Betahistine and Fit-to-Fly

I went to the doctors today for a fit-to-fly certificate, but I’d been so ill in the last few days that I decided to ask for Betahistine as well. It had always been an option since my specialist had suggested it when I was diagnosed, but since neither of us seemed keen on it we’d agreed to try it if things got worse. Now that time had come I felt.

I wasn’t very well today and the short car journey to the doctors in my sister’s small car did nothing to make me feel better, so by the time I got into the doctor’s office I looked quite unwell. I was also suffering from brain-fog so I really wasn’t very focused at all, but I managed to keep my mind on things sufficiently to achieve what I needed to. The doctor had no hesitation in prescribing the Betahistine which was a relief; I’m desperate to try it.

I’m on the 16mg tablets which the Internet tells me are the middle-strength ones. The doctor wanted to see me in a couple of weeks to see if they were having any effect. If not, she’d put me on higher strength tablets – presumably 24mg. Afterwards when I got my head together a little better I was really happy that she seemed to be exploring treatment options rather than just giving me some pills and thinking there was nothing more she could do to help. Still, she was young and probably hasn’t yet become so jaded by the experience of being a GP that she’s stopped seeing the people behind the conditions. This small interest on her part did quite a bit to restore some of my faith in the medical profession today.

The fit-to-fly certificate was a bit more of a problem – she said she’d have to look into it because she hadn’t done one before, but I wondered whether she was going to check my condition and make sure I could fly first. I don’t think looking so ill today helped. But I’m not worried about it as I’m sure I’ll get a certificate – Meniere’s might be severe sometimes but it’s not so severe that flying isn’t possible for me I’m sure. Maybe later will be another matter, but now shouldn’t be an insurmountable problem I would have thought.