Meniere's Disease anyone?

[~*Niadalla*~]

i read that it 'may' be genetic, and now u have me worried, a few months back, i suffered pretty horrid vertigo for a good 12 weeks, it has gotten better but smoetimes i still feel a littl funny.... fingers crossed.

AJP, what has worked for you? it's actually my mum (44) who has been diagnosed. I have read about lowering salt intake, taking serc tabs.....

[~*Niadalla*~]

thanks kim. The vic support group i have contacted, i will google the other.
You're a gem xxoo

[Olive]

did the serc thing, never found it much help, i remenber though that the side effects where as bad as the sypmtoms, was originally on a powder called urea, foul stuff!! l
imiting salt, caffine and alcohol! apart from that i lived with it, it still have the ocasional problem if i have takeaway but i know its becasue of the salt

i believe its also ment to be more commonin males, but in both sied of my family its women who suffer, some quiet bad!

[Bathsheba]

My step-mum has it. It came on during her late 40's I think. She has had to stop driving and riding her horses . I've never seen her during an attack. She is a pretty private person but I have been reading a bit about it. I hope you can find some supprt. Keep us updated... I'm very interested too.

[Olive]

does she take stemitel for the nausea? another thing i was on, (while at school mind you) was fluid tablets! horrible disease

[~*Niadalla*~]

Hi there everyone.
Just wanted to let you know how my mum was going.
She's been 'salt free' ( that's basically how I see it, lol), for a couple of weeks, and it really does seem to have worked. She has had 2 very small attacks since changing her diet. She's still working full time, driving and doing everything she was doing before, which is great. She's just getting over the 'novelty' of her new diet. She joined the VIC menieres support group and the info she has been sent has helped her immensely.
So, just thought I'd let you all kow howshe's going, and thank you all for your help

[Olive]

great to hear!! the salt thing really is the best thing to avoid!

[Bathsheba]

Hmm, my step mum doesn't seem to avoid salt.... although I only see her a few times a year as we live interstate... last time I saw her she seemed ok about joining us in eating a very salty Chinese meal... but maybe that was a special treat for her? Thanks for the info girls