Dizziness is one thing, vertigo is another.? Both involve potential feelings of unsteadiness and possible faintness, but vertigo will often also include disorientation.? Both conditions can persist to be point of becoming disabling
Ongoing conditions may involve some pathology of the balance organs inside the ear, some diseases, even migraines.? It can be simple motion sickness with familiar nausea.? More serious causes could involve decreased blood flow to the brain, inner ear infections or high or low blood pressure.
Vitamin supplements can be used to help in two ways:
Ginger can help to settle the stomach. Ginger has been used for stomach upsets for years, and is some cases can be effective for nausea within minutes. Ginger also has the benefit of not causing drowziness as some medications do.
Take the ginger as a standardized extract, say, 100mg every four hours. Alternately, try a slice of fresh ginger, or powdered ginger as tea.? All can be purchased from health food stores or direct from a supermarket.
Ginko Biloba can help with the dizziness. Ginko helps blood flow to extremities, including the brain. It can take a few weeks to begin to work.
Try, say, 2000mg twice a day for chronic cases.
Vitamin B6 can also help some chronic cases as it is useful for brain and nervous system function. Try 50mg 3 times a day.
Of course, you should consult your regular doctor to ensure that any supplements do not interfere with any other medication, or treatment you might be having.
Stress may aggravate dizziness or vertigo. Meditation or yoga may help in these cases, as may other B group vitamins.? Eating a large meal before travelling can make travel sickness more likely, especially if the meal contains high fat or protein.
