A Break

So the plan to reduce my Betahistine intake didn't go well, and I resumed my normal dose. About a week later, I tried another reduction, but this time I moved from 48mg a day to 32mg, and then down to 24mg and finally 16mg, and the feeling of illness didn't return.

In fact, I had a run of four to five weeks when I felt absolutely fine with no sense of instability in my balance at all, and I had so many 16mg I didn't see the need to reduce my dose any further for a while. My life settled into a rut, but a good one for a change, and as always I was so busy I didn't get around to writing about the dosage experience. As usual, the return of balance problems in the last week has focused my mind on Meniere's so here I am again.

My latest episode isn't terribly bad, but in the last few days my right ear has been popping and crackling on a regular basis, I have the sense of fluid-fullness in my ears and head, loud noises bother me and at the same time I don't feel I can hear properly either. Despite this, I'm managing to keep to my normal routine so far, and the major vertigo attack that I feel could hit any minute has fortunately not transpired.

Ironically, my 8mg Betahistine tablets, which I'm down to taking two of a day, are now running out, and I probably ought to cut down to 8mg a day before finally finishing them. I did investigate the possibility of obtaining further supplies in Korea, but it appeared difficult if not impossible, and despite the fact that I've been taking them for six months I really can't say whether they've proven effective or not. Starting to take them did coincide with a marked improvement in my condition, but I also had a radical change in lifestyle at the same time - either of them could be the reason and it could even be coincidence - though I'm less convinced of that. If things go badly wrong once I'm off them altogether - or my current problems don't go away again, I will probably try to find a way of taking Betahistine again.