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@JEH57 

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JEH57

Vertigo and general balance problems

Hi all.I need some help and advice please.I have awful vertigo which appears to have got worse of late.I take Betahistine(Serc)16mg three times a day which does help somewhat.I also have sinus problems which exacerbate the situation.However the vertigo is making me very nervous and saps my confidence.Some days are better than others.Stress makes it worse I know.Any help would be much appreciated.Thanks.Jane.
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@Stumbler
@Stumbler
 

I don't suffer from this personally, but is there anything on this webpage that might help :- http://www.mstrust.org.uk/information/opendoor/articles/0802_10_11.jsp

@MrVelocity
@MrVelocity
 

Have you spoke to your MS nurse about this and how long have you had it because I had extreame vertigo just before Christmas in 2010 which I was hospitalised with. I later found out that I had RRMS and a course of steroids was given to me and it calmed down after a week or so. I still have problems now and again when I move to fast or turn to quick and I find a quick laydown helps me like it does with my headaches. I guess it's the stability of laying down that helps calm it down in my case. I would contact your nurse if it has started recently as a few days ago because it might be your MS attacking the optical cortex that is causing you to feel off balance.