Modern trends in the drug treatment of vertigo

Some antivertiginous drugs are undoubtly helpful in improving or eliminating dizziness in patients with vestibular disorders. Drug therapy is essentially symptomatic and the available data suggest that the ideal doses of the medications, their precise indications, advantages and disadvantages have not been established. This, however, does not indicate that drug therapy is unimportant. In fact, several patients obtain quick and pronounced improvement of vertigo :md associated symptoms through the use of anti-vertigo substances. In our clinical experience, the best results in the management of vertigo are obtained by the combination of etiological treatment, drug therapy customized rehabilitation exercises, diet control and some habit modification.Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Otoneurol, Escola Paulista Med, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Otoneurol, Escola Paulista Med, Sao Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc