Is cinnarizine a sleeping pill?

Is cinnarizine a sleeping pill?

Cinnarizine is an antihistamine that stops you feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting). It’s known as a drowsy (sedating) antihistamine. It’s more likely to make you feel sleepy than other antihistamines.

What is cinnarizine 25mg used for?

Cinnarizine is used to treat problems affecting the inner ear and balance, such as dizziness and sickness (nausea). It is also helpful in preventing travel sickness. Nerves situated inside your ear send messages to your brain with information about your movement.

What are the side effects of cinnarizine?

Side effects experienced while taking cinnarizine range from the mild to the quite severe. Possible side effects include drowsiness, sweating, dry mouth, headache, skin problems, lethargy, gastrointestinal irritation, hypersensitivity reactions, as well as movement problems/muscle rigidity, and tremor.

Does cinnarizine lower blood pressure?

Cinnarizine does not appear to affect sympathetic reflexes, resting blood pressure, pulse rate, or cause orthostatic hypotension, and does not cause a steal effect in patients with intermittent claudication.

How do you take Stugeron 25mg?

Motion sickness: Adults and adolescent aged 13years and above: 1 tablet of 25 mg at least half an hour before travelling; to be repeated every 6 hours; Children aged 6 to 12 years: half of the adult dose is recommended. Administration: STUGERON should preferably be taken after meals.

How long does it take for vertigo to go away?

It usually comes on suddenly and can cause other symptoms, such as unsteadiness, nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting (being sick). You won’t normally have any hearing problems. It usually lasts a few hours or days, but it may take three to six weeks to settle completely.

Which tablet is best for vertigo?

Acute vertigo is best treated with nonspecific medication such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine®) and meclizine (Bonine®).

What is the best medication for vertigo?

Can I take Cinnarizine long term?

Cinnarizine should not be taken long term due to its potential side effects. Limiting pack size may reduce the likelihood of long term use.

When should you not take Stugeron?

Children 5 to 12 years: One half the adult dose. Stugeron should not be given to patients with known hypersensitivity to cinnarizine. As with other antihistamines, Stugeron may cause epigastric discomfort; taking it after meals may diminish the gastric irritation.

Can cinnarizine be taken long term?

Why does a person get vertigo?

The most common causes of vertigo are inner ear infections or diseases of the ear such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular neuritis, and Meniere’s disease. BPPV can occur when calcium builds up in canals of the inner ear, causing brief dizziness that lasts from 20 seconds to one minute.

What kind of Medicine is cinnarizine used for?

About cinnarizine. Type of medicine. An antihistamine. Used for. Travel sickness; symptoms caused by balance or movement problems such as vertigo, tinnitus, and Ménière’s disease. Also called. Stugeron®. Arlevert® (a combination brand of cinnarizine with dimenhydrinate to treat vertigo) Available as.

Are there any side effects to taking cinnarizine?

Cinnarizine helps to prevent sickness and dizziness. It can be taken by adults and by children over 5 years of age. The most common side-effect is feeling drowsy. Can cinnarizine cause problems? Cinnarizine is used to treat problems affecting the inner ear and balance, such as dizziness and sickness.

When to take cinnarizine for nausea and vomiting?

Cinnarizine is an antihistamine and calcium channel blocker of the diphenylmethylpiperazine group. It is prescribed for nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness or other sources such as chemotherapy, vertigo, or Ménière’s disease.

How old do you have to be to take cinnarizine tablets?

Reviewed by Sid Dajani | Last edited 13 Mar 2018 | Certified by The Information Standard. Cinnarizine helps to prevent sickness and dizziness. It can be taken by adults and by children over 5 years of age. The most common side-effect is feeling drowsy.