiotic, IF a decision to prescribe an antibiotic is taken in the first place, would really always otherwise be amoxicillin. The comment that both your ears appear infected is also an interesting one, as bilateral otitis media is very uncommon. ( Bacterial infection affecting both middle ears.) However it is very common to have both eardrums reddened in febrile viral illnesses, this might indicate that this is your diagnosis. Being viral, this would not respond to any antibiotic. It has also been well known for many years that studies have shown that 81% of cases of otitis media will settle without antibiotic treatment. In children the official ENT guidelines suggest antibiotics should be withheld for 48 hours after the diagnosis has been made. This is because by this time 83% will have resolved spontaneously, though this advice is not yet included in the adult management guideline. The "marginal" benefits of antibiotic therapy have led some authorities to propose non-treatment paradigms for acute otitis media in adults also. Either way it is inappropriate and unacceptable to expect you to continue with an antibiotic that upsets you to any significant extent. I do wonder why you accepted this antibiotic from you GP when he examined and prescribed for you? {OMG sudden thought, did this guy examine you or could this have been one of those arrangements where your cousins brothers pal phoned the doctors, he spoke to the receptionist, the receptionist spoke to the doctor and he wrote a prescription in his tea break without actually examining you??? If you were by some chance involved in that sort of management, it is even more difficult to justify prescribing an antibiotic at all, in a condition with an 80%+ spontaneous recovery rate!}

Answer 4

I feel for you. Ive had a similar problem for over 6 months. It lasted almost all of August then it went away, and came back and lasted almost all of December and January. If i looked down, tilted my head back or to the side, i would get this sick incredible dizzy feeling. The doctors told me it was an inner ear problem. And it always seemed to be around the times i was getting a cold. All i really did was tolerate it and it eventually went away. I am sure Dramamine wouldn't hurt but i never got around to going to pharmacy to get some.

Answer 5

Your balance mechanisms are in the middle ear. If you have an infection here it will cause you to become dizzy and nauseous.

If its not that then Betahistaine tablets work for these symptoms too.

Answer 6

You may be having vertigo / Méniere's disease. It's causes are unknown but also associated with allergy, toxicity, infection or edema. The antihistamines or motion sickness medications you were prescribed with have sedative side effects like dizziness and confusion. That's why you may think they're not working.

Answer 7

hi Jo,
i had this about 3 years ago, at first i went to see my GP, i was told i had a virus, but after 5 days, i went back, the next thing i know, i was on my way to basildon Hospital in an Amblance,i had a very bad ear infection, i was in hospital for a week,
dont wnt to worry you, i suggest you go back and see your GP as soon as possible, if it hasn't cleared up

Answer 8

You could have an ear infection as this affects your balance. also hormone changes can cause your balance to alter. go back to you doctor and get a more thorough check up.

Answer 9

either a middle ear infection or ur starting to get vertigo

Answer 10

sounds like a middle ear infection to me my daughter had this not long ago.