CONTROL DIZZINESS WITH : ALIHIST
Signs and symptoms of Meniere's disease include:
Recurring episodes of vertigo. You have a spinning sensation
that starts and stops spontaneously. Episodes of vertigo occur without warning
and usually last 20 minutes to several hours, but not more than 24 hours.
Severe vertigo can cause nausea.
Hearing loss. Hearing loss in Meniere's disease may come and
go, particularly early on. Eventually, most people have some permanent hearing
loss.
Ringing in the ear (tinnitus). Tinnitus is the perception of
a ringing, buzzing, roaring, whistling or hissing sound in your ear.
Feeling of fullness in the ear. People with Meniere's
disease often feel pressure in an affected ear (aural fullness).
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE
Do not take your medicine if you:
• have ever had an allergic reaction to betahistine dihydrochloride.
• have phaeochromocytoma (a tumour associated with the
adrenal gland which causes high blood pressure).
Warnings and precautions :
Take special care and tell your doctor if you :
• have or have ever had a stomach or intestinal ulcer
• have asthma
• have a condition called porphyria
• are pregnant or planning to become pregnant
• are breast-feeding
If any of the above applies to you, talk to your doctor before
taking this medicine. Your doctor will tell you whether it is safe for you to
start taking this medicine.
Your doctor may also want to monitor your asthma while you
take this medication.
Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, or have recently taken any other medicine, even those not prescribed by a doctor. In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the medicines like e.g. terfenadine, diphenhydramine and chlorpheniramine).
This medicine may take some time to have its full effect, so
do not worry if you do not feel better right away. Your doctor may adjust the
dose depending on your response. Do not adjust the dose unless told to do so by
your doctor.
Use in Children and adolescents
This medicine should not be given to children under the age
of 18 years.
The recommended dose is 16mg three times daily (48mg),
preferably taken with meals.
How to stop taking your medicine
Keep taking your tablets until your doctor tells you to stop.
These may in theory lower the effect of this medicine. This medicine may also
lower the effect of antihistamines.
HOW TO TAKE YOUR MEDICINE
These tablets have been prescribed for you by a doctor.
Always take them exactly as he or she has told you.
Please read the label carefully. Check with your doctor or
pharmacist if you are not sure.
The tablets should be swallowed whole with a sufficient quantity
of liquid (e.g. one glass of water).
Take the tablet with or after a meal.
Even when you start feeling better, your doctor may want you
to carry on taking the tablets for some time to make sure that the medicine has
worked completely.
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
Like all medicines, Betahistine Dihydrochloride Tablets can
cause side effects although not everybody gets them. STOP taking Betahistine
Dihydrochloride Tablets and see your doctor or nearest hospital casualty department
IMMEDIATELY if you experience:
• an allergic reaction. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include;
skin rashes, inflamed itchy skin, swelling of the lips, face, throat or tongue,
difficulty breathing or swallowing.
• feeling sick (nausea)
• headaches
• indigestion (dyspepsia)
• mild gastric complaints such as being sick (vomiting)
• abdominal pain and bloating
• stomach upsets
• itching and skin rashes
• Swelling of the skin (angioneurotic oedema)
• Hives
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